NETWORK BLOG
Peter Wedderburn's blog listings.
Tories hold talks to plan legislation if Nick Clegg is forced out and they go it alone
from Peter Wedderburn's blog listings.
on Tuesday May 21st, 2013 at 02:40 PM
Nick Clegg is giving a speech tomorrow in which we gather he will address the question of the Coalitions ability to go the distance to 2015. I suspect he will use it to assert his commitment to making it work, whatever stresses the Tories might place on it. Events of recent weeks have cast a [...]Calm down, dears. Cameron’s going nowhere and he’ll lead the Conservatives to victory in 2015
from Peter Wedderburn's blog listings.
on Tuesday May 21st, 2013 at 01:35 PM
Some of my colleagues have become more than usually over-excited by the events of the last few days, predicting irrevocable splits in the Conservative Party, the demise of David Cameron, the triumph of Ukip and the permanent transformation of British politics. I think theyre wrong on all four counts. The Tory Party wont split, David [...]The best thing we could do for gay people is to stop talking about them as a breed apart
from Peter Wedderburn's blog listings.
on Tuesday May 21st, 2013 at 01:16 PM
The standard of debate in last nights Commons debate over gay marriage was impressive. Whatever ones feelings, it was clear that members had given the issue due consideration. Tim Loughtons skewering of the random selection of 4bn as the cost of instituting civil partnerships for conventional couples was particularly enjoyable, but the contributions of those [...]A response to Lord Tebbit, on the subject of gay marriage and lesbian queens
from Peter Wedderburn's blog listings.
on Tuesday May 21st, 2013 at 12:54 PM
The internet is having one of its periodic spasms of outrage-hilarity over some comments my colleague Lord Tebbit made to The Guardian this morning. On the subject of gay marriage, he said: When we have a queen who is a lesbian and she marries another lady and then decides she would like to have a [...]Bubblenomics is back. Markets have become completely detached from economic reality – and it’s going to get ugly
from Peter Wedderburn's blog listings.
on Tuesday May 21st, 2013 at 11:40 AM
There can be no doubt about it. Bubblenomics is back. The stock market is at dotcom highs. House prices are rising. Markets reckon interest rates will remain at 0.5pc for at least another three years, despite official forecasts for GDP growth to have been a solid 2pc for two years by then. And a single [...]Rows over gay marriage and Europe can hurt the Conservatives. The NHS can kill them
from Peter Wedderburn's blog listings.
on Tuesday May 21st, 2013 at 11:36 AM
Dear reader, may I beg a moment of your time? Id like you to complete a quick survey just two questions. 1. When was the last time you did the following: A) Went to a doctor or a hospital for medical treatment? B) Entered into a lifelong sexual partnership with someone of the same [...]The Tory Right’s humiliation over gay marriage should remind it that it can’t simply opt out of the 21st century
from Peter Wedderburn's blog listings.
on Tuesday May 21st, 2013 at 11:16 AM
Looking out across the blood-soaked battlefield at Asculum in 280BC, the victorious Greek, King Pyrrhus, turned to one of his generals and remarked: One more such victory, and we shall be undone. Sitting in Downing Street, reflecting on last nights successful passage of his same-sex marriage bill, David Cameron could be forgiven for entertaining similar [...]Schizophrenic investors expect slump: bet on boom
from Peter Wedderburn's blog listings.
on Tuesday May 21st, 2013 at 11:11 AM
The latest poll of Morgan Stanleys top clients from across the world says it all. Chief economist Joachim Fels tells us that not a single investor at the banks Florence forum thought the world economy would rebound with any strength later this year. Just a quarter expect a return to trend growth. Some 57pc think [...]
popular
blog posts
Weekly Drool Recipe: Black & White Cookies via Pretty Fluffy
05/21/13 If youre...If It Werent For Fido Essay Contest
05/21/13 How did your dog change your life? Its not...
latest news & articles
May 20th, 2013
May 17th, 2013
May 16th, 2013
May 16th, 2013
May 15th, 2013
May 14th, 2013
