Tag Archives: Centre Right
Ed Miliband and the Battle for the Centre Ground
British Politics is a curious thing. Elections are won in the UK by convincing people who describe themselves as ‘of-the-centre’ to vote for you. You don’t get committed right or left wingers as swing-voters. The hardcore left will vote … Continue reading
Filed under Election, Politics, UK, UK Politics, Uncategorized
Gove’s Nightmare Week – A Lesson For The Coming Months
Michael Gove had, to put it mildly, an uncomfortable week. I can understand the frustration and rage that schools in Sandwell must have felt thinking their new build project had a green light to find out the next day they … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Politics, UK, UK Politics
The Brutal Budget?
Well, I’ve just watched George Osborne come of age. The ‘light-weight’, ‘inexperienced’, ‘young’ Chancellor gave an assured performance that will do wonders for his poor reputation. It should also dispel some of the prejudice that still exists about the modern … Continue reading
Filed under Center right, Centre Right, Economy, Politics, UK, UK Politics
“Bloody Sunday”: The Lesson For Politicians
Back in the early 1990’s as part of my University Degree I briefly studied the Irish troubles. I declare no deep expertise – but one thing I am sure of is that even as late as the end of the … Continue reading
Filed under Centre Right, Indulgent, Iraq, Politics, UK, UK Politics
Out Of All Proportion – The Huge Surge in Support for PR
The British are a funny lot. Currently there seems to be a parallel consensus that: Our voting system last week produced the farce of secret smoke-filled room deals where people horse trade this-bit-and-that-bit of their manifesto for a seat at … Continue reading
Filed under Election, Politics, UK, UK Politics
The Prime Minister – David Cameron
I have just watched two hours of utterly compelling television. It was history in our living rooms. Gordon Brown resigned with both dignity and humility – I sincerely wish him and his family well and happiness for their future. David … Continue reading
Filed under Center right, Centre Right, Election, Politics, UK, UK Politics
Hung Parliament Leaves All Parties Hungover
An extraordinary election. No supporter of the mainstream parties will wake this morning with anything other than disapointment about the national picture: The Lib Dems must be crest-fallen. The supposed surge was illusionary. The expected shift to second place proved a … Continue reading
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Why I Voted Conservative
So, that is that. After weeks of campaigning we are down to one mammoth push today. The polls are inconclusive – at the moment my reading of them suggests we may not quite get the 310 seats realistically required to … Continue reading
Filed under Centre Right, Election, Indulgent
My “BBC Question Time” Audience Experience
Janet Street-Porter has a potty mouth. Her verdict on the Leaders Debate? “Too much fucking testosterone. May as well just have been done with it and had the three blokes just slap their cocks on the table.” Dimbleby raised a … Continue reading
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What Gillian Duffy Exposed About Brown
I have friends who are still staunch Labour supporters. Even when they agree with Tory policy it comes down to them just not trusting Cameron. Sure, he seems a nice guy on the telly but they’re convinced that behind closed … Continue reading
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