Daily Archives: September 15, 2010

Just a bit of background: we all know that Election 2010 ended in a ConDem coalition government. And probably rightly so. The electorate were disenfranchised after 13 years of Labour and had no appetite for the media unsavvy and mistrusted … Continue reading →

A poll commissioned by Newsnight back in July showed that four in 10 LibDem voters weren’t backing the coalition. A breach of democracy? Maybe. But 40% seems low to me. I’d be interested to see the results of a similar … Continue reading →

To make sure that everyone was paying attention and to get us all warmed up for the spending review Osborne detailed 6.2 Billion in cuts within a fortnight of collecting the keys to No.11. Watch this space… http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_05_10.htm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8699522.stm

Somerset County Council leader Ken Maddock is tripping the light fantastic with the announcement of across-the-board cuts. Almost relishing the idea that he’s ahead of the Downing Street curve Tory Boy Maddock plans to chuck a quarter of the authorities’ … Continue reading →