The political future for Haltemprice & Howden
The constituency of Haltemprice & Howden has had an unusual recent history. In the upcoming general election, there could be another twist – but not necessarily one that means a change of MP. It...
View ArticlePositive discrimination at the Lib Dem Conference?
This year’s Autumn Liberal Democrat Conference got more media attention than normal. Many issues were discussed, but one of the more interesting motions was on the final day. Simply called ‘Diversity’...
View ArticleHE fee increases and funding cuts – the Hull perspective
Photo taken by David Morris (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike) Yesterday, Hull University Union organised an event outside it’s building on the Hull campus of the University of Hull. This was...
View ArticleLabour Uncut disregarding part of the government
An article was recently posted on the popular blog ‘Labour Uncut‘ entitled ‘Can we please just ignore the Lib Dems?’. I viewed this with interest as the author (Rob Marchant) seemed to claim that...
View ArticleIt’s time to drop ‘Conservative-led Government’
If you watch PMQs, TV news or take notice of some other form of media, you’ll probably have heard the term ‘Conservative-led Government’. It is the latest thing being used by Labour to help destabilise...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament Elections 2014 – the Lib Dem manifesto
So far in my series on the 2014 elections for the European Parliament, I have posted about why it matters, gone over historical voter turnout information, had a look at the different parties &...
View ArticleNot quite an earthquake in the UK local elections
One of the things in the UK Local Elections that interests me the most is why on earth they don’t all take place at the same time, like constituencies in General Elections, or regions in the European...
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