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Labour Conference, Gordon Brown and New Politics
12 views (No Ratings Yet) Loading ... Oh yes I was there and I thought it his best speech yet, but maybe 12months too late. the films, the build up, the being tough yet fair, caring yet sensible, passionate yet meaasured, was great. It certainly lifted me and will send me back to my... »
Parliamentary expenses and the blame game
35 views (No Ratings Yet) Loading ... Norman Baker started it and perhaps he’ll finish it as it is revealeded he charged the tax payer £20,000 for an office in his own home. The lack of integrity is incredible amongst UK MPs, they all cry the letter of the law and ignore the spirit of the... »
The credit crunch – who’s to blame?
190 views (No Ratings Yet) Loading ... The idea of this article is to explain the credit crunch run a few things by you as everyone wants to look round and blame someone, even if sometimes its a little looking in the mirror….and taking responsibility. So lets look at the front runners: 1. Gordon Brown, or... »
The Economy : Is my job safe
For working people its wait until next year, as we don't really know what happening; after Christmas we may have a clearer idea and hope that interest rates have been reduced to nearer 2% in the Uk, freeing up credit and lowering mortgages. ... Gordon Brown says he is going to spend on public... »
The Economy : “I’m not interested in politics”
29 views (No Ratings Yet) Loading ... This is not just the biggest economic meltdown of modern times, but also a political one. So there am I on the train into work and this couple opposite me are chatting and the guy sees a page on my paper, he says to the woman “I... »
Labour: what is it for, what does it stand for
11 views (No Ratings Yet) Loading ... At a recent meeting we discussed this, in fact the topic brought a few people along that had not been active for a while, just as this topic has brought me back to my blog. This incredible loss, both in London and across the country is an opportunity for... »
Can the National Health service be sustained
5 views (No Ratings Yet) Loading ... I think the NHS is at a crucial point in its history. A vast amount of money has been invested in it recently under this government. Yet the question has to be asked, does it provide the services people want in the way they want? If it doesn’t... »
affordable housing and death on our streets
11 views (No Ratings Yet) Loading ... Gordon Brown has talked a fair bit about affordable housing and I think this is one of the answers to both poverty of aspiration, gangs and killings. Affordable housing needs to be part of mixed builds as they are at present but in greater numbers. So that 50-60% of... »
No UK election before Troop Withdrawl
8 views (No Ratings Yet) Loading ... My suspicions are raised by the picture of a smiling Gordon Brown with George W Bush, two people further apart you could not imagine.My feelings of Mr Brown are very positive. Here is someone with infinite patience, who has waited in the wings with humility and understanding whilst... »
Cherry Blossom Politics
8 views (No Ratings Yet) Loading ... so the Cherry Blossom has come and gone, and Chelsea have gone back to losing important games, (which depresses me) and the election is almost upon us, and what a sorry lot they look. There is not an original idea amongst them, they are all really caretakers until someone... »
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