September 2009
Eric Pickles’ false claims on Lib Dem defectors
Conservative Party Chair Eric Pickles writes in an email to activists that, "Thousands of Lib Dems are choosing the Conservative Party." But Tim Montgomerie on Conservative Home outlines that, "A ComRes poll [shows] ... Only 16% said the Conservative Party and 31% said the Labour Party."
Treasury opposition to Tobin Tax is “bad faith”
Campaigners have reacted with anger to reports over the weekend that the Treasury is blocking German and French plans for a tax on currency transactions - a "Tobin Tax" - which would be used to help the world's poorest nations. Estimates suggest that $17 to $33 billion could be raised by the tax depending on which countries took part.
Trident opposed by two-in-three
An exclusive poll carried out by YouGov for Left Foot Forward reveals that 63 per cent oppose the Government's plans to renew the Trident nuclear deterrent while a diminishing number of people believe that nuclear weapons make them safer.
Politics Summary: Monday, September 21st
The Liberal Democrat conference starts in Bournemouth with two new announcements. The party is to propose an annual levy of […]
Get Gordon to Go
Ed Miliband has launched a campaign to get his boss, Gordon Brown, to join him at the Copenhagen talks. Meanwhile, the international online civic organisation, Avaaz, have sent an email to their 300,000 British members urging them to, "flood a UK online poll [and] ... send Gordon to Copenhagen."
McMillan-Scott “warned Cameron” about Kaminsky’s past
Edward McMillan-Scott, sacked from the Tory party by David Cameron for standing up to Fascism, says he warned his former colleagues about Michal Kaminski's past