Wasting time on things that aren’t a priority
Strangely, I don’t often read the Mirror. But this article is absolutely right. Hunting with dogs was banned – democratically, by a decision of the House of Commons, and in accordance with a Labour...
View Article1966 and all that
Thanks, at least in part, to some Italian inspiration and organisation, the England football team have deservedly qualified for next year’s World Cup after their 5-1 demolition of Croatia. In contrast,...
View ArticleTony Makara: Why political parties should end
The 20th century was the century of political ideology. A century that was rife with wars and domestic political turmoil. This was all the end product of ideological politics. Ideology, by its very...
View ArticleThe Human Rights Act: To be or not to be?
The Conservatives have advocated a British Bill of Rights to replace the Human Rights Act (HRA). Cameron and Grieve have both recently made this clear. I’m still not sure why. If a Bill of Rights is...
View ArticleTreating voters like grown-ups
Dave has already written about the British Social Attitudes report but I wanted to pick up on something in the Radio 4 coverage of it. There’s all the interesting stuff about people becoming more...
View ArticleAsh, Cleggmania and the dull dullness of economic stats
What was the most important political event of last week? Was it the volcanic ash sponsored travel chaos? Was it Cleggmania? Was it the Sky News debate? For me the event which will have most impact on...
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Open source government needs open-minded procurement
Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude declares the era of “Major IT Projects” over. Few will disagree with his observation that the Government has provided “easy margins” for the incumbent IT...
View ArticleCan control orders be justified?
There’s been much discussion recently about control orders. David Cameron used to say they don’t work and should be abolished, but now says they need replacing. Nick Clegg also used to say they should...
View ArticleProtecting and promoting the UK’s democratic values
I have just been reading through a bunch of stuff related to the Government’s Free Schools project and came across this. “The Secretary of State will consider each proposal on its merits. And take into...
View Article42 Days is Dead and Buried. Now Is The Time To Turn Back the Tide of...
Three cheers for the House of Lords for condemning one of the most illiberal pieces of legislation in modern British history to the legislative scrapheap. Now we must hope that the Government does not...
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