Archive for chris huhne
Ed Davey’s approach to green issues: they make for better growth
Ed Davey’s choice of words when presenting a political case is always worth close attention as he is a man very interested in the details and nuances of political messaging. (He was for a while under Ming Campbell’s leadership in charge of refashioning the party’s messaging.) So what to make of his initial description of [...]
The fallout from Chris Huhne’s resignation
I’ve been busy with the media yesterday and today giving my take on Chris Huhne’s resignation, so here are the two main highlights if you missed them: The Lib Dem Voice survey results I mention are covered in the piece Which four Liberal Democrat ministers have most improved their standings in 2011? and for more [...]
VIDEO: Chris Huhne on Big Energy Week
It’s Big Energy Week this week. Which has me almost as excited as International Mountain Day. So here is a video from Chris Huhne about it:
The Green Deal: what is it about?
Chris Huhne and others explain, including how it will support at least 65,000 jobs:
Which four Liberal Democrat ministers have most improved their standings in 2011?
Lib Dem Voice has polled our members-only forum to discover what Lib Dem members think of various political issues, the Coalition, and the performance of key party figures. Some 564 party members responded, and we are publishing the full results here over several days. Jeremy Browne, Vince Cable, Ed Davey and Lynne Featherstone are the four Liberal [...]
I really don’t think Chris Huhne should be doing that to Nick Clegg with the tinsel
Due to an unfortunate distribution error I appear to be the only person in receipt of the Liberal Democrat Cabinet team Christmas card. So to put that right:
The three stories that really matters – even to Britain
If the job of selecting the new stories to headline means selecting the stories catching the public attention (and trying not to get a headache thinking about the circular nature of it all), then the headline pickers of British political journalism have been getting it right. David Cameron and the non-vetoing veto is top of [...]
“Chris Huhne is a remarkably successful and powerful minister” – Tim Montgomerie
So writes Tim Montgomerie on ConservativeHome: The reality is that Chris Huhne is a remarkably successful and powerful minister who is delivering very bold (and expensive) action on climate change. Tim Yeo, the Conservative chairman of the House of Commons energy and climate committee, acknowledges this in remarks to The Observer: “We are getting a [...]
The latest 38 Degrees email: two good points, one bad
The latest email from the campaign group 38 Degrees hit my inbox earlier this week and shows signs of the organisation responding to previous criticisms made of it – but not all of them. One criticism made by others (including many people active in other pressure groups) in the past has been about 38 Degrees [...]
A trio of Tory / Liberal Democrat disagreements in government
Like London buses, Tory / Liberal Democrat disagreements are coming along all bunched together at the moment: Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has criticised “climate sceptics” and others who he argues are decrying the UK’s potential for renewable power … His comments are being interpreted by some as a riposte to Chancellor George Osborne who is believed [...]
