Beneath the blue silk ties, Savile Row suits and faux bonhomie, tribal hatreds threaten to consume sections of the leadership of the Conservative party. Flashes of the venom occasionally spill over into the public domain. Francis Maude allowed his frustration to show for an instant when he said: “The Conservative party will always suffer if […]
Prevarication, obfuscation and delay are the government’s watchwords for lobbying
Jan 20th, 2012 by Jon Trickett.Prevarication. Obfuscation. Delay. These have been the three Government watchwords as they try to work out what to do with the lobbying industry. Finally released after months of delay, the Government report on lobbying has been sneaked out in the form of a written statement on a quiet Friday morning.
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Lloyds-TSB and RBS could be the basis of a National Investment Bank
Sep 7th, 2011 by Jon Trickett.The economy is stagnating and is clearly in deep trouble. The latest figures show the UK economy has grown by just 0.2% in the nine months since George Osborne announced his Comprehensive Spending Review that set out a huge package of cuts. There is turbulence on the stock markets in part, at least, because of […]
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Winning back Labour’s lost millions
Jul 19th, 2011 by Jon Trickett.Labour’s renewal must look to the future. Rebuilding our covenant with the British people will require some tough decisions and an up-front acceptance of the things we got wrong. The Party stands at a cross roads. We reject the turning towards 1980’s style ultra-leftism. Equally we should refuse the call from a voluble minority of backseat drivers […]
