Am I the only person to notice that the Tories were facing in both directions when it came to democracy yesterday? At the same time as condemning Tony Blair for ruling out a referendum on the next European treaty, they were launching a new policy paper which, among other things, called for directly elected mayors… Continue reading Why are the Tories in such a mess over Europe?
Month: June 2007
How not to launch a policy
Regular readers of this blog may have noticed that I have a particular interest in land value taxation, and housing and land reform more generally. I’m little more than an enthusiastic amateur however at the end of the day, and will happily admit to gaps in my knowledge. I have to admit for example that… Continue reading How not to launch a policy
Brown Meme
Praguetory has tagged me with Matt Wardman’s Brown Meme. Unlike a lot of memes, this one seems to have the potential for an interesting debate, so here goes: * 2 things Gordon Brown should be proud of. – Helping to make Labour electable – (Most of) Labour’s constitutional reform agenda in their first term of… Continue reading Brown Meme