Westminster
Lib Dem hijack is coming from inside the building…
Posted on October 15, 2010 by Gary Dunion | 7 Comments
The National Union of Students is rightly celebrated this morning for hijacking the www.liberaldemocrats.org.uk domain name and pointing it to their video documenting Nick Clegg’s betrayal over tuition fees. But there’s a twist to this seemingly simple tale of cyber-squatting. Eagle-eyed Kris Keane points out that far from being overlooked by the party, allowing the [...]
Liberal Democrats vote against PR
Posted on October 13, 2010 by Gary Dunion | 10 Comments
If you ever had any trouble understanding what the Liberal Democrats stood for, one thing was always certain: the Lib Dems are for PR. The Liberal Democrats, it may charitably be said, are a broad church. They are a party that like any other has legitimate disagreement on policy. But most observers and party members [...]
Time to Take a Stand: Oppose Uncapped Student Fees
Posted on October 12, 2010 by Adam Ramsay | 11 Comments
How many Liberal Democrats does it take to screw in a light-bulb? They don’t – they’re too busy screwing their voters. In universities across the country, the Liberal Democrat’s opposition to fees was symbolic of their claim to stand up for younger voters. And now, after a painfully predictable U-turn, Vince Cable looks like he’s [...]
Save British Science
Posted on September 5, 2010 by Alasdair Thompson | 3 Comments
Amid the fuss this week as the coalition government announced that NHS direct would be scrapped and replaced with the cheaper NHS111, the Telegraph reported that for the second time in three years Jodrell bank is under threat of closure. It’s not clear from their article whether that means their new visitor centre or any [...]
Caroline Lucas’s first mistake
Posted on August 4, 2010 by Naomi Mc | 38 Comments
There is a lot riding on Caroline Lucas, our first Green Party MP. Greens want to prove that there is more to them then recycling, that they can provide a comprehensive programme of reform, and that they are not a bunch of loony, lentil-wearing wizards or worse – middle-class, stoners who refuse to shop in [...]
Green shoots of a different kind
Posted on July 26, 2010 by Admin | 11 Comments
This is a guest post from Norwich Councillor Rupert Read on the challenges and opportunities facing the Green Party of England and Wales, which raises issues of importance also to other Green Parties. Dr Read blogs at Rupert’s Read and is a regular contributor to ourKingdom. The Green Party of England and Wales has been [...]
Event Horizon: Beyond the 2010 Election
Posted on July 19, 2010 by Admin | No Comments
by Robin McAlpine You probably think you know the implications of the General Election. I think I know the implications, or at least some of them. But I’m not sure. And therein lies the monumental success (and failure) of the 2010 General Election. It was the natural conclusion of a process of collapse of party [...]
Behind the Smokescreen on Student Fees
Posted on July 2, 2010 by Admin | 1 Comment
This guest post by the ever excellent Sarah Morrison first appeared at http://srmorrison.wordpress.com/ Nick Clegg told Britain that he wanted a “clean, open, plural politics that…you can put your faith in,” when he spoke at his first press conference at Number 10. While the footage streamed onto our screens might not have been reminiscent of [...]
A-Z of why these cuts are mad
Posted on June 23, 2010 by Adam Ramsay | 2 Comments
I just tweeted an A-Z of why I oppose public spending cuts. Here it is. a) the biggest waste in our economy is unemployment not spending b) we’ve lower debt:GDP than most EU/G8 nations c) the money is owed to us d) the payoff on public services’s > our loan interest e) Italy’s credit rating [...]
Check out this new No Cuts film
Posted on June 21, 2010 by Adam Ramsay | No Comments
The Bright Green crew have teamed up with various friends to campaign against cuts. The excellent Pete Speller did the animation and all for this film. Enjoy.
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