Tag Archives: Nick Clegg
Honeyball’s Weekly Round-Up
Today’s Sunday Mirror revealed Labour Deputy Leader, Harriet Harman is hoping to change the party’s rules so that the party’s leader must always be a woman. The new rule would mean a big change to the party’s constitution and would … Continue reading
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Reform of the House of Lords is about modernising Britain not bashing Nick Clegg
So Nick Clegg’s attempt to bring about the hundred year old demand to reform of the House of Lords is getting mixed reviews. While I agree Clegg is a man who looks increasingly desperate, badly needing to deliver a constitutional … Continue reading
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Calamity Clegg Closes Down Electoral Reform
I’ve left commenting on the result of the AV referendum so late because, to be honest, I haven’t had the heart to put pen to paper, or should I say fingers to keyboard. As regular readers of this blog will … Continue reading
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The AV Referendum is about more than Nick Clegg
I am feeling increasingly angry that the AV referendum campaign seems to be coming down to a question of personalities. Yes, it’s good it’s hotting up and there is now some real passion in what, until the last few days, … Continue reading
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Ed Miliband says Yes to AV
Regular readers of this blog will not be surprised to hear I am absolutely delighted that Ed Miliband has given his unequivocal support for the Alternative Vote. Ed is due to address a Labour “Yes” rally today, giving his first … Continue reading
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Europe Causes More Trouble for the Coalition Government
David Cameron faces problems within his own party as Nick Clegg insists that the UK will not withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The Conservative led Coalition Government is establishing a commission of enquiry to investigate the possibility of … Continue reading
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The Tories’ atempt to deny prisoners voting rights is about self interest not public interest
The Daily Mail and David Cameron are trying to tell us that the Government’s decision to give MPs a free vote on whether or not long-term prisoners should have the vote is about asserting the supremacy of the British Parliament … Continue reading
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Honeyball’s Weekly Round-Up
I couldn’t help but think that the Coalition Government is somewhat nervous of the new shadow chancellor appointment. Ed Balls is a brilliant economist but it didn’t stop Nick Clegg on the Andrew Marr show this morning raising some very … Continue reading
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Honeyball’s Weekly Round-Up
I can’t, in all honesty, say that I was shocked to read the revelation in Saturday’s Guardian that the Lib Dems had drawn up plans to drop their flagship student pledge before the general election. The revelation came in a … Continue reading
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Britain has the most undemocratic Government since the 1950s
I was very struck by the article We’re Not All in This Together by Mehdi Hassan in the New Statesman. Hassan informs us that 22 out of 29 cabinet ministers (76 per cent) are millionaires: Philip Hammond’s net worth is … Continue reading
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