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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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Election fluff word list

Posted on 6th April 2010 by G W

I’ve had a running joke with some of my friends over the past week by answering unrelated questions in Electionspeak. So, with a few additions pulled from news stories, here’s the list of political soundbites that I’ve been tormenting them … Continue reading →

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(digitally) Economic With Your Liberties

Posted on 24th November 2009 by G W

I couldn’t let the topic of Peter Mandelson’s new Digital Economy Bill go un-blogged, so rather than subject you to my incoherent ramblings, I thought I’d point legally-minded readers in the direction of Pangloss’s excellent analysis of the Bill as … Continue reading →

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Trident

Posted on 6th May 2009 by G W

…And on the subject of devolution vs. independence, what a political own-goal by the UK government: The Faslane naval base on the Clyde is to become home to the UK’s entire nuclear-powered submarine fleet, the BBC understands. An announcement on … 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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