Month: June 2007
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One of the most remarkable things about the Labour Party is why it persists with an internal electoral system that has served it so badly. We can all remember the scandalous 2000 selection for a Mayoral candidate when Ken Livingstone won overwhelmingly amongst the membership but was blocked by a combination of the MPs and…
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For the time being, I will be scaling back the political content of this blog. For better or worse, the current debate raging about Lib-Lab deals, and my day job as a press officer for an organisation campaigning for democratic reform have come into direct conflict. As such, I’m going to have to be much…
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For me, the most interesting thing about the Guardian’s exclusive today about Lib-Lab talks is that it is credited to an anonymous “staff writer.” Clearly whoever wrote it (Wintour? White? Mulholland?) considered it so explosive that they didn’t want to alienate their sources by being outed as the author. The other interesting aspect is the…
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Somebody please tell me this isn’t true: The Government is asking pensioners and disabled people to pay £40 towards the cost of the digital switchover, despite digital boxes being available for as little as £20. Government figures have revealed that up to four million people will be asked to contribute a total of £160m towards…
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Can someone explain this to me? Life on Mars Season 1 Box Set DVD Release Date: 15 May 2006 Run Time: 472 minutes Amazon Price: £16.98 GBP Doctor Who Season 1 Box Seat DVD Release Date: 21 Nov 2005 Run Time: 585 minutes Amazon Price: £49.16 GBP Those 113 minutes seem awfully expensive. Is this…