Cameron and Osborne’s full 180 degree turn on economic policy
By David Beeson It’s such a relief to have David Cameron leading the Conservatives. Remember Thatcher, the Iron…
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It’s as if the Tories would have preferred the economy to contract again as a stick to beat Labour with
By David Beeson There was a great moment on a recent episode of the ‘News Quiz’ on Radio…
David Cameron’s “elitism” – is it any good?
By David Beeson In writing these posts, I have to admit that on occasion I do engage in…
Labour must avoid the self-destruct button – and turn its fire on the Tories
By David Beeson One of my favourites quotes from that classic film Dr Strangelove is ‘I think the…
Straws in the wind
By David Beeson The calendar tells us that the year ends on 31 December, but to me the…
Is Labour being too offensive, Mr Osborne?
By David Beeson The Opposition seems to have been terribly upset with Labour lately. George Osborne got really…
Climate ordeals: Australia has eccentric opposition of its own
By David Beeson In my experience, Australia is just England with better weather. Incidentally, that’s a brilliant thing…
“Good” and “bad” hospitals: it’s easy to get the judgement wrong
By David Beeson Last weekend was fun, with all the denunciations of the worst-performing hospitals in the NHS.…
The unnecessary pain and austerity of a Conservative government
By David Beeson There is something immensely attractive in reliability as a quality among politicians. Recently, the Conservative…
Glasgow North East: remember to thank Cameron and Salmond too (and some replies to my last post)
By David Beeson As we enjoy the result from Glasgow North East, let’s not forget that it by…
