Whatever else may or may not be true of Harry Cohen MP, he was the subject of one of my favourite political insults. It came from Norman Tebbit: The Honourable Gentleman would have made a fool of himself, if God...
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CommentCentral on 11th Mar 2010 (via timesonline.typepad.com)
Labour MP Harry Cohen has been reported to the Parliamentary sleaze watchdog over his living arrangements.
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Telegraph on 1st Jul 2009 (via telegraph.co.uk)
THE Commons has agreed to strip Labour MP Harry Cohen of his £65,000 golden goodbye payment over a "particularly serious breach" of parliamentary expenses rules.
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Scotsman on 2nd Feb 2010 (via news.scotsman.com)
How do you solve a problem like Prince Harry? A political and media feeding frenzy is brewing over the News of the World's scoop of an army video of Prince Harry using racist language. Clearly, his stupid comments will embarrass Harry, the Army and the Royal Family. The Prince has apologised, though suggesting that 'our little Paki friend' was being used affectionately as a nic...
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Labourhome on 11th Jan 2009 (via labourhome.org)
According to the Mail on Sunday: Cohen has claimed every single penny of the maximum £104,701 in Commons expenses in the past five years for his £375,000 property in his Leyton and Wanstead constituency in East London, on the basis that it is his 'second home'. Astonishingly, he says he has claimed the full second-home allowance since 1990. It means he has pocketed a staggeri...
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LiberalEngland on 29th Mar 2009 (via liberalengland.blogspot.com)
A bizarre story has reached me. So you’ll remember that a couple of months ago a group of us published a letter in the Observer newspaper taking issue with what its columnist Nick Cohen had said. Just do a search for ‘Cohen’ on this blog and you’ll find the background. Anyway, Nick Cohen pretended then he
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PickledPolitics on 9th Jun 2009 (via pickledpolitics.com)
There must be some smiles in Downing St today. The New York Times's Roger Cohen, not normally known as a Brown fan, has written a column today complimenting him on:perhaps the best speech of his political lifeNot only does Cohen...
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CommentCentral on 12th Mar 2009 (via timesonline.typepad.com)
Isn't it strange that we have heard nothing in recent weeks from that scourge of political sleaze, John Mann MP. He's the rent-a-quote who the media wheelout whenever there is an example of a Tory in trouble. Strangely, he's been silent on Jacqui Smith, Tony McNulty, Nigel Griffiths and now Harry Cohen. Has he lost his voice? There is, ofcourse, another explanation. Many Labour MPs ...
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IainDale on 29th Mar 2009 (via iaindale.blogspot.com)
Mitchell Cohen has co-edited Dissent magazine since 1991. He is professor of political science at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University. His books include The Wager of Lucien Goldmann and Zion and State. He is currently...
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NormanGeras on 21st Oct 2008 (via normblog.typepad.com)
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