Posts Tagged ‘confidence’
End is begin
Apologies if you are looking for the earlier version of this article -- there was a server glitch and we had to roll back to an earlier version. In Stratford on Avon the Lib Dem vote rose by 1.7% -- higher than the national rise of 1%. Two weeks ago, our poll figures were putting us in contention to win this seat, but the change in the national [...]
More answers than questions
Three months after the close of the consultation on the Fire Service, I have still received no answers to my questions and objections. But six hours after submitting my response to the consultation on a potential Stratford Parkway railway station, I was sent a complete and comprehensive set of answers specifically tailored to my questions (see the [...]
Wrong answer too late.
In tonight's vote the Commons opted for a national referendum on the Alternative Vote as a replacement for our current first past the post system. The referendum would cost an estimated £80m, but, because the Government has delayed so long (almost 13 years, in fact), it is unlikely that the bill will be passed before the General Election, and [...]
Give parliament a clean start
Just 265 MPs have stated definitely that they will stand again, and parliamentary officials are predicting a quarter of MPs will eventually stand down before the General Election, according to the Daily Telegraph. Although this is set to be the biggest exodus in living memory, voters may legitimately be asking the question: "why aren't more [...]
