Shane Greer is the executive editor of Total Politics, which is fast becoming one of the most popular political magazines in the country. A regular contributor to political discussions on Sky News, BBC News and BBC Radio, Shane rose to prominence as a presenter on the sadly now-defunct political video website 18 Doughty Street. He [...]
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Another week, and another set of long-winded lists from Gordon Brown. Given his persistent tactic of reading out time-wasting, pre-prepared litanies of derision at Tory policies, one has to wonder if this son of the manse would have been better off staying there. Parliament and TV do not lend themselves to the sort [...]
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I’d been storing up a rant about ‘hate crime’ laws and their effects on free speech, but it seems that Telegraph blogger Ed West managed to put the same thoughts into pixels before I got round to it – and, inevitably, far more eloquently than I could have managed.
His article puts up an excellent, reasoned [...]
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Over coming weeks I’m going to be posting profiles of, and interviews with, some of my favourite bloggers from across the political spectrum. TV’s Shane Greer has very gamely submitted himself as my first victim, with tip-top Lib Dem blogger Mark Thompson to follow. Who will be my first Labour interviewee? I don’t bite…
While we [...]
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The TaxPayers’ Alliance is running a petition to President Vaclav Klaus of the Czech Republic, asking him to stand firm in the face of pressure to sign the Lisbon Treaty. The Czech courts have adjourned a hearing on the issue for another week, so poor Klaus can expect yet another few days of heavy lobbying [...]
Filed under: Blogging, Democracy, European Elections, Lisbon Treaty | Tagged: Europe, Lisbon Treaty, TaxPayers' Alliance, Vaclav Klaus | 6 Comments »
Peter Mandelson briefing press against the PM.
Idea of a Miliband leadership “bullshit”.
Breakdown in Parliamentary discipline – Brown embarrassed by backbencher at private meeting over expenses claims.
Alan Johnson “ready to fill a vancancy” – but adamant he won’t mount a challenge unless Brown steps aside.
Brown’s aides admitting defeat.
Lord Mandelson is privately briefing against the Prime Minister, [...]
Filed under: Blogging, Gordon Brown, Labour, Parliament, Politics | Tagged: Alan Johnson, David Miliband, Ed Miliband, Geraldine Smith, Gordon Brown, Labour, Peter Mandelson | 19 Comments »
… Staggers hack James Macintyre’s female guest: “Gordon’s resigned himself to backing Blair for the [EU] presidency.”
No idea who she was or whether she was sane or knowledgeable. But it did put me in mind of this. Enjoy:
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Well, that was entertaining! Griffin, for all his bravado, was clearly terribly insecure; his trembling hands and querulous tone were symptoms of a man who knows how roundly he is despised. The problem is, he seems almost to like being hated.
It was good to see the three main parties clubbing together in some ways – [...]
Filed under: BNP, Politics | Tagged: BBC, BNP, Chris Huhne, Jack Straw, Nick Griffin, Question Time, Sayeeda Warsi | 7 Comments »
This evening’s Question Time is in the can; according to Auntie, there is anger and shouting aplenty, but the filming went smoothly. All well and good; I hope Griffin’s bonk-eyed lunacy is plain for all to see.
What is definitely plain for all to see is the appalling, shameful behaviour of Unite Against Fascism. I disagree [...]
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Very dull PMQs today. David Cameron’s line on the Royal Mail – that the Government’s decision to kill off the organisation’s part privatisation was one of the contributory factors to the dispute – was met with the usual dodging and reeling off of interminably long lists of pretended Tory failings over the economy. The [...]
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