Tag Archives: 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
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
Backstage at the Leaders Debate
It’s not often you get to elbow the Secretary of State for Defence. OK, it was an accident, but let me revel in the glory anyway… Bob Ainsworth was behind me worming his way towards Kay Burley to demand an … Continue reading
Filed under Election
Conservatives in Birmingham Ladywood
Last night I attended an election event hosted by the Conservatives for its members in Birmingham Ladywood. Nusrat Ghani, the Parliamentary Candidate, had been rendered voiceless by tonsillitis and was under strict orders to stay away and recover*. I’m her … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, UK, UK Politics
Labour All Over: The Letter of Not the Spirit of the Rules
We’re now into week 2 of the election campaign and today Labour launched their manifesto. They were doing the launch here in Birmingham and I decided to go along and give Brown an old-fashioned democratic heckle. The plan was … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, UK, UK Politics
Why George Osborne is an Optimist – and Why He Needs to Be
The knives are well and truly out for George Osborne. The Observer reports that Labour are going to target him as the shadow teams ‘weakest link’. The polling data (referenced in the Observer article) confirms that the public are averse … Continue reading
UK Police Miss Open Goals
The BBC have posted this article about efforts for the police to improve ‘Customer service’. Based on no more than my own anecdotal experience I reckon the police have improved over the last five years. But not enough. Despite the … Continue reading
Filed under Centre Right, Crime, UK, UK Politics
Utter Lib Dem Hypocrisy Over Crime Stats
The Lib Dem’s bend over backwards to create an air of being somehow above the perceived rough-and-tumble games that the two serious contenders engage in. A press release I spotted today underlines that they can be as hypocritical as the … Continue reading
Filed under Centre Right, Politics, UK, UK Politics, Uncategorized
Thoughts: The Blair Perfomance
I actually ‘won’ a ticket for the afternoon session. I got excited when it arrived in the post only to find on closer inspection that it wasn’t for the main room, but a ticket for the viewing gallery. i.e. the … Continue reading
Filed under Centre Right, Iraq, Politics, UK Politics
Is Cameron Missing a Trick with Twitter? Is he heck!
Yesterday, David Cameron received a direct appeal from Conservative Uber-Blogger Tim Montgomerie to take up Twitter. You can watch the question and response here. Yet more pressure on the Tories to play ‘catch-up’ with this medium came with this report … Continue reading
Filed under Centre Right, Politics, UK, UK Politics
