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Trumpism
Home counties style
1 August 2024 Trumpism Home counties style. By John Watson It is a time for optimism. A new government has taken office. There is a new Prime Minister, described as decent and public-spirited by his predecessor, a man who has undertaken to govern on behalf of us all including those who voted against him. That… Continue reading Trumpism
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Coming Soon
To a Field near you
1 August 2024 Coming Soon To a field near you by J.R.Thomas It slightly grates to say so, but Labour has got off to a good start as our new government. Sir Keir has adopted a generally impressive prime ministerial manner, calm and authoritative and, dare one say it, caring and friendly. His Foreign Secretary,… Continue reading Coming Soon
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‘Net Zero’ & Listings
Incompatible
1 August 2024 'Net Zero' and Listings Incompatible. By Lynda Goetz This is a subject on which I have written on several occasions, but a subject on which, like so many others, politicians, civil servants and bureaucrats seem unable to find themselves in tune with the public. As most people know, we have in this… Continue reading ‘Net Zero’ & Listings
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Labour
Men of their hands?
1 August 2024 Labour Men of their hands? By Robert Kilconner One of the striking things about the election was that many of Labour’s pledges could have been made by the Tories. Both parties want to build more houses; both parties want to stop the boats; both parties want growth; neither party wants to increase… Continue reading Labour
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Sir Larry Siedentop
Democracy in Europe
1 August 2024 Sir Larry Siedentop ‘Democracy in Europe’ By Neil Tidmarsh The historian and political philosopher Larry Siedentop passed away last month, aged 88. Born in the USA, he became a politics don at Oxford in the 1970s but was plucked from the obscurity of academia when his book ‘Democracy in Europe’ was published… Continue reading Sir Larry Siedentop
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Gizza Job
Mogg's next role
1 August 2024 Gizza Job by Paul Branch Welcome to the new political universe, a world of expectation and not a little trepidation. Apart from all the announcements of new initiatives, some bearing a more than passing resemblance to manifesto pledges despite the absence of money in the bank, the really nice thing was that… Continue reading Gizza Job
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