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Two parties, one majority: a view from the Clerk of the House
2 comments on Two parties, one majority: a view from the Clerk of the HouseI was catching up on my podcasts recently and I came across an interview with Robert Rogers, the new Clerk of the House of Commons, on Radio 4’s Westminster Hour. He has an interesting, possibly unique, perspective being very much a Commons insider, he is one of the chaps in grey wigs who sit in front of the Speaker when the House is in session, but also, by definition, being neutral and outside of the…
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Why the University of Bedfordshire should be thanking Vince Cable
Another thing that I wanted to write about that was in the news at the end of last month was something that demonstrated the impact that the Liberal Democrats are having in the coalition and something with direct consequences for Luton. Immigration is one of the hottest political issues. Polls consistently show it as being one of the top concerns of the British public. So it was no surprise that a major part of the…
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100 hundred and a bit days of the coalition
The 100 hundred days mark of the coalition government has been and gone and I realise that so far I haven’t written about the new government and my reaction to it. So this post is a brief summary of my thoughts so far. The first thing to note is that, in governing terms, a hundred days isn’t all that long. It certainly isn’t long enough to make anything but a sketchy and very preliminary judgement…
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Why I will support this extraordinary coalition government
I started an interesting and challenging new job this week. Yet, while trying to get to grips with a new organisation, new tasks, and new colleagues I have been acutely aware of those other Liberal Democrats also starting new jobs. Admittedly their new roles are an order of magnitude more interesting and challenging than mine. However, the urge to be home watching the news channels, reading the web and blogging about it all has been…
