The Guardian is getting itself into a lather attacking the “Tories’ favourite thinktank” for suggesting that Northern towns are failures. What they don’t report is that the pamphlet in question is co-written by the Lib Dems’ own Tim Leunig. The summary of the pamphlet does indeed sound quite provocative. The idea that people should simply… Continue reading Tim Leunig: “unworkable, unreasonable and perhaps plain barmy”? (UPDATE)
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Comment is Bonkers
I’ve written another piece for Comment is Free today, voicing concerns about Nick Clegg’s centralising tendencies: I am reminded by the party’s stance on Iraq, and how it came about. Will Clegg’s COG enable the grassroots to drag the party leadership, kicking and screaming if need be, to where it needs to be, or is… Continue reading Comment is Bonkers
The Grimond-Obama link
An interesting link made by Martin “son of Richard” Wainwright between the current Obama bandwagon and the Red Guard of the 60s: Jo Grimond in particular enjoyed intellectual experiments and didn’t mind the excesses of youth. He sent Young Libs out all over the world to report back to him on Yugoslavian workers’ cooperatives, black… Continue reading The Grimond-Obama link