Iain Dale’s bizarre equivalence of English Apples and Californian Oranges gives me an excuse to yet again plug constructaregion. In relative terms, California is more akin to Scotland than England – a sizeable minority rather than an overwhelming majority. Indeed, looking at the US rather makes the point about why an English Parliament is a… Continue reading Californication
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Honest Jim
Paul Davies reminds me to recount a story from my dim and distant student days. Back when I was a stude, Jim “trust me!” Murphy was NUS President. At the time, we’re talking 1996 here, there was a lot of talk about the Dearing Commission and the Tories’ threat to introduce tuition fees. Jim came… Continue reading Honest Jim
Boy George unnerves Merv
The annoying talking donkey hasn’t just been getting up Gordo’s nose: In a policy document handed to the Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank, in January and published yesterday, Mr Osborne raised the idea of removing the majority that the Bank’s staff currently hold on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). However, the Bank was… Continue reading Boy George unnerves Merv