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Category Archives: Politics
That’s what makes you bigoted…
…with apologies to One Direction, and anyone with any taste in music…. ———————————————– You’re insecure I know what for You turn your head as you walk through the do-o-or Don’t need to stop You know what’s what Being the way … Continue reading
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A few words on equality…
Back in the 80s, I was a young accountant working in the City, for what was then one of the very biggest firms of accountants in the UK. This was the height of Thatcherism, where greed and selfishness were pretty … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Politics
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One Nation: Unanswered questions…
I’ve just come out of the inaugural event of the LSE’s new Institute of Public Affairs – ‘who owns the ‘One Nation’ and what does it stand for?’ It was a debate of sorts – between Michael Gove and Lord … Continue reading
Mr Gove
Mr Gove was extraordinarily arrogant. Painfully arrogant. He believed that he knew how everything should be done. He believed that everyone else in the world was stupid and ignorant. The problem was, Mr Gove himself was the one who was … Continue reading
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How should Labour react to UKIP? A few thoughts…
UKIP’s showing in the local elections needs to be taken seriously – and by all political parties. The biggest danger for Labour, it seems to me, is that they will notice (correctly, I suspect) that the main ‘losers’ through the … Continue reading
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How to make Labour a progressive party…
There’s an election tomorrow – only a local election, but still a big enough election to make me think very carefully about how to vote. For me, it’s difficult – as I’ve blogged about before. I’ve been a Labour supporter … Continue reading
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Eight things I like about universal benefits…
There’s been a lot of discussion about benefits over the last few years – and in particular, how the Labour Party, or any other ‘progressive’ party, should deal with them in times of austerity. With Liam Byrne as Shadow Secretary of … Continue reading
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Frankenstein’s UKIP?
There’s been a little bit of a media storm this last week or so – to everyone’s huge shock and horror, some UKIP local election candidates have turned out to have ‘interesting views’, from Holocaust denial to the idea that … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of expression, Politics
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Thatcher’s funeral – why not a ‘Public Subscription’?
There’s been a great deal of fuss around the idea of Margaret Thatcher having a ‘Ceremonial Funeral’ at the public expense – an expense amounting to up to £10 million, apparently. Given the divisive nature of Thatcher as a Prime … Continue reading
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A few words from one of Thatcher’s children….
I was 14 when Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979: to say that she cast a shadow over my youth is to vastly underestimate her impact on my life then, and my life now. When I heard about her … Continue reading
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