Lloyd George would approve

Far be it for me to get a reputation as a nay-sayer all the time. I have just read the three leadership contender’s positions on land value taxation (courtesy of ALTER) and pronounce myself Well Pleased. There are subtle differences. I’m not entirely sure about Ming/Cable’s line that LVT should be set nationally rather than… Continue reading Lloyd George would approve

A Question of Honesty

Simon Hughes claimed on Question Time tonight that he has never attacked the other two candidates. Dimblebum later said that the attacks were on his website, prompting this rebuttal: Simon appeared on BBC1’s Question Time with the other leadership candidates on Thursday evening, and really connected with the audience in the studio and at home… Continue reading A Question of Honesty

If the cap fits…

Alex Wilcock has given me a new tagline: “crass, boorish and more a bruiser than blogger.” Moi? I’m a pussycat! Still, I should use this opportunity to plug his three excellent articles on the leadership contenders: Let Ming Be Ming, Simon: Think Before You Open Your Mouth and Chris: Fill in the Person, Not the… Continue reading If the cap fits…