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'Political Shock' and making it better
Are we in for a democratic or political shock as a result of the recession? Professor Niall Ferguson is speaking on this idea tonight and trailed his ideas on Radio 4's Today programme. His ideas didn't actually seem too far from what I've posted......Read More

Posted on: 2009-06-02 17:43:34 | Rating:

| Views: 131 | Comments: 1 | Tags: politics policy guillotine legislation constituencies scandal expenses Lords reform scrutiny fixed term parliament recall written constitution proportional representation PR general elec

Power without responsibility, in all senses
"Power without responsibility: the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages" Somehow this has become my phrase of the week... Power without responsibility I - politics If you're following the story in the news, you're probably aware that our MPs seem to be somewhat......Read More

Posted on: 2009-05-15 19:11:44 | Rating:

| Views: 136 | Comments: 2 | Tags: politics MP parliament expenses MP expenses respect terry pratchett consequences power without responsibility responsibility press media

On being British...
Would it be great to be truly passionate about your country? That probably sounds a really odd question if you come from a country where every day of your childhood you pledged alligence to the flag and has songs like "I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free",......Read More

Posted on: 2009-03-31 18:13:00 | Rating:

| Views: 395 | Comments: 3 | Tags: Brit British citizenship identity European EU Europe politics

G20 protesters actually quite funny!
I'm worried for my husband's safety over the next few days. Anarchist anti-G20 protesters are running campaigns that say things like "burn a banker" and a University of East London professor appears to have got a bit carried away when he said that his group would be hanging......Read More

Posted on: 2009-03-30 12:15:25 | Rating:

| Views: 140 | Comments: 0 | Tags: G20 protests FT spoof FT2020 funny politics international banking crisis recession credit crunch

Why politics needs faith
I've been doing a lot of thinking about faith and politics recently. I'm finding it difficult to understand how it is possible to "do" politics without any reference to religion. How can you understand the society, the global environment in which you are making decisions......Read More

Posted on: 2009-03-24 18:58:43 | Rating:

| Views: 111 | Comments: 0 | Tags: policy politics UK faith religion Christianity Tony Blair New Statesman atheism atheist Christian God complicated complex EU Europe secular secularism disestablishment politics need

Are girls only girly because they're told to be?
My niece loves pink. She wants to be a princess. She has a canopied princess bed, pink, naturally. She owns many princess dresses and Disney princess DVDs. It's her birthday. Should we indulge the princess phase and buy her something princess-y, or - as my husband......Read More

Posted on: 2009-03-10 14:48:15 | Rating:

| Views: 275 | Comments: 4 | Tags: gender women woman politics education girls girly feminism

Obama inauguration - what gets reported :)
It's funny, in amongst the hopes, the hype and the hyperbole, one little fact about Obama's inauguration tomorrow has pricked my attention. It is destined to be a momentous event, by any standards. Huge security, huge symbolism. But the thing that I laughed at in the BBC......Read More

Posted on: 2009-01-19 18:30:35 | Rating:

| Views: 96 | Comments: 0 | Tags: obama inauguration portaloos toilets reporting news media politics USA America republic monarchy head of state coronation

Politics, society and the next big economic shift?
It's an interesting thought. My husband was pondering whether, if he'd completed his degree first time round, he'd've gone to the city, made shedloads of money and we wouldn't be living in a little flat with a big mortgage... Besides the obvious problems of any "what if" game (if......Read More

Posted on: 2008-12-07 17:48:42 | Rating:

| Views: 143 | Comments: 0 | Tags: policy politics economics economy society social Keynes monetarism credit crunch financial markets consumerism Thatcherism

Race is won, now let's cure misogyny...
So Obama is President and, all's right with the world, right? It would certainly be naive to think that just because Obama has made it as first black President that all America's issues on race have been sorted. But it is symbolic, and sends a message that America is taking at least a......Read More

Posted on: 2008-11-05 18:08:13 | Rating:

| Views: 200 | Comments: 1 | Tags: policy politics USA Obama Palin Clinton Hillary misogyny women race 2012 feminism

Trust and fear - what happens next?
I think I'm going to need to rewrite this a few times, but would welcome comments to help me on the way... Watching the news over the last few weeks has really brought something home to me. We're watching what looks like the end of the free market capitalism that has ruled political......Read More

Posted on: 2008-10-13 18:44:10 | Rating:

| Views: 174 | Comments: 1 | Tags: politics finance society social policy family regulation markets communism capitalism trust fear faith religion business Fukayama Thatcher credit crunch financial crisis barometer

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