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Politicians are not mere pawns in the hands of journalists
Understandably the Leveson Inquiry has concentrated on the misdeeds of journalists and the behaviour of newspaper owners. However, the appearance of a series of figures this week at Leveson could – indeed should – have highlighted how often the power lies with politicians, not the media. We had three figures appear who all, in their [...]
I agree with Adrian Sanders and 22 Conservative MPs
Yesterday in Parliament Adrian Sanders and 22 Conservative MPs voted to reduce the maximum number of ministers allowed in the Commons in line with the forthcoming reduction in the number of MPs: If the number of constituencies in the United Kingdom decreases below 650, the limit on the number of holders of Ministerial offices entitled [...]
Daily View 2×2: 3 January 2010
It’s Sunday. It’s 7am. It’s time to learn how to dig a hole, but first the news.
2 Must-Read Blog Posts
What are other Liberal Democrat bloggers saying? Here’s are two posts that have caught the eye from the Liberal Democrat Blogs aggregator:
What about the blood on your hands Mr Major? asks Nich Starling, reminding us of [...]
Reasons not to have an ‘early’ general election: a footnote
At the weekend I threw in another reason why Gordon Brown is very unlikely to call a general election before May.
The Times’s Danny Finkelstein has a good perspective on the issue today:
“In every election I have been involved in, there has been a last-minute rumour about an early poll date. And every one has involved [...]
