Which book most shaped your political views?
The Guardian’s recent feature, A book that changed me: we want your choices, got me thinking about which book most influenced my political views. … Read the full post »
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Ronald Reagan
Read my posts about the US President Ronald Reagan, who won both the 1980 and 1984 Presidential elections.
Tycoon tax: now in force
A little quietly, the good ship HMS Tycoon Tax slid off the policy speculation slipway and into the waters of the real world with the start of the tax year earlier this month. … Read the full post »
“A book which genuinely relates to mainstream democratic practitioners of all hues”
Pack and Maxfield transcend their Liberal Democrat affiliations to make this a book which genuinely relates to mainstream democratic practitioners of all hues. Yup, this is a book review I like. The reviewer, Paul Brighton, makes a good point about holes in shoes. What worked for Ronald Reagan probably wouldn’t have worked for Michael Foot. … Read the full post »
Hold your horses, I quite like this idea from Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan
Welcome to today’s tax irony corner: that tycoon tax pushed by Nick Clegg is a British equivalent of the US Alternative Minimum Tax. … Read the full post »
How politicians should be making speeches this autumn
Advances in technology mean that politicians need to take into consideration more factors than ever in order to make a successful political speech. Here is how politicians can use those advances to their advantage. … Read the full post »
I'm from the government, and I'm here to kill you
Back in July 1988 Ronald Reagan made a famous quip that, The ten most dangerous words in the English language are “Hi, I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” (At least, that’s what I think he said – the quote is sometimes given as him saying “nine” – and with “hi” missing; it’s … Read the full post »
Posts of the week: reforming the banks and learning from Reagan’s speeches
Reagan was a master storyteller, He understood, instinctively, what political narratives are about and how they work. … Read the full post »
Why don’t they hand out science Nobel prizes on the same basis as the Peace prize?
Barack Obama has been award the Nobel Prize for Peace essentially for effort – he’s trying hard, saying the right things but not yet delivered concrete results. … Read the full post »