Jebus.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-lead-cut-as...Tory lead cut as Labour faithful return to the fold

Labour has narrowed the Conservative Party's poll lead to just one point as the "Brown bounce" continues, according to a ComRes survey for The Independent.
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Tories 37 (-2)
Labour 36 (+5Lib Dem 17 (+1 ( Read more... )

The overall issue here is that some people are saying that swearing an oath or pledge to the Queen and her successors is a breach of human rights for people who aren't CofE, or are Republican, or various other things. However, leaving the details of that to one side ( Read more... )

Nice work for a shadow Foreign Secretary.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7545164.stm In a wide-ranging interview, Mr Hague said he believed "disenchanted" Labour voters were moving "over en bloc and voting Conservative ( Read more... )

So, I find myself reading http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7401846.stm , and I also listened to most of the interview on Radio 4 this morning. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he is the right man to steer the country through difficult economic times ( Read more... )

1. Kosovo is abandoning Serbia, and multiple countries are saying "Oh noes! If we recognise Kosovo, people who want to leave our country will think they can do so too!" All you countries: grow the fuck up. If significant bits of your country want to form their own country, win them back using political, economic, and social means, with discussions ( Read more... )

Oh, for the love of Pishe: BBC News Ticker: Sir Menzies Campbell's role as Lib Dem leader "under discussion", his deputy says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7045251.stm Sir Menzies Campbell's position as Lib Dem leader is "under discussion" his deputy Vincent ( Read more... )

Ed Vaizey promoted:David Cameron announced the change in a reshuffle which also saw eight MPs elected in 2005 promoted.

Those joining the top team are Shailesh Vara, Ed Vaizey, Greg Clark, David Jones, Anne Milton, James Brokenshire, Mark Lancaster and Robert Goodwill.
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Ed Vaizey: Arts

Okay, let's look at:

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5114102.stm
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-5910339,00.html

Both of these report the situation in ( Read more... )

...what it was about the 2005 election Conservative policies that Cameron liked (when he wrote them) in order that he thought his continued membership of the Tory party was sensible? I mean, I may not like the Conservative party but it has 200 members of Parliament all of whom were elected on a platform (that he wrote) which is now being thrown ( Read more... )

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4436238.stm The head of the National Probation Service has banned his chief officers from lobbying against government policy, according to a leaked letter ( Read more... )