Posts Tagged ‘David Cameron’
For “war-cabinet” read “My team isn’t good enough”
UK Conservative leader David Cameron has a problem. If he really believes that he is going to lead the country later this year (though the polls are pointing towards a hung-parliament), then his team is simply not strong enough. True, he's got former chancellor Ken Clarke -- good old Ken -- but, aside from that, he has no-one with economic clout [...]
Decade of distrust reaches an end
The 2000s began with the end of Bill Clinton's US presidency limping out of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. They finished with the UK House of Commons facing a collapse of public trust which is set to result in 1/3-1/2 of MPs leaving or losing their seats in the 2010 General Election, and trust in politicians at an all time low of 13%, according to [...]
After the fire…
Warwickshire County Council did not know what had hit it when thousands of people took to the streets up and down the county to protest proposed cuts to the fire service. The level of public anger was vastly greater than expected. Bosses understood that closing down fire stations would not be popular. But what inflamed residents most was the [...]
Reforms fall short
Sir Christopher Kelly's report offers a bare minimum of reforms but fails to address the fundamental issues with parliamentary funding — that the rich are still advantaged when it comes to being an MP, and the tax-payer hands over cash with poor value for money when it comes to what MPs actually achieve. Essentially — if you don't have time [...]
