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The Reality of a Tory Majority – Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…
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Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. The Reality of a Tory Majority — May 14, 2015. The Reality of a Tory Majority. May 14, 2015. May 14, 2015. Last week, the British public went to the polls and a shock result propelled David Cameron and the Conservative Party to a 12 seat majority in the House of Commons. For the first time in over 20 years, the Conservatives are governing alone. Let’s look at their priority new policies. Introduce a Snooper’s Charter. Following on fr...
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Quinn1991 – Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…
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Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. George Osborne: Political Mastermind? Mdash; July 9, 2015. George Osborne: Political Mastermind? July 9, 2015. July 9, 2015. However, the Labour Party has fallen straight into George Osborne’s political trap. Two so-called “front-runners” and “Blairite” candidates for the Leadership have clearly missed the point of this trap. Don’t let the Tories get away with their living wage con – help spread the word. #budget2015. The Tory spinne...
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Inheritance Tax – a “good” tax? – Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…
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Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. Inheritance Tax – a “good” tax? Mdash; February 2, 2012. Inheritance Tax – a “good” tax? February 2, 2012. Inheritance Tax is a politically divisive issue. The debate is normally caricatured by “rich, Tory toffs” versus “your average worker”, but ideologically its a bit more of a challenge. If we had a 100% inheritance tax this would be a huge disincentive for people. Families work hard so that their children/family can “li...No, not...
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Dismantling UKIP Policies – Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…
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Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. Dismantling UKIP Policies — March 7, 2012. March 7, 2012. March 7, 2012. But this post isn’t a defence of UKIP. I want to expose some of the problems with their other official policies. In fact, I won’t even talk about Europe. UKIP on Same-Sex Marriage. UKIP want to merge Income Tax and National Insurance. This is actually a great idea. Its an idea supported by the Tax Payers Association. On any income over 11,500. Whilst taking ...
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Pupil Premium & Meritocracy – Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…
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Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. Pupil Premium & Meritocracy — May 30, 2012. Pupil Premium & Meritocracy. May 30, 2012. As a new member of the Liberal Democrats, I thought it was about time that I came out in a real. Defence of one of their policies. One of my favourite policies is the Pupil Premium. The policy pledges 7bn towards giving the poorest children a better start in life. So why is the Pupil Premium a good idea? Er – nope! The solution to this would be to ...
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Would Britain benefit from more political parties? – Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…
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Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. Would Britain benefit from more political parties? Mdash; July 17, 2012. Would Britain benefit from more political parties? July 17, 2012. July 17, 2012. EDIT: Consider this argument post-electoral reform, not under FPTP Cheers for this guys! Heck, even UKIP are divided. Their older, (slightly) xenophobic wing exist solely to leave the EU and berate life in general. They have a more socially liberal, even libertarian wing in ...Our p...
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Viva La Republic – Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…
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Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. Viva La Republic — June 4, 2012. June 4, 2012. Well that was an interesting weekend, thankfully it is over. Royalist supporters littered the streets of London to sneak a glimpse of the Queen and celebrated sixty years of her Majesty’s reign. What a load of nonsense! People would come and look at buildings all the same.). The final objection to a republic is that the Queen currently provides checks and balances to the Government. ...
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The day after the night before – Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…
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Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. The day after the night before — May 8, 2015. The day after the night before. May 8, 2015. May 8, 2015. So, where do we go from here? Nobody saw that coming, nobody! A shock, Tory Majority victory that confounded pollsters and commentators alike, David Cameron must have been the happiest man on the planet yesterday. But, I was left confused, confused as to where to go next. Let’s consider the options. The Labour Party remains in deni...
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Why the Liberal Democrats were right on Jeremy Hunt – Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…
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Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. Why the Liberal Democrats were right on Jeremy Hunt — June 13, 2012. Why the Liberal Democrats were right on Jeremy Hunt. June 13, 2012. June 13, 2012. Warning – this is a rant! Firstly, are Labour so tribal that they are simply forgetting how close they were to the Murdoch’s and News Corp? For them to pretend to be so morally righteous is ludicrous, bordering on insulting to the memory of the general public. The Liberal Democrats do...
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How to win votes and alienate people? – Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…
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Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. Thoughts of a 23 year old Liberal…. How to win votes and alienate people? Mdash; June 25, 2012. How to win votes and alienate people? June 25, 2012. This post is focused solely on David Cameron’s “plans post-2015” on housing benefit, not all his welfare reform speech*. The problem is, they are terrible policies. Ill-thought out, ill-timed and irresponsible. Anybody up for another round of omnishambles? The last Government and some of our pensioners are responsible for ...