on January 23, 2012
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The two Ed’s in the Labour party have conceded the economic argument with the coalition government has been lost.
This was publicly acknowledged when the shadow chancellor Ed Balls said no future Labour government would reverse the spending cuts which have been announced (if not yet fully implemented) by the Conservative-led coalition government.
Labour party leader Miliband reinforced the point when he said public sector workers should expect and accept pay cuts in the coming years as the price of keeping their jobs.
These statements, embarrassing and difficult as they are for any Labour politician, are necessary realism about the state of the national economy after the economic collapse of 2007 and 2008. Even if it was in large part caused by the urgent need to bail out the parts of the bankrupt global financial industry that are based in the UK.
It may, in time, be possible for the Labour party to develop a consistent electable economic position again but it is going to take a while. Happily for them, the new coalition agreement on fixed-term parliaments means they have it. So, it is progress that Labour have agreed, finally, to restart the argument from the right place.
But before the 2015 election campaign Both Ed’s will also be rather occupied with the repeated complaints of some of their large institutional supporters in the Union movement. Their members will have to bear a large part of the burden of the severe austerity measures the government has unleashed (and will presumably continue to do) in the meantime.
on January 11, 2012
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Nasty story about cosmetic surgery implants delivered by private healthcare being leaky and unsafe. The arguments over liability for removing or replacing the work will probably really only benefit lawyers.
on January 5, 2012
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Things come around in circles and especially in politics. The latest outburst of post-election defeat bitching reminds of this cartoon from 2006 based on a beer-themed world cup themed advert of the day. The players change but the behaviours tend not too.
on January 2, 2012
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It is time for the new year messages from the PM, the Deputy PM and the leader of the Opposition.
on December 29, 2011
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As Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England said at a recent press conference, “Who knows, what is going to happen tomorrow, let alone next month?”
on December 28, 2011
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The Opinions of Tobias Grubbe for 19th December 1711 is published at this window – or just click the picture. His patron Journalisted from the Media Standards Trust where you may read all about them.
on December 28, 2011
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The Opinions of Tobias Grubbe is published at this window – or click the picture above. His patron Journalisted from the Media Standards Trust where you amy read all about them
on December 28, 2011
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The Opinions of Tobias Grubbe for 5th December 1711 is published at this window – or just click the picture. His patron Journalisted from the Media Standards Trust where you may read all about them
on December 24, 2011
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on December 19, 2011
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The Leveson Inquiry into the Culture, Media and Ethics of the press, prompted by the revelations about phonehacking or voicemail access continues.
