Author Archives: Administrator

Suspicion and gloom in sunny Liverpool

Posted on Thursday July 1st 2010 by Administrator

The sun was shining in Liverpool for the NHS Confederation Conference last week but inside the conference centre clouds gathered as NHS managers congregated to review the issues of the day. Dark mutterings of discontent could be heard in the … Continue reading →

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Re: A Conservative Argument

Posted on Saturday June 5th 2010 by Administrator

David T Breaker expands on his conversation with Betapolitics Nick (@Betapolitics) blogged on these pages earlier about his recent Twitter discussion with me (@Davidtbreaker) regarding the “living wage”, and how these internal party discussions show that coalitions are nothing new. … Continue reading →

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The colour of balance

Posted on Thursday May 27th 2010 by Administrator

At the age of five I learned to mix colours with my poster paints.  I was not the world’s greatest artist – to be honest my greatest creation at that age was something I called “Modern Art Slosh”!  However, I did … Continue reading →

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Conservative-Lib Dem coalitions work well

Posted on Monday May 17th 2010 by Administrator

As a Conservative activist, I have spent much of my time fighting the Liberal Democrats. A well known joke emphasises the dislike between the two parties; two councillors are standing at the top of a cliff, one Labour and one … Continue reading →

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What really matters?

Posted on Thursday May 6th 2010 by Administrator

When assured by a parliamentary colleague that a properly led Liberal-Conservative party was guaranteed his vote, Canadian prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald exclaimed, ‘Anybody may support me when I am right.  What I want is a man that will support … Continue reading →

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