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Crime at lowest level – the figures must be wrong, Labour were in power not the Tories! Time to shift the goalpost.

Garbo — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:26:53 +0000

The coalition are greeting today’s news that crime has fallen to its lowest ever level (since records began in 1981, anyway!) not by congratulating police forces but by slamming the figures as clearly wrong. I can understand that the headline of crime falling by 43% under Labour is an uncomfortable one for a party that tried [...]

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Crime at lowest level – the figures must be wrong, Labour were in power not the Tories! Time to shift the goalpost.

Nick Clegg – “What mandate did they have, I didn’t vote for them?”

Garbo — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:47:40 +0000

Post from: The Wardman WireNick Clegg – “What mandate did they have, I didn’t vote for them?”

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Nick Clegg – “What mandate did they have, I didn’t vote for them?”

All the parties in it for themselves on electoral reform by Garbo

Garbo — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:32:44 +0000

Partisan debate is alive and well Watching the three main parties debate electoral reform is the perfect advert for anyone who wants to argue that politicians are all rotten. All of them claim to have the perfect answer though it just so happens that the perfect and most fair answer is also the one that [...]

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All the parties in it for themselves on electoral reform by Garbo

The AV conundrum by Garbo

Garbo — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:16:24 +0000

So the programme for a referendum on voting reform – AV to be precise – has been announced. After all the incredible u-turns and manifesto pledges the Lib Dems have given up to the Tories, electoral reform was one of the few areas that they felt they had got something out of the deal. With [...]

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The AV conundrum by Garbo

Who is right about the cuts – Tories or Labour? By Garbo

Garbo — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:10:58 +0000

There has been much furore over the past weeks and months over whether we should be cutting our deficit fast and hard or investing more money to stimulate growth to rise from the ashes. The recent Tory budget made it abundantly clear that they will be ruthless in their approach, promising to cut the deficit by [...]

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Who is right about the cuts – Tories or Labour? By Garbo

A warning from the past for the Lib Dems by Garbo

Garbo — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:30:04 +0000

Power over principle There can be no denying it. When the Lib Dems formed a coalition with the Conservatives to create this government they chose power over principle. They have gone back on so many promises that it is impossible for anyone but the most blinkered and partisan Lib Dem supporter could argue otherwise. What [...]

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A warning from the past for the Lib Dems by Garbo

The “no-one wins” budget by Garbo

Garbo — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:38:32 +0000

Well, there were not too many surprises and it may take a few hours or even days before it is established exactly what it all means, but today’s budget was the starting gun for a rough few months and years ahead for all three major parties. The Tories had many tough decisions to make and they, [...]

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The “no-one wins” budget by Garbo

The Lib Dems make a sham of democracy

Garbo — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:41:31 +0000

Before the election the Tories ran a campaign warning of the dangers of a hung parliament. As Tim Montgomerie at ConHome explained, the Tory’s campaign set out four reasons why a hung parliament would be a disaster: An increase in “behind closed door politics” where politicians make deals among themselves; Indecisive and weak government where parties [...]

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The Lib Dems make a sham of democracy