MOD rejected bid to make Navy tankers in the UK
There’s a story in the Daily Mail today that shows Defence Secretary Philip Hammond turned down an offer…
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Hague to address anti NHS cuts rally
A great scoop from The Sun today, who report that Foreign Secretary William Hague is set to address…
It’s all about the money, money, money
David Cameron is very angry about Job snobbery. Very angry indeed. And almost certainly because he believes it…
On Progress, the NEC and “dodgy dossiers”
It’s getting dirty. The contest for the constituency places on the national executive committee (NEC) of the Labour…
The Culture Wars are back to distract us
This week saw the launch of the ludicrous “Coalition for Marriage” (though apparently they prefer C4M – I’m…
I Agree with Jack, End EU Elections
I agree with Jack Straw. EU parliamentary elections should be abolished. It’s not that we object to democracy,…
PMQs verdict: How could anyone have “won” something as dreadful as that?
So much of the coverage of PMQs is focussed on the snap verdict. Who won? Who lost? I’m…
15 Lib Dems who must support Labour, and the NHS, today
Update: The results are in, and they’re not great for the government. More than half of backbench Lib…
The curious return of Liam Fox (or why everyone wants tax cuts but George)
So “disgraced former Cabinet Minister” Liam Fox is back today with a shopping list of requests/demands for the…
Abolishing an elected European Parliament is no way forward – a response to Jack Straw
I don’t know what annoys me more – that a high-level Labour politician can have such misguided ideas,…
