Why budget maths makes me thinks of Escher
A small state is smaller than a big state, right? But now bear with me. Take a glance at the heated rhetoric coming from Labour ranks about how the coalition government is hell bent on a right wing...
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Three-quarters of Lib Dem manifesto becoming government policy – independent...
Sunday’s Politics Show featured the results of research by independent academics into how each party in the Coalition Government is doing at getting its polices enacted. The conclusion? Three-quarters...
View ArticleEd Balls has a new take on having your cake and eating it
There are two problems with a Liberal Democrat like myself blogging about Labour Party conference. First, as I’ve so often seen from the other side of the fence, an outside blogging about another...
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Labours of Letters: the Alex Hilton & Hopi Sen correspondence
At the risk of intruding on private grief, I feel I should draw the attention of Voice readers to an excoriating broadside against Ed Miliband’s leadership published on LabourList last night. Entitled...
View Article‘Could a Lib Dem / Labour agreement happen before 2015?’ asks Hopi Sen
I realise the headline may well pre-destine this post for John Rentoul’s ever-expanding #QTWTAIN category. But Hopi Sen, an influential Labour blogger, is always worth listening to, and this week he...
View ArticleYour Saturday morning reader – 8 must-read articles
It’s Saturday morning, so here are eight thought-provoking articles to stimulate your thinking juices… 5 Years On: The Election That Never Was - Damian McBride, Gordon Brown’s former spinner-in-chief...
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Your essential weekend reader — 8 must-read articles you may have missed
It’s Saturday morning, so here are eight thought-provoking articles to stimulate your thinking juices… Why don’t we trust politicians? – The BBC’s Nick Robinson takes politicians to task, doesn’t let...
View ArticleThe political year reviewed by Stephen Tall, Tim Montgomerie and Hopi Sen
LibDemVoice co-editor Stephen Tall guested alongside ConservativeHome‘s Tim Montgomerie and Labour blogger Hopi Sen on BBC Radio 4′s The Westminster Hour last night, reviewing the political year with...
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Your essential weekend reader — my personal pick of the week’s must-reads
It’s Saturday evening, so here are twelve thought-provoking articles to stimulate your thinking juices culled from all those I’ve linked to this last week. You can follow me on Delicious here. What...
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ICM has Labour ahead, Ukip moving into 3rd place, Lib Dems on 11%
The Guardian published its latest ICM poll — commonly regarded as the ‘gold standard’ — this week. The top-line (with changes on the previous months) was: Labour 35% (=), Conservatives 31% (-2), Ukip...
View ArticleWhy budget maths makes me thinks of Escher
A small state is smaller than a big state, right? But now bear with me. Take a glance at the heated rhetoric coming from Labour ranks about how the coalition government is hell bent on a right wing...
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Three-quarters of Lib Dem manifesto becoming government policy – independent...
Sunday’s Politics Show featured the results of research by independent academics into how each party in the Coalition Government is doing at getting its polices enacted. The conclusion? Three-quarters...
View ArticleEd Balls has a new take on having your cake and eating it
There are two problems with a Liberal Democrat like myself blogging about Labour Party conference. First, as I’ve so often seen from the other side of the fence, an outside blogging about another...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Labours of Letters: the Alex Hilton & Hopi Sen correspondence
At the risk of intruding on private grief, I feel I should draw the attention of Voice readers to an excoriating broadside against Ed Miliband’s leadership published on LabourList last night. Entitled...
View Article‘Could a Lib Dem / Labour agreement happen before 2015?’ asks Hopi Sen
I realise the headline may well pre-destine this post for John Rentoul’s ever-expanding #QTWTAIN category. But Hopi Sen, an influential Labour blogger, is always worth listening to, and this week he...
View ArticleYour Saturday morning reader – 8 must-read articles
It’s Saturday morning, so here are eight thought-provoking articles to stimulate your thinking juices… 5 Years On: The Election That Never Was – Damian McBride, Gordon Brown’s former spinner-in-chief...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Your essential weekend reader — 8 must-read articles you may have missed
It’s Saturday morning, so here are eight thought-provoking articles to stimulate your thinking juices… Why don’t we trust politicians? – The BBC’s Nick Robinson takes politicians to task, doesn’t let...
View ArticleThe political year reviewed by Stephen Tall, Tim Montgomerie and Hopi Sen
LibDemVoice co-editor Stephen Tall guested alongside ConservativeHome‘s Tim Montgomerie and Labour blogger Hopi Sen on BBC Radio 4’s The Westminster Hour last night, reviewing the political year with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Your essential weekend reader — my personal pick of the week’s must-reads
It’s Saturday evening, so here are twelve thought-provoking articles to stimulate your thinking juices culled from all those I’ve linked to this last week. You can follow me on Delicious here. What...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ICM has Labour ahead, Ukip moving into 3rd place, Lib Dems on 11%
The Guardian published its latest ICM poll — commonly regarded as the ‘gold standard’ — this week. The top-line (with changes on the previous months) was: Labour 35% (=), Conservatives 31% (-2), Ukip...
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