Tag Archives: UK Politics
Conference Day 2: The Child Benefit Anomaly
Every single cut is going to hurt someone. And nobody likes the ones that hurt them. I have a daughter and another child on the way. At conference today we got the news that the Child Benefit of … Continue reading
Filed under Center right, Centre Right, Conservative Conference 2010, Economy
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
Pakistan Floods: The Politics of Aid
Why has the international community been so slow to help Pakistan? There is no doubt that that there is a genuine disaster underway. Some 20 million people have now been affected and reports suggest somewhere between 1600 and 2000 people … Continue reading
Filed under Indulgent, Politics, UK Politics
Speed Cameras: A Muddled Debate
The press this weekend has been full of coverage of news that the government intends to slash spending on speed cameras. This has predictably spawned gigabytes of commentary in the forums and the blogosphere – take a look at this … Continue reading
Filed under UK Politics
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
“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
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
Filed under Centre Right, Election, UK Politics
