New Somerset fire centre gets later and later
Lib Dems to cut child benefit?
Expenses madness spreads to charity sector
I am no fan of Bercow
Yeovil Conservatives back Widdecombe for Speaker
Press release: Council Tax cover up
Mandelson spins for Brown
Victory
Final election broadcast
The elections to come
Change for Yeovil
There’s nothing British about the BNPGeneral Interest»
Expenses madness spreads to charity sector (2)
The Charity world has gone potty.
As many of you will know I am the CEO of a charity. The charity sector does many things well but is struggling under the increasing requirements of bureaucracy that both the sector and the Government is placing on them. The narrative goes something like this…..
“We want the third sector [...]
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The elections to come (0)
Next weeks elections are incredibly important.
They are the first time that the people of the UK will have a chance to give a verdict on Gordon Brown, his Government and probably also the publics view about MPs expenses. All elections, other than the General Election, tend to be treated by the voter as a referendum [...]
National News»
Blair’s babes (0)
Public life can be incredibly unforgiving at times.
On the face of it getting out of a car with confidential papers in your hands appears not to be a resigning matter. The fact those papers were of a highly confidential nature and were those you were about to discuss with the Prime Minister ought not to [...]
Polls»
Respected polling commentator says Laws gets it wrong (0)
A respected polling organisation has criticised David Laws for his misrepresentation of recent polling figures. Mike Smithson from politicalbetting.com was clearly incensed by Laws’ recent report on the Daily Politics show. He said
It was as though getting one over on the “hated Tories” was more important than making a fair assessment.
You can see the full [...]
Press releases»
How many politicians? (0)
Have you ever wondered how many politicians take decisions about the way you lead your life? Well, I recently worked it out and I am about to shock you – so I suggest you make sure you are sitting down.
If you add up all the MEPs, the MPs, the Lords and all the local politicians [...]
Somerset»
New Somerset fire centre gets later and later (0)
Last September I put out a press release criticising the decision to have a single Fire Control centre covering the South West. You can read what I said here.
The BBC is now reporting that the Government is going to announce fresh delays to this ridiculous programme and will add another £1.6m to the cost. Why [...]
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