It is none of my business if David Cameron’s disabled son has been rushed to hospital or not, but it does raise an issue about the way Cameron expects to be able to turn his family’s privacy on and off like a tap whenever its suits him. Apart from that recent ITN footage of him… Continue reading David Cameron’s privacy
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Panic! Panic! Hold on, is the economy really in a worse state than 1982?
The Telegraph has breathlessly flourished a new poll showing that the “feelgood factor” is worse than at any point since records began. In, er, 1981. What this suggests is that the general public genuinely believes the current slowdown in the economy (note, not even a recession, just a reduction in growth) is a worst economic… Continue reading Panic! Panic! Hold on, is the economy really in a worse state than 1982?
Is Nick Harvey happy being the unacceptable face of Parliament?
One thing that really bugs me is when people who clearly don’t know what they are talking about come up with fatuous excuses for not allowing reasonable requests. Nick Harvey MP, sadly, is a case in point. His response to Jo Swinson’s reasonable request for Parliament to allow video clips to be posted on YouTube… Continue reading Is Nick Harvey happy being the unacceptable face of Parliament?