Welfare rebellion puts focus on law-making role for church men
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BBCPolitics on 25th Jan 2012 (via bbc.co.uk)
The idea of disbanding the Conservative Party in Scotland is just the latest sign of the disintegration of UK politics.
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Spiked on 6th Sep 2011 (via spiked-online.com)
There is an email in circulation that sums up in scatalogical language the current tensions of UK politics. In polite summary, it says the people who work hard and earn the money are against having to pay more taxes. The people who rely on the state think these people are all rich and
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JohnRedwood on 24th Aug 2011 (via johnredwoodsdiary.com)
The new arguments over a federal more centralised Europe pose again the biggest question of UK politics. What type of country do we want in the future? What should our relationship be with this new emerging state? Over the next week I wish to examine British foreign policy. &nb...
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JohnRedwood on 24th Jul 2011 (via johnredwoodsdiary.com)
Anger over withdrawal of middle-class benefits has tempered the triumphs of the Conservative conference and raised questions about the party's plans for the welfare state
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FT on 8th Oct 2010 (via ft.com)
Throughout all my time in UK politics public expenditure has grown. It has grown in cash terms, and in real terms after allowing for inflation. Whenever we have had a Conservative government Labour has campaigned endlessly about cuts, and has left the impression that total spending was falling when it was rising. Today we have
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JohnRedwood on 27th Sep 2010 (via johnredwoodsdiary.com)
What Ed Miliband's win means for Labour and UK politics
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BBCPolitics on 25th Sep 2010 (via bbc.co.uk)
UK politics: Having taken his party into power for the first time in eight decades, Nick Clegg needs to retain support among Lib Dems while cementing a credible role in government
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FT on 16th Sep 2010 (via ft.com)
This is a joint posting by Left Foot Forward, ConservativeHome and Liberal Democrat Voice The leading blogs of left, right and centre, Left Foot Forward, ConservativeHome and Liberal Democrat Voice have teamed up to publish a special, limited edition newspaper – Litmus – looking at the key issues facing Britain today, which will be distributed at the Labour, Conserv...
from AVPS While Iain is currently rattling off the annual Top 100 politics blogs, it’s time to look at the real stinkers polluting political blogland. This list was compiled from those who voted in the 100 Worst UK Politics Blogs poll that ran between 10th July and 11th August. There have been a few exclusions: three
