Saving Money
Given that we’re all tightening our belts at the moment, and the Government (soon to be ex-Government if my vote has any say in it) has admitted that there will have to be budget cuts, may I suggest the following …
Category: UK Politics
How to Lose Gracefully
I reckon this is the best political blog post so far this year. If I am honest, polling day was a disaster. We had set up a fifteen or so Committee rooms across the constituency and had teams of people …
Four Years Ago
The second time in a week that I want to point you to something that Graeme Archer has written, this time a piece on the fourth anniversary of the 7/7 bombings. Four years ago today …Â Londoners will pause and …
No Apology for Section 28?
“Melanchthon” has a really interesting post up at CentreRight on Section 28. As virtually all of you will know, Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 was introduced in direct and specific response to a situation in which gay …
0% Rise
0% Rise? 0% Rise!! Gordon Brown just gets better and better…
MPs Expenses – The Telegraph Ducks Out
The Daily Telegraph are reporting that tomorrow they will publish the expenses of all 646 MPs. They’re trumpeting this as a major piece of detailed information which will lay open what each member has spent. Inside the 68-page magazine supplement …