Fair’s fair?
Firstly, a big thank you for sticking with me. As you can see from previous postings, I've not been around for some time. Those of you who have been following...
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2011 and all that… a wheel of fortune?
As we enter a new year, it is always customary to look ahead and to attempt to make predictions for the coming twelve months. Don't worry,...
Read this entry » Unpicking the pupil premium
So now we know what the much lauded ‘pupil premium' will be worth. Schools in England will apparently get an extra £430 for each...
Read this entry » Gordon, Thank EU!
Thank heavens for Gordon Brown. Ok, I admit they are not the most widely used five words in the English vocabulary, but I sincerely mean them....
Read this entry » The Freshers’ fair hangover
There is a salutary lesson for politicians of all political parties: don't make categorical promises if you intend to break them, particularly...
Read this entry » There’s no place like home
I've been a bit busy lately to blog… no, my Shadow Ministerial responsibilities aren't yet totally dictating my life (though they're...
Read this entry » You know when you’ve been Quango’d!
Last November, I was lucky enough to be drawn third in the Private Members Bill ballot in the House of Commons. In the days that followed, I...
Read this entry » Graduate grumblings or Coalition catastrophe?
First of all a big thank you to all those who've sent me congratulatory messages regarding my recent appointment to Labour's front bench...
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Free markets + schools = disaster
‘There is no money' – this is the message blasted across the Chamber by Ministers every time an Opposition MP (and increasingly, some Coalition...
Read this entry »Lest we forget
Please stick with me. I know the first golden rule of blogging is to keep making regular posts and – where appropriate – to reply to readers' comments....
Read this entry »Déjà vu, both Home and Away
It's certainly been an interesting week in politics. Of course the ‘highlight' of the week in Parliament – apart from my Westminster Hall debate...
Read this entry »There may be trouble ahead…
Ok so now we have another example of the push-me-pull-you government. On the one hand, yesterday, that nice Mr Clegg, full of youthful charm, told us all that there...
Read this entry »Our push-me-pull-you Government
If a week is a long time in politics, then a full five year parliament is an eternity. In the immediate aftermath of the 2010 General Election, commentators speculated...
Read this entry »How well is our Welfare State?
Today, the new Work and Pensions Secretary (it's Betsy Duncan-Smith's husband, whatever he's called) has announced a radical overhaul of the welfare...
Read this entry »Pomp and Policy
Today is the State Opening of Parliament. I am going to admit that it is a day I always enjoy. Ok I accept, this year's isn't the Queen's Speech that...
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