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A partial defence of Jamie oliver 27 Aug 2013 | 07:26 pm
I don’t have a lot of time for Jamie Oliver. I don’t like his shrill moralising and the way he is feeding into the zeitgeist of demonising poor and working class communities. (What they eat and drink,...
Compulsory voting for young people. Have the IPPR run out of ideas or have the BBC run out of news? 26 Aug 2013 | 01:43 pm
So the BBC is running a story today regarding an IPPR report saying the state should force young people to vote on pain of a fine. They say that the plans, to be set out in a forthcoming report, invo...
The last 48 hours show we need more press freedom and less Leveson 21 Aug 2013 | 11:43 am
One of the constant themes that Alan Rusbridger keeps coming back to is "This couldn't happen in America." He even told the security services that he could just go and print material The Guardian has ...
Not smiling, possessing a cricket bat and heckling Jack Straw. Top ten uses of Labour's 'anti terror' laws 20 Aug 2013 | 05:54 pm
The use of Labour’s anti terror laws to detain David Miranda has got me thinking about other misuses of their various acts. So here is a quick list of other questionable decisions, arrests and uses of...
How to tweet like a Lib Dem 16 Aug 2013 | 05:10 pm
Dan Hodges and Tim Stanley have both written in the Telegraph giving advice on how to tweet like Labour (Hodges) and Tories (Stanley) So to address the balance here is my guide to tweeting like a Lib ...
A philosophy to live your life by 15 Aug 2013 | 04:16 pm
In the last hour I have been told one of my old group, Martin Uzzell, has passed away. Martin cared deeply about the city and was never afraid to take me to one side and tell me to my face if he thoug...
Exclusive: Leaked youtube video of the first draft of Chris Bryants' immigration speech 12 Aug 2013 | 02:48 pm
The day doesn't seem to be going too well for Labour Shadow Minister Chris Bryant. Lets face it, it takes a special sort of incompetence to u -turn on a speech you have not even delivered yet. But don...
The British Library bans Shakespere 11 Aug 2013 | 10:52 pm
One of the arguments those of us who oppose David Cameron (et al) in their efforts to control the Internet is that you will end up with a filtering system that ends up filtering out web pages that are...
Do you want to make the laws of the land without bothering to win an election? Follow my six point plan to get into the Lords 1 Aug 2013 | 10:28 pm
A new clutch of people have been elevated by party leaders (well, technically HM The Queen) to make laws that the rest of us will then have to obey. They won’t have to bother getting elected, listenin...
Minimum pricing will reduce harmful consumption by a pint a week ~ Sheffield university 23 Jul 2013 | 12:43 pm
So, away from all the whining and wailing in the aftermath of the government not going forward with minimum pricing for alcohol, Sheffield university have produced a study revising down their estimate...
