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Charles Kennedy RIP
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Charles Kennedy RIP: I am genuinely sad to learn of the death of Charles Kennedy. He was still a young man although perhaps his greatest days sadly were behind him. Nevertheless, he was one of the very few politicians who … Continue reading

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The Last Word….
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I have avoided commenting on the debates in detail mainly because we all reveal our own (party) prejudices inevitably in listening to discussion – even when we agree with a speaker –  and we tend to hear the things that … Continue reading

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United we Stand – divided they rule – the politics of the Union
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United we stand? Party politicians on all sides should be chary about the tactics they employ in this general election over the political legitimacy of potential coalition partners – for they may have effects which are unexpected and potentially irreversible. … Continue reading

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Democracy fizzles out as Parliament Dissolves.
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Parliament is dissolved – we’re off The word ‘historic’ is so overused as to make me over-wrought. It has become a synonym for noteworthy. That’s life. Nevertheless this Dissolution of Parliament is historic in its true sense – since this … Continue reading

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Election: from Paradise postponed to Paradise lost…

Some votes may mean more than others: Last week Labour retook a council seat in Harlow it had lost to UKIP. Council elections are not predictive in any sense and for the moment wise heads like You Gov’s Peter Kellner … Continue reading

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Reported speech – Pope Francis – what he said and what he didn’t say….
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Popes speaking….. The papacy has a long history of speaking its mind and saying things which do not meet with much favour. It can defend itself. it does not need me to argue its case. It could pay for a … Continue reading

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2016 – the grounds for optimism….
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Democrats versus Republicans….. In the last hundred years or so there have only been three occasions when an incumbent Party has won three Presidential elections on the trot – Harding, Coolidge and Hoover for the Republican Party (GOP) between 1920 … Continue reading

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A matter of debate
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The end of January and still the fog persists: There are lots of sights that will give the latest polling figures for the forthcoming election. There are many more that provide a forecast of the election result. I cannot compete … Continue reading

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From Je suis to J’accuse in one short week
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Murder most foul in Paris Ghost : Murder most foul, as in the best it is; But this most foul, strange and unnatural. Hamlet: Haste me to know’t that I with wings as swift as meditation….may sweep to my revenge. Shakespeare seems a … Continue reading

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Gunpowder, treason and plot……
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 A few thoughts before Rochester & Strood has its last word 8th November is a little late to awaken to news of an assassination attempt against HM the Queen. Terrorists it seems are always plotting and history since the time … Continue reading

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