Labour may have broken electoral law by accepting low-interest loans
‘Labour’s £14 million in secret loans from wealthy individuals were secured on preferential terms that could have breached electoral law, it was claimed yesterday.
In a significant development in the cash-for-peerages investigation, the Electoral Commission revealed for the first time details of the terms of all outstanding […]
Archive for November, 2006
You can find out why today’s poll giving Labour a two-point lead shouldn’t be trusted here, at PoliticalBetting.com, and here, at UKPollingReport.co.uk
Today’s poll in The Independent is a wake up call to the Conservatives. ConservativeHome has good analysis of it here.
Chancellor’s writing reveals his judgement is flawed, say Tories
‘Relations between Gordon Brown and his Conservative shadow reached new depths of animosity yesterday after the Tories cited handwriting analysis claiming that the Chancellor’s judgement is flawed.
George Osborne, the Shadow Chancellor, said that he had hired a handwriting expert to analyse Mr Brown’s character — and the […]
This morning I was going to write about the end of the First Test - but I’m not sure if I can bring myself to do so.
It’s depressing.
I thought we had a chance…how wrong does it appear I was?!
We need to bat more sensibly.
We need to bowl better.
And I think we need Monty.
Cameron holds secret talks with EU leader over climate change
‘David Cameron has held secret talks with the head of the European Commission over tackling climate change, a sign that he is prepared to work with Brussels on his green agenda.
Despite his reluctance to mention Europe publicly, the Tory leader showed that in private he […]
From Sunday Times - 19 November 2006
A court victory for the taxman means the chancellor can squeeze more out of the 1m people who have moved abroad, writes Kathryn Cooper
Thousands of British people who have moved or retired abroad could be chased for tax going back six years following a court ruling last week.
The landmark […]
www.webcameron.org.uk has some interesting footage of David and Andrew Mitchell in Darfur. Well worth a watch.
The Ashes…start tonight (or is it tomorrow?)!
Published by November 22nd, 2006 in The Ashes. 0 CommentsFor the last week, unlike the rest of the cricketing world, I haven’t been able to get excited about the Ashes series starting.
I don’t know why.
Maybe it is because I have been getting to disheartened by the performances of the various England/GB teams over the past few weeks.
Poor England Rugby team - and even worse […]
Class attack by Blears on Tories
‘Labour revived the language of class warfare yesterday as the party’s chairman initiated a ferocious attack on David Cameron based on his privileged background.
Hazel Blears cast doubt on the Tory leader’s credentials by asking why he felt the need to surround himself with so many Old Etonians, and attacked him […]
How deprivation helped the Quiet Man to find his voice
‘IAIN DUNCAN SMITH looks the same as he always did: smart, tidy, the old military bearing topped by the familiar neat crescent of white hair. A signet ring glinting on his little finger, he welcomed us into his opulent office in the House of Commons and […]
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