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Open Democracy (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Gareth Young invited me to ‘The Future of England’ . A debate that followed the annual general meeting of the Campaign for an English Parliament. In plucky fashion it was held in the House of Commons on the day of the State Opening of Parliament. There were more than a hundred crowded into Committee Room 10. I enjoyed it and came away thinking it would last and grow. Not least because...
Labourlist (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
By Matthew Zarb-Cousin Last week a horrendous knife murder took place on the same road I live on. As of yet, the motives of the killer are unknown, and the police are investigating the incident. Without hypothesising, or getting caught up in the hysteria of such a shocking incident, it is difficult to rule out the possibility of the person - or people - who are responsible, reoffending before they...
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Here’s the full statement just released by the Electoral Commission: Donations by 5th Avenue Partners Limited to the Liberal Democrats: statement 20 Nov 2009 The Electoral Commission, the independent elections and party finance watchdog, today announced the outcome of its investigation into donations made by the company 5th Avenue Partners Ltd to the Liberal Democrats. Donations totalling over...
Labourlist (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Sir Jeremy Beecham announced yesterday that he will not be seeking re-election as Leader of the Labour Group of the Local Government Association, or as Vice Chairman of the Association, at its annual meeting next July. He will also stand down as a member of Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee. Sir Jeremy, who turned 65 on 17th November, has been a Newcastle...
Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Leaked emails published by Duncan Borrowman reveal a dismal state of affairs in the Orpington Conservative party, with Councillor Peter Hobbins writing comments such as, “Why are the Candidates Department so keen on these foreign names?!!!” and criticising members of the Conservative Party’s list of approved candidates for not having “a ‘normal’ English name”....
Jess The Dog (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
A flash of inspiration struck me this morning. A Harriet Harman bumper sticker! With "How's my Driving" and the House of Commons phone number. The portcullis logo is the icing on the cake...apparently its unauthorised use is frowned upon (Edwina Currie was told off for using it on a book jacket image) and constitutes " contempt of Parliament ." Just what most people in this country...
Mark Wadsworth (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
From the BBC : The elections watchdog has ruled that the Liberal Democrats can keep £2.4m in donations which it had been suggested came from a man convicted of fraud. Michael Brown was convicted of stealing more than £30m from clients last year. The court case heard he channelled money through a company called 5th Avenue Partners to the Lib Dems. But the Electoral Commission said there...
PoliticalHackUK (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Very lucky. It seems that the Electoral Commission has decided that the convicted fraudster Michael Brown did not use his UK company to channel £2.4 million to the Liberal Democrats to get around pesky little things like the law, even though he was the sole director of that company. Brown wasn't able to donate and nor was the parent company, which was based in Switzerland, but the UK arm was...
Aberavon & Neath Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Mike Powell and the Pontypridd Liberal Democrats welcome Chris Rosser, town councillor and former chair of the local Plaid Cymru branch, to the party.
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
As noted on the delay in progressing the Education Bill , yesterday the ESA Chief Executive Designate, Gavin Boyd said “However the Minister has made it very clear that she remains focussed on the agreed implementation date of 1 January. She plans that the Education Bill will move to Consideration Stage as soon as possible, so that it completes its Assembly passage early next month and becomes...
Matthew Taylor's blog (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
On my way to Nottingham for a conference on emotional well being, I find myself sharing the train with half the Cabinet. Given how London-centric most of the national media are, many people won’t know that one of Gordon Brown’s political innovations has been regularly to hold Cabinet meetings outside of London. So, today, ministers are [...] Related posts: The cabinet’s big gamble...
eChurchWebsites Blog (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
Church Times THE parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) disagreed strongly with the Archbishops’ Council over a proposal to modify the Equality Bill, it emerged this week. The Bill awaits the Report stage before its Third Reading in the House of Commons. The Council had suggested that in one clause that provided an exception for “the [...]
Londonist (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Photo / Steve Punter The Deputy Labour party leader Harriet Harman is to be prosecuted for talking on her mobile phone while driving. The incident happened in Dulwich this past July. Ms Harman is alleged to have been involved in a minor prang in her car, which she was reportedly driving whilst chatting (or, given the July timeline, plotting her boss' demise) into her cellular. She was alleged to have...
Events dear boy, events (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
The scene in the Commons sums up the week. Labour MPs have lost interest. His strategy for the autumn fightback is in tatters. Brown’s failure is complete. The Labour party is short of money and has fallen back on protecting the core vote. The polls have failed to move and there is little evidence that a hung parliament is possible under Brown’s leadership. His economic policy lacks credibility....
Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
“Putting more responsibility in the hands of local people makes for better decisions and saves money,” said Julia Goldsworthy, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary. Commenting on today’s LGA report outlining measures to save £4.5bn of public money without cutting back on frontline services, Julia Goldsworthy said: “This report confirms...
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school for startups | 01/11/2009
(London, UK) In preparing to speak at an 18 November "Find, Pitch and Close: The Art of Securing Investment" event to be held at the Royal Institution in London, Dragons Den investor and serial entrepreneur, Doug Richard has been researching start up and small business funding options in the UK. He has begun sharing his insights into the industry with visitors to his blog at www.schoolforstartups.co.uk...
autismnews | 30/06/2009
British Parliamentarians of all parties in the House of Commons in Westminster have backed an early day motion on Autism and the Carer's Allowance. EDM 1551 was tabled by Lee Scott MP who has been campaigning tirelessly in the House of Commons on autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Autism campaigners in the United Kingdom have been urging the Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Government to increase the...
news rage uk | 20/04/2008
Political assassination is always an interesting thing to watch. I remembered seeing it happen to Thatcher and its effects made long lasting and deep, near fatal wounds on the conservative party. They never recovered even after Major won a general election after Thatcher's departure and it is only now, 18 years after her departure that they are beginning to look like a united party again. The...
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