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Tag Archives: New Politics
Chris White MP’s Big Society Bill
This article was first published on Thursday 9 December at 15.06, but we have reposted, as it got a bit lost in the tuition fees blizzard yesterday! The main reason I entered politics was to improve my local community and … Continue reading
Posted in Big Society
Tagged Accountability, Big Society, Change, Communities, Conservatism, Living in Britain, Localism, New Politics, Parliament
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The Stillbirth of Alternative Vote
Let us be honest for a minute, no-one really wants AV. The Conservatives like first past the post (FPTP), the Lib Dems want proportional representation (PR), and Labour… and Labour… It’s almost impossible to know what Labour does want as … Continue reading
Ticking boxes, putting people in them, and why the state does not mean society
This fuss over the ‘landmine’ of the Equality Act is completely ridiculous. The Act doesn’t require anything beyond a consideration of how government actions impact on people – which frankly is something I would expect any halfway competent politician to … Continue reading
Posted in Big Society
Tagged Conservatism, Living in Britain, Making a Difference, New Politics, Social Mobility, Society
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Goldilocks and the Coalition
There are discussions all over the place about the threats to the Coalition itself. All anyone I speak to wants to discuss is how long it will last. Labour seem to think if they are nasty enough to the Lib … Continue reading
Posted in Elections
Tagged Coalition, David Cameron, Leadership, New Politics, Nick Clegg
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Can we be the Apple of politics?
The Saturday Times magazine (link here but it’s behind the paywall) had a great article about Apple, and how all companies basically want to be the Apple of their industry. Farhad Manjoo also came up with a list of the attributes that … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Conservatism, Governing, Living in Britain, Making a Difference, New Politics, Post-Bureaucratic Age, Society
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