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The 2013 Budget has created more perspiration than aspiration for those who keep on paying the Nations bills. It’s about time the Coalition Government started growing balls on their own Bench, rather than gifting their Opposition the opportunity to do it for them

adamtugwell wrote 2 months ago: This week’s Budget has been received differently by us all and in a manner which illustrates all too … more →

Tags: National Politics, Taxation, Europe, Principles, Budget, Government, Politics, Economy, Business

The top 5 posts on Cameron's speech2 comments

liberallaboratory wrote 3 months ago: Yesterday we were hit by a tsunami of media coverage of David Cameron’s EU speech largely focu … more →

Tags: Politics, conservative party, Employment Law, repatriation, Labour, David Cameron, Referendum, UK opt outs, media

Passion is lacking in politics because the political class is too professionalised

Chris Sherwood wrote 6 months ago: In our previous post we made the simple point that many of today’s politicians don’t look like … more →

Tags: General, Think Tanks, Public policy and policymaking, think tanks, policymaking, democracy, Politics, MPs, politicians

Politicians don’t look like the rest of us – why should we expect their policies to?2 comments

Chris Sherwood wrote 7 months ago: Andrew Mitchell was eventually forced to resign from the Cabinet on Friday for allegedly calling a p … more →

Tags: General, Public policy and policymaking, democracy, Politics, MPs, Cabinet, Parliament, House of Commons, Andrew Mitchell

The Nelson Touch - the Conservative voters access to the Bridge!

Rollo Clifford wrote 7 months ago: TV, media, Westminster village “the Internet takes politics back to the village hustings … more →

Tags: politics conservative, Conservative, Economy, Immigration, Cuts, Employment, election, MPs, MEPS

“I want to promote British business and trade as Foreign Secretary ….” David Cameron needs to start working on spinning George Osborne’s reshuffle to the media.

Samson Dada wrote 9 months ago: By Samson Dada “I have decided to tender my resignation as Chancellor of the Exchequer to promote Br … more →

Tags: British politics, Analysis, Samson Dada, House of Commons, David Cameron: George Osborne will be Chancellor at nex, George Osborne is a 'work experience' Chancellor, David Cameron September reshuffle, Replace George Osborne with Vince Cable, William Hague to replace George Osborne

Reminder: Pre-Tour Concert Tonight

JK wrote 11 months ago: That’s right! The youth are all gearing up for our traditional pre-tour concert, which will ta … more →

Tags: Concerts, Travel

Leading by example

tomhmackenzie wrote 1 year ago: For society to work we must have people whom we can respect and admire. Every now and then we need a … more →

Tags: UK, financial crisis, Politics, gordon brown, Nobel Prize, Elected Mayors, spook in the bag, elected police chiefs, borrowing to the hilt

Hedge trimming on the Public purse...

dmerciar wrote 1 year ago:   (image illustrates hedge trimming around an MP’s helipad) The thing that hasn’t been m … more →

Tags: Public Spending

Halls of Power - Westminster...

dmerciar wrote 1 year ago: Westminster Village is precisely that – a village; it has all the gossip and intrigue of a med … more →

The Westminster bubble12 comments

Lord Norton wrote 2 years ago: As I anticipated, I left the Palace of Westminster last night having spent over thirty hours in the … more →

Tags: Palace of Westminster

Labour left a ticking timebomb in the MoJ8 comments

williamhague wrote 2 years ago: The Human Rights Act 1998 and Ken trying to dispel the myths… In 2006, Kenneth Clarke said: … more →

Tags: Europe, UK, Timebomb in the MoJ, Labour, HRA 1998, Kenneth Clarke, media, politicians, knee-jerking

A word of advice

Marius Ostrowski wrote 3 years ago: From Ben Macintyre at the Times, rather than from me. It concerns the recent trend (imported from th … more →

Tags: News & Current Affairs, Politics, gordon brown, USA, UK, Times, MPs, Prime minister, "habeas corpus"

The Political Internship: Great if you can afford it9 comments

centreleft wrote 4 years ago: Jackie Ashley was spot-on in yesterday’s Guardian, describing the majority of career politicians in … more →

Tags: Internships


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