“Bigging up” the Prince of Darkness
William Hague was wonderful yesterday in “bigging up” Lord Mandelson, he of many titles, roles, Ministers and barriers to being questioned. Enjoy:
William Hague was wonderful yesterday in “bigging up” Lord Mandelson, he of many titles, roles, Ministers and barriers to being questioned. Enjoy:
Our political system is in a bit of a state to say the least, but we can only hope that it will be the catalyst that creates some great and important change. If I had my way I’d really like to see the following: Get clarity on the role. Newly elected individuals will need to…
Image by HowardLake via Flickr Well, probably not. But the reality is that the world has changed and “we the people” now think that we have a bigger voice and can generate change in way that was previously not possible. This has been driven to some extent by social media sites like Facebook and others….
I don’t really want to comment on the machinations of Damian McBride and his ilk, but want to look at the issue from a slightly different angle and that is to do with who was paying these guys. Sadly, it’s the public purse and I can’t help but fell that that is fundamentally wrong. If…
I may not agree with the aims of some of the people protesting in London today but I do admire many of them for the way they have both planned and executed their protests. And probably more importantly I admire them for taking a stand on an “issue” that is important to them. That is a…
When I was a kid, I thought politicians were pretty special people. I’m old enough to remember Harold McMillan and Enoch Powell, found Harold Wilson a bit different and was always fond of sunny Jim Callaghan. But one thing that was consistent was that most people had some respect for this group, even if we…
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