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	<title>Always win when you&#039;re singing &#187; Conservatives</title>
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		<title>It&#8217;s garbage in, garbage out for the Conservatives</title>
		<link>http://sarabedford.org.uk/its-garbage-in-garbage-out-for-the-conservatives/</link>
		<comments>http://sarabedford.org.uk/its-garbage-in-garbage-out-for-the-conservatives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arithmetic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Grayling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[out of touch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teenage pregnancies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So the Tories mislaid a decimal point? So what, you might say. Mistakes happen. It&#8217;s embarrassing that the error wasn&#8217;t picked up, but no-one&#8217;s perfect &#8211; certainly not the Tories. So whilst this headline gives some temporary amusement, it isn&#8217;t in itself proof that the Tories are unfit to run the country or are generally [...]


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<li><a href='http://sarabedford.org.uk/conservatives%e2%80%99-use-of-crime-statistics-%e2%80%98selective-and-mendacious%e2%80%99/' rel='bookmark' title='Conservatives’ use of crime statistics ‘selective and mendacious’'>Conservatives’ use of crime statistics ‘selective and mendacious’</a></li>
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		<title>Conservatives’ use of crime statistics ‘selective and mendacious’</title>
		<link>http://sarabedford.org.uk/conservatives%e2%80%99-use-of-crime-statistics-%e2%80%98selective-and-mendacious%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[british crime survey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Grayling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evan Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mark easton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mark lancaster]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nikki ross]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This morning’s Today programme provided another of those ‘mustn’t miss’ moments, as presenter Evan Davis  took the Conservatives’ Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling to task over the party’s misleading use of crime statistics. Last week Mark Easton, the BBC’s Home Affairs editor, had asked ‘Are the Tories being honest with their claims on violent crime’: [...]


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<li><a href='http://sarabedford.org.uk/shocking-abuse-and-a-shocking-misunderstanding-of-statistics/' rel='bookmark' title='Shocking abuse &#8211; and a shocking misunderstanding of statistics'>Shocking abuse &#8211; and a shocking misunderstanding of statistics</a></li>
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		<title>He loves me, he loves me not &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://sarabedford.org.uk/he-loves-me-he-loves-me-not/</link>
		<comments>http://sarabedford.org.uk/he-loves-me-he-loves-me-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Cameron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nick Clegg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same-sex partnerships]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So Dave can&#8217;t decide if he wants to reward marriage or not. Sounds like something he should have thought about more carefully before making romantic overtures to the LibDems! Seriously though, what&#8217;s so wonderful about marriage? Well speaking as someone who has been happily married for the past 16 years and who sees every sign of this [...]


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<li><a href='http://sarabedford.org.uk/do-fathers-have-to-be-at-the-birth-to-bond/' rel='bookmark' title='Do fathers have to be at the birth to bond?'>Do fathers have to be at the birth to bond?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://sarabedford.org.uk/teachers-should-know-that-cramming-is-not-the-answer/' rel='bookmark' title='Teachers should know that cramming is not the answer'>Teachers should know that cramming is not the answer</a></li>
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		<title>Labour offering to share funds with other parties?</title>
		<link>http://sarabedford.org.uk/labour-offering-to-share-funds-with-other-parties/</link>
		<comments>http://sarabedford.org.uk/labour-offering-to-share-funds-with-other-parties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 09:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarabedford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[party funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soccer specials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andy Burnham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BNP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Everton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You would have thought that the government had enough to do, sorting out the economy, taking care of the Gurkhas and reforming MPs expenses. But no: they want to take over the beautiful game. Today&#8217;s Times carries the news that Culture Secretary and Everton supporter Andy Burnham wants English clubs who qualify for the Champions [...]


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<li><a href='http://sarabedford.org.uk/labour-says-criticism-by-ifs-thinktank-on-cuts-is-misleading/' rel='bookmark' title='Labour says criticism by IFS thinktank on cuts is misleading'>Labour says criticism by IFS thinktank on cuts is misleading</a></li>
<li><a href='http://sarabedford.org.uk/labour-scorched-earth-policy-is-a-cynical-contempt/' rel='bookmark' title='Labour scorched earth policy is &#039;a cynical contempt&#039;'>Labour scorched earth policy is &#039;a cynical contempt&#039;</a></li>
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		<title>Forget it Dave, the wedding&#039;s off</title>
		<link>http://sarabedford.org.uk/forget-it-dave-the-weddings-off/</link>
		<comments>http://sarabedford.org.uk/forget-it-dave-the-weddings-off/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 07:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarabedford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Cameron]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barnett formula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Times has carried a shortened version of a report from Conservative Home about the sort of parliamentary party David Cameron may find himself leading after the next General Election. A majority of one would leave Cameron with 50% of his party new to the Commons, whilst the Tories&#8217; private hopes for 140 new MPs and a majority [...]


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<li><a href='http://sarabedford.org.uk/are-you-drinking-what-hes-drinking/' rel='bookmark' title='Are you drinking what he&#8217;s drinking?'>Are you drinking what he&#8217;s drinking?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://sarabedford.org.uk/cameron-must-investigate-conservatives-trail-of-harassment-and-abuse/' rel='bookmark' title='Cameron must investigate Conservative&#039;s trail of harassment and abuse'>Cameron must investigate Conservative&#039;s trail of harassment and abuse</a></li>
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		<title>Conservative council broke rules to lose £27 million in Icelandic banks</title>
		<link>http://sarabedford.org.uk/conservative-council-broke-rules-to-lose-27-million-in-icelandic-banks/</link>
		<comments>http://sarabedford.org.uk/conservative-council-broke-rules-to-lose-27-million-in-icelandic-banks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarabedford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hertfordshire County Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iceland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Albans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conservative controlled Hertfordshire County Council may have lost over £27 million of residents&#8217; money by breaking their own rules to invest in Iceland&#8217;s banks. An independent report by PriceWaterhouseCoopers has revealed a number of errors that led to the county council  investing millions in Icelandic banks. The council did not follow its own investment rules, which were [...]


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<li><a href='http://sarabedford.org.uk/labour-council-leader-demonstrates-partys-poor-grasp-of-arithmetic/' rel='bookmark' title='Labour council leader demonstrates party&#8217;s poor grasp of arithmetic'>Labour council leader demonstrates party&#8217;s poor grasp of arithmetic</a></li>
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		<title>Conservatives admit that they didn&#039;t do enough to stop Ian Oakley</title>
		<link>http://sarabedford.org.uk/conservatives-admit-that-they-didnt-do-enough-to-stop-ian-oakley/</link>
		<comments>http://sarabedford.org.uk/conservatives-admit-that-they-didnt-do-enough-to-stop-ian-oakley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarabedford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian Oakley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ It appears that the shock waves that reverberated around Watford, after then Conservative parliamentary candidate Ian Oakley pleaded guilty to a vile hate campaign against his LibDem opponents, has hit Conservative Central Office. Newsnight&#8217;s political editor Michael Crick has obtained a copy of the minutes of a top level meeting at CCHQ which demonstrates some real nervousness [...]


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<li><a href='http://sarabedford.org.uk/a-watford-conservative-speaks-about-ian-oakley/' rel='bookmark' title='A Watford Conservative speaks about Ian Oakley'>A Watford Conservative speaks about Ian Oakley</a></li>
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		<title>Green day</title>
		<link>http://sarabedford.org.uk/green-day/</link>
		<comments>http://sarabedford.org.uk/green-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarabedford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elections]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ian Oakley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ An interesting slant was put on the affair by senior Green councillor Steve Rackett in this week&#8217;s Watford Observer. Steve has called into question the legitimacy of three election results in Watford Borough, saying: “Clearly campaign workers and party activists can not function as well when they are being subjected to intimidation and harassment. It calls [...]


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<li><a href='http://sarabedford.org.uk/removing-the-cancer-from-watfords-politics/' rel='bookmark' title='Removing the cancer from Watford&#039;s politics'>Removing the cancer from Watford&#039;s politics</a></li>
<li><a href='http://sarabedford.org.uk/its-official-camerons-one-dimensional-watford-whitewash/' rel='bookmark' title='It&#039;s official: Cameron&#039;s one-dimensional Watford whitewash'>It&#039;s official: Cameron&#039;s one-dimensional Watford whitewash</a></li>
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		<title>A Watford Conservative speaks about Ian Oakley</title>
		<link>http://sarabedford.org.uk/a-watford-conservative-speaks-about-ian-oakley/</link>
		<comments>http://sarabedford.org.uk/a-watford-conservative-speaks-about-ian-oakley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarabedford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian Oakley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LibDems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Watford]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Craig Lewell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[selection]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  There&#8217;s nothing like an insider&#8217;s view to get a real insight into the workings of a local party, so I was fascinated by Watford Conservative Craig Lewell &#8216;s view on the Ian Oakley case, posted at ConservativeHome. The spelling mistakes are all his. I actually took part in the candidate selection process in Watford [...]


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<li><a href='http://sarabedford.org.uk/removing-the-cancer-from-watfords-politics/' rel='bookmark' title='Removing the cancer from Watford&#039;s politics'>Removing the cancer from Watford&#039;s politics</a></li>
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		<title>Should we all be wearing hoodies?</title>
		<link>http://sarabedford.org.uk/should-we-all-be-wearing-hoodies/</link>
		<comments>http://sarabedford.org.uk/should-we-all-be-wearing-hoodies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarabedford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian Oakley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ If I were Conservative leader (and for my sake and theirs, I hope I never am) I would worry when the Daily Telegraph turned against me. Today&#8217;s Daily Telegraph carries an interesting commentary from Gill Hornby, calling for David Cameron to speak up and speak out against his former man in Watford. It is time for him to [...]


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<li><a href='http://sarabedford.org.uk/what-shall-we-do-with-the-little-toerag/' rel='bookmark' title='What shall we do with the little toerag?'>What shall we do with the little toerag?</a></li>
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