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Tag Archives: David Cameron
Kids Company and glitter
There are many lessons to be learnt and questions to be asked following the collapse of Kids Company. Some of these must be laid at the door of the charity and most importantly all seven of the Trustees. No one can … Continue reading
The need for Lords Reform
The embarrassment of our Government over Mondays vote on tax credits is fully deserved. As many commentators have pointed out, there were several routes open to George Osborne to successfully achieve their miserable and un-mandated objective of removing the credits from … Continue reading
sugar coated ignorance
The campaign by Jamie Oliver to persuade the Government to impose a sugar tax in the light of the long delayed report by Public Health England, “Sugar reduction: the evidence for action” coincides with a campaign here in Brighton & Hove to reduce … Continue reading
The U turn that created SPFI
Yesterday the Government committed our nation to an agreement with the Chinese Government and some of their Industries, along with a Company largely owned by the French Government to generate electricity at a price that will heap debt onto the shoulders of our children through their future … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Chinese Investors, David Cameron, French Government, George Osborne, Nuclear power, PFI
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Incoherent use of social media
The use of social media by Politicians, along with the rules or limitations that they want to set for others shows an incoherence that crosses political divides and operates at both a local and a national level. One of the outcomes of … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Daniel Hannan, David Cameron, Jeremy Corbyn, Twitter, Warren Morgan
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The Lords bite back
It is easy to assume that the House of Lords is a bit of a toothless body when it comes to dealing with the business of Government. They can delay legislation and often amend it but are rarely in a … Continue reading
Its time for accountability
This image of the Hospital in Kunduz from yesterday looks no different to the ruins of many 1000’s of buildings destroyed in Afghanistan over the last 15 years. That the building was destroyed by American bombs is also not remarkable, although … Continue reading
Ignoring his past
This week while Labour and Jeremy Corbyn have been enjoying our city and holding debates, or in some cases avoiding them, the Prime Minister was in Jamaica trying to explain why he will ignore the part we played in pillaging the Island and … Continue reading
Posted in Justice Issues, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged David Cameron, Jamaica, Jeremy Corbyn, Sir James Duff
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Who is the greatest threat?
According to a tweet by David Cameron over the weekend we all need to be very frightened of the Labour Party following the election of Jeremy Corbyn. Its a sign of how limited the social media strategy of the Conservative Party … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Afghanistan, David Cameron, DSEI 2015, Iraq, Jeremy Corbyn, Syria
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We need a credible Parliament
The news this morning carried two very disconnected stories both of which point towards a common problem, that our Parliament operates in a manner that places our reputation as a world power at serious risk. The discussion yesterday in Parliament included a … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged David Cameron, Drone Strike, Michael Fallon MP, Syria, United Nations
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