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 [...]
Removing the cancer from Watford's politics
Yazan: sarabedford | 05 August 2008 | 9 Comments
Categories: Conservatives, crime, Ian Oakley, LibDems, Watford
Over the past three years, members of the Watford constituency LibDems (of which I am a member) have suffered from a sustained campaign of harassment, intimidation and hate. Today the Conservatives’ parliamentary candidate Ian Oakley, who stepped down only after he arrested and then charged two weeks ago, pleaded guilty to seven specimen offences and asked for a [...]
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 [...]
That's saved a few trees …
Yazan: sarabedford | 20 July 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: Conservatives, LibDems, newspapers
… and a small fortune in newspapers! Watford Observer Watford Observer 2 Watford Observer 3 Sunday Telegraph The Observer Independent on Sunday Sunday Times Sunday Mirror The People The Mail on Sunday
That's saved a few trees …
Yazan: sarabedford | 20 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Conservatives, LibDems, newspapers
… and a small fortune in newspapers! Watford Observer Watford Observer 2 Watford Observer 3 Sunday Telegraph The Observer Independent on Sunday Sunday Times Sunday Mirror The People The Mail on Sunday
Stirring up a hornet's nest
Yazan: sarabedford | 19 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Conservatives, LibDems
It’s been one hell of a day here in Watford today for LibDem activists. Phone calls between ourselves, the press calling and some deep sighs of relief. If you want to know why, look at the Watford Observer.
Stirring up a hornets' nest
Yazan: sarabedford | 19 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Conservatives, LibDems, newspapers
It’s been a busy day. Phone calls to and from fellow activists, phone calls from the media. And deep sighs of relief all round. If you want to know why click here.
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 [...]
