“Thanks to the leadership shown by David Cameron, our party has a social philosophy imbued by the spirit of Sir Keith’s great work – consciously in the tradition of compassionate conservatism he incarnated. That is why I believe the best memorial we can erect to him is a society in which opportunity is more equal, the … Continue reading
The Wrong, Dishonourable Michael Gove MP
In a speech delivered at Brighton College (a cracking read, thank you http://www.politics.co.uk) Michael Gove treated his audience to his often bizarre take on the education system. He has a list of criticisms so long that it cannot be restricted to one speech. I will try and restrict my criticism of his speech to a few hundred … Continue reading
The UK stands in defence of Freedom, Democracy & Human Rights. Except in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan is nominally a Republic, and was referred to as such by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond in his statement to the House of Commons on 13th February 2013. There are “elections” periodically, but these are repressive affairs, where the terrorised and subjugated population select a new rubber-stamp parliament for the dictator, Karimov. Human rights organisations … Continue reading
George Osborne Joins Twitter
At the time of writing, the Chancellor had tweeted 13 times. 2 were about the budget. 1 was about banks. 1 was about trapping people on benefits, and 1 was about how everyone in a Morrisons canteen agreed with him. 1 was about some unspecified positive responses to tax cuts. 1 was a picture of … Continue reading
Boris and the BBC
Anyone who has read anything I’ve written about Boris Johnson will know that I am not his biggest fan. I think that his public persona is dishonest. He plays to a lower common denominator – idiocy – in order to push his right-wing agenda, disguising his politics under a bumbling façade. I’ve never bought it. … Continue reading
Nick Clegg vs. Jo Shaw on Secret Courts
On his weekly radio call-in show on LBC (London’s Biggest Conversation), Nick Clegg speaks to members of the public every Thursday morning. Last Thursday he spoke to “Jo from Islington”, who turned out to be Jo Shaw, the former Lib Dem rising star who resigned over the fiasco of the Justice and Security Bill. I … Continue reading
