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Tag Archives: Lobbying Bill
Conservative Party tries to reach out
Behind all of the gloss and brouhaha in the Conservative Party conference the news that the party has appointed a Director of Outreach may well have been missed by Newsnight and the Radio4 Today programme. The person concerned, Colin Bloom is someone … Continue reading →
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To publish and not be damned
In the debate on the European referendum one of the contributions from Philip Hammond suggested that he was creating a special form of public statement that will be limited to Government Ministers when using twitter and other forms of social … Continue reading →
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Tagged Facebook, Gagging Bill, Lobbying Bill, Philip Hammond MP, Twitter
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Make up your mind Norman
To find arguments and frustrations about the dreadful lobbying Bill which the coalition introduced just over a year ago, you might do worse than search for references on this blog. However with 42 blogs written on the topic to date … Continue reading →
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Tagged Gagging Bill, General Election 2015, Green Party, Labour Party, Lib Dem Party, Lobbying Bill, Manifesto
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For Pride, not political advancement
I wrote the following blog yesterday and its words still stand. However since I wrote Nigel Farage in his arrogance and self importance has begun to claim that his lack of invitation to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph tomorrow is … Continue reading →
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Tagged Britian First, Charities, Lobbying Bill, Poppy Appeal, Royal British Legion
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Sound of Silence?
The comment by Martin Niemöller regarding the way in which the Third Reich gradually removed from society all of those who they disliked and who were opposed to them is far too serious to use in a superficial way, but there … Continue reading →
The countdown continues
In all of the excitement of the Independence Referendum, it would be easy to overlook that the 19th September 2014 as being a significant date for more people than just those concerned about the state of the Union. It also marks … Continue reading →
How do they keep a straight face?
It is understandable that most large organisations have some inconsistencies in the way in which they express themselves and at times even demonstrate conflicting actions. I recall from a period of heavy snowfall a few years ago a story about two … Continue reading →
Small Government has arrived at last
My apologies to all those who glance over my blog on a regular basis. In the last week I have written several blogs on the same theme and I appreciate that is not a subject that concerns all of us. However … Continue reading →
The problem with mass movements
I have spent the weekend away from home and therefore missed TV and Radio in its usual format and with the exception of yesterdays newspapers, twitter has been my main source of news. The austerity rally in London which attracted 50,000 … Continue reading →
Posted in Charities, Journalism, Lobbying Bill, Parliament and Democracy
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Tagged Austerity Rally, Lobbying Bill, Michael Fabricant MP, Nigel Farage, Radio, TV, Twitter, UKIP
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Dear Conor and friends
Yesterday I wrote about the rather sorry tale of an MP complaining to the Charity Commission about the work of a charity, on the grounds that it was behaving too politically. This is of course in the context of a … Continue reading →
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