On this significant day in our country’s history it’s clear that lots of people have strong views about Margaret Thatcher. I certainly do, but I think the most powerful evidence of what people thought about her is the comments of people who lived through her term of office. Why don’t you let Blackburn Labour Party know [...]
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“It’s character building, supporting a team like Blackburn Rovers”, I used to tell my two children in the 1980s when they were young and we were bobbing about the old Second Division. “So much better than supporting a glory team. With Rovers you’ll learn about life, its disappointments, as well as its triumphs.” Their faith was rewarded. [...] Imagine a government so incompetent that it designed a tax that hit soldiers but not prisoners; or a Department so useless it punished foster parents for the crime of giving a home to a child in need. Imagine ministers so out of touch they had to be told by others their plans hurt tens of thousands [...] “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on” ‘As a Conservative I have no pleasure in exposing David Cameron’s deficit claims’ – says Ramesh Patel, writing in the Economist recently. ‘However, as long as the party continues to talk down the economy via the blame [...] According to the Guardian’s analysis of council cuts Tory local government cabinet supremo Eric Pickles’ is presiding over drastic spending cuts which will hit the poorest in society hardest. Data compiled by Newcastle city council shows alarming divides in council funding: between rich and poor, north and south and rural and urban areas. The analysis showed councils [...] ‘Judge us on the economy’ say Coalition buddies Cameron and Clegg. Well, two and a half years into the shambolic coalition Government the economy is at best stagnant and at worst heading back into recession. An increase in women in part time employment may have stopped unemployment shooting above 3 million but we can all see the [...] It is rare that I see eye to eye with any Tory but last week Michael Hesletine , arguably the best leader the Tories never had, returned to front line politics with a report that is – if nothing else – a clear plan for economic growth. His hard hitting report is a clear recognition that [...] Predictions for next week’s Police and Crime Commissioner elections are that the turnout will be low – very low. An election in November for a position that’s perhaps not been properly explained or justified by the Government which has been determined to introduce it, and at a cost of almost £100 million at a time when [...] Michael Gove yesterday proved what we all already thought – that he is actually a time traveller in true Orwellian style and has stepped out of his time machine, built in 1958, and landed here in the 21st century. In his statement, announcing that GCSEs would be abolished and replaced by ‘Bacs’ he declared that the [...] |
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