Category Archives: Labour Party
David Cameron’s EU problems, not the Milibands, are the real story
Judging by the amount of media coverage generated by David Miliband’s New Statesman article of the “is he going to challenge his brother for the Labour leadership” variety, you would be forgiven for thinking this the at the very top … Continue reading
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Cameron faces more problems with the Eurosceptics
David Cameron’s feral Eurosceptic backbenchers are not going away. In a letter to the Daily Telegraph today 102 of them urge the Prime Minister to “opt out” of 130 EU laws, including the European Arrest Warrant, over the next two … Continue reading
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Britain’s Olympic Hopefuls – Karina Bryant
One of the great things about the Olympics is the opportunity it provides for sports with lesser media coverage to take top billing. Karina Bryant began practising Judo at the age of 10 in Camberley Judo Club in Surrey. This … Continue reading
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Busting a new ‘Euromyth’ – the EU is NOT demanding its logo at sporting events
The European Parliament has just voted through a report called ‘The European Dimension in Sport’, which may be featuring in the rightwing press in the coming days. When the report went through the Culture and Education Committee in November of … Continue reading
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Marginalised Cameron tries to defend his EU U-turn
“A veto is not for life, it’s just for Christmas.” Congratulations to Ed Miliband on this perfect one-liner. David Cameron was indeed on the back foot in the House of Commons yesterday answering questions on the Brussels summit. The reason – … Continue reading
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The “veto” that never was and the ire of the Eurosceptics
Sometimes I almost feel sorry for David Cameron. He really seemed to believe that walking out of the Brussels summit in December would begin to end his EU troubles. Far from it. As Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander said in … Continue reading
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David Cameron appears to be engaging with the EU in a good way
Even small-state, cut public expenditure David Cameron seemingly wants to help young people find jobs. This is excellent news which I hope will be translated into concrete action in Britain to bring down youth unemployment which currently stands at a … Continue reading
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Honeyball’s Weekly Round Up
Last week an article in the Guardian claimed we are witnessing a voluntary sector glass ceiling; this is despite the Sex and Power report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission that suggested that 48% of chief executives are female. … Continue reading
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