Oy, what a hectic few weeks I’ve been having. As such, I’ve only just got around to reading Lynne Featherstone’s thoughtful article on Lib Dem blogging and Andy Mayer’s excellent response. Is the Lib Dem blogosphere too inward looking? Frankly, yes it is and I’m well aware of being a guilty culprit. Jennie Rigg is… Continue reading Inward looking? Moi?
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Can science find a cure for conservativism?
Nature always does contrive That every boy and every gal That’s born into the world alive Is either a little Liberal Or else a little Conservative. Iolanthe, W. S. Gilbert There was an interesting article in New Scientist last week about research suggesting a genetic basis for political opinion (You can’t read the full article?… Continue reading Can science find a cure for conservativism?
Derek Conway and the passions of Iain Dale
A few points… Roger Gale describes the Conway incident as a “witch hunt“. One has to wonder why the Standards and Privileges Committee would do such a thing if that were the case, since if Gale is to believed surely all MPs would be liable for the same treatment. Surely mutual interest would prevent such… Continue reading Derek Conway and the passions of Iain Dale