Articles tagged UK Politics:
Clegg v Farage Debate: LibDems Must Now Promise to Support an In/Out Referendum
- 20 Feb 2014
These phone-ins we do at LBC do have a habit of generating a few headlines, and today’s CALL CLEGG was no exception. Nick Clegg has challenged Nigel Farage to a live debate on the EU. As it’s PHONE FARAGE tomorrow morning, it shouldn’t be too difficult to get an answer from th...
The Ugly Face of 'Muslim' & 'Christian' Patrols
- 7 Feb 2014
Yesterday on my LBC Drivetime Show we talked about the rising tide of extremism in some areas of Tower Hamlets in the East End of London. Last year there was a lot of publicity about the so-called ‘Muslim Patrols’ who were seeking to impose Sharia Law by ordering people to sto...
Why the LibDem Seats Will Win 30-35 Seats in 2015
- 5 Feb 2014
There’s a lot of speculation about the number of seats the Liberal Democrats will win at the next election. Some people expect a virtual wipeout, while LibDems themselves cling onto the hope that incumbency will help them win seats they might otherwise lose. The truth will pr...
Liberty Launches Anti-Tory Advertising Campaign
- 10 Dec 2013
This is an advert from the civil liberties group Liberty, headed up by Shami Shakrabarti. It appeared as a full page ad in tonight’s London Evening Standard. It is a disgrace. It’s inaccurate and partial and does Liberty a great disservice. It’s so partisan and inaccurate tha...
Attitude Column: Can You be Gay and be a Tory?
- 24 Nov 2013
Can you be gay and a Tory? Yes, I know it’s a stupid question, but people continue to ask it. The simple answer is, of course you can, but there are still those who believe that the two things are completely incompatible. For most people being gay is completely separate to th...
The Tonbridge Open Primary Showed the Tories At Their Best
- 3 Nov 2013
Yesterday morning I became poacher turned gamekeeper, or was it the other way around? Back in 2009 I was a candidate in the Bracknell Open Primary. There were seven candidates in the final. I came third, behind Rory Stewart, and the eventual winner, local GP Philip Lee. Yester...
The Revenge of the Orange Bookers
- 17 Sep 2013
Each year the Telegraph assembles a group of experts to compile a list of the top 50 ranked members of the Liberal Democrats. Meeting this year in the Westminster Intercontinental – the new hangout of choice for politicos – the panel judged the performance of Lib Dem politicia...
Sarah Teather - A Rather Sad, Pathetic Hypocrite
- 7 Sep 2013
So Sarah Teather is standing down from Parliament. I can’t say I’m sure she will be missed, even by many in her own party. She’s given a tear-jerking interview to the Observer’s Toby Helm, which you can read HERE, if you have a strong stomach. She says she’s going because the...
In the Case of The Bow Group v Iain Dale... Round 2
- 25 Jun 2013
I warn you now. Reading this blogpost may make you lose the will to live. Back on 24 May I incurred the wrath of the Bow Group’s chairman Ben Harris-Quinney when I wrote this in my ConservativeHome Diary. I’m not quite sure what has happened to the Bow Group. It seems to ...
Why Is Cameron Talking up Arming Syrian Rebels When Parliament Would Vote Against It?
- 16 Jun 2013
I am far from being a pacifist. Indeed, I am a firm believer in intervention when there is a clear case that can be made. But whatever David Cameron says, that case cannot be made in Syria. It is a mystery to most people why Cameron is going out on a limb on Syria. It is not a...