Tag Archives: CONSERVATIVES
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Why even pointing out the Government’s economic failures hurts Labour
Leave a commentDecember 18, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
On Monday what looked like a rather arcane economics spat broke out between the Conservatives and Labour. Once again, it …
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Miliband’s deficit cutting plan is late, but better than never
Leave a commentDecember 12, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
The trouble with the speech Ed Miliband gave yesterday on how Labour would reduce the deficit is not that it …
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We need to pass every policy announcement from now on through the ‘Coalition lens’
Leave a commentDecember 7, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Bearing in mind their financial need to get things right, it is interesting to see that there isn’t a single …
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Time for George Osborne to come clean about where the cuts will fall
Leave a commentDecember 6, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Me thinks he doth protests too much. George Osborne has single-handedly managed to turn the tenor of the press …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Clacton-on-Sea and Heywood by-elections today – a foregone conclusion?
Leave a commentOctober 9, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Today, two sets of voters go to the polls to choose their MPs in by-elections. One, in Clacton-on-Sea (on the …
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Who is the most principled political party leader in the Scottish Independence campaign?
3September 12, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
As the leaders of all the UK’s major political parties gathered in Scotland to try and persuade the Scots not …
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Lib Dems education policy – pushing them Ed-wards
Leave a commentJune 14, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
The most interesting aspect of the Lib Dems’ announcement this morning of a manifesto promise at the next election for all …
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A Queen’s speech to keep the Coalition going until May 7th – nothing more
Leave a commentJune 5, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Every year the Queen’s speech heralds the State Opening of Parliament. Drawn up by the Government of the day, it …
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