Briefing Counter

I’ve been at a lecture and a dinner this evening but before leaving the office I made a mental note to blog about how magnanimous it was of the Lib Dem shadow cabinet, after a “calm and thoughtful meeting” to promise to stop briefing against Charles Kennedy. This was in response to the article posted… Continue reading Briefing Counter

Too risky?

The Meeting the Challenge website has suddenly had a rush of articles posted on it. Thus far I’ve only had a chance to read Lembit Opik’s piece. Pretty much everything I’ve ever read by Lembit has been on these lines, which can basically be summed up as “feel the fear and do it anyway”. I… Continue reading Too risky?

Losing the plot

For once, I find myself agreeing with John Prescott. For once, I find myself understanding John Prescott: A lot of ruddy builders shout about planning, but find it more profitable to hold on to land in tremendous land banks. They are on to a damn good thing. They blame planning, but I wish they would… Continue reading Losing the plot