Steve Uncles, the top candidate for the English Democrats in the South East region has decided to pick an argument he feels he has a reasonable argument of winning – on the basis that his opponent died a couple of years ago. In a forum post entitled “Fun with bloggers who hate their County [sic]… Continue reading You can’t libel the dead, but the English Democrats are having a bloody good go of it
Month: May 2009
AV+??!! Eleven year old reheated Westminster leftovers will do nothing to restore trust in politics
I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate Nick Clegg on launching a terrific campaign today. I really do. He pulled a blinder. The 100 Days theme, combined with this populist stuff about ‘no summer holiday until this is sorted’ injects urgency and raises the stakes in a much needed way. The party can be… Continue reading AV+??!! Eleven year old reheated Westminster leftovers will do nothing to restore trust in politics
Is an honest debate on electoral reform possible?
David Cameron’s big speech about democratic reform is most notable for its chutzpah. Like Jack Straw, a man whom Cameron has seemingly impressed, he has managed to make a speech saying very little fool journalists into thinking he is being radical. It doesn’t say much for the state of modern journalists that they are impressed… Continue reading Is an honest debate on electoral reform possible?