While the big items in the news are the Leveson Report and the by-election surprises (good for UKIP, bad for the Lib Dems), something else caught my eye yesterday. A homeless man in Totnes is to be given a street … Continue reading
As I type the counts are still going on for PCC elections across the country. Reports suggest that the fears about turnout were well-founded, with many areas falling below the worst-expected. My area, West Yorkshire, for instance, reported a turnout … Continue reading
Firstly, let me apologise for the lack of a blog post yesterday. A combination of unforeseen circumstances that completely ruined my schedule would be a nice way of putting it. However, I will discuss today what I meant to discuss … Continue reading
There is a wonderful line in James Kirkup’s Telegraph blog today which I had just had to quote. It’s on this messy business of morality as decreed by Treasury minister David Gauke: “Politicians should be extremely careful about ethics: people take … Continue reading
In our search for a possible return to some form of direct democracy – which I feel is made possible by using modern technology to disseminate information and collect votes – I have looked at ‘the community’. To be honest … Continue reading