Monthly Archives: November 2011

[captionpix imgsrc="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5283/5238571840_03e75d4f53_b.jpg"] I was rather amused by George Osborne’s quoting of the growth forecast from the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR), as reported by Andrew Sparrow on the Guardian’s Live Blog: This year – growth of 0.9% 2012 – 0.7% … Continue reading →

Every market in the world is in green today, with increases around 2-3%. But, of course, no time to feature this in the main bulletins…. Graphic from the FT.

[captionpix imgsrc="http://paulwalternewbury.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/cimg0273.jpg"] Despite living in the same county for 34 years, yesterday I had my first opportunity to explore Eton College and Eton itself. It is an extraordinary place. The facilities at the college are unbelievably comprehensive and sumptuous. Wandering … Continue reading →

[captionpix imgsrc="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4081/4935152343_517896a910_b_d.jpg"] The only coalition which actually could sort out our economic problems at the moment is a coalition between the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats, because we are the only ones who understand together what needs to be … Continue reading →

…So runs the Mail on Sunday front page. I seem to remember the link between those two organisations being raised previously, perhaps at the last LibDem conference. So, I don’t think this is the first time such a connection has … Continue reading →

[captionpix imgsrc="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4104/4953498365_ee1ae61ff7_b.jpg"] The Guardian has published a downloadable spreadsheet of David Cameron’s 2010 international Christmas Card list, obtained via a Freedom of Information request. You can download it here. The Christmas card which Cameron sent in 2010 was fronted by … Continue reading →

[captionpix imgsrc="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6177/6172851871_17308f5244_b.jpg"] I was alerted this morning, via an @IainDale tweet, to Ann Widdecombe’s “If I ruled the world” article in Prospect magazine. As Iain tweeted, we may think it is hilarious, but she is deadly serious. Here’s a taster: … Continue reading →

[captionpix imgsrc="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2367/2242353112_ed2b81e99b_o_d.jpg"] 1. Many have got a copy or many copies already. 2. If you are going to send a Bible anywhere, send the New International Version or similar modern translation, so young people do not think that Jesus spoke … Continue reading →

[captionpix imgsrc="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2660/3729899772_31ca170d63_b.jpg"] Cross-posted from Liberal Democrat Voice The focus of the Cameron v Miliband this week exchange was the new figure of one million unemployed young people. It started with a battle between the government’s Work Programme versus Labour’s Future … Continue reading →

[captionpix imgsrc="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2597/4018976738_276024c813_b.jpg"] OK, first of all let’s get this out of the way. OK, I have lived in Berkshire most of my life. The last time I lived in Cornwall in any sense of the word, was when I was … Continue reading →