The dust has settled and the votes are in, it must be time to look at the aftermath of the Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election. The by-election was called as a result of the death of Paul Goggins, who had been MP for the constituency since 1997. Despite containing some Conservative areas in the Sale wards, […]
Banning smoking in cars with children
Yesterday evening, during a debate on the Children and Families Bill, a proposed group of amendments from the House of Lords was voted on in the Commons. The amendments were passed with a substantial majority (Ayes 376, Noes 107). Amongst these was amendment 41, which allows for the provision of ‘a private vehicle to be […]
Importing the archives
Before moving over to Politics Geek, I used to write a political blog on another site called Politics Watch. Although some of the articles now look out of date – my political opinions have changed in the intervening 6+ years – I’ve imported most of them for posterity. As a rough guide, anything up until […]
Student loans do affect mortgages
A recent post on Lib Dem Voice entitled: Dealing with critics on our own terms – graduate contributions has left me cheesed off due to a number of inaccurate statements used to defend the rise in fees. However, the one which annoys me the most is this: they [student loans] don’t count for mortgage assessment purposes This […]
Gordon Brown bigot gaff
Junior reporter salary: £20,000 Lapel microphone: £50 Catching the Prime Minister calling an elector a ‘bigot’: Priceless.