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I have now decided who to vote for
There is no doubt in my mind who I’m going to vote for for the next Labour leader, with a view to him becoming Prime Minister of the UK eventually. I have thought about the options extremely carefully...
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I am definitely living in Banana Republic regarding phone hack sleaze
This is the only reporting of the UK phone scandal in a UK newspaper, because of the widespread blackout in the UK news media: Andy Coulson discussed phone hacking at News of the World, report claims...
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Labour needs unity, competence and credibility
Labour’s major potentially fatal flaw is lack of unity. It is essential that whoever Labour elects out of the excellent contenders it stays totally loyal to our new leader. It is now clear that the...
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If we are serious about left progressive politics, we should appear to mean it.
It is easy to blame the demise of ‘left, progressive politics’ on Nick Clegg. This vehement dislike for Nick Clegg is inadvertently encouraged by the spin and media factories of the Liberal Democrats...
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Beware the ides of March
Forgetting AV for one moment.. I think people should be encouraged to vote for the Coalition on their results as well as their aspirations for the future. If it happens that you are not bothered about...
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Yes, I am really angry at Nick Clegg having backtracked on everything I thought he stood for – especially the cuts and tuition fees. Yet, despite my strong reservations, it’s clear that the architects...
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A few U-turns, but a lot of S-bend. It’s Beechroftification in Cameron’s...
In terms of strategy, it’s an effective one. ENRON was one of the biggest, if not the biggest, corporate scandal to hit corporate America. It led to a lot of nervous CEOs, investors and shareholders....
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Copying the Conservatives was not the best form of flattery
There has been mutual egotistical adoration at how wonderful certain people are by other wonderful people. David Cameron admires Tony Blair, and Tony Blair admires Margaret Thatcher (or something...
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The effect of government mistruths on voter trust
It is tweeted anyway, and especially every time the gold price hits a new high, that Gordon Brown lost the taxpayer billions by selling the national reserves of gold in 1999-2002. However, the...
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Eastleigh reminds us that all the Conservatives need to do is lose
Eastleigh was a remarkable by-election. It reminded us that, for Labour to win the General Election, all the Conservatives need to do is lose. It cannot be considered fatal to ‘One Nation’ that Ed...
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Chris Huhne, Lord Ashcroft, the Tories, the LibDems and the NHA Party: a...
The National Health Action Party (@NHAParty) have an excellent chance of winning Chris Huhne’s seat Eastleigh, and here’s the rub, the Conservatives’ very own Lord Ashcroft has provided an excellent...
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Eastleigh reminds us all that all the Conservatives need to do is lose
Eastleigh was a remarkable by-election. It reminded us that, for Labour to win the General Election, all the Conservatives need to do is lose. It cannot be considered fatal to ‘One Nation’ that Ed...
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