A new dawn for our democracy

Posted by on May 18, 2010 in Politics | 3 comments A huge weight rests on the shoulders of these 226 newly elected MPs in shaping our future democracy to modernise and help restore public trust in Parliament; they make up more than a third of the 650 MPs in the House of Commons. The new MPs know this too, and that their days there could be numbered if boundary changes are pushed through to reduce the number of MPs by 10% by the next...
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Liam Byrne’s tasteless words – no money left, good luck!

Posted by on May 18, 2010 in Politics, updates | 4 comments Quote of the day: On April 6th, the day that Gordon Brown called the election, Liam Byrne,  wrote this email for his successor in the Treasury: “Dear Chief Secretary, I’m afraid there is no money. Kind regards – and good luck! Liam.” He might regard those tasteless words as a joke, but his crass sentiment sums up the arrogance of Labour and why the country faces £6...
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