Day: January 9, 2006
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I don’t know if it was David Laws himself, or an enthusiastic sub-editor with a sense of humour, but it did somewhat strike an odd chord for the title of his article in the Guardian today to echo Margaret Thatcher’s famous “There is no alternative!”. But I’m here to praise David Laws, not to bury…
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One potential candidate has his sights on the premiership (next stop, Empire!).
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According to the Guardian today, Simon Hughes is wavering on whether to stand for Lib Dem leader on the basis that he doesn’t want to fight a contest he doesn’t think he can win. Now, I suspect that is a bit of spin designed to increase his underdog status, but if true he needn’t worry.…
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David Willetts’ pledge that the Tories no longer support Grammar Schools, combined with Cameron’s pledge to oppose health insurance-style reforms of the NHS, means that the prospect of a Grand Coalition after the next General Election is looking increasingly possible, and the idea that the Lib Dems should some how try rush into increasingly small…
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The holiday season, followed by the events of the last few days, has meant that I haven’t blogged about my regular preoccupations for quite a while now. Happily however, there is news. ALTER has just published Prof Iain McLean’s submission to the Lib Dem Tax Commission on their website, while the Centre for Um have…