Old college friend says Cameron a “dry-as-dust” Thatcherite
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Unlike Margaret Thatcher, David Cameron does believe there is such a thing as…
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Labour’s enabling, empowering manifesto – 8 in the morning, February 5th
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 * Labour’s election and manifesto co-ordinators Douglas Alexander and Ed Miliband say Labour…
I’ve never met a MP who was either corrupt or greedy, and yet the witch hunt goes on
The Paul Richards column There is a simple explanation for the endemic trousering of cash by MPs through…
Cruddas would be “in the race”
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Sunder Katwala flags the interesting interview with Jon Cruddas in this week’s New…
In an era of parental choice, poor children have the fewest choices
By Jim Sweetman /@jimbo9848 The National Equality Panel report, published in January, showed how the gap between rich…
Stats watchdog rebukes Grayling for dodgy crime figures
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 The BBC’s Mark Easton has been leading the story that Chris Grayling, the…
How truthful is David Cameron on his gay rights voting record?
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Johann Hari has a revealing and “grilling” interview with David Cameron in today’s…
Over £1m is demanded by Legg in expenses repayments
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 “Anyone who thought MPs had already endured the worst was wrong”, says Andrew…
Focus back on MPs’ expenses
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Let them return: human rights should be Gordon’s legacy in Chagos
By Peter Harris / @ChagosUK Yesterday’s post from Kieran Roberts, entitled Gordon’s Great Barrier Reef, correctly argued that…
