One of the triumphs of Labour spin over the last twenty years has been to caricature Thatcherism. Because they so feared its success, economically and electorally, they set out to associate it with a set of unpleasant characteristics so we would “never go back to
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Election can be seen as a success, despite violence
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The FT's Jeane Eaglesham gets the current Cameron dilemma: "...the modernising ideology crafted by Mr Cameron’s inner circle appears to elicit little enthusiasm from many of his backbenchers, who want to fight on a platform of tax cuts and immigration controls, rather than localism and protecting the NHS." The question facing the Tory Party is, which path leads to electoral success? The modernis...
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PoliticsEtc on 4th Mar 2010 (via sgspolitics.blogspot.com)
Libel lawyers will have their success fees cut by 90 per cent under a Government ruling which has been hailed as a victory for press freedom.
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Telegraph on 4th Mar 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
He may go down in history as Labour's worst-ever leader but Michael Foot was a huge success as a principled politician, writes Alan Cochrane.
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Telegraph on 4th Mar 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
A rule change which is part of a wider crackdown on legal costs will all but abolish the success fees charged by lawyers mounting libel cases against media groups
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FT on 4th Mar 2010 (via traxfer.ft.com)
Justice Secretary Jack Straw is to cut the "success fees" lawyers can charge in no-win, no-fee defamation cases.
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BBCPolitics on 3rd Mar 2010 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
It’s a fair question to ask: lots of complaints made over Jan Moir’s piece on the death of Stephen Gately, none upheld. However, as Enemies of Reason points out, that isn’t the only measure of success: But I would like to hope – hope against hope – that the storm the Daily Mail found itself in after
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 2nd Mar 2010 (via libdemvoice.org)
As a highly respected motivator with an undisputed track record of success, Fabio Capello would not seem to have much in common with Gordon Brown. That has not stopped the beleaguered Prime Minister comparing himself with the England football manager.
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Telegraph on 28th Feb 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
BUCF hosted a successful campaign workshop for members yesterday and here, Douglas Groves, gives us an account of the day. On Saturday, February 27th, BUCF hosted a campaign workshop at the Old Joint Stock Theatre pub, featuring a presentation on political blogging by Yasin Akgun, Founder, Administrator and Chief Editor of “The Conservative Blog,” a talk
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