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Conservative Party - George Osborne: Politics and Media in the Internet Age
Conservative Party - George Osborne: Politics and Media in the Internet Age
from : mollywebb
17th November 2006
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Lessons from Bulgaria
Discussions about eastern Europe – especially those countries that are due to join, or have just the joined, the EU – tend to fall into two categories. First, there are the negative stories that express worries about immigrants from the new member countries coming to the UK in droves, distorting the lower end of the labour market, or placing even greater strain on overstretched public services. Second, there are more positive descriptions of the role that eastern...
from : hannahlownsbrough
16th October 2006
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More on Muslim women...
The current preoccupation with religious dress for Muslim women is further evidence of a worrying pattern in the way in which women in general - and Muslim women in particular - are involved with political debate. Rather than being invited to comment on questions accross the political spectrum, Muslim women are invited to give an opinion only on issues perceived as relating to their own experience, such as religious dress, arranged or forced marriage, or the role of women within their faith.
from : hannahlownsbrough
12th October 2006
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Serving a cause, serving a community
This pamphlet, co-authored by Cabinet Minister Douglas Alexander MP, looks at the role of political parties in modern communities.
from : markfuller
13th September 2006
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Labour's young MPs want to do politics differently
Guardian columnist Jackie Ashley discusses the ideas for reforming political parties in the new Demos pamphlet 'Serving a cause, serving a community', by Douglas Alexander MP
from : markfuller
7th September 2006
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John Reid's moment
While Mr Blair is away, John Reid, the h
Home Secretary, has taken control of the security situation in the UK.
from : samhintonsmith
18th August 2006
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Built to last - but how do you build it?
I've been having a read of the Conservatives revised Built to Last document, that was released today. I think it is quite a good illustration of both the strengths and shortcomings of the Cameron project to date.
from : duncanoleary
16th August 2006
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Framing the Dems - George Lakoff.
"Democrats have been subject to a major fallacy: Voters are lined up left to right according to their views on issues...But the Republicans have not been getting more voters by moving to the left. What they do is stick to their strict ideology and activate their model among swing voters who have both models. They do this by being clear and issuing consistent messages framed in terms of conservative values. The moral is this: Voters are not on a left-to-right line; there is no middle."
from : duncanoleary
11th August 2006
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Reid warns of 'sustained terrorist threat'
In a speech to Demos, John Reid said many in Britain had failed to grasp the scale of the terrorist threat.
from : samhintonsmith
9th August 2006
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Government must give communities a greater role in counter-terrorism
Responding to his speech today on security and freedom, Demos called on the Home Secretary to make real his pledge to allow all sections of society to play a greater role in delivering security.
from : samhintonsmith
9th August 2006