The decline of the Grand Old Party
Could 2012 mark the final throw of the dice for the Republican Party? The current race to be the Republican US Presidential nominee has been seen by many as a ‘race to the Right’. More than perhaps any other time in the history of the GOP, those on the right of the party [...]
Prime Minister’s Questions is more about the spectacle than the politics… I often tape Prime Minister’s Question time when it is on the telly, to watch at a convenient time. Is this strange? I don’t mean the actual practice of recording a bit of TV to watch later, after all, nowadays it is quite [...]
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Political promises are becoming more and more redundant… As David Cameron and Nick Clegg leave behind trails and trails of broken promises, they leave the British public wandering which of their pre-election pledges they are actually following through with. With a staggeringly unimpressive report on youth unemployment released earlier this week we remember [...]
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Labour needs to move on from the ‘tax and spend’ years… At conference, Ed Balls illustrated his plan for growth. In order to generate revenue for the much-needed economic stimulus he advocated repeating the bank bonus tax, increasing discretionary spending and tax breaks for home improvements. In addition, the temporary reduction in VAT [...]
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Unappreciated then but just what we need now? I recently wrote an article calling for tough leadership during these tough economic times. As an even tougher economic thundercloud looms darkly on the horizon, I now ask whether Gordon Brown’s leadership, much maligned at the time (by me included), is in fact exactly what [...]
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Nick Clegg recently revealed his penchant for smoking on Desert Island Discs… Firstly, don’t get me wrong, I quite like, Nick Clegg. As politicians go he seems like one of the most normal, I even met him a few years back and he was nice, easy to talk to and dare I say [...]
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Thoughts on a subtle, but important, political divergence… Ask any British voter for their thoughts on the present domestic political landscape, and they may respond with any of several well-worn phrases. I don’t care, they’re all as bad as each other … Politicians are all liars … They’re all in it for themselves, [...]
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Time could be running out for those opposing the Coalition’s plans for the NHS… Controversial reforms to the National Health Service escaped being dragged through lengthy delays and in depth scrutiny in the House of Lords. The Upper Chamber of Parliament made two crucial votes on the bill neither of which was passed [...]
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