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Tag Archives: Theresa May
Words that lack integrity
The speech by Amber Rudd on Tuesday at the Conservative Party conference (the photo was from another event) has been picked apart by a number of commentators, focusing primarily on her comments about immigration. However there were many other themes … Continue reading
Same tune, different dancer?
A year ago I wrote about the work of an acquaintance of mine, Colin Bloom who had just been appointed as Director of Outreach by the Conservative Party. He was speaking at a round table fringe event at the Conservative party … Continue reading
The hour to rethink UK politics
Yesterday it was announced that Jeremy Corbyn had received 61.8% of the 506,438 votes cast in the Labour leadership contest making him a clear winner amongst those who voted. The balance of the party membership, around 147,000 people had either … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Jeremy Corbyn, The electorate, Theresa May
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A crime that should end the war
It is hard to make sense of the death of some 20-30 people and destruction of 20 odd lorries carrying vital supplies that should have been driven to men and women who have been suffering from a war that is … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Aleppo, America, Boris Johnson, Red Crescent, Russia, Syria, Theresa May, United Nations
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The need for order
The news that Theresa May has demanded that Rona Fairhead apply for the role of Chairman of the new governing body of the BBC after David Cameron had already selected her for the post and announced her appointment raises all sorts … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged BBC, David Cameron, Rona Fairhead, Theresa May
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Brexit means 184 pages
Over the Summer as Theresa May occasionally spoke up about how Brexit means Brexit from her Swiss chalet, researchers in the House of Commons were hard at work producing a 184 page document along with a much shorter summary which outlines … Continue reading
Posted in EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Brexit, EU Referendum, European Union, Theresa May
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A failure to understand?
Theresa May and the other leaders of the G20 are in for a ‘treat’. Not only has the Industrial activity which usually takes place in Hangzhou been switched off for their visit which means that the accompanying pollution is being … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Christine Lagarde, G20, Hangzhou, redistribution, Theresa May
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Time difference
It is sometimes difficult to match timescales between organisations and their actions. I recently attempted to withdraw a large sum from a bank’s ATM, the money did not come out and I initially assumed that the machine had ignored my … Continue reading
Loyalty and corruption side by side
The resignation honours list of David Cameron and George Osborne discloses how personally loyal these two men are to the teams of individuals who have helped them to cope with the highs and lows of what must be very difficult … Continue reading
Asleep at the wheel again?
Running our government must be challenging at the best of times and there are numerous unexpected events which occur from time to time, and which demand that the Prime Minister and her/his team appear to have a plan, even if … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged David Cameron, EDF, Greg Clark, Hinkley Point, Theresa May
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