Posts Tagged ‘press’
Clegg edges Cameron out 2:1
In four polls after tonight's debate, Cameron came first in one, Clegg in two, and they were equal in the fourth. Brown was last in three out of four polls, and joint second with Cameron in one poll. YouGov: Cameron 36 per cent, Clegg 32 per cent, Brown 29 per cent ComRes: Clegg 33 per cent Brown 30 per cent, Cameron 30 per cent. Angus [...]
What? No tourist office?
Warwickshire's Shakespeare Country ceases trading I went down to the Stratford Tourist Information Office at the Bridge Foot yesterday. It was closed. It was closed because it has closed down. On Monday, Stratford District Council decided to defer a decision to give it the £275,000 funding it relies on to trade. When I got there on Wednesday, [...]
Don’t break up the BBC
The Tory-backed Policy Exchange think-tank has today called for the BBC to be dismantled, with BBC Worldwide privatised, the BBC Trust scrapped, and sport and popular entertainment dumped to create opportunities for commercial channels, according to a preview to the report "Changing the Channel" covered by the BBC website and the Guardian. It's [...]
Tory MP to step down
Stratford on Avon's Tory MP John Maples today announced he is stepping down. His delay in doing so, which he explains in a letter to the Conservative Home website, means that the Tory selection will now be under their by-election rules, with a centrally imposed shortlist. John Maples has served the community of Stratford on Avon for thirteen [...]
