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Positive discrimination at the Lib Dem Conference?
Sep 23rd
This year’s Autumn Liberal Democrat Conference got more media attention than normal. Many issues were discussed, but one of the more interesting motions was on the final day. Simply called ‘Diversity’ (F45 in the Conference Agenda, proposed by Lester Holloway), it was about the supposed lack of multiculturalism amongst the Liberal Democrat candidates for general…
Hague rumours and the media reaction
Sep 2nd
It is well known that the media (mainstream or new) can occasionally produce article that have little or no basis in fact. The problem with this is that if the news source has been around for a while, so members of the public will never question the reliability. This problem happened once again because of…
Negative political TV ads/videos – are they necessary?
Sep 2nd
Over the years, the public has had the ‘pleasure’ of watching various negative political broadcasts on the TV. More recently, there has been a number of videos in a similar vein appearing on blogs and websites such as YouTube aswell. Nowadays, we all accept this as part of the normal campaigning process. However, is it…
Unnecessary clutter on the roads
Aug 27th
When there’s an economic crisis, a lengthy leadership contest for the Labour and an intense debate about the future of the welfare state (to name just three things), it could be considered surprising that the coalition government is concerning itself with a relatively minor aspect of Britain, such as road signs. However, it could also…
One year on – Al Megrahi and the anger of the U.S.
Aug 21st
On August 20th, 2010, it was the one year anniversary of the release of Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi. He was the man sent to prison for the bombing of Pan-Am flight 103, which crashed in Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21st, 1988. There has been plenty of controversy about this decision on both sides of…
Schools without pupils remain open
Aug 19th
Today, this BBC news article was published which gave details of two schools still open in Wales, despite them having no pupils. This is in addition to the school in Carmarthenshire that was widely reported in the news earlier this month. In an era where cuts and savings have to be made, this situation has…
Should Sir Philip Green lead a spending review?
Aug 14th
Something that has dominated the news is the government wanting to make public spending cuts and generally improve efficiency. The following is from this Reuters article: “The three-month old coalition, which has pledged an immediate 6.2 billion pounds of savings this year ahead of a wider review due to report in October, is seeking cuts…
Litter, IEDs and public transport stations
Aug 8th
If you go to a bus or train station, you’ll find plenty of places that offer you food and drink. When you’re done, you’ll probably have waste and you would normally want to put it in the bin. However, you’ll find that in most of these transport stations, there are no bins. It’s not exactly…