Whatever doubts I may have about Labour’s new proposals on education, I will agree with Jonathan Calder on one thing: it is entirely consistent for the Tories to agree with them. Cameron is quite right to point out that after eight years we appear to be right back to Grant Maintained Status. Cameron’s tactic is… Continue reading New opposition tactic: agree with everything
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Campaign Photos 101
Via Jonathan Calder, I bring you Tim Ireland’s Art of Looking Concerned. It’s easy to take the piss when it’s Tories, but I’m uncomfortably aware that a) this is the sort of thing that the Lib Dems run extensive training courses on at conferences, etc. and b) that I began looking at the photos from… Continue reading Campaign Photos 101
CamerOnDrugs
In 1999, something interesting happened. Newley elected leader Charles Kennedy, in a break from his predecessor, came out and supported the Lib Dem party line of holding a Royal Commission on drug use. And you know what? The world didn’t come crashing down around his ears. Remarkable! Kennedy went on to make a point of… Continue reading CamerOnDrugs