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Election Reflection 6 May 2011 | 07:40 pm
Like most political junkies, I stayed up too late last watching the results begin to come in. Reflecting this morning after some sleep, and seeing further results, I think Labour has some thing to con...
Labour's Youngest Leafleter 21 Apr 2011 | 03:17 am
Joseph William, aged 3
Why Green is Good for Red 20 Apr 2011 | 01:55 am
Labour's old Constituency of the urban industrial working class has ceased to be. As the social groupings that were solid during the post war consensus have disappeared, both Labour and the Conservati...
Where's the Next Radical Big Idea? 17 Apr 2011 | 06:22 pm
Observing politics since May 2010, one thing has become clear to me: no mainstream political party has a credible radical big idea. Let me explain from the view of the English big three: The Conserv...
Guide to AV and FPTP 16 Apr 2011 | 06:37 pm
Thanks to www.aboutmyvote.co.uk
Religious Freedom and Tolerance 15 Apr 2011 | 07:45 am
Despite being a lifelong Atheist, I have always been interested in religious matters. Questions about the right to agree, or just as importantly to disagree, with someone else's beliefs yet retaining ...
The Grand National - When Will the Cruelty End? 11 Apr 2011 | 02:13 am
Another Aintree meeting has finished, and yet again the nation was glued to the most famous horse race in the world, The Grand National. No other horse race has the power to get Grandmothers, Uncles, ...
Political Renewal - A Philosophical Approach - Socrates 10 Apr 2011 | 03:16 am
I have been thinking a great deal about political philosophy in recent times. Following May's Election defeat, Labour is searching for renewal. The philosophical basis on what this will be based on i...
It's no to AV for me 4 Apr 2011 | 12:44 am
Here is a letter that I had published in the Batley News on the 24th February 2011: Regarding the Alternative Vote (AV) referendum, May 2011, I would recommend that everyone looks closely at both sys...
Improving the Grassroots Labour Party 1 Apr 2011 | 12:05 am
The document 'Refounding Labour' was launched a few days, beginning a period of consultation by The Labour Party to look at the the issue of party renewal. All submission ends in Friday 24th June. I...
