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30 Jul 2010
So Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is to name and shame councils that use PR consultancies. Somehow the use of PR consultancies has fallen into the same category as spending money on foreign junckets or limos for councillors. It has come to represent lavish excess at... read more
13 May 2010
Scotland’s overwhelming rejection of the Conservatives, falling support for the LibDems, and strong support for Labour not being reflected in the final make-up of the Government, will no doubt see a huge change in how Scottish politics will develop. But there are two... read more
So no change at all in Scotland, then?
7 May 2010 At first glance, it appears that nothing whatsoever has happened in Scotland. The result on the night is identical as it was in 2005. But the real story that emerges here is how different Scotland is, politically to the rest of the UK. As a nation it bucked the trend with the... read more
30 Apr 2010
The Nick Clegg phenomenon - transforming his party’s fortunes along with the landscape of British politics, with his performance in the first ever televised Prime Ministerial debate - is starting to take effect in Scotland. Languishing in Scottish opinion polls... read more
