Category Archives: General
Petition the Prime Minister to… resign
There is an amusing petition currently doing the rounds which is calling on the Prime Minister to resign. Ironically, the petition is hosted on the Number 10 Petitions site—built by the smart chaps at mySociety—and is currently the petition with … Continue reading
New look for Politics Watch
I noticed recently that the site has been quiet for most of the year, primarily due to me having to spend most evenings and weekends writing my thesis and concentrate on my full time job during the day. However, I’ve … Continue reading
Shadow cabinet reshuffle send up
Labour have produced a rather amusing shadow cabinet reshuffle send up, based on an imaginary (one assumes!) instant messaging conversation between David Cameron, William Hague, George Osborne and Ken Clarke. As Labour comedy goes, it’s actually quite funny.
BBC review of the political year
For those of you who are interested in a wrap-up of this year’s political events, the BBC has a 20 minute review of the political year available for streaming via their website. I’m not sure if this is available to … Continue reading
Petition the PM electronically
There is a long history of people posting petitions to 10 Downing Street or even handing them over in person (although the latter option is less likely nowadays given the current security environment), but until recently there was no centralised … Continue reading
Greatest PMs in BBC History Magazine
Following up on my previous post, Four most influential British Prime Ministers, BBC History Magazine has published an article by Francis Beckett listing the historian’s greatest Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. His list is fairly close to mine, although … Continue reading
Four most influential British Prime Ministers
As part of Problogger’s Lists Group Writing Project, I’ve decided to compile a short list comprising of the four British Prime Ministers of recent times who I think have had the most influence on national affairs (it’s a short list … Continue reading
Local elections fallout
Now that the dust has cleared and all the results have been announced, it’s time for a reflection on how the various parties have fared in the recent local elections. Labour It was a bad night for Labour across the … Continue reading
Boris Johnson vs Germany
A little light relief before my write-up of the recent local elections: Boris Johnson vs Germany
BNP leader cleared of race charges
BNP leader Nick Griffin, along with his fellow party member and activist Mark Collett, has been cleared of four of the charges brought against him relating to speeches made in 2004 that were filmed by a undercover BBC journalist. Whilst … Continue reading