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By Shamik Das After Andrew Lansley's revelation that the Tories planned ten per cent cuts last month it was the turn of Shadow Justice Minister Edward Garnier to reveal the opposition obsession today. The Harborough MP appeared to let the…
By Shamik Das / @shamikdas So after weeks of speculation, revelation, back-stabbing and front-stabbing we finally have a new Speaker, the right-wing Right Hon John Simon Bercow, the cigarette card caricature par excellence, loved by Labour…
Transparency, transparency, transparency...
By Shamik Das The polls are open in the European and Local Elections which could see Labour knocked into third or fourth place. But a far more serious prospect has also emerged. A Government in meltdown, a deeply unpopular Prime Minister…
Shamik Das's Friday Fun / @shamikdas I don't know about you but I've been enthralled by the goings-on of the last two weeks; shocked, astounded, outraged and saddened in equal measure. It feels like we're all part of a game, participants in…
By Shamik Das / @shamikdas Another week, another slew of uncomfortable headlines for the Government, and in the midst of the latest stories MPs' expenses, the long-awaited launch of the European elections campaign - the campaign that…
By Shamik Das / @shamikdas Wow! What a couple of weeks it's been!! Thanks to the actions of a few uncouth individuals us bloggers have had a light shone upon our private little world as never before, with everyone from the Leader of the…
By Shamik Das After yet another appeal was launched this week against the plans for the expansion of Heathrow, you'd be forgiven for thinking that every man and his dog was opposed to the proposals, so one-sided has the coverage been…
By Shamik Das The lurid revelations over the weekend about the Home Secretary's latest expenses bungle raise serious questions not just about her or even the Government but of the political class as a whole. Trust in our elected politicians…
