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Tag Archives: Margaret Thatcher
We need a joined up Industrial Strategy
When the coalition came to power they invoked, like many changes of political power before them, a flurry of change, sweeping away the structures of their predecessors. Everything went in the bin, both the things that were not helping society … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Foodbanks, Gordon Brown, John Major, LEPs, Margaret Thatcher, RDA's, Snowdon, South East LEP, Theresa May, Tony Blair
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Powerful bodies, spending our money
When well connected MPs ask the Government questions to which they should know the answer or which they could find out relatively easily, there is usually a hidden matter to be aware of. On Thursday Nicholas Soames, MP for mid … Continue reading
A Friday afternoon Minister
When people of a certain generation buy or use a product that does not work quite right, they sometimes refer to it as a Friday Afternoon item, reflecting the idea that the item concerned was manufactured on a Friday Afternoon … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Conservative Way Forward, CWF, Jacquelyn Smith, Liam Fox, Margaret Thatcher
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Who owns the despatch boxes?
The news that Christie’s are due to sell various items from the estate of Margaret Thatcher today including her Prime Ministerial despatch box, with an anticipated price of £5,000 and a number of other items that were given to the Prime … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Despatch Box, Margaret Thatcher, Red Box
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A sense of separation
Residents of Brighton & Hove are familiar with the impact of Political Party Conferences. These events are a great opportunity for Restaurants and Hotels to extend the Summer period by a week, especially if the Party concerned is one of … Continue reading
The conflict between good and evil?
Although less than 1% of the population are members of any political party, down from 8% in 1950, the strength of tribal politics among some party members is no weaker than it ever was. I have always had the strongest political … Continue reading
A short week in Westminster
On Tuesday David Cameron hosted a summit on Childhood Sexual Exploitation and he spoke about his wish to prosecute men and women within our public sector in a position to know about such abuse, who looked the other way or chose not to respond … Continue reading
We need some Rosetta Politics
The drama yesterday as Rosetta finally emerged after 10 years of travel and 25 years of planning, launching its lander module Philae which then appears to have bounced on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko provide a wonderful contrast with our political environment. When the … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Margaret Thatcher, Philae, Rosetta Space Mission, Tony Blair
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Lets end revenge evictions
Yesterday I attended the launch of a campaign in Brighton & Hove to seek cross party support for legislation to be presented to the House of Commons by Sarah Teather MP as a private members Bill. The case for the Bill … Continue reading
Can we handle the truth?
In the climax of “A Few Good Men” Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) cross examines Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson) demanding the truth in the story that had seen the death of a Marine. Finally Nicholson explodes with the wonderful line “The truth? … Continue reading
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