I have long thought that, for all his down-with-the-people appeal, Vince Cable was something of an arse, a populist gadfly. I hadn’t figured that he was this much of an arse. The initial revelations in the Daily Telegraph were embarrassing…
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Cable vs Satellite
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Laying Cable – high farce in the coalition
I’m going to quickly summarise the issue of Vince Cable and tuition fees. Are you ready? Vince Cable backs the increase in tuition fees – but possibly only in an official capacity as a co-designer of the policy. In a…
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How quickly things change in politics…
I just happened to stumble across Chris Huhne’s website. Huhne, of course, is the new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in this new, perverse, coalition government. As if to reinforce the duplicity, double standards and u-turns that…
So the Tories are back. Some initial thoughts.
So the Tory beast returns to power. Although this beast will be hamstrung, tethered and muzzled. I am indifferent to this particular turn of events given that I cannot see it as being anything other than short-lived. I’m prepared to…
ConDemNation
On the face of it, the prospect of a working coalition between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats seems about as likely as Stephen Hawking representing Britain in the 400m hurdles at the 2012 Olympics. But exceptional circumstances make for…
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Nick Clegg: some doubts
Mind you, it’s not like I’ll be voting Liberal Democrat without some reservations. Nick Clegg did well on the televised debates and made the most of the opportunity to sell himself to the general populace and muscle in on the…
Everyday is like Monday
So, another Monday, another week of work, another uphill struggle to the weekend ahead of us. What news nuggets might we chew over today? The Blair-Brown feud raises its ugly head again. Yawn, yawn, yawn. Like everyone else in this…
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Hughes a pretty boy?
Much has been written of the self-confessed revelations of Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat president and leadership candidate), who has admitted having ‘homosexual relationships’ in the past. Should this affect his chances of becoming Lib Dem leader? Will this damage his…
Other news this week.
Dawkins on religion. I enjoyed The Root Of All Evil, a two-part investigation into the nature of religion (and in particular the growth of fundamentalism) by Professor Richard Dawkins shown on Channel 4 last Monday. Dawkins, probably the world’s greatest…
The Kennedy Assassination
Poor old Charles Kennedy. Hounded to resignation by a pack of wolves. Who ever would have believed that the Liberal Democrats had such a ruthless streak? So much for their friendly uncle, sandal-wearing image. When push comes to shove, they’re…
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Citizen Sane 