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Stockport Council declares war on jargon
The Liberal Democrat run council in Stockport is trying to eliminate pointless jargon. Dizzy Thinks has the story, whilst I breathe a sigh of relief that I’ve only used one of the phrases on the hit...
View ArticleAn interesting new site or a Conservative front?
Courtesy of Dizzy Thinks, I’ve just come across Political Hearsay, a new site that isn’t quite finished yet but will allow people to rate different politicians. Is it a welcome new idea, or is it an...
View ArticleDoes it matter who won in Iowa?
Here’s the form book: On the Democrat side, the previous three winners all went on to be their party’s nominee. It’s five out of seven overall since 1980. On the Republican side, the previous four...
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Blog of the Year Awards 2008: The Shortlists
Thank you to everyone who emailed in nominations for this year’s Liberal Democrat Blog of the Year awards. The judges (Kate Bevan, Rob Blackie, Ryan Cullen, Lynne Featherstone, James Graham, me, Sunny...
View ArticleSecond James Purnell aide leaves in interesting circumstances
No Mottram Bypass has the story, all of which reminds me of this YouTube clip of James Purnell being interviewed. Very much one from the “how not to handle a difficult question” pile. Hat tip: Dizzy...
View ArticleLabour accused of setting up anonymous Tory attack blog
Dizzy Thinks has the story and evidence: I can reveal that this site has indeed been set-up by someone heavily linked with Derek Draper. Adrian McMenamin, a former Downing Street advisor and the man...
View ArticleHM Treasury admits it doesn’t know how much money it’s spending: encore
Over the summer I blogged about the Treasury’s curious admission that it doesn’t know how much money it spends on, in the words of the question, “branding and marketing”. This week Dizzy Thinks spotted...
View ArticleDerek Draper, LabourList and all that stuff
I’ve not blogged about some of the latest to-ings and fro-ings over Derek Draper and LabourList as plenty of other people have covered the topic, but this post in particular from a former Labour...
View ArticleConservative bloggers don’t like their party’s support for Jack Straw’s Iraq...
Iain Dale: So the Tories are backing the government’s plans for the Post Office and Jack Straw’s decision to block publication of the Iraq war cabinet minutes. It’s probably just as well I have been...
View ArticleDizzy Thinks for me
I was going to do a post about the inconsistencies in the Conservative Party’s health manifesto (it’s got something for everyone: more targets, fewer targets; more political control, less political...
View ArticleIndependent View: votes for prisoners
At the last general election, I voted for the first time, and gave it to Diana Johnson Labour MP for Hull North. When it came to the local election I voted for the Lib Dem candidate. Notwithstanding...
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Three simple ways to reform EDMs, without harming the fibreglass sheep
Dizzy Thinks has been on the case again about the costs run by Early Day Motions in Parliament. As he delicately puts it: Yes, we really do have to spend £150K alone on the salary, pension and NI...
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Abolition of Parliament: it was wrong then and it’s wrong now
Back when Tony Blair was Prime Minister Labour tried to get through Parliament sweeping powers to change the law without requiring full Parliamentary scrutiny. Then Liberal Democrat MP David Howarth...
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