It is often claimed that in some constituencies a pig could get elected if it wears the right coloured rosette. From the news today it looks like one MP is so determined to keep her snout in the trough that she wants to put that claim to the test. (...
Topics: Bromsgrove, Julie Kirkbride, Nigel Hastilow, pigs with rosettes on, sleaze

{"title":"Julie Kirkbride - No, No, NO!","post_url":"http:\/\/timrollpickering.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/julie-kirkbride-no-no-no.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/timrollpickering.blogspot.com\/rss.xml","author":"timrollpickering","date":"2009-11-06 13:38:51","summary":"It is often claimed that in some constituencies a pig could get elected if it wears the right coloured rosette. From the news today it looks like one MP is so determined to keep her snout in the trough that she wants to put that claim to the test. (..."}

With dozens of commenters and hundreds of pseudonyms roaming the internet to express fake moral outrage about the Conservatives' policy on the European Union, invariably many are claiming that a huge portion of the electorate are concerned with this..
Topics: European Union, Ipsos MORI, opinion polls

{"title":"Is Europe important to the electorate?","post_url":"http:\/\/timrollpickering.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/is-europe-important-to-electorate.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/timrollpickering.blogspot.com\/rss.xml","author":"timrollpickering","date":"2009-11-05 06:56:21","summary":"With dozens of commenters and hundreds of pseudonyms roaming the internet to express fake moral outrage about the Conservatives' policy on the European Union, invariably many are claiming that a huge portion of the electorate are concerned with this.."}

In the aftermath of Nick Griffin's Question Time appearance the BNP have soared ahead in the opinion polls. Or have they? A poll done yesterday found they have 3% support, up a grand total of 1%. But 3% is what they got at the end of September. ( UK..
Topics: British National Party, Nick Griffin, opinion polls, Question Time, UK Polling Report

{"title":"The BNP and polling","post_url":"http:\/\/timrollpickering.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/bnp-and-polling.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/timrollpickering.blogspot.com\/rss.xml","author":"timrollpickering","date":"2009-10-24 08:39:57","summary":"In the aftermath of Nick Griffin's Question Time appearance the BNP have soared ahead in the opinion polls. Or have they? A poll done yesterday found they have 3% support, up a grand total of 1%. But 3% is what they got at the end of September. ( UK.."}

I'm currently watching BBC News 24 showing the images outside BBC Television Centre as Nick Griffin arrives for tonight's Question Time complete with huge protests against this. And how does this look on television? Well to be blunt Nick Griffin..
Topics: BBC, British National Party, Nick Griffin, Question Time

{"title":"BNP vs protesters","post_url":"http:\/\/timrollpickering.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/bnp-vs-protesters.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/timrollpickering.blogspot.com\/rss.xml","author":"timrollpickering","date":"2009-10-22 09:59:31","summary":"I'm currently watching BBC News 24 showing the images outside BBC Television Centre as Nick Griffin arrives for tonight's Question Time complete with huge protests against this. And how does this look on television? Well to be blunt Nick Griffin.."}

Earlier this week I received the shocking news that my PhD supervisor, John Ramsden, has passed away. Peter Hennessy has written a wonderful piece at The Guardian: John Ramsden obituary and I don't feel I can improve on it. All I can add is that John.
Topics: John Ramsden, Peter Hennessy, The Guardian

{"title":"John Ramsden 1947-2009","post_url":"http:\/\/timrollpickering.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/john-ramsden-1947-2009.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/timrollpickering.blogspot.com\/rss.xml","author":"timrollpickering","date":"2009-10-21 07:37:49","summary":"Earlier this week I received the shocking news that my PhD supervisor, John Ramsden, has passed away. Peter Hennessy has written a wonderful piece at The Guardian: John Ramsden obituary and I don't feel I can improve on it. All I can add is that John."}