Tag Archives: Research

The danger of the Blue Book

Posted on 14 April 2011 by Edmund Coleridge

It was only a matter of time before they rallied. They bit their lip when he was elected leader, they knew that if they said anything that might damage him that it would probably be turned against them, they thought … Continue reading →

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I disagree with Nick

Posted on 19 January 2011 by Fiona Melville

No, not that Nick. This one. Nick and I (and Dave, for that matter) agree on most things – that’s why we write this blog together. But on this, I’m afraid, he is wrong. Nick is right that not everyone who … Continue reading →

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Is Oldham a national or a local election?

Posted on 7 January 2011 by Fiona Melville

From Andrea’s post this morning, I followed her link to the Times’ endorsement of Elwyn Watkins in Oldham. I was particularly interested in the section that talks about the effects of the Lib Dems’ decision to join the coalition (indeed, … Continue reading →

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Instability, corruption, and why Afghanistan needs the Big Society

Posted on 27 October 2010 by Fiona Melville

This is a slightly facile title. But the argument is a real one. I was at the Policy Exchange event with David Kilcullen last night. Once it’s up online, I highly recommend you spend some time watching it. He was … Continue reading →

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Oliver and Danny up a tree…

Posted on 21 July 2010 by Fiona Melville

K-I-S-S-I-N-G Or something. At Policy Exchange this evening, Danny Alexander looked somewhat non-plussed by Oliver Letwin’s descriptions of marriage versus friendship and their relationship to the one-party versus coalition government. But overall it was a fascinating insight into the nuts … Continue reading →

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