I’m annoyed that I’m starting to sound like a stuck record on this blog, but I feel the need to go back to the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill again because of a potentially explosive confusion that has arisen. Earlier today Joe Otten, a Lib Dem Sheffield Councillor, made the… Continue reading If you’re a small community campaign, the #gagginglaw will affect you.
Remind me how the gagging law will prevent a UK “Koch Brothers” again?
One of the common arguments by the supporters of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill is that it will prevent the UK equivalent of the Koch Brothers from being able to buy the political process for their own nefarious ends. So it is with good timing that Paul Sykes has… Continue reading Remind me how the gagging law will prevent a UK “Koch Brothers” again?
Russell Brand and the Emperor’s new thong
So, Russell Brand’s interview on Newsnight and New Statesman editorial has caused an awful lot of brouhaha, and I’d kind of like to join in. I find a lot of what he has to say on the subject of voting not only wrong but actually quite offensive. His assertion that my grandparents’ and great-grandparents’ generation… Continue reading Russell Brand and the Emperor’s new thong