Denis MacShane’s article on the evils of the government’s proposals for Lords reform is, to be charitable, a little confused. Let’s get this straight: So why, then, will I go into the opposition lobby next week? It is over the proposal to tear up more than seven centuries of history and require MPs to sit… Continue reading Denis MacShame
Month: February 2007
An accident waiting to happen
My first response when reading about Forward Wales’ plan to field both party and ‘independent’ candidates in the next Assembly elections was, “what took them so long?” The Electoral Commission appear to have now woken up to this, but really it is too late. This is the real danger of the AMS system, not the… Continue reading An accident waiting to happen
Poo-pooing McKeith
An excellent article by Ben Goldacre in today’s Guardian about Gillian McKeith, who has just agreed to stop using the word “doctor” in adverts promoting her products on the not unreasonable grounds that she isn’t one (legal qualification: with a recognised accreditation).