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PICKLES PLAYS POLITICS WITH CONDEM COUNCIL CUTS

Surprise surprise, it turns out that it’s Labour run councils in the north that will bear the brunt of Pickles’ swinging cuts to local government. Some 20 of the 30 hardest-hit councils are run by Labour, and two more by Labour in … Continue reading

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Hulture Secretary to rule on Murdoch’s UK media empire

Following The Torygraph’s bizarre outing of Vince Cables intent to oppose Murdoch’s bid for Sky, the final ruling on the takeover has now fallen to the pro-Murdoch Hulture Secretary Jeremy Cunt. You only have to read Mr Cunt’s comments below … Continue reading

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Charity chief says cuts could destroy David Cameron’s ‘big society’

Key supporter of PM’s social policy initiative says spending cuts could become Hurricane Katrina moment for government
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2011: THE WRITING’S ON THE WALL

One week into our first full year of austerity and you can see 2011 unravelling before your eyes… No sooner had Osborne returned from his ‘we’re all in this together’ £11,000 family skiing jaunt in Klosters – the winter playground … Continue reading

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OSBORNE AND CAMERON COME GOOD TO LET BANKERS OFF THE HOOK AND BACK INTO THE TROUGH

Unbelievably, if not at all surprisingly, Osborne and Cameron today signalled that they had no intention of limiting the bonuses paid by state-owned banks to state-employed bankers. So, having bailed out the banks to the tune of a mighty £1 … Continue reading

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COULSON QUITS

Andy Coulson, Cameron’s Director of Comunications, has finally resigned in the wake of the News of the Screw’s telephone hacking scandal. Word is that one of his former reporters was about to dish the dirt on Coulson by showing that … Continue reading

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NINE SOMERSET LIBRARIES MAY GET REPREIVE. BUT BRUTON STILL ON THE BLACKLIST…

Nine of the twenty Somerset libraries earmarked for closure by In-The-Red-Ken’s True Blue county council could be saved. By reducing opening hours across all libraries in the county it’s hoped that resources can be reallocated to keep some libraries from … Continue reading

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DOUBLE DIP RECESSION BACK ON THE CARDS

The UK economy contracted by a shock 0.5% in the last quarter of 2010. This on the back of the beginnings of a recovery delivered in the dying days of the Labour government, but of course claimed as its own … Continue reading

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SAVE OUR FORESTS

ConDem plans to sell off 280,000 hectares of English forests are still set to go ahead, but the political will is increasingly in the balance. Polls show that 84% of the public are opposed to the sell off and it … Continue reading

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PEOPLE’S PETITION FORCES U-TURN ON FORESTRY SELL OFF

Over half a million signed the online petition to save our forests from falling into private hands. So like Major before him, Cameron has now shelved the sell-off. Environment Secretary, Caroline Spelman said: “I would first like to say that … Continue reading

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