Category Archives: Politics
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5 thoughts about George Osborne’s Autumn Statement/Pre-election bribe
Leave a commentDecember 4, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
1. So, er…apparently there’s an election soon? I say this with a wink because this was essentially a pre-election budget. …
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The unworkable Smith Commission proposals are a road map to a second Scottish independence referendum
Leave a commentDecember 3, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
How sad that in their determination to throw the kitchen sink at winning a referendum that any understanding of the …
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Gordon Brown’s retirement..Bye Bye Bruiser
Leave a commentDecember 2, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
It has seemed obvious for the last four years, as Gordon Brown slinked into the background, so rarely reappearing in …
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Cameron needs to take on his party’s own Militant Tendency
Leave a commentDecember 1, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
30 years ago today, the Labour Party were engaged in an existential struggle against a group of ideologues who were …
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The farcical use of “tolerance” as a reason to cancel a political debate involving UKIP at UEA
5November 30, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
The most depressing thing about the story (click here) of students at the University of East Anglia coming together to …
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Jack Monroe, and the left’s confusion between wrong and wicked
Leave a commentNovember 29, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Look at the picture, bottom right, of David Cameron and his son Ivan. Ivan died, aged six, in 2009, having …
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You want the truth on immigration? You can’t handle the truth.
16November 28, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Owen Paterson – a Conservative MP who used to the Environment Secretary, gave a speech this week in which he …
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The crack up of the Lib Dem vote is why UKIP and SNP will NOT want to go into government
Leave a commentNovember 27, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
It was, almost, apocalypse for the Liberal Democrats in Rochester and Strood. Geoff Juby, their candidate in the by-election, got …
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If UKIP learn how to play the FPTP election system properly it could make 20 seats’ difference
Leave a commentNovember 26, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Whilst he was lauding UKIP’s victories in the Clacton and Rochester & Strood by-elections, I couldn’t help noticing a not …
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Combatting UKIP over policies..the lack of them and the flip-flops
Leave a commentNovember 25, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
It’s time to dump this “UKIP are right, don’t vote for them” strategy. We are getting near to the day …
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UKIP are getting Labour voters who are ‘left-behind’, not ‘left-wing’
3November 24, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
In the 1970s, some changes started to take place in terms of how businesses operate. Globalisation took root, and the …
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“The Nationalist” – a first pro-independence Scottish newspaper…ready for the next referendum?
1November 23, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
One of the most important complaints that Alex Salmond and the SNP had about the run up to the referendum …
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Emily Thornberry – how low will the bar for political resignations go?
Leave a commentNovember 22, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Emily Thornberry was an excellent Shadow Attorney-General. Actually, I don’t know whether that is true. But she was well qualified …
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The Major problem that should lead to a negotiated EU settlement
Leave a commentNovember 21, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
John Major gave the kind of speech on Europe last week that only someone like him can do. It has …
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Now we know how much the SNP want a Tory government in the 2015 General election
Leave a commentNovember 19, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
So, now we know how desperately the SNP want the Conservatives to hold the balance of power at the next …
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Rochester may go Reckless, but it means very little
Leave a commentNovember 18, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
So this morning the constituents of Rochester and Strood go to the ballot box in a by-election to choose an …
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The 2016 General Election – what it will look like
9November 18, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Yes, that isn’t a typo. I do mean that I am expecting there to be a 2016 General Election. Our …
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Nicky Morgan’s U-turn lays bare a ‘misunderstanding’ of what a representative actually is
1November 17, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
There was a very odd U-turn the other day. Nicky Morgan, who was appointed Secretary of State for Education in …
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Corporation tax – caught between a rock and hard place?
Leave a commentNovember 16, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
It has often been argued by the Chief Executives of companies who are being exposed have having avoided corporation tax …
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The ‘Family Test’ – can anyone really argue with it?
Leave a commentNovember 15, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Conservatives, and by that I mean those who hold the ideological beliefs, not just those who are members of the …
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Nigel Farage wants his country back. To what extent?
Leave a commentNovember 14, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Journalists love Nigel Farage for a simple reason – he gives good copy. He says what he believes and isn’t …
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Ed Miliband’s vision for Britain needs a practical pathway
2November 13, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
If you are going to complain about the way wealth is distributed in this country, and you want to find …
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Chaos at the Commons as the Government tries to vote on the EAW without actually doing so
Leave a commentNovember 12, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
The word ‘chaos’ barely does it justice. The scenes at the House of Commons on Monday were simply farcical. It …
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The rules of Regicide – how can the Labour Party get rid of Ed?
4November 11, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
I don’t want to spread mischief, but perhaps it is time to review the mechanisms that the Labour Party has …
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I wear a poppy to commemorate the deaths of those who fought so some people could choose NOT to wear one
Leave a commentNovember 10, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Every year I find myself having to explain to people why I believe that Remembrance Sunday is a day for pacifists, …
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Scottish Labour leadership contest – why it really matters to the rest of the UK
1November 7, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Nominations have closed in Scotland for the leadership of the Scottish Labour Party. You may think that this has nothing …
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The best way to pay for the NHS in future? Immigration
4November 6, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of NHS England, published a report last week into the future of the health service, …
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A life sentence was right for Will Cornick, the teacher killer. Right?
13November 5, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
It’s a particularly heinous act, to kill a teacher in the course of them doing their job. I’m not just …
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Politicians should walk the walk, not just wear the T-shirt
6November 4, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
The picture about is both an example of the pathetic state of our political culture at the moment and an …
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Cameron’s ‘tax choice’ misses the point
6November 3, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
In an interesting article in the Times last week, David Cameron set out his view of the ideological differences between …
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In praise of Harriet Harman
Leave a commentNovember 2, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
She probably won’t like the comparison, but for me Harriet Harman is a bit like George Galloway. I don’t agree with …
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If Scotland’s polls are right, chaos ensues at Westminster in May
6November 1, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
The political world is agog at Thursday’s poll numbers from Scotland. Commentators are trying to assess whether they are a …
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The European Arrest Warrant (EAW) is worth the small decrease in our sovereignty
Leave a commentOctober 31, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
How much is a small decrease in our sovereignty worth? I would like to answer that with some statistics about …
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Let’s devolve putting clocks back to Scotland. The rest of UK can stop
4October 30, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Here’s something that can be devolved to Scotland for ever. I was standing in the park today watching my kids …
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The release of police killer Harry Roberts is the price we must pay to live in a liberal democracy
4October 29, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
One of the prices that we pay for living in an liberal democracy is that sometimes, when someone has committed …
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“AfghanistanandIraq” is no more – all we can do now is watch and hope
Leave a commentOctober 28, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Sunday’s final withdrawal from Afghanistan brings to the end one of the most controversial chapters of Britain’s modern foreign policy, …
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Lamont’s resignation is another domino to fall as two-party politics comes to an end
Leave a commentOctober 27, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
I would imagine you might be confused as to why the UK press are spending time reporting on what might …
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Russell Brand…irresponsible revolutionary?
7October 26, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
I have always been rather wary of people who wait until they become multi-millionaires before they start complaining about inequality. …
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EU must be having a laugh with your ‘prosperity surcharge’
Leave a commentOctober 25, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
How kind of the EU commission to write UKIP’s party political broadcast for the Rochester & Stroud by-election. Not even …
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£1bn a year in benefit fraud…£34bn a year in uncollected tax – which would you target?
2October 22, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
I was thinking of Anthony Crosland yesterday when the coalition government announced yet another crackdown on benefit fraud. In 1956 the …
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Winning on immigration will not win elections. Fact.
Leave a commentOctober 21, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
It’s all a bit odd. The Conservatives seem to think that they will win the next election by talking a …
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The Confected outrage at Lord Freud has shown politics at its worst
Leave a commentOctober 19, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
This week has been an utterly disgraceful one for politics. An unpaid advisor to the coalition government who is employed …
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Nicola Sturgeon faces a full inbox, even without the opportunity of independence
Leave a commentOctober 17, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
There were some existential questions for the Scottish Nationalist Party after the referendum was lost. If there is little chance …
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Lord Freud’s words were wrong. His economic analysis wasn’t.
Leave a commentOctober 17, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Fact, unemployment for disabled people has remained stubbornly around the 50% mark for decades. Here is what Lord Freud had …
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Cut inheritance tax whilst food banks are thriving? Really, David?
3October 16, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Just when I thought the Conservative Party had run out of ways to write the Labour Party manifesto, they have …
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Why has the fall in unemployment led to a FALL in tax receipts?
4October 15, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
In a fascinating article for the Times (click here to read), Ed Conway, the economics editor of Sky News, raises …
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Have we just discovered that the NHS is a Westminster bubble issue but not a voting issue
Leave a commentOctober 14, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Amongst the fall-out from the astonishing performance of UKIP on Thursday in the Heywood and Middleton by-election, it is possible …
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The House of Commons motion to recognise Palestine could be a major step to peace
1October 13, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Today the eyes of the world, and particularly the Middle East, will be on our House of Commons. Labour MP …
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A Conservative – UKIP pact may be have short-term benefits, but could be a long-term disaster.
2October 12, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
We are about to find out the extent to which the Conservative Party believe in power over all else. We …
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