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Whaleoil
Whaleoil posted a blog entry
Benson-Pope won't stand in election
Benson-Pope won’t stand in election - Dunedin South MP David Benson-Pope has confirmed he will not stand in the election....
 
<em>sanddef</em>
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Labour lose Arfon candidate
Martin Eaglestone has resigned as Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Arfon. It will be interesting to see who the Labour...
13 hours ago Ordovicius | Topics: Gwynedd, Labour Party, Martin...
 
newsjiffy
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Gordon Brown must cut waste, not public spending
With local councils across Britain having money tied up in Icelandic banks, it looks like severe public spending cuts will be...
 
RayH
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Gordon Brown pop quiz: Do you know the answer?
Gordon Brown has called on his nation to help save:a) workers from rapacious capitalists;b) middle class homeowners from...
 
thomast
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@marshallk What color are you when you mis-paste a TinyURL that goes to a Guardian article about the Israel Labour Party? Blushing blue, no?
 
matcroydon
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Could a co-operative save Tribune?
Troubled magazine of the Labour movement, Tribune, is considering a co-operative option of ownership to rescue it from...
 
The_Wilted_Rose
The_Wilted_Rose posted a blog entry
Leave Iceland alone & Why are councils hoarding?
Gordon Brown is a scumbag.  Pure and simple.  Did you see his evil face on the train on the way to Birmingham on the news...
 
Toque
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Englishness de rigeur at the Labour Party Conference
Upon second reading of Madeline Bunting’s Guardian piece on Englishness and Britishness, I noticed an important little...
 
<em>sanddef</em>
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Is Brown bouncing back?
The bail-out - is Labour reaping the benefit? asks Mike Smithson following a marked improvement for Labour's prospects in...
 
The_Wilted_Rose
The_Wilted_Rose posted a blog entry
Brown’s “Thatcher” moment, and Cam’s non-enterprise-culture moment
If Thatcher oversaw the collapse of British heavy industry, Brown’s legacy is leading the collapse of London’s once...
 
The_Wilted_Rose
The_Wilted_Rose posted a blog entry
£50 billion. You’ve got to be kidding.
The return to socialism.  What next?  I am staggered.  Speechless.  That’s all I’ve got to...
 
The_Wilted_Rose
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Nationalisation of the banks: Labour returns to its roots
According to Newsnight’s Paul Mason, the banks are about to be nationalised (or part-nationalised).  The fact that arch...
 
The_Wilted_Rose
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What will be the outcome of the Crunch Meeting?
Sky News is reporting that Gord “The Frown” Brown, Al “He’s No” Darling, Merv “The...
 
The_Wilted_Rose
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Darling’s glee at nationalising banks
Did you, by any chance, see the look of glee on Darling’s face when he responded to one of his (dis)honourable friends...
 
stuartahamilton
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Democracy Is Dead
So everyone has been banging on and on about the return of the personification of The Evil That Men Do, Peter Mandelson. ...
 
charliemarks
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Mandy, Markets, and Morality
Markets need morality, says Brown.Where do you start with such absurdity?*Sigh*He’s brought back Peter Mandelson via a...
 
Turbulent
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George and Peter drawn to the high life
The media is full of the matter of what Peter Mandelson said or did not say concerning the Prime Minister whilst the two men...
 
<em>sanddef</em>
sanddef posted a blog entry
Why I haven't commented...
...on what Peter Hain had to say to the lovely Felicity Evans yesterday.Basically, whatever Peter Hain has to say about Welsh...
7 days ago Ordovicius | Topics: Peter Hain, Labour Party, Wales
 
Suntrader
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Economy’s Bloody Sunday
Wall Street recently faced yet another historical Black Monday, and yesterday the crisis has finally traversed both the...
 
The_Wilted_Rose
The_Wilted_Rose posted a blog entry
To the Three Stooges: Time for action, not panic
Not much hope with the Three Stooges, Brown, Darling & Mandy, in charge…Yesterday, Angela Merkel panicked in...
 
The Spine
 
<em>grayaugood</em>
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Margaret Beckett: New Housing Minister
Good news about Margaret Beckett being appointed as Housing Minister. There has been some understandable moans in the housing...
 
The_Wilted_Rose
The_Wilted_Rose posted a blog entry
DBERR Peer: Brown doesn’t care for democracy
Not only do we have Alistair Darling as Chancellor, but we have a former EU Trade Commissioner as Secretary of State for DBERR,...
 
Danvers
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J.K.Rowling, the Labour Party and the Prince of Darkness
So let me get this straight, J.K.Rowling donates a ton of money to the Labour Party and a few weeks later, "he who cannot be...
9 days ago Baillieu Blog | Topics: Peter..., Labour Party
 
<em>ewan.aitken</em>
ewan.aitken posted a blog entry
Signs of light in the Labour tunnel
The "return of Mandy" caught me as unawares as it did everyone else and I am yet to be convinced that it is the right move in...
 
<em>askuds</em>
askuds posted a blog entry
Lido Shuffle
Astonished to see Mandelson back.  Surprised to see Des Browne go (though pleased to see that an Essex boy has moved up) and...
 
Whaleoil
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Turia waves stick at Labour over tactics
Turia waves stick at Labour over tactics - Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia says any Labour attempts to undermine her...
 
Euroasia
Euroasia posted a blog entry
Asians go home!
Yes, it must be election time again. And once again it’s time to pick on the Asians.Why is it that it’s always...
 
Turbulent
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Mandelson returns to Cabinet
It almost makes me consider voting for the Tories - almost!Anyhow to keep myself from temptation I have torn up my electoral...
 
Ironist
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The resurrection of the Prince of Darkness
The return of Peter Mandelson to government is a surprising as it is audacious, given the history of animosity between him and...
10 days ago Don't trip up | Topics: Gordon Brown, UK, Peter..., Government
 
Thunder D
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Rats and Ships
Interesting, very interesting.We have one rat jumping from the sinking ship, and another running back on board, after having...
 
newsjiffy
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Peter Mandelson returns to government
Gordon Brown still has the power to surprise.Peter Mandelson is expected to be made Business Secretary with a seat in the House...
 
The_Wilted_Rose
The_Wilted_Rose posted a blog entry
Lord Mandleson of North Greenwich? Whatever next?
It won’t be Lord Mandy of Hartlepool, as he famously said, “Is it that far North?”, and asked for...
 
<em>grayaugood</em>
grayaugood posted a blog entry
UNISON London Health Training Conference 2008
This was one of the best trade union training conferences I have ever been to – well done to the organisers, guest speakers...
 
The_Wilted_Rose
The_Wilted_Rose posted a blog entry
Blair resigns. About time too. Leave the door open when you go. Brown, Smith, and the rest can follow.
Sir Ian the Pain Blair is about to resign, Iain Dale reports.It’s about time too.  After all, it is not just the...
 
The_Wilted_Rose
The_Wilted_Rose posted a blog entry
Sexist Wolverhampton NE Labour in disarray over candidate selection
Wolverhampton North East’s Labour Party has selected Oxford graduate Emma Reynolds, who grew up in a village not far from...
 
Whaleoil
Whaleoil posted a blog entry
At long last
Editorial: Overdue, but tax cuts timely - When an initiative is an inordinate time in the making, there is usually a muted...
 
The_Wilted_Rose
The_Wilted_Rose posted a blog entry
While a Conservative UK Government is to be welcome, the proposed Tory-UUP tie-up is crazy
The Conservatives are being advised by David “Lundy” Trimble, who sold out the people of Ulster with the Belfast...
 
The_Wilted_Rose
The_Wilted_Rose posted a blog entry
As the stock market plunges, more Labour lies revealed
After Congress’ understandable blocking of the $700bn Paulson Plan - the biggest bailout ever, since the days of...
 
charliemarks
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Tory Story: stop me if you’ve heard this one
Turns out some of these short-sellers that have been speculating against banks are donors to the Tories. As well as those hedge...
 
matcroydon
matcroydon posted a blog entry
Gareth Thomas addresses Labour Party Conference
Chair of the Co-operative Party, Gareth Thomas MP, gave fraternal greetings to Labour Party Conference last week. He...
 
<em>franticdegree</em>
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Labour: new website, same old story
Conference season is as good a time as any to refresh a political party website. The LibDems did it last week; this week it’s Labour’s turn; and we’re already hearing details of a new Tory site for next week.So is this finally the recognition of...
 
The_Wilted_Rose
The_Wilted_Rose posted a blog entry
Osborne shows that not all roads lead to higher taxes
Here are some words to warm the hearts of instinctive tax-cutters, as well as the millions of hard-working families in the UK...
 
Longman Oz
Longman Oz posted a blog entry
Doom & Gloom Abounds
You go away for two weeks and the world goes into financial meltdown. Even this morning, Fortis, a European heavyweight, has...
 
<em>askuds</em>
askuds posted a blog entry
Can’t Stand Losing You
A decline in membership is something that affects all political parties.  There are surges of interest, but the overall...