Posts Tagged ‘Conservative’
Milk saved — evidence of the ‘coalition effect’?
BBC News - Downing Street rejects child milk scheme cut suggestion. David Cameron has come out against UK Health Minister Anne Milton's proposal to scrap free milk for under fives. Of course, we will never know the real reasoning behind this U-turn, but the following factors are certainly at play: Nobody likes to be seen taking milk from small [...]
“Stupid” goes to ethics committee
Lib Dem Cardiff Councillor John Dixon must have been surprised to be called to book over declaring that Scientology was "stupid". The fact that he did it on Twitter was probably enough to raise this to a national news story. But it is disturbing that a councillor can face censure for a remark like this. What Dixon actually tweeted was: "I [...]
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 [...]
In the nation’s interests
I have received howls of protest over the last few days from Lib Dem members, people who voted Lib Dem but usually vote Labour, and people who have never voted Lib Dem and never intend to. Some have demanded that Nick Clegg immediately fall into line behind Cameron and stop negotiating for 'party advantage'. Some have insisted that for Clegg to [...]
