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What does Euan have to tell us?


The news that the son of a recent Prime Minister is bidding to become the candidate in a constituency near where his Mother was brought is not really that significant. Many children follow their parents into certain lines of work, and long standing … Continue reading

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A change that is needed


I wrote yesterday about proposals in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill which is currently in the Committee stage in the House of Commons. By changing the way in which Protective Custody Orders work, the state will be better protected against … Continue reading

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People not policies please


This morning the various news channels, which for me is the Radio 4 Today programme, are buzzing with the information that the next election will be fought on the territory of who will be the best at providing education for … Continue reading

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Is the Parties over?


According to Andrew Adonis writing in yesterdays Observer “To most people, even those with strong political and social views, the party system is an irrelevance. This, in a nutshell, is the problem of modern politics that Ed Miliband is seeking … Continue reading

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An inadequate recall


The Government announced this week that it was going to renege on yet another promise. This promise that was written into the coalition agreement was to introduce a Bill in the life of the Government to provide local electors with a mechanism for … Continue reading

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Hypocrites, all of them


Our Political Parties have been clear in their rhetoric, any major change in our relationship with Europe will lead to a referendum. In particular if there was to be a proposal that we join the Euro we could be sure of a vote. … Continue reading

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Sorry?!!


There is a clear need for an apology over the Lord Rennard case, something that is evident to many of us outside of the Party. The people who need to say sorry are those in the Party leadership who should apologise to the … Continue reading

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A small battle has been won


I have written on this blog on many occasions about a piece of legislation that is currently in the House of Lords mid way between the Report Stage of the Bill and its Third Reading. The Lobbying Bill (or Transparency … Continue reading

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Diminishing Democracy


Voters are less likely to turn out in constituencies where the result is perceived to be a foregone conclusion, according to this report by the Electoral Reform Society. Because of this the political parties invest more time and money to try … Continue reading

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Lets end this Arms Race!


According to this article our Political Parties spend around £100M between them each year and at election time the Parties are each entitled to spend £20M based on rules agreed between them. These sums are clearly obscene, especially in a context where … Continue reading

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