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Archive for July, 2011
Prison population problems
Jul 31st
Tweet A recent topic of discussion is prisons and whether they work. In the Thatcher era, the then-Home Secretary Michael Howard claimed that they did. However, current Justice Secretary Ken Clarke believes in a more liberal approach. Prisons are certainly capable of restricting rights and therefore acting as a suitable punishment, but you could also…
The existence of apathy
Jul 10th
Tweet A few days ago, I was having a conversation with an officer from Hull University Union on Twitter about the attendance at a conference. The subject of apathy came up and suggested there isn’t such a thing. He went on to say: “you can be disengaged or disenfranchised. Deep down everyone cares.” It’s true…
NOTW Closure: The Aftermath
Jul 7th
Tweet Most (if not all) of the country will now know of the announcement that the News of the World will close. It was revealed in a statement made by James Murdoch earlier today. Everyone was rightly shocked by the phone hacking allegations and it is hard to believe that Rebekah Brooks (for NOTW Editor…
In response to Sunny Hundal
Jul 4th
Tweet In this post on the Liberal Conspiracy blog, Sunny Hundal looked at the results of a recent YouGov poll, which asked questions about the strikes in addition to the regular ones about voting intention and leader approval. He concluded that more people blame the government for the strike action that took place on June…
Inverclyde’s importance
Jul 1st
Tweet On June 30th, 2011, it was announced that Iain McKenzie had been elected as an MP in the Inverclyde by-election. I understand that news about PMQs and the performance of Ed Miliband is more important in the eyes of the media. However, any by-election at this time is a key opportunity to test the…