What’s in a party name?
What’s in a name for a political party. In the UK the three main parties each have a heritage in history and name going back to their origins in earlier centuries. Conservative The Conservatives (or...
View ArticleEuro Elections – Should anybody really care?
Nobody in the UK cares what happens in the European Parliament elections in 2014. That is, nobody except those who odd-balls who inhabit the political village and worry about the significance of such...
View ArticleThe return of the beards?
With bookmakers William Hill giving 7/4 odds for UKIP to win more votes than the Liberal Democrats at the next general election, and the LDs losing yet another deposit in a by-election, surely the...
View ArticleNick vs. Nigel and a lesson for trainers
The second European elections TV debate between Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg and Ukip leader Nigel Farage last night delivered a 2:0 result in Farage’s favour according to a number of polls, the most...
View ArticleIn a political party, it’s not just about the politics and policy, the people...
For the avoidance of any doubt I would like to reassure my regular reader (there must be one) that I am not planning to vote for Ukip in the coming elections. Despite my comments, tweets and blog posts...
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