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Speaker’s Chair readers’ top 10 political predictions for 2013
We asked readers on Twitter (follow us here – www.twitter.com/SpeakersChair) and Facebook (like us here - www.facebook.com/SpeakersChair) what political predictions and hopes they had for 2013. They...
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Paul Burstow is right: now Labour should take the lead in ending universal...
In 2013, it is clear that Labour needs to develop a stronger more persuasive narrative about what constitutes fairness in these tough economic times. Should Labour take the opportunity to make this a...
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Coalition relaunch: Will the Conservative-Lib Dem marriage last the course?
The locations chosen for the three main Coalition love-ins since it came to power paint an uncannily realistic portrait of the Government’s development to date. Back in May 2010 we had the...
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Labour targeting a measly 16 Lib Dem seats in 2015. Something doesn’t add up…
Back in the day I went to school. 190 days a year. Lots of boring lessons. The odd interesting one as well. One lesson I did was maths. I was actually pretty good at it. Always in the top set and...
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A Lib-Lab Coalition would require some sturdy nose pegs
This week, David Clark, editor of the fine centre-left blog, Shifting Grounds, and other signatories from the world of leftism, called on Labour to begin Lib/Lab negotiations. Or at the very least...
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Government should be prepared to hit the brakes on austerity plan
The Coalition Government is bound together by several factors. First, Labour’s lead in the polls. With the Conservatives suffering and the Liberal Democrats really suffering, few are eager to pull the...
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Boundary reform: Tories have suddenly found out that actions have...
The problem with coalition politics is that everything is essentially a negotiation. No one party will get everything they want. For something one party wants they’ll have to give in to something the...
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Equal marriage and votes at 16 are key to next liberal legacy
Before Christmas, the Liberal Democrats scored a major victory in convincing their coalition partners to push ahead with equal marriage laws. Following that, the Party led MPs in the Commons into...
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UK Politics: A brand new electoral system fit for a coalition age
Here’s an idea – an idea for a completely new electoral system. Let me explain the background first. I have to say that before this Coalition government emerged, I thought the idea of a coalition...
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By-election: An odd wind blows through Eastleigh
Guido Fawkes was gleefully rubbing his hands together yesterday as Chris Huhne surveyed the burning wreckage of his ministerial career, his home life and probably his personal freedom. While the...
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