Tag: conservatives
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I wasn’t going to comment about this story, but I’m afraid Francis Maude has got me riled up: There can be no excuse for a mainstream political party promoting extremism and racism. The evidence is there for all to see. Menzies Campbell must get off the fence and sack Steve Jones. He must send a…
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Notwithstanding a certain caution about taking Friends of the Earth’s assessment at face value, this diagram (click to enlarge) is a pretty bad indictment on the Conservatives’ claims to be an environmentally friendly party. More info on the Friends of the Earth Scotland website and The Herald. The Lib Dems fare better than the SNP…
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You see some funny things on Facebook, such as this recent gift to the Leader of the Liberal Democrats: If you squint your eyes, it looks just like a member of the Bullingdon Club. Clearly a Dyke-shaped poisoned chalice wasn’t on offer.
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No-one appears to have used that headline yet, which I’m frankly amazed by, so I thought I’d better get in quick. Overall, this latest incident does rather confirm some of the points I was making last week about the nature of the London Mayor and the GLA. These institutions lack any kind of civic culture,…
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Iain Dale wounded me last night by implying that I spend too much time taking the piss out of him and seldom point out where we agree. Well, when it comes to things like Lords Reform, I tend to keep blog posts to a minimum on areas which are to do with my day job…