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Labouralism

Posted on 27th May 2010 by G W

It says a lot about the modern Labour party that the New Statesman are welcoming the wholesale repeal – by a Conservative-led government – of Labour’s authoritarian measures including the National Identity Register, ‘intercept modernisation’ and DNA profile retention. Their … Continue reading →

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Devolution: 10 years on

Posted on 6th May 2009 by G W

I don’t have anything particularly noteworthy to say about it, but I wanted to mark the fact that ten years ago, Scotland voted in the first ever election in the newly-reformed Scottish Parliament. I was too young to vote in … Continue reading →

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Swingometer

Posted on 25th July 2008 by G W

I came in to work happy this morning. Firstly, because it’s a beautiful day. And secondly because of this.

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The Unravelling of Labour Britain

Posted on 13th May 2008 by G W

Significant changes are underway in British politics, and Scotland has a crucial role. Or perhaps it’s more accurate to say that Scottish politics is changing, and that it is having important implications for the assumptions that UK politics is based … Continue reading →

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