At the start of the hung parliament, our instincts told us that the coalition would be unstable and probably break down within a year or two. Be it out of No Confidence from parliament or confidence that the Tories could win a majority alone, as Harold Wilson did in 1964. On the contrary, everything we [...]
A simple little dictionary with the hot topics in politics at the moment, so beginners can look slightly more informed. This could be an updated yearly thing, so enjoy it. If you can think of better ones, please post them in the comments! A is for… Afghanistan NATO forces are fighting insurgents in Afghanistan with [...]
I watched the government change in 90 minutes last tuesday. It was quite a powerful moment, I think, for everybody involved, whether Labour, Tory or Lib Dem. It will also be my first taste of Opposition, and although I am sure many of my Labour colleagues will be panicking; and indeed with Gordon Brown’s immediate [...]
The Prime Minister called the election today, and no doubt the entire every politically engaged person was running around and jumping up and down. I was stuck on BBC News until about 1130 before having to catch a flight. I couldn’t help notice one little thing though, a press release from my favourite right-wing pinata, [...]
Students in Bath have received a leaflet from the local Conservative party asking for their opinions and trying to mobilise the “student vote” in their favour. The leaflet, presumably financed by Lord Ashcroft, has been addressed individually to every student in town. See below for the scans: It is despicable yet typical that Bath Tories [...]
A bit of a Christmas Cracker now, from our very own living bad joke. Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Tory PPC for North-East Somerset, really is the comedy Tory gift who keeps on giving. (Giving tax benefits to the super-rich that is, ho ho!) His latest gaffe, since November, sees him once again faking he truth. Private [...]
Three months after David Cameron held a public meeting in Bath, Nick Clegg, better known as leader of the Shadow Conservative Party, has managed to find time in his busy, busy, schedule to do likewise. When Cameron came to visit, the Lib Dems criticised the Tories over the amount of information participants were asked to [...]
Panic-stricken MPs at the epicentre of the Expenses Scandal put out a range of “constitutional reforms” that would be able to fix parliament despite not having anything to do with the problem. Fixed Term Parliaments have been shelved for a long time now; it was Labour Policy in 1992, but since they didn’t win nothing [...]
While covering up unfortunate remarks made by his colleagues, David Cameron told us again that he wants to reduce the number of MPs. The logic is, on the face of it, that fewer MPs will claim fewer expenses. It true in absolute figures, less so in proportion. Members of Parliament are quite unpopular at the [...]
Jacob Rees-Mogg, deputy Tory-buffoon-in Chief (they couldn’t trust him with the number 1 spot) has once again landed himself in hot water. The Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for North-East Somerset had previously been caught out for plagiarising an article in the Sun and sending it to Somersetters. Once the discovery was made, however, he apologised immediately [...]
