Tag Archives: Michael Howard

At what stage will this challenge get dealt with?


Back in April last year Johnny Mercer is claimed to have told the Conservative Chief Whip that he intended to resign and he was dismissed by Boris Johnson. His comment which appears here was collected by a series of newspapers. … Continue reading

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Three significant men who share the same view


Nearly three weeks ago Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrat Party published an Early Day Motion 134 which is entitled “No confidence in the Prime Minister”. Sadly apart from his own political team along with Caroline Lucas from … Continue reading

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Kakistocracy: “Government by the worst people.”


If we were watching a satirical TV series in which the President of the USA re-tweeted deeply offensive messages without checking their veracity or source, the ability to switch off the screen or choose a different programme might make the … Continue reading

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Freedom under review


On Friday, the Government announced that it was forming an Independent Commission to review the Freedom of Information legislation and its implementation. The announcement can be found here and it claims that the Government fully supports the Freedom of Information … Continue reading

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Far worse than the vans!


On Tuesday I wrote about the advertising campaign that the Home Office has organised, supposedly to try to deal with illegal immigration.  My point on that occasion was that the vans were likely to stir up fear and insecurity amongst people who … Continue reading

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