Monthly Archives: July 2010
Quote of the day – time to Go ve?
“The response has been overwhelming. In just one week, over 1,100 schools have applied.” Michael Gove quoted in a Department for Education press release, 2nd June. Michael Gove claimed in early June that over 1000 schools had applied to become academies. Now … Continue reading
Filed under British Politics, Ed Balls, Education, Michael Gove, Politics
Clegg to rename his party the ‘Lumbering Democrats’
It appears that Nick Clegg is doing his utmost to try and throw support away. His economic policy reversal upon joining the coalition government was damaging enough, but now he is saying that he had changed his mind before the … Continue reading
Clegg on tour
Get your pencils out and have your diary at the ready, in anticipation for what should be the event of the year. In an attempt to remind the nation and party members that the Lib Dems are in fact an … Continue reading
Filed under British Politics, Coalition government, Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, Politics
Tory double agents conspire to politically assassinate Lib Dems
Let us be clear. The people of Wales, Scotland and parts of England where local elections will be held at the same time as the proposed referendum on AV, do have the mental capacity to make two separate choices on … Continue reading
Cable should choose words more carefully
Vince Cable has said that talk of the coalition being branded as a “brokeback coalition” are wide of the mark, rather describing a ‘civil partnership’ as being more reminiscent. It was obviously an off the cuff remark from Cable, but … Continue reading
“Bigot” backs David
Currently David Miliband, in his bid to become Labour leader has the support of 81 MPs, 6 MEPs ,165 Constituency Labour Party’s, 2 Trade Unions, 1 Socialist Society…and Mrs Duffy. Mrs Duffy, who suffered the ignominy of being labelled a … Continue reading
Filed under British Politics, David Miliband, Labour Leader contest, Politics
Cameron Youth – Laudable or laughable?
In 1930’s Germany Adolf Hitler often visited vast swathes of youth camps. They illustrated an impressive display of organisation on the back of a yearning for national unity. Leni Riefenstahl’s ‘Triumph of the Will’, a 1934 Nazi propaganda film, showed … Continue reading
Filed under British Politics, David Cameron, National Citizen Service, Politics
Insight to the Tory right
Davis having a good stir We can always rely on members on the right of the Conservative party to shed light on internal strife at the best of times, let alone when engaged in an uncomfortable coalition. That job of … Continue reading
Small minded Osborne
It has become second nature for Cameron, Osborne & Clegg to blame the last government, it is their default argument. However you will not hear them blaming the last government for the economic growth of 1.1% experienced in the last … Continue reading
Filed under British Politics, Economy, George Osborne, Politics
Conflicting Tory stories
It has now come light that a prominent Conservative benefactor had been lobbying the government against the Forgemasters loan. Andrew Cook head of engineering firm William Cook Holdings has donated £500,000 and over £50,000 worth of flights to the Conservative … Continue reading
