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Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:11:20 -0700

Paying for performance?
I leanr today that my colleague Philip Hammond has obtained some figures from the government showing just what huge sums have...
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Mike Rouse posted a blog entry

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:46:45 -0700

You too can live your dream
Yesterday at a Prize Giving at a local Comprehensive School I asked the children, students and parents if they thought the...
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:14:16 -0700

BBC iPlayer - Home
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Mike Rouse posted a blog entry

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:33:36 -0700

Oil prices up, house prices down- the UK on Nightmare Row
Oil prices rose and house prices fell again yesterday. It is the government’s nightmare scenario. They have left the UK short...
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Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:18:27 -0700

The reign of King Coal
Yesterday I met leaders of the NUM , Unison and the carbon capture industry, to discuss the future of coal along with some...
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Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:18:26 -0700

More economic gloom
On both sides of the Atlantic the news is of slowdown and decline. US car output has been badly hit, UK housebuilders and...
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Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:11:16 -0700

A tale of two Presidents - and the EU
It was refreshing to hear that the President of Poland respects democracy and the popular vote sufficiently to say he will not...
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Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:11:16 -0700

Today we mourn those who died on the Somme
Today we mourn the loss of 19240 men who died on the first day of the battle of the Somme. Following an eight day bombardment...
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Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:11:16 -0700

Wokingham Times
One of the many policies and aspirations of the present government that lies in tatters is its wish to see many more houses...
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Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:42:48 -0700

How to Chart Your Moods - Bipolar Disorder
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Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:47:35 -0700

If the government wants more homes built it first has to tackle the Credit Crunch
One the many policies and aspirations of the present government that lies in tatters is its wish to see many more houses built...
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Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:13:42 -0700

Modernising the Conservatives and splitting the Anglicans - a story of two leaderships
Today is a good day to review the progress of two leaders at modernising their institutions. David Cameron’s...
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Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:10:14 -0700

THE CONSERVATIVE MARCH SINCE 1997 BIG WAKE UP CALL
This chart shows how the Conservatives have made tremendous progress in local elections since Labour came into power in...
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Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:34:23 -0700

Why UK markets and assets are falling
Fiscal policy is too lax — the government is spending wasting and borrowing too much. Markets fear that the government is...
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Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:32:12 -0700

Social mobility falls as Labour crashes
Last evening after a day pounding the streets of Henley I went to see a Beating the Retreat at the Oiffcers’ Mess at ...
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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:10:00 -0700

Redwood welcomes the Pitt Review, but cautions against complacency
John Redwood has welcomed the findings of the Pitt Review, published today. He is pleased to note that his urging for clarity...
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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:10:00 -0700

Is it cricket?
I just turned on the New Zealand versus England cricket in time to see the collision between bowler and batsman and the run out...
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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:10:00 -0700

Legislation - just a longer press release?
Legislation has become an extended press release to this government. As the government of the spinners by the spinners for the...
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Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:36:00 -0700

The Independent’s planning map
Today’s front page of the Independent shows this government’s list of major projects that it would now like to push...
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Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:36:00 -0700

If you want to stop speculators you first have to identify them
The hedge fund manager who told the US authorities that the current oil price is twice as high as it need be thanks to...
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Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:20:04 -0700

A broken strategy for a broken society
Gordon Brown today launches another fightback. This time he combines concern about the broken society the Conservatives have...
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Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:10:24 -0700

The public see sense on climate change - pity about the government
The Poll in the Observer shows how much more sensible the public is about climate change that many of the governments. On a...
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Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:15:55 -0700

When the spin becomes ridiculous
There has been some excellent journalism on the back of Tom Harris’s rose tinted blog about the economic joys of modern...
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Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:15:55 -0700

PM and Energy Minister conspire to blame foreigners
Today is great red herring day. The Energy Minister has been on to tell us the PM feels our pain when we face daylight robbery...
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Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:27:50 -0700

10 years without more power grab from the EU? Who are you kidding?
What a surprise – the EU has no immediate answer to the “Irish problem”. They should begin by realising they do not...
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