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Tag Archives: Nick Clegg
[not a] Parliamentary scam or Government incompetence
Following correspondence by the director of the Parliamentary Review, Daniel Yossman I have made some small changes to this following blog as he was threatening to take me and my company to Court. It seemed easier to make the changes: … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Andrew Neil, David Blunkett, Eric Pickles, Frank Lampard, GDPR, Michael Gove, Nick Clegg, Parliamentary Review
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Why a fixed term is good for the UK
Today in the Argus Newspaper I have published the following: I have had the privilege of working with a wide range of organisations at a governance level, extensively within the charity sector but also businesses and the public sector. The … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged David Cameron, Nick Clegg, Stephen Lloyd, Theresa May
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Our schools policy is in chaos
When the leader of Conservative dominated Kent County Council and Chair of the County Councils network decides to speak out against a Conservative Government and its policies, one would expect that the Government will listen and taking account of what … Continue reading
Its the Environment stupid
In a recent joint statement signed on Valentines Day, David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg confirmed that they recognise that climate change is one of the most serious threats facing the world. The three men said that climate change threatens not just … Continue reading
Lets focus on the solutions
The sight of the Hoegh Osaka in the Solent whilst all sorts of agencies are working behind the scenes or even in the foreground with little fuss is inspiring, despite the disaster which put the ship there in the first place. The … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Andrew Marr, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Hoegh Osaka, Nick Clegg, Solent
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A mental health sticking plaster?
At the beginning of last week the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office announced that Nick Clegg is to establish and Chair a new task force that will involve a number of Government Ministers who will meet within days to examine to urgently examine the … Continue reading
Page 84
If you were distracted from your reading of the 2010 Conservative manifesto and didn’t get as far as page 84 you are in for a treat now. I confess I didn’t read any of it, simply because at the time … Continue reading
What was the question?
As we approach the Independence Referendum vote, on terms and a day agreed by the Government, several issues are emerging that shine a light on the way in which our Political organisations work and what motivates many of us in our thinking. Last … Continue reading
A real page turner?
Nicholas William Peter Clegg had an excellent education, studying at Caldicott School and Westminster School followed by Cambridge University and numerous other educational institutions. He now works in a position where he is surrounded by a phalanx of advisers and has access … Continue reading
A new way of running the country?
In yesterdays Independent newspaper, Andreas Whittam Smith suggests that our Governments should be punished for poorly thought through policy announcements, in the same way that the head of OFSTED wishes to see parents punished for not ensuring their children do their … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Andreas Whittam Smith, Nick Clegg, Ofsted, School Dinners
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