The Hard Realities that Must Underpin Constitutional Reform
Thursday, May 28th, 2009Many in and around national politics seem to sense that this a time to press for far reaching and lasting constitutional reform. They may well be right. But reforms need to be well thought out and developed with a sense of real consensus, in the way that plans for Scottish devolution were developed.
However, we can [...]
Off to the Mountains
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009I’m off to the Highlands for a bit of backpacking. Thankfully, I’ll be spared the next set of disasters as news availability will be a bit limited.
But what is it about the Kamikaze tendencies of this government?
I’m referring to the Post Office/Royal Mail chaos. For my money Compass have set out forward a sensible way [...]
The Party is United?
Monday, May 4th, 2009Harriet on the radio today simply not wanting to talk about the comments of colleagues. She’s been out on the road and found that members simply want the government to get on with the job.
I suspect she’s been meeting those vetted by regional offices as acceptable to meet.
In all she dodged the main question. Just [...]
Tory Policies — What?
Friday, May 1st, 2009After all of this heavy stuff it is time for some light relief. And where better to start that the Policy section of the Tory website. It’s worth looking at. After all, it’s not just funny — it might just be more important than that.
There’s a nasty recession on and I’m worrying about jobs. So [...]
This Was the Week That Was
Friday, May 1st, 2009In these pages last week I wrote that the fight for Labour’s future began the moment Darling sat down after delivering his budget speech. After the most disasterous week of any Labour premiership in modern times it is clear that the fight is on. The battle lines are being more drawn quickly, and they are [...]
