Monthly Archives: January 2009

FEMINIST IN CHIEF OR WILL OBAMA KEEP LADIES WAITING?

  “I am a feminist” exclaimed the man pinned with the world’s hopes, Barack Obama, when he met two eminent experts on women’s rights last year. One of these women, editor of America’s leading feminist magazine Ms. seems to have … Continue reading

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LABOUR MISSED

It was meant to challenge ConservativeHome. We hoped it would be the activists’ arena. Instead LabourList is top heavy, dominated by people centred around Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and Ken Livingstone. These three may make interesting bedfellows, but where is … Continue reading

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UKIP MEP GOES UP IN SMOKE

This diatribe comes to you courtesy of a Ms Brenda Orsler, a delegate to the conference against prohibition who apparently paid to attend out of her own resources. As far as I can make out, it is a pro-smoking event. … Continue reading

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ANOTHER TAKE ON BLOGGING

This article from today’s “Financial Times” makes some interesting points. The new corporate firefightersBy David Gelles Published: January 22 2009 02:00 When advertisers launched a campaign last September for the pain reliever Motrin, they hoped to attract the attention of … Continue reading

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NEW DESIGN FOR BLOG!

I hope you like the new design and funtionality of this blog’s new design. If readers have any comments or suggestions for improvement I would be pleased to hear them.

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LABOURSPACE.COM

The Labour Party has just launched a unique campaigning site Labourspace.com. The Labourspace.com site gives organisations and individuals the opportunity to set up campaigns they want to bring to the attention of Labour politicians. Ed Miliband, who is compiling the … Continue reading

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OBAMA – MY TWO HOPES

Well, who could fail to be inspired. The hope (to use Obama’s own word) and excitement reminded me of May 2 1997. I was one of the many lining Whitehall that balmy summer’s morning cheering our new Prime Minister, Tony … Continue reading

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TURKEY CONSIDERING NUCLEAR POWER

The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan last night spoke of Turkey’s intention to build nuclear power stations to meet its growing energy needs. Addressing a dinner organised by the European think tank, Friends of Europe, Mr Erdogan described how … Continue reading

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KEN CLARKE – MONEY BEFORE COUNTRY?

In today’s Independent, Jeremy Hunt Shadow Secretary of State for Culture says “David Cameron rightly expects all members of his Shadow Cabinet to put every ounce of energy they can into defeating this disastrous government, so no one should have … Continue reading

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HOW LONDON’S BUSES COULD GRIND TO A HALT

I have seen adverts for churches on London buses for decades and never heard of a Muslim, Buddhist, Jew or Atheist refusing to drive our iconic red London buses. London is the great cosmopolitan city of the world and we … Continue reading

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