David Willetts’ pledge that the Tories no longer support Grammar Schools, combined with Cameron’s pledge to oppose health insurance-style reforms of the NHS, means that the prospect of a Grand Coalition after the next General Election is looking increasingly possible, and the idea that the Lib Dems should some how try rush into increasingly small… Continue reading Meanwhile… the Grand Coalition builds momentum
Month: January 2006
Back to business
The holiday season, followed by the events of the last few days, has meant that I haven’t blogged about my regular preoccupations for quite a while now. Happily however, there is news. ALTER has just published Prof Iain McLean’s submission to the Lib Dem Tax Commission on their website, while the Centre for Um have… Continue reading Back to business
You learn a new thing every day…
Via Nick Cohen’s article in the Observer today (the revelatory caption isn’t in the online edition), I learn that Zac Goldsmith’s wife is called Schadenfreude. Posh people and their wacky names, eh? UPDATE: How come Zac doesn’t seem to have a Wikipedia entry? Or am I missing something?