Graeme Archer: Not-working: class and politics
I look much more like a Greek Marxist than I do a British Tory. And so do most people.
I look much more like a Greek Marxist than I do a British Tory. And so do most people.
The Germans are understandably worried about the prospect of southern European rebellions against fiscal discipline.
P.S: We need it for its own sake anyway.
Also: Jones grilled on local government term limits; Clegg accused of trying to buy Alexander’s re-election; and Plaid urge English supporters to vote Green.
Clearly communicated economic policy will win us the election – the opposition spew jargon because they feel the need to hide their inadequacies.
To Hungary and Cyprus, Putin appears to have added a third, slightly less marginal, ally – Greece. Will Spain be next?
My enthusiasm for opening up Parliament to the people is put to the test in a new BBC TV series.
I am critical of some measures which the Government has taken to accommodate some of Labour’s class warfare propaganda.
Plus: David Davis, worst ties offender. Re-predicting my election predictions. Labour’s plight in Scotland and Wales. And: Why books by female political authors aren’t stocked.
I know some candidates who only visit those who will vote for them, and others who chase those who will never vote. Which will work?
We should decide what acts really really deserve our outrage.
As Milton Friedman once quipped, we could increase employment by making those working on government construction projects use spoons instead of shovels.
Also: Miliband pressed over NI candidate ban and Welsh NHS performance; Villiers rejects call to nullify OTR letters in law; and Murphy walks in Findlay’s shoes.
Plus: John Randall’s Serbian restaurant. Soames goes AWOL. Cash goes ballistic. And: Did Letwin and Redwood write the briefs for Page 3?
In an uncertain world, here are a few certainties to bank on.