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Nick Clegg may keep labour in power – ONLY the Conservatives will end Labour rule!
In his Saturday column Peter Oborne lists three reasons why Nick Clegg is likely to manoeuvre his party into a deal with Labour if there is a hung parliament:
“Clegg has discovered (rather to his personal dismay) that most of his party [...]
Today the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg outlined the principles behind the party’s General Election Manifesto.
Last week’s phoney election campaign was a depressing experience.
The other parties managed to produce a greatest hits compilation of almost everything that has turned people off politics.
Airbrushed posters, meaningless slogans.
All set against the spectacle of the Government turning [...]
Nick Clegg and Vince Cable Launch New Generation Group
1st July 2009
Yesterday evening Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Vince Cable, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats launched the New Generation Group, which has been set up to support talented party members from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Nick Clegg and Vince Cable were joined [...]
Mrs Beckett does not deserve the honour of being elected Speaker after claiming £11,000 for her garden!
Many pensioners in this country live on less than that amount a year. It is a disgrace.
These Politicians are meant to be intelligent people with numeracy and literacy skills as being taken for granted, but it would [...]
The TPA would like to thank our members for all their support for our campaign to find out exactly how our elected representatives have been spending our money. We are making progress, but there are several ways that you can help to keep up the pressure for full transparency. As you will have seen, yesterday Parliament [...]
Can we trust the Scottish National Party Government to spend our money wisely?
The potential for additional taxes is likely and will cost many Scottish residents dearly.
Annabel Goldie, the Scottish Tory leader, is due to meet David Cameron in London tomorrow to discuss the Calman Commission’s report.
Both appreciate that it may be up to an incoming [...]
Mandelson warns PM of more plots
Lord Mandelson says he likes to inject some humour into the workplace
Lord Mandelson has warned that Gordon Brown will face a further challenge to his leadership this autumn. The business secretary said opposition to Mr Brown was likely to re-emerge in September when Labour gathers in Brighton for its [...]
The SNP has won the largest share of the European election vote in Scotland for the first time, beating Labour into second place.
The SNP took 29.1% of the vote – a 10% increase – ahead of Labour’s 20.8%. The Tories took 16.8% and the Lib Dems 11.5%.
The result means the SNP and Labour have returned [...]
With the Conservative Party virtually controlling all Local Authority Government, just how exactly are the Labour Party going to effectively run the country?
The massive disatisfaction of the electorate with the direction of government and MP’s expense fiasco has been demonstrated at the ballot box yet Gordon Brown still majors on.
His press conference performance yesterday, when [...]