What I want is a Labour party what does the things it was created to do, Builds social housing, spends money on the children of the country, builds schools, and sure start centres. Cares for the old and those in need with a National Care service, and a modern but true to the Spirit of… [Read more…]
February 28, 2011
There is a lot of talk today about High Speed 2 after the transport secretary Phillip Hammond has launched a public consultation for the route between London Euston and Birmingham, with extensions to Manchester and Leeds. Its a laudable exercise that both him and his predecessor Adonis have clearly been enthusiastic about. Me not so… [Read more…]
January 7, 2011
I’ve just done something i’ve never done before, and complained, to Cllr Patrick Karney my Labour Councillor in Harpurhey, about this quite honestly hilarious idea in the Manchester Evening News. Article Here, my email to him is below, and truth be told I’m not really holding my breath for a reply… I email you as… [Read more…]
December 31, 2010
I’ve not blogged – nor even logged into WordPress since the 31st of July, and a lot of things have changed since then. The coalition has released its CSR. There was cuts cuts and more cuts, BSF, Bookstart Film Council. u-turn after u-turn, clearly this government is for turning. Riots on the streets of London… [Read more…]
July 31, 2010
It was the Manchester Hustings (Or the #manchustings on twitter.) today, and several things occurred to me. We’re blessed with 5 candidates for the leadership that truth be told are all talented passionate and labour to the core, and as such I’d be happy to get behind whoever wins in September. All five of them… [Read more…]
June 30, 2010
So a fair few people on twitter (Well @nathage and @SamCEllis are anyway) have made a list of who they would wish to see in the Shadow Cabinet. So here would be my take on it. Leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition Ed Milliband Deputy Leader and Shadow Deputy Prime Minister Harriet Harman Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer… [Read more…]
June 21, 2010
Most of this blog isn’t going to be my own work, I warn you now. But the words below are as apt for the “emergency budget” tomorrow as it did 1983. I warn you that you will have pain - When healing and relief depend on payment. I warn you that you will have ignorance… [Read more…]
June 4, 2010
There are several questions that I ask myself everytime I go through the local shopping arcade, Where are all the jobs and why is there still massive problems with deprivation (and the problems that it brings) And why has nothing been done to solve the two previous questions. I always walk through going i’m going to write… [Read more…]
May 29, 2010
I’m getting slightly annoyed with my MP ( Quite what he has actually done for his constituents I don’t actually know. I’m racking my brain for things, but I can’t think of any. Ooo he got a sign removed. But I’ve been looking at how he votes in the commons, that is when he votes of course.… [Read more…]
May 12, 2010
So we have a Liberal/Conservative Government, I guess I should say congratulations to our new prime minister. We will see what happens with that. What ever happens with that coalition (And I seriously hope it doesn’t last more than 6 months) there is still a job that needs to be done, we might have lost the electorates… [Read more…]
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