‘Policy’ Archives
Why Britain needs Labour to find its feet — fast
BBC News - Will geeks inherit the earth?. Like it or not (and I don't), our electoral system is locked into "us" and "them". Government and official opposition. That's how the system works and, though I believe it's time to change it, as long as it is the system (to paraphrase Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force), we have to make it work. Until [...]
ASBOs, liberalism, and libertarianism
What do photographers, prostitutes, and people who listen to music too loudly all have in common? Answer: since Tony Blair's invention in 1998, the threat of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders. In case you're wondering, the picture accompanying this article is just someone taking a picture. As far as I know, this particular photographer has not been [...]
Why the coalition needs questioners
Lib Dem hero Simon Hughes (and deputy leader) has pointed growing disquiet among UK Liberal Democrats by questioning David Cameron's latest public policy musing: depriving council tenants of accommodation security by fixing their terms at five or ten years. As Hughes points out, this is just a prime-ministerial idea, and it should be tested by the [...]
Fire: Bidford saved, Studley lost
After months of delay — with no explanation — the county council finally voted on the future of the fire service across Warwickshire. An independent report commissioned by the council on their consultation highlighted many of the concerns I've previously expressed on this site: much of the consultation document was incomprehensible, the choice [...]
