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It’s now down to Ken to win London for Labour
While the hoo ha continues about whether someone left of the center gets to lose the leadership to the Miliband franchise there is a far more important selection taking place inside of Labour. It’s...
View ArticleThe three different approaches to Tory cuts
One of the interesting themes that came up yesterday at Blog Nation was about how to most effectively oppose the budget cuts, as bloggers. As always with Liberal Conspiracy there was a bit too much of...
View ArticleBNP beaten in Barking, again!
Last night the results for the Barking Goresbrook by-election came in where the great white hope Richard Barnbrook was sent packing, again, after there was an administrative cock-up on the part of...
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This is the last sane man in France
With the news that the French Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a law against the wearing of the veil I’ve been in a blistering, fuming rage. The law, which was introduced by a “delegation for the...
View ArticleFacebook and Raoul Moat – censorship not needed
David Cameron took a swipe at Facebook users yesterday when he spoke of his disgust that people had been expressing admiration for the wife beating, misogynist murderer Raoul Moat. I’m all for...
View ArticleWhere New Labour led, the Tories follow
It’s so long ago it gives me a little warm glow of nostalgia, but time was that New Labour tried to ban the largest demonstration in British history, all for the sake of some grass. No, not the sort...
View ArticleThe Green party needs a big debate about its direction
It’s been a few years now since the Green Party made its decision to adopt a leadership model. At the time it was a hotly contested issue and, in a high turnout, the referendum resulted in more than...
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What’s behind the rise of German Greens?
According to polls the German Greens, who already have the most MPs they’ve ever had, are seeing an unprecedented rise in the polls seeing them neck and neck for the first time with the SPD, the German...
View ArticleWhy I’m supporting the London tube strikes
There’s a strike on on the London tube at the moment. I know anything that causes mild inconvenience is always treated as a gross affront to our human rights and anyone exercising their actual human...
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Greens win New Zealand’s capital
In a dramatic neck and neck finish Green Party councillor Celia Wade-Brown has won the Mayoralty of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. On Friday night at close of counting there was just 40 votes...
View ArticleOur great housing scandal gets worse
The Comprehensive Spending Review spelled some extremely bad news in the housing sector. It’s a review that will cause hardship for many and homelessness for thousands. It’s not simply that Osbourne...
View ArticleThe case for dropping ‘ConDem’ in political sloganeering
I’ve been particularly excised recently by the constant use of the phrase ‘ConDem’ to describe the coalition government. It’s on leaflets, placards, blog posts and even painted on faces. My problem is...
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Pakistan faces religious riots over Blasphemy law
A one day strike rocked Pakistan last week against proposed changes in the blasphemy laws. Currently those who ‘insult Islam’ can be sentenced to death and, according to the BBC, this has led to around...
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Why the assassination of Salman Taseer matters
Just a few days ago I wrote about the tensions building in Pakistan over the proposals to amend the blasphemy laws. I mentioned in passing high profile Punjabi governor Salman Taseer who was an...
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Jones seeks Mayoral nomination for Greens
Today Jenny Jones will be announcing her intention to seek the Green Party’s nomination to run for London Mayor in 2012. Jenny has been an outstanding London Assembly Member from the very beginning in...
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How left wing are you?
YouGov has come out with a fascinating survey on how left/right wing people think they are. Inevitably they’ve chosen a scale where being on the right takes you up to +100 and being a lefty is -100...
View ArticleGreens accept duty to set balanced budgets
This weekend’s Green party conference reaffirmed our manifesto commitment to “protect basic public services, which are the foundation of an equitable society”. The motion reads: The Green Party of...
View ArticleGreens call to scrap immigration targets
The Green Party autumn conference declared its absolute opposition to the Coalition’s immigration policy this weekend. It called for the immigration cap to be scrapped and for a “real review” of this...
View ArticleOther demands that #occupyLSX could make
One criticism of the Occupy London Stock Exchange movement has been either the lack of concrete demands or their incoherence. While that’s not necessarily fair it is certainly true that only one point...
View ArticleWhy is Boris doing nothing about bicycle deaths?
“If Transport for London’s roads were a factory it would have been closed down with this number of deaths and accidents.” So said Hampstead resident Tom Kearney at a Road Safety hearing last week. We...
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