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• What to do about political parties in the UK, and about democracy Libertarian Alliance (Today) - David Davis First of all, please could I admonish all the Chimpanzee-Type-writers who have posting rights from the Nissen Hut, that each chimpanzee ought to post his name is italics, and in blue, at the... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• The trouble with gay marriage Libertarian Alliance (Today) - The issue of gay marriage comes back to the House of Commons this week, and the Prime Minister cannot by now be ignorant of the fact that his proposals are not exactly flavour of the... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• Scaredycats. Underdogs Bite Upwards (Today) - Something is up with WordPress tonight. They are meddling with settings somewhere down the line in the name of ‘upgrade’. The Dr. Who fans will regard that in the same way Trekkies regard the phrase... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• Something odd in the McAlpine v Bercow case – is legal precedent being ignored? Pride's Purge (Today) - (not satire – it’s UK libel law) Apparently something rather odd is afoot in the Lord McAlpine libel suit currently being …Continue reading »... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• Jane Devine: Students right to demand high quality Scotsman - Politics (Today) - When my aunt’s pedigree dog entered into a clandestine relationship with a farm collie, my aunt was left with nice offspring she didn’t want and couldn’t sell for the type of fee they might have... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• Lesley Riddoch: Kirk gay debate must show courage Scotsman - Politics (Today) - The General Assembly has the chance to show that it too can take hard decisions without flinching, writes Lesley Riddoch... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• Brian Monteith: Free speech right applies to Farage Scotsman - Politics (Today) - If Scotland is ‘better’ than the rest of the UK, then Salmond should be condemning Ukip’s treatment here, writes Brian Monteith... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• Leaders: Good reasons for demonisation of bankers Scotsman - Politics (Today) - Has the time come to halt the demonisation of bankers? Outgoing Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King thinks so. His point is not simply that it has gone on long enough and that it... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• Comment: Scotland needs free cancer drug access Scotsman - Politics (Today) - Last week at the Scottish Parliament, the presence of bowel cancer patient Maureen Fleming at First Minister’s Questions presented every single MSP in the chamber with a challenge: why are patients in Scotland three times... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• EU referendum: hostages to fortune EU Referendum (Today) - Former EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson was in full flow on the Andrew Marr Show yesterday. But what he said was of very little importance in the greater scheme of events, any more than anyone... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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• Syria Has No Reason To Use Chemical Weapons David Lindsay (Today) - Patrick Cockburn writes:'I am not afraid of anything except for God and poison gas," said an Iraqi officer who had fought in the Iran-Iraq war. "It's like a ghost. You have no defence against it."... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• No Law For The Rich David Lindsay (Today) - Nick Cohen writes:On the edge of Rugeley stands Amazon's largest distribution centre in Britain. Life for the workers who trudge around the 800,000 sq ft warehouse is not as bad as it was for the... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• Do The Right Thing David Lindsay (Today) - Owen Jones writes:Eric Schmidt is an ambitious sort of bloke. The chairman of Google says his tax-avoiding company “has always aspired to do the right thing.” Well, I’ve always aspired to go the gym three... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• Can anyone get Osborne's numbers to add up? Jeff Randall (Today) - As the Chancellor's spending continues to spiral, he has no hope of balancing the books, argues Jeff Randall    ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• Excuse me! I know it's unconventional but I have to make a point! Diary of a Conservative Party Agent (Today) - Part two of my review of the SE Region European Selection Conference.For a summary of the morning session, see HEREBack inside having eaten our packed lunch by the lake, there was an ugly mood. Suddenly... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• Off With His Head Steve Tierney (Today) - Off With His HeadSo apparently the Cambridgeshire county Lib Dems have unceremoniously booted out their old leader and replaced him with somebody who has just been elected.  Harsh.Kilian Bourke was an all-round good guy.  As... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• Bye bye Umar Lee Indigo Jo (Today) - The other day I learned that a former Muslim blogger, Umar Lee, with whom I was involved in a number of debates during the Muslim blogging era about six years ago, had converted to Christianity... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• UCS - A Brave Defence Socialist Courier (Today) - “We don't only build ships on the Clyde, we build men. They have taken on the wrong people and we will fight." - Jimmy ReidOccupations and sit-ins in Britain have been primarily used as a... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• Y Toriaid yn dychwelyd i'r dyfodol Blog Menai (Today) - Fel mae dyn yn heneiddio mae yna rhywbeth yn braf am weld hen batrymau cyfarwydd yn ail adrodd eu hunain.  Tori blaenllaw yn galw actifyddion ei blaid yn mad, swivel eyed loons, pawb o fewn... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• "Beg, Steal Or Borrow"? David Lindsay (Today) - Sounds like Maurice, all right. Especially the bit about how, "It just came to me suddenly."But this is not evidence of any plot against Ed Balls. And replace him with whom, exactly? (Likewise, with David... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• A New Mayor Steve Tierney (Today) - A New MayorMy friend and colleague Cllr. Samantha Hoy became mayor on Friday.  It was a great day and the ceremony went off smoothly and was most enjoyable.There is no doubt in my mind that... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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• Treasury warns on savings protection BBC News - Politics (Today) - A UK Treasury analysis paper will say an independent Scotland could have 'significant difficulties' providing protection for savers.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• An explanation to the Liberal Democrat position on a European referendum Liberal England (Today) - On looking through past posts on this blog I find that I provided just such an explanation as long ago as 2007 when Ming Campbell was still leader of the Liberal Democrats:I have been asked... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• VIDEO: Euroscepticism “alive and well in Kent” Mark Reckless MP (Today) - Watch Mark Reckless debate the European Union with Lib Dem MEP Catherine Bearder and Labour peer Lord Bassam on BBC’s Sunday Politics South East:... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
• National Billboard Campaign Donated By Amscreen Against Bullying Of People With Autism Has Launched! Same Difference (Today) - National billboard campaign donated by Amscreen has launched!   A national UK billboard campaign has launched, donated and supported by Amscreen, it is set to be the largest campaign for anti cyber bullying for autism.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›

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