Should MPs accept free World Cup tickets?

2002 World Cup winners Brazil If you were offered a free ticket to the World Cup, would you accept it? Especially if it was for England’s opening game in Germany. The chances are you would. It seems MP Dr Ian Gibson refused his invite from one of the sponsors, junk food supremos McDonald’s, on the grounds that it was not acceptable at a time when political judgements have to be...
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The rise of political blogging

David supports ConservativeHome blog I wonder which political party in the UK has the most bloggers? Whatever the numbers are now, it’s a dead cert they will increase dramatically in the run up to the next General Election. Antony Mayfield keeps a scrupulous watch on the world’s blogsphere and asks how long it will be before David Cameron is “begging to hang out with with the...
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