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Category Archives: Viewpoint
LibDem MPs must cross the floor to Labour, now
Ed Miliband finally concurs with me, that LibDem MPs of integrity must cross the floor to Labour. In today’s Observer he says it is “late, but not too late” for any LibDems of good faith to join him on the … Continue reading
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Tagged DE-governance, Ed Miliband, Labour, Liberal Democrat, political defections, public services
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AV goes; so will Labour now get going?
What will the outcome of the FPTP / AV campaigns tell us? Our main lesson, if we look past the bluster, may be about leadership in a world changing as it never has before, by the day and hour. Tomorrow the … Continue reading
No to AV – but maybe Weighted Votes are a better way
This is tricky, because I consider myself quite progressive and open-minded; but as I’ve already mentioned, NO to the proposed Alternative Vote (AV) I’m afraid it is, for me. But I do realise that in opposing something, I should also offer something … Continue reading
A ‘No’ AV outcome could convert LibDem MPs to Labour
In the end, and very reluctantly, I’ve gone for ‘No’ on the Alternative Vote. I truly wanted to be progressive, and it’s really tempting to hit the Tories where it hurts. But over the past few weeks I’ve realised that ‘Yes’ … Continue reading
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Tagged AV (Alternative Vote), Conservative, David Cameron, Labour, MP numbers, Nick Clegg, political defections
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Roll on 5 May, Councillor Bradley?
Spring. The days get longer, and my personal livid gets stronger. Not a healthy state for anyone, but with a fair wind perhaps we shall see a degree of amelioration on 5 May (UK local and devolved government election day). … Continue reading
Zeroing the deficit zoom, zoom: essentially a grim vanity project?
Is the frenetic rush to reduce the deficit in reality more about the Chancellor’s ego, than about the UK economy? It doesn’t take a great economist to see that when people don’t have a job, other working people are also vulnerable to unemployment. … Continue reading
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Tagged David Cameron, DE-governance, deficit, economy, George Osborne, poverty
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Going for broke(n society)
Others have already proffered more complex analysis of the Osborne Budget that I can. Few however can be more angry than I about what it will mean for large numbers of our fellow citizens. You may be equally as appalled as … Continue reading
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Tagged austerity, DE-governance, George Osborne, Labour, localism, political defections, poverty, public services
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What part of ‘ConDemistas: incompetent’ don’t we understand?
If there was ever any sheen to the Coalition’s domestic ‘policy’, that is now well and truly gone. Whether health, educational or even generic issues such as their self-styled Big Society, it’s pretty clear that ConDem ministers have made little effort … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Service, Coalition, competence, ConDems, DE-governance, education, Labour, public services
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Leading Labour, perhaps laboriously
Was Ed Miliband the best choice for Labour Leader? Whilst it’s critical to focus without fail on the enormous damage currently being inflicted by the ConDem Coalition, we still cannot ignore entirely the question of how well HM Opposition is performing. When the … Continue reading
A century so far: will the need for International Women’s Day ever be past?
Today is the one hundredth International Women’s Day. Whilst I can’t speak for the first half of the past century, I recall fairly clearly most of the second half. And strangely – given that my early years were of necessity geographically … Continue reading
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Tagged austerity, Big Society, economy, feminist, herstory, small state
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Whoever heard of double devolution? ‘Big Society’ sounds better (but isn’t)
You may remember ‘double devolution’; but if you do it’s probably because you are a politically progressive activist. Double devolution was the name given when Labour was in power by then Communities Secretary Hazel Blears, and her ministerial colleague Andrew … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Adonis, Big Society, David Cameron, DE-governance, Hazel Blears, Labour, localism, poverty
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Inside Job – the film we (and George Osborne) really, really need to study
We went to see the film Inside Job this evening. A hit at the Cannes Film Festival last year, it was also an Academy nominee for the Best Documentary in 2010. Written and produced by Charles Ferguson, this film demonstrates beyond doubt that the 2008 meltdown … Continue reading
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Tagged academics, DE-governance, economy, George Osborne, global, Inside Job (film), poverty, small state
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Dependency on the state? or on private wealth?
It seems everyone is talking about ‘dependency‘ – on the state, on handouts, on services. Being dependent is apparently a Very Bad Thing, where and whenever it occurs – a strange judgement when, conversely, we are also told that the Big Society, a proposition … Continue reading
Clone man backroom
We read today that David Cameron wants to replace some members of his Downing Street backroom advisory team following the resignation of his director of communications, Andy Coulson. Sadly, it surprises me not at all that every one of those I’ve seen reported as … Continue reading
LibDems must cross the floor – before it’s all too late
It’s said we in the UK are stuck with the nightmare of Conservative slash-and-burn for a full five years. The Conservatives’ oh-so-junior partners, the Liberal Democrats, are in this view unwilling and afraid to say Stop. I don’t agree. It doesn’t have to be … Continue reading
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Tagged DE-governance, Labour, Liberal Democrat, manifesto, Nick Clegg, political defections
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