We are entering a very interesting time in British politics – aren’t we? That’s the statement that seems to be on lips of many politicos at the moment. Blair’s marathon premiership is coming to a close and a shake-up in British politics approaches. Brown versus Cameron, ‘clunking fist’ versus ‘New Conservatism’, question marks over the [...]
Filed under: democracy, electoralreform, history, ukpolitics on May 21st, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Apparently it is all over. The leadership contest that never was, never will be. Leaving aside Gordon Brown’s qualities as leader (which will be the source of endless speculation until the handover and beyond) I thought I’d better write something about the accusations that all of this is somehow undemocratic, stemming from Sir Ming [...]
Filed under: constitution, democracy, gordonbrown, labour, ukpolitics on May 17th, 2007 | No Comments »
This is absolutely brilliant. Not because I feel the country is necessarily crying out for a constitution, nor because I feel it would be particularly beneficial, but because the hand-over programme appears to finally be unfolding with consummate political skill. A discrete day for the retrospectives of Blair’s term in office (which are generally far [...]
Filed under: constitution, davidcameron, democracy, gordonbrown, labour, ukpolitics on May 12th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Downing street now has a YouTube channel. Here is the highlight so far:
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Could this have been conceived of even three years ago? The Downing Street channel was the 7th most viewed on YouTube yesterday. The often plaintive claim that we are all victims of a big-media determined agenda looks increasingly hollow.
Filed under: democracy, internet, tonyblair, ukpolitics on May 8th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Although the charms of Norway, detailed below, are alluring, my vote goes to Finland for appointing the world’s first women-dominated cabinet with 12 women and 8 men. I know, it’s ridiculous that this should be note-worthy; I can’t believe we didn’t have these kinds of ‘firsts’ decades ago. But there it is. [...]
Filed under: democracy, gender on April 26th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
