Politics Summary: Tuesday, March 16th
Greece, Gordon Brown, the Israeli/Washington contretemps, the digital economy bill and the sad news about the death of Ashok Kumar.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Tories “are UKIP, but with an Armani tie”
David Cameron has criticised over his alliance with “the extreme right wing from Eastern Europe”, calling them “the nasty party” and “nasty Little Englanders”.
Labour’s missing “baby boomer II” generation
The changing of Labour’s guard – whenever it occurs – will skip a generation. The Labour party is bereft of leadership from the second decade of baby boomers.
Net closes in on BNP Euro & UK expenses fiddles
Having failed to submit their accounts on time to the electoral commission, the BNP are refusing to publish details of their European expenses.
SNP in new smear row
The Scottish National Party are at the centre of another smear row, centring on the recent death of 18-year-old Labour party member Danus MicKinlay.
Osborne’s hypocrisy on financial regulation
George Osborne today pens a joint op ed in the FT with economics professor Jeffrey Sachs. The article exposes his hypocrisy on financial regulation.
Tories ruin debt relief Bill
On Friday, David Cameron’s MPs ruined the chances of a Private Member’s Bill on debt relief banning “vulture funds” passing.
Politics Summary: Monday, March 15th
The front pages of the Guardian and Telegraph cover the British Airways strike. The Guardian reports that the Prime Minister called union boss, Tony Woodley, to discuss potential solutions to the looming three-day walkout. The tone was different from thattest
Why we need for a compulsory register of lobbyists
It’s time for a compulsory register of lobbyists, especially with so many incoming Tory MPs and current Tory peers involved in the lobbying industry.
Lib Dem tax policy “fails the fairness test”
Nick Clegg’s planned policy of “tax cuts for people and families on low and middle incomes” would be deeply regressive according to a new report.