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• The Problems of the Parti Socialiste

  

  François Hollande (Photo credit: photogreuhphies) Francois Hollande has now been the President for France for one year. Looking at the French political scene, i... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Flip Side of Globalisation

  I dedicate this post to a friend who is taking part in a very important meeting today. Earlier this week, I theorised that climate change and the scarcity of... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Greens Hit Out At Unions

  The Green Party, in the style of other protest movements, has spent a good deal of time attacking the uniformity and failures, both real and imagined, of the... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Falling Behind in the Global Race

  This country is divided into those who insist that globalisation means that the service and industrial sectors of the economy must compete in a race to the... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Racism Rears Its Ugly Head Again

  John Cherry, a Conservative county councillor in Sussex, resigned from both his party and the council after a national scandal surrounding deeply prejudiced... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why, Hyundai?

  Hyundai has landed itself in a heap of bad publicity after launching on online advert in which a man tried to kill himself with the fumes from the firm’s... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another Disappointment From The Banks

  In the UK, the problems associated with the oligopoly of the ‘Big Five’ firms which dominate the UK banking system are well documented. Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Child Poverty: Alive And Kicking

  It came as a surprise to me when I learned that, a very long time ago, all three major British political parties signed up to a target to eliminate child povert... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “Shooting Galleries”: Coming Here?

  Brighton and Hove Council is seriously considering the implementation of a range of policies proposed by its independent Drugs Commission, including drug... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The British Shame of Caste Discrimination

  I was aware that the UK Government has difficulty with the concept of equality, but their handling of the Equality Act is beyond a joke. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama’s Broken Promise

  

  Barack Obama remains very popular in Britain. Though bound by the balance of power in Congress, the need to tackle a large budget deficit, and excessive... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why I Haven’t Written A Lot Recently

  As you are aware, this is a blog dedicated primarily to UK current affairs. Over the past week, little has been happening in the aftermath of Thatcher’s death. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why The Green Party Can’t Win

  

  Green Party of England and Wales (Photo credit: Wikipedia)_ The Green Party is regularly on the cusp, it seems, of changing Westminster politics forever. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Could Blair Have Won in 2010?

  

  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Obviously, the answer to that question is ‘no’. So why did I ask it? Because on Saturday, that was the questioned posed by the man... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Audacity of George

  On this website, we have a habit of ‘rambling on’ about George Osborne. This is something for which I make no apology, as the moral compass of the second most... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Gove Vs The Unions

  

  English: Michael Gove speaking at the Conservative Party “Big Society” policy launch (Photo credit: Wikipedia)_ The growing number of disputes in the UK... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The British Revolution

  The British political scene was rocked yesterday when it emerged that the Chancellor, supposedly an incompetent Conservative and monetarist, is- or was- in... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Attack On London’s Emergency Services

  London: a bustling, vibrant metropolis which over 7,000,000 people call home. With the highest population density of any settlement in Britain, the clear need... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Carey’s Right: There is a Perscuted Minority

  

  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)  A former Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, has used an article in the Daily Mail to attack the Coalition Government, and more... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Glorious Day of Privatisation

  Yesterday, the Government released a flurry of announcements before Parliament’s Easter recess. The UK Border Agency is to be split into two equally useless... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY