I was amused last week to read that NUS’ decision to drop its opposition to tuition fees marked “the final decline in student radicalism” – we went way past that stage over a decade ago! Back when I was a student I remember the then president of NUS going round the country urging student unions… Continue reading NUS is full of Cnuts
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Referendum Rebels: how far is too far?
The row brewing within the Labour Party over whether or not to withdraw the whip from the IWannaReferendum Three is an interesting one. Predictably, over at Iain Dale’s gaffer, the cries are all “Stalinist!” even after I pointed out that the only party to withdraw the whip over a vote on a treaty referendum is… Continue reading Referendum Rebels: how far is too far?
Is “42 days” a ruse for something else?
Say what you like about the Labour government, they are experts at the art of splitting the difference. Even when they lose, by and large they win. For example, the existing rules on allowing terrorist suspects to be locked up for 28 days without charge was a “compromise” eked out of the last time they… Continue reading Is “42 days” a ruse for something else?