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The EU, the Scottish referendum and the EU referendum
A speech I gave yesterday, 15 October 2014, to Forum 2000 in Horsforth, West Yorkshire Introduction In January last year, the Prime Minister announced there would be an in/out referendum in 2017 after a renegotiation of the terms of the … Continue reading
Posted in Alan Johnson, Better Together, Britain in Europe, Canada, Conservatives, Cymru, EU Referendum, European Council, European Union, Immigration, Liberal Democrats, Referendum, Royal family, Scotland, Scottish Referendum, Speeches, UK Prime Minister, UKIP, Uncategorized, United Kingdom, Wales, Yes campaign
Tagged Alan Johnson, Better Together, Canada, Chancellor Merkel, Conservatives, David Cameron, EU Referendum, European Union, Eurosceptics, France, Germany, Government; Efficiency, Labour leadership, Labour party, Liberal Democrats, prime minister, Referendum, Royal family, Scotland, Scottish Referendum, UKIP, United Kingdom, Yes campaign
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DOES THE YES CAMPAIGN LIKE THE SCOTS?
Does the Yes Campaign in the Scottish referendum even like Scotland and the Scots? I have long had my doubts, but after Scottish Government Finance Secretary John Swinney’s confirmation that an independent Scotland would default on debt and First Minister … Continue reading
Posted in Better Together, Scotland, Scottish Referendum, Uncategorized, Yes campaign
Tagged Alex Salmond, Better Together, John Swinney, Public debate; mispresentation; United Kingdom; forestry, Referendum, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Scottish Referendum, SNP, Willie Rennie, Yes campaign
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PM missing the point
A generous 7½ out of 10 for the Prime Minister, when he could so easily have got 10. Lord Justice has not proposed removing press freedom by legislation. He is not pointing the way across a Rubicon or advocation a … Continue reading
Leveson
I like what I heard in Lord Justice Leveson’s impressive statement. Like most people commenting I have yet to read the report (it will take a while), but the proposals he summarised in his statement seem right. Will the vested … Continue reading
2nd Update: The United Kingdom and the Eurozone crisis
Here is common sense and leadership from justice secretary Kenneth Clarke in today’s Financial Times: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5606a946-201a-11e1-8662-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1fomGwuZY. (You may have to register to read it, but registration is free). He was a good minister to work for, as I recall. Also … Continue reading
Posted in Britain in Europe, Debt crisis, Eurozone, government, Politics, Sovereign states, UK coalition, Uncategorized, Work-life balance, Working Time Directive
Tagged Austerity in the UK, Chancellor Merkel, coalition, David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister, Eurosceptics, Eurozone crisis, France, Germany, justice secretary, Kenneth Clarke, Nick Clegg, President Sarkozy
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Immigration
Is it not a delicious irony that it is a Conservative home secretary on whose watch immigration checks were scaled back apparently without ministerial sanction so that she does not now know how many people were let in improperly? We … Continue reading
Liam Fox’s resignation
Janet Daley and Tim Montgomerie have blogged that Liam Fox’s resignation makes the Cabinet “less Conservative.” What’s to complain about? The message in all this for politicians is that there is no such thing as a “private meeting”.
Fair Votes referendum
Have just Attended Nick Clegg’s excellent speech in Leeds city centre in support of a yes vote in the Fair Votes referendum in May on changing the voting system to the Alternative Vote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12504941. He was speaking following the passage … Continue reading
