• Goldie Lookin Chain - Fresh Prince of Cwmbran

    Updated: 2011-07-31 20:27:00
    They have gone and done it again!

  • Northern Ireland council elections 2011, starting analysis

    Updated: 2011-07-31 18:46:00
    Yeah, I know they happened three months ago; but I have now updated the summary page with full first preference votes, and also projected the local council votes onto the boundaries of each constituency. I had not realised that both the UUP and SDLP did significantly better in the council elections than in the Assembly election held on the same day. One would normally expect it to be the other way round - there is often a bigger choice of candidates for the council elections, and in a second-order election voters may be more inclined to vote adventurously. But the ...

  • English Democrats force elected Mayor vote in Salford

    Updated: 2011-07-31 14:25:37
    The English Democrats party is forcing Salford to hold a referendum on an elected Mayor for the city after they handed in a 10,000 name petition. Under the Local Government Act introduced by Labour, if 5% of the electorate petition the council and the signatures are correctly matched to names on the city's electoral roll, a vote on the issue will be triggered automatically. Last September at their party conference, the English Democrats launched a bid to increase the number of directly elected mayors across England, and Salford has become the first city to receive a referendum as a result ...

  • What is a Liberal Democrat?

    Updated: 2011-07-31 10:38:10
    Thats what Stephen Tall's blog post on LibDem Voice got me thinking about this morning. He wrote an excellent piece about Andrew Rawnlsey's column in the Observer talking about 'uncoventional men who make you think'. It was this particular point ...

  • A conservative message to conservatives

    Updated: 2011-07-31 00:30:56
    Care of @paulwalteruk, a still relevant clip of Ronald Reagan talking about raising the debt ceiling in the US. Reagan raised taxes as well as the debt ceiling, it should be noted. Over thirty years – including here in the UK – conservative thought is turning into an empty caricature of itself. They are letting themselves down. And taking the rest of us with them, unfortunately. Here's a transcript: Congress consistently brings the government to the edge of default before facing its responsibility. This brinksmanship threatens the holders of government bonds, and those who rely on social security and veteran ...

Current Feed Items | Previous Months Items

Jun 2011 | May 2011 | Apr 2011 | Mar 2011 | Feb 2011 | Jan 2011