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• Moving to Russia? No Problem

  France’s Socialist government irritated and perhaps frightened millionaires across the world when it confirmed its intention to implement a temporary top... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Reflections on David Miliband

  Yesterday’s parliamentary debate on the Welfare Uprating Bill was never going to stop the legislation from passing. With Liberal Democrats largely showing... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Lib Dems: No Going Back

  

  How soon will the public forgive the Liberal Democrats? And for what, if anything, should the party be seeking forgiveness for? Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Much Ado About Nothing

  

  The Falkland Islands. A small outcrop of rocky islands a couple of hundred miles off the coast of Argentina. On those rocky islands are about 2,500 residents,... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Welcome to the Cliff: Round 2

  I’d like to start by asking how 2013 is shaping up for you. The chances are that you would like to wait for a couple of days until events start to happen for yo... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why 2012 Wasn’t So Bad

  In this decade of austerity and in the midsts of what will probably be a triple-dip recession, a lot of us look at the political world and find a lot more to... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Swimming Against the Tide of Privatisation

  

  Few younger than their mid-forties remember the flaws with state monopolies. This is the standard line that is produced by free-marketeers whenever any young... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It’s The People’s Internet. Let’s Keep It That Way

  Who should govern the Internet? This is the question which an International Telecommunications Union (ITU) conference attended by representatives of almost... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fast Food Workers in Canada

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  Posted on 28 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Can UKIP Be a Force in 2015?

  

  The Coalition government is beginning to show splits in regards to Europe, the economy and green energy, and both parties are starting to alienate their... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Complete Dinner Party

  

  I’m aware that I forgot to finish selecting my five guests for my imaginary dinner party. It is bad form to end a year and start a new one with unfinished... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Localism: Not Such A Great Idea

  _ Over the past few years, there has been a fashion in British politics to express support for “a localist agenda”. Though few political figures are keen to... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Republicans Don’t Want A Deal

  You may have noticed that this blog has remained very quiet on the subject of the United States’ “fiscal cliff”. That is because I, like many on the Left, am... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Putin's Place in History

  

  Reblogged from thepoliblog: Official portrait of Vladimir Putin (2006). This file comes from the website of the President of the Russian Federation and is... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• UKIP on 14%? Why The Left Shouldn’t Worry

  

  Polling data published in last week’s Independent on Sunday reveals an unprecedented state of affairs. Labour enjoy an 11% lead (no surprise there) over the... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It Won’t Work, Nick

  

  We’re just over halfway through the Coalition’s term in office, and the Liberal Democrats have now endured 5 years of Nick Clegg’s leadership. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Austerity Fatigue

  Reblogged from The Cedar Lounge Revolution: A telling report in the SBP that ‘Online interest in last week’s budget was unusually low compared to other years,... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Free School Meals for All

  

  One of Michael Gove’s first acts as Education Secretary was to block Labour’s plans to extend the free school meals scheme beyond families in which parents... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How Many More Massacres Until Action is Taken?

  

  The world was shaken by yesterday’s news that yet another school massacre has taken place in the United States- this time a 20 year old man who shot 26 people i... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• May’s Disturbing Vision for Justice

  

  The Conservatives are not famed for coming up with good ideas, at least over the past 35 years, but occasionally they’ll devise and implement an excellent... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY