Paul Flynn is crying foul over the Parliamentary authorities’ decision to force him to pay for his own blog. Prior to that, he had tried charging the costs to the taxpayer via the Communications Allowance. Derek Wyatt has also joined the fray: “They don’t get in the way of my letters or phone calls, so… Continue reading Paul Flynn a victim of net censorship? Don’t make me laugh
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Right royal sexism
Lynne Featherstone has launched a campaign against the institutional sexism of the British monarchy, referring Prince Edward’s demotion of his daughter Louise in line to the throne in favour of her newborn brother (see the New Statesmanperson for more details). It’s an excellent idea; the equalities post is a worthy one but one that rarely… Continue reading Right royal sexism
White wristbands are history
Remember those halcyon days of 2005 when Make Poverty History “forced” the G8 to finally take the problem of international debt and development seriously? Remember how keen both Prime Minister Blair and his then Chancellor Gordon Brown were on championing this issue? Strange then that as PM, Brown has been quietly letting those commitments drop:… Continue reading White wristbands are history