Category Archives: Government

Moderate Political Positions

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Fles

Perhaps I’m being obtuse but I really don’t understand the basis for the constant stream of allegations I see in the media that Jeremy Corbyn is “extreme left-wing”; he’s a socialist – that’s kinda the point, surely – so he … Continue reading →

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London Weighting? Nope, London (and the rest of the UK) left waiting

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Fles

Many people of late have expressed the opinion that homes in London ought to be made affordable for those in essential occupations but not so much for other ‘wannabe Londoners’ because “London is a great place to live but… if … Continue reading →

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Civilian Surveillance

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Fles

I think it’s a real shame that government cuts have led to the closure of so many of our libraries, otherwise the authorities would easily have been able to monitor what we read. As it is, to save the security … Continue reading →

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A Labour of Love

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Fles

Caught up in an internal power squabble, most of the Labour Party appears to have completely forgotten what being in Opposition is all about. Somehow convinced that they lost the last election because of what they stood for, the party … Continue reading →

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Political Effrontery

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Fles

Only 37% of the votes cast at the general election were for the Conservatives and yet somehow they now hold 51% of the seats. That cannot be right. In effect, we are being governed by a party that was opposed … Continue reading →

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Sinister Surveillance

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Fles

David Cameron has pledged that, if re-elected in May, he will introduce legislation to allow monitoring of all internet, email and mobile telephone activity. This “snoopers’ charter” has already been rejected once, on the grounds that it would impose an … Continue reading →

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Legacy of Debt

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Fles

I see that David Cameron is once again campaigning on not leaving future generations to bear a “legacy of debt” – with the notable exception, one presumes, of the legacy of tuition fees which will hang like an albatross around … Continue reading →

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The Debate of the Debates

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Fles

I find myself at a something of a loss: at what point did we accept that television companies would be able to set the frame for political debate in this country? Furthermore, on whose authority is Ofcom vested with the … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Fear

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Fles

In 2010, when he felt that his electoral chances were being threatened by a party of protest, David Cameron claimed that a vote for Nick Clegg and the LibDems would let Labour in. We ended up with a Conservative/LibDem coalition … Continue reading →

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Benefit Tourism

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Fles

A lot of people skirt around the subject of benefit tourism, apparently for fear of offending those from other nations who come over here and set themselves up purely in order to get a free ride on the back of … Continue reading →

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