Category Archives: General Election 2010
Have the student protests on Tuition Fees harmed our cause?
Just to get this clear from the start, I’m fully in favor of free higher education and I’m totally opposed to Tuition Fees. It’s one of the reasons I joined the Lib Dems in the first place. This blog post … Continue reading
NUS’s unforeseen hurdle – Why decapitation may prove tricky
As has been tweeted by Aaron Porter and reported by the Guardian and announced through a new website (in a remarkably unified manner) the NUS has launched it’s campaign to “decapitate” the Liberal Democrats, by ousting leading Liberal Democrat MPs … Continue reading
Why I still support the coalition
On Wednesday, I left my house at 4.30am. Having travelled up the hill, I then got on a bus and after an exceptionally long journey, I disembarked in Central London, to join 50,000 of my peers to protest against the … Continue reading
The Government Dilemma
Last night, there was much angst on Twitter about Jeremy Browne’s performance on Question Time. We were at points faced with the farcical situation where Jeremy was blocked into defending the government position, when all others were against it and … Continue reading
NUS and Student Politics
I’ve (un)fortunately been around a bit in the world of NUS politics, getting to see it from a number of angles over the years. I’ve seen more of what it does than most students. I can say the NUS has … Continue reading
The General Election in Wales
So, now that the coalition is in place and the General Election in Wales is well and truly over, I figured I’d take a look at the results from the 7 Parties who contested more than 1/4 of the seats … Continue reading
The English, Plaid & Ceredigion @ Freedom Central
Interesting post on Cynog Dafis’ comments in the Western Mail on why Plaid lost Ceredigion: http://www.freedomcentral.org.uk/2010/05/is-it-right-to-blame-the-english.html Worth a read. And just incase you want to read the article these comments came from: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/welsh-politics/welsh-politics-news/2010/05/13/deadline-nears-so-where-are-the-contenders-for-plaid-s-top-two-jobs-91466-26435640/ Happy Reading – Greg Foster NB: Please … Continue reading
A message for Labour
Over the last two days a lot of people, primarily Labourite leaning people have been raving about how the Lib Dems have betrayed the country and perhaps more importantly, betrayed the left of British Politics. I would instead charge that … Continue reading
My views on the Coalition Deal
To begin with, I’ll just direct people here to the full text of the Coalition Agreement with the Conservative Party. If you haven’t read it yet, it might be handy as this entire blog post is basically me talking about … Continue reading
How do the numbers stack up?
Unsurprisingly there’s been much talk about a Hung Parliament in the last few days and even the months preceding it. But, when it comes to majorities, what is the actual number needed and how do the numbers stack up? The … Continue reading
