11th May '08Today's Top Blog Posts on UK Politics
1. Gordon Brown - Robin Hood In Reverse
As I said last week, I gave Wendy Alexander’s Aviemore Conference speech a miss in favour of an afternoon in the pub watching the Celtic-Rangers game. It’s therefore with thanks to the Man About The House Blog I…
2. Politicians and their private lives
I promised a response to Matt Sinclair and Tim Montgomerie- here it is.The relationship between politicians and the public is an interesting one: one of the reasons often cited that more talented people do not enter p…
3. Thandie Newton to Play Condoleezza Rice in Oliver Stone’s W. Iaon Gruffudd in Talks For Tony Blair
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Oliver Stone’s Dubbya biopic W. continues to stack on cast members like intelligent pancakes, with the latest editions being Iaon Gruffudd (Mr. Fantastic in The Fantastic Four) in the final stages of signing on to…
4. Aussie PM "No Chinese Goons in Oz"
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With Gordon standing next to him in Downing Street, the new Aussie PM, Kevin Rudd, made it clear that no Chinese security forces would be pushing him around when the Olympic torch came to Australia. Gordon just stood…
5. Three year pay cut for the nurses
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Silencing the nursesGordon Brown has put an 8% payrise on the table for the nurses. Brilliant. 8% sounds good doesn’t it, particularly if you forget to divide it by three.The proposed deal would give over a million…
6. Guy Fawkes’ blog of parliamentary plots, rumours and conspiracy: Gordon’s Choice As General-Secretary Doesn’t Want the Job
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David Pitt-Watson, was Gordon Brown’s favoured candidate to replace the disgraced Peter Watt, who quit in the row over Labour’s donations by proxy and is under investigation by the police. Gordon sat in at the NEC…
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7. Tory Poster Campaign on Brown 10p Tax Rise
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Click on image to enlargeThis poster was launched by the Conservatives this morning to highlight the effect of Gordon Brown’s 10p tax hike on the low paid. It will be delivered in the constituencies of those Labour MPs…
8. German Duke Franz Herzog von Bayern Is Rightful King Of England
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GOD save Franz Herzog von Bayern new King of England and Scotland.The Telegraph reports that should Gordon Brown repeal the 1701 Act of Settlement, something he is considering, the 74-year-old German will sit on the…
9. The Day Gordon Praised China "Invasion"
Chinese New Year this February saw Gordon sucking up to the Chinese regime with a video message. In a Freudian slip he praised China as a “centre for invasion”. A tad insensitive given the situation in Tibet. Did…
10. Politicians' Expense Claims
For those interested, Matt Sinclair did a rather good radio interview on Radio 4 recently about this subject (it is about 26 minutes in to the program). He lucidly explains the two main points, that MPs must live like…
11. Iain Dale’s Diary: Why Gordon Brown is No Ronald Reagan
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The words which follow come from Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address in January 1981, when the American economy was in deep trouble. They demonstrate why he was so popular, because he could relate to individual…
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12. H.H Asquith and Gordon Brown
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Martin Kettle argues in today’s Guardian that Gordon Brown risks facing the fate of Herbert Henry Asquith in the early twentieth century. I think that Kettle seriously underestimates Asquith and overestimates Brown’s…
13. Obesity : is surgery the answer?
The dieter’s trousersMany truly obese people are searching for a quick answer to their problems. Sadly, there isn't one. Ultimately, it is all down to calorific balance. Slimming is big business. Very big business.…
14. Paul Linford: Local elections are make-or-break for Brown
My weekly column in today’s Newcastle Journal will be the last for a couple of weeks, so with the local elections coming up it seemed a good opportunity for a general overview of the current political situation.Just…
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15. Binge drinking: bottling it again
I never understood the thinking behind attempting to price people out of drinking. For example, Chancellor Alistair Darling in his recent budget put four pence on a pint of beer. Now, a lot of people seem to be upset…
