| Labour and Tories converge on populism 49 minutes ago by Philip Chaston When a government debates the measures needed to solve a 'problem' exacerbated by its own possibilities, my ears prick up. The 'problem' that Labour bangs the drum on is social inequality, though this was never promoted when they were in “kiss the rich” mode. They have switched to “eat the rich” by ... The Bewilderness - thebewilderness.typepad.com/my_weblog · Rank: 66,876 ·  4 references |
| "Labour depends on the votes of Welfare Britain" 2 hours ago by J.UL1R4 Daily Mail: "Labour has been accused of relying on the 'welfare vote' after the Conservatives published a provocative league table ranking Commons seats according to the number of benefit claimants.A total of 189 constituencies in the first 200 are represented by Labour MPs, which the Tories claim e ... jultra - jultra.blogspot.com · 5 references |
| Gordon wants to be reelected 2 hours ago by michael I do wonder how Gordon Brown works out what policies he wants to introduce! Just recently he has introduced a purge on getting people off benefits and onto jobseekers allowance. Of course there are no jobs but it does cut down on benefits paid out. But did he investigate the effects of this policy? ... Its my View - itsmyview.wordpress.com |
| “Please Ed, can we have Warwick III?” 5 hours ago by lastreporter I haven’t noticed any discussion anywhere else – not even among the usual suspects – about Labour’s last official chance before the next election to give its grassroots a say in the manifesto. I wrote about it in Tribune this week, focusing on the Local Government Association Labour group’s manifest ... René Lavanchy's Blog - renelavanchy.wordpress.com · Rank: 192,777 · 10 references |
| Bad News For Hone, Worse For Labour 5 hours ago by Adolf Fiinkensein The sheer vision and leadership of John Key has shone through in the latest MaraeDigipol. (Fundamentalist right wingnuts should now get out their violins.) What more vindication could you get for his inclusion of the Maori Party and ACT in government than these results? Support among Maori voters fo ... No Minister - nominister.blogspot.com · Rank: 11,424 · 76 references |
| David Cameron- We need more women! 10 hours ago by misstamara Tory Leader David Cameron has spoken of his hopes to introduce women-only shortlists of election candidates. Stating that under representation of women and ethnic minorities is “a real problem for Parliament and it’s been an even greater problem for my party,” Mr Cameron wants to increase the number ... A Woman's Worth - misstamar.wordpress.com |
| General Election Possibilities 10 hours ago by Bearded Socialist As ever, there is talk about all the possible combinations relating to the election. " The polling evidence suggests that the anti-Government vote will split so many ways, to the benefit of the Greens, UKIP and the repugnant BNP, that the Tories will not win sufficient seats in the North. And there' ... Bearded Socialist - beardedsocialist.blogspot.com · Rank: 107,020 · 5 references |
| Nadine Dorries Legal Action No2 10 hours ago by toryaardvark Nadine has already won round 1 with damages against Damian McBride Round 2 promises to be even more interesting with Dorries v HM Government. There is a growing nervousness from the Treasury Solicitor as the final outcome of any legal action will be decided by jury, and juries can be unpredictable. ... The Tory Ardvaark's Blog - toryardvaark.wordpress.com |
