Tag Archives: Ed Davey

A time inversion takes me from 17 to 71 in a second

This old bloke is who I see when I look in the mirror every morning. I may think I am 17 inside but I am clearly 71 outside! But like every old war horse when the trumpet sounds for a … Continue reading

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The world outlook is bleak – Is there light in the UK?

The New Year gives us the chance to rest our nation and to move back to the more normal ‘liberal democrat’ policies pursued by most Parties until the Tories slid into the pit in 2015. In my last blog I … Continue reading

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Volunteering plans show Ministers are out of touch with reality

Of course we need more volunteers in health and social care. Of course volunteering is a good thing. However, don’t let us assume that volunteering can make much of an impression on the 165,000 vacancies that currently exist in the … Continue reading

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Now is the Winter of our Discontent!!

At some time before or during a General Election Keir Starmer will have to come off the fence and talk about the big changes in the way we run our public and private sectors that are being shown up by … Continue reading

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Starmer raises the white flag over Europe without a whimper

So, there we have it. Starmer gives up on Europe to follow the Tory line that we need to make Brexit work. Well, the evidence is that you cannot make it work because it is an inherently bad idea. He … Continue reading

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Polly Toynbee gets it right over cleaning up political sleeze

Cleaning up politics is a stunningly simple task, glaringly obvious to anyone – except those 250 Tory MPs who voted last week to protect their own. What we need to do is take all the money out of Westminster and let parliamentarians … Continue reading

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What will politics do to the main Parties in 2020?

One thing that we can say for certain is that politics will not be as tense in 2020 as it has been for the past 2 years. For the whole of that period the Parties have been on an almost … Continue reading

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So who should the next Lib Dem Leader be?

Tim Farron was a great Leader of our Party. He should be proud of his achievements in just 2 years in terms of increased numbers of members, councillors and MPs Before answering the question of the day for us Lib … Continue reading

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