The Tories don't need a clause four moment - they should be aiming for much more than that
Has the David Cameron honeymoon period come to an end? The grammar school debate has probably run a little further than he had hoped and there are signs that the right of party are fed up with being forced to tread the tight line between…
Review of the Papers, Monday 04 June
Government The government has failed to provide Britain with a coherent energy strategy, putting future supplies and climate change goals at risk and falling short of what is needed to help the world's poorest countries adapt to rising…
More youth?
... though if they really wanted to appeal to today's youth, maybe they should have gone with this one? (hat tip B3ta) Not sure which is more unpleasant, this one or the original?
Global citizens
Just lent my copy of P.J.O'Rourke's -Give War A Chance- to a friend, so decided to replace my lost copies of -Eat The Rich- and -Parliament of Whores-, to re-read them (and extract a few quotes for this site in the process). Went into the…
A new law every three-and-a-quarter hours!
It comes as no surprise today to learn how prolific the Labour government has been when it comes to introducing legislation. The Blair premiership has seen an average of 2,685 new laws introduced each year! That is one every three-and-a…
The Inspiration?
I saw this on the BBC website - now we know where they got the inspiration from...
Review of the Papers, Friday 01 June
Government The PFI hospital building programme has been cut by about £4bn, or a third, in the past 16 months, figures released by the Department of Health show, and further reductions are possible. The private finance initiative has been…
Think tank urges NHS independence
It has been a focus for debate on Picking Losers for some time and like the idea or loath it, the Nuffield Trust health think-tank has called for greater independence from day-to-day political control for the NHS. Professor Edwards from the…
Policy Announcements, Friday 01 June
Liberal Democrats Commenting on new Office of National Statistics figures which show that in 2005 there was a rise in transport emissions, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Chris Huhne MP said "All the effort in tackling carbon…
Public money used to bank-roll the Labour party to win the next election? Surely not!
The Labour party and the Government are just about to get caught up in a good old fashioned sleaze story. The Times has broken the story that the massively in debt Labour party has been using government grants for its policy-making process…
Chip and Bin - the added cost
It is expected that the fortnightly bin collections and the "chip and bin" tax we are to pay on top of council tax for the removal of our bins will increase levels of fly tipping. If that is the case, we the tax payer have a serious…