Having seen Rosie Boycott’s moving and blisteringly honest piece about her experience as alcoholic and how she related to Kennedy’s downfall on This Week tonight (frustratingly not on the web but there’s a similar article by her in The Guardian), I’ve come to the conclusion that I overreacted in anger at the actions of the… Continue reading I forgive the Cable XI
Month: January 2006
Huhne wavers on supertax pledge
According to the Guardian, he said today: “The 50p top tax rate is now looking in international terms quite uncompetitive . . . and there are alternative ways of being redistributive.” I certainly agree with the second point, although I think the first can be overblown. While it is hardly a policy announcement, it is… Continue reading Huhne wavers on supertax pledge
Scrap the Ministry of Fun?
I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and this story (via this bloke) has got me thinking again: if the Lib Dems would abolish the DTI, then why not abolish the Department of Media, Culture and Sport at the same time? I’m not suggesting, as Tim seems to imply (not that I’m putting words… Continue reading Scrap the Ministry of Fun?