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THE OSBORNE IDENTITY PART XVVIII

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Gideon

George Osborne reckons benefit claimants make a “lifestyle” choice… Really? No doubt then it was a ‘lifestyle’ choice when the Chancellor decided to avoid capital gains tax when he ‘flipped’ and then sold his London home in 2006 for a … Continue reading →

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“There are those who will condem us…”

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Dan

Never a truer word spoken. Not from Clegg at least. No less than six years after entering the  house as an MP  Nick Clegg today made his first conference speech from a position of previously unimaginable power. Not simply leader … Continue reading →

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Rich ‘just as bad’ as poor

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Dan

Another nice snippet from Cleggs’ new centre-cleft school of British politics: “We all read the headlines about benefit fraud. We all agree it’s wrong when people help themselves to benefits they shouldn’t get. But when the richest people in the … Continue reading →

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MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES PROTECTED FROM CONDEM SPENDING CUTS

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Dan

This from the Daily Mail: “Coalition policies could undergo a ‘middle class’ audit to ensure they are not hurting hard-working families.” Don’t you just love that working class families don’t figure… Is it because they’re not working hard enough? Or … Continue reading →

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Student protest: we are all in this together

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Dan

The occupation of Conservative party HQ is about so much more than fees. At last the country is beginning to fight back Continue reading →

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Thatcher’s children can lead the class of 68 back into action

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Dan

The students aren’t just angry about education cuts. They see themselves as a vanguard for a much wider protest campaign Continue reading →

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