Regular readers will have gather that I’m not only in favour of the party having more women MPs, but I want to see it take positive action on the issue. What I do oppose however is positive discrimination where it is not warranted, and simplistic tokenism. What therefore am I to make of this: Mr… Continue reading Hughes4Tokenism?
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Lloyd George would approve
Far be it for me to get a reputation as a nay-sayer all the time. I have just read the three leadership contender’s positions on land value taxation (courtesy of ALTER) and pronounce myself Well Pleased. There are subtle differences. I’m not entirely sure about Ming/Cable’s line that LVT should be set nationally rather than… Continue reading Lloyd George would approve
Scots Man Speak Um Forked Tongue
Have you read the Times over the last few months? You have? Then, you’ll know that it has a very simple prescription for what the Lib Dems should do. Essentially it is this: dump all that social liberal nonsense, embrace economic liberalism and turn ourselves into the UK equivalent of the German FDP. The shorthand… Continue reading Scots Man Speak Um Forked Tongue