And it’s too late baby, now it’s too late
Yazan: Sara | 06 January 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Gordon Brown, Labour
Watching the Labour Party slowly commit political suicide today has been far less pleasant than I would have expected. Switching onto the Daily Politics just before Prime Minister’s Questions, we were treated to Andrew Neil and Nick Robinson joking together about the ridiculous possibility of an imminent coup against Brown. Over in the Commons, Brown managed [...]
High on drugs, yet soft on drivers?
Yazan: Sara | 04 January 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: crime, criminal justice, drugs
Just before Christmas, the Government published two media releases on the subject of crime and sentencing. The first concerned making several ‘legal highs’ illegal; the second announced a review of the maximum sentences for dangerous driving. What grabbed my attention was the current similarity of sentences for very different crimes. Currently the maximum sentence for [...]
Labour offering to share funds with other parties?
Yazan: sarabedford | 07 May 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: party funding, Soccer specials
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’s Times carries the news that Culture Secretary and Everton supporter Andy Burnham wants English clubs who qualify for the Champions [...]
The sorcerer's apprentice
Yazan: sarabedford | 29 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Conservatives, Labour, MPs
It can’t be much fun being Gordon Brown at the moment. Even on holiday, he’s faced with derogatory comments about his dress sense and looks about as relaxed as you would expect for someone who’s become a dead man walking. It’s not much more than a year since he was crowned Labour leader and Prime [...]
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing
Yazan: sarabedford | 25 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: by-elections
Waking up to the news that the SNP have won the Glasgow East by-election on a 22.4% swing from Labour made me look at the list of previous by-elections to see how it ranked. So here’s some of the favourites that I remember and a few others. 44.2% Bermondsey Liberal Simon Hughes gained the highest [...]
Small by-election, no-one heard
Yazan: sarabedford | 11 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: civil liberties, elections
So David Davis has regained his seat in Haltemprice and Howden – what a surprise! The only thing that surprised me about the most boring by-election I have ever known was that no candidate changed their name by deed poll to Alan Beresford B’Stard. Was it worth all the huffing and puffing and financial costs? According [...]
