Archive for james graham
Katie Ghose appointed new Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society
The press notice from the Electoral Reform Society says: Katie Ghose has served for 5 years as Director of the British Institute of Human Rights, a national charity with a mission to bring rights to life for everyone in the UK. A public affairs specialist and barrister with a background in human rights law and [...]
“The Liberal Democrats aren’t a sort of glorified form of the Electoral Reform Society”
So says Nick Clegg in an interview for Radio 4′s Westminster Hour. His underlying point is a good one – the coalition isn’t a single-issue coalition which is about AV and nothing else. And, as James Graham points out, the Electoral Reform Society isn’t a sort of glorified from of the Liberal Democrats either. However, [...]
Parliamentary Parties report back to conference
Party business sessions are usually fairly thinly attended at party conference, except back in the days of disaster and near bankrupcy immiediately after the merger which formed the Liberal Democrats.
They can however play an important role, particularly where well chosen questions tease out information or get commitments on the record. James Graham’s question this morning about [...]
The postcode lottery test: which answer do you pick?
James Graham’s typically pugnacious post about postcode lotteries has prompted me to write down a question that’s been knocking around at the back of my mind: When you read about a public service varying from area to area (aka postcode lotteries), do you think: a. “This is a problem. We must introduce more measures to [...]
