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Monthly Archives: August 2012
The curious case of Heathrow’s third runway
Why did senior Tory MP Tim Yeo make such a conspicuous bid to support Heathrow’s third runway? The idea is ruled out in the Coalition Agreement, and it is politically impossible for the government to take forward. Such a bid can only … Continue reading
Posted in Politics UK
Tagged Conservatives, David Cameron, Heathrow, Lib Dems, Liberal Democrats, UK politics
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Capitalism in crisis. A smaller state and lower taxes will make things worse, not better.
The advanced capitalist economies are in trouble. Economic growth is anaemic or negative; government debt mounting; banking systems are on life support. There are big differences between the individual economies, but some combination of these three, or at least two … Continue reading
Competitive sports: making it compulsory is futile
We’re having a lot of fun in Britian with the 2012 Olympics, and especially here in London. That’s rather wonderful in its own right – but as usual people are using the occasion to push forward their political agendas. And … Continue reading
Let’s learn the right lessons from the Winterbourne View scandal
On Monday the government published its serious case review into the Winterbourne View abuse scandal. Winterbourne View was a specialist private sector hospital for learning disabled and autistic people – people who were sectioned and could not fend for themselves … Continue reading
Posted in Politics UK, Public Services
Tagged NHS, NHS reform, public service reform, Winterbourne View
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Lords reform: the real loser is David Cameron’s project
Today Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, announced that Britain’s Coalition government would end its attempt to make the country’s upper house, The House of Lords, mostly elected. It is a bitter blow for Lib Dems, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics UK
Tagged AV referendum, Conservatives, David Cameron, Labour, Lib Dems, Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, UK politics
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My day at the Olympics
Yesterday I joined London’s Olympic party, when we went to see the gymnastics at the North Greenwich Arena, better known as the O2 (but the company isn’t an Olympic sponsor…) or in its prior guise as the Millennium Dome. It was the … Continue reading