Reading Evening Post Column
- Thursday, June 19th, 2008
What Shall We Do With The Former Leader?
Even if Labour ditched Mr Brown he wouldn’t go away. Can anybody imagine the havoc an aggrieved Gordon would create on the back benches?
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- Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Station Hill: A Victory for Trendies in Bad Trousers
The seemingly inexplicable decision over the Station Hill Development has many dimensions. But once you give influence to a bunch of badly dressed architects there was only one outcome on the cards.
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- Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Toff With Their Heads!
The epicentre of ineptitude is in Cheshire. Labour’s spin doctors are making fools of themselves in Crewe.
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- Thursday, May 8th, 2008
In the end local issues mattered.
The Conservatives in Reading fell short at last Thursday’s elections in Reading. In a tight race it was local factors that made the difference.
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- Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
There’s Still a Majority Controlling Reading Borough Council – it just doesn’t have a face.
Bureaucrats rule OK? What’s next for Reading Borough Council now that the electorate has spoken?
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- Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Time for the Liberals to Decide? Or Not?
Whatever happens on 1 May the Liberals on Reading Council are likely to sit on their hands. That’s what best suits their political interests.
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- Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Drugs Policy Has Failed – Why Bother Changing it?
Drugs are a serious business and the objective of drugs policy in the UK and elsewhere might as well be to maximise the profits of organised crime – because that’s the outcome.
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- Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Fancy a Granny – the Politicians Do!
Grey power rules the political manifestos. Until we break this cycle how on earth can the ones with a future get a look in?
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- Thursday, March 13th, 2008
A British Oath – I Swear it’s a Bad Idea
Half-baked ideas from the great and the good have a way of emerging from the long grass to bit politicians in the bum.
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- Thursday, February 28th, 2008
‘Keepy Uppy’ – You Should Have Know Better
There is no end to what politicians will do to make themselves look ridiculous. I know. I’ve done it!
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