42-day detention | The Raffish Dandy

When did it become beyond repair?

• 15 June, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Politics
Tags: 10p Tax Rate, 42-day detention, Alastair Darling, Cancelled election, Centre-ground, Conservatives, Crewe and Nantwich by-election, David Cameron, David Davis, Ed Balls, Gordon Brown, Inheritance Tax, Labour party, Leadership procession, Left-wing, Northern Rock, Party for the many, Right wing

Playing politics, but the ends justify the means

• 12 June, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Politics
Tags: 42-day detention, Conservatives, David Davis, Gordon Brown, Haltemprice and Howden by-election, Hung parliament, Labour party, Lib-Dem, Tory

Absolute conviction or bloody-minded stubbornness?

• 12 June, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Politics
Tags: 10p Tax Rate, 42-day detention, Draconian, Gordon Brown, Jacqui Smith, Labour party

“42-day detention deal offered” leads today’s Guardian

• 16 May, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Human Rights, Islamophobia, Politics
Tags: 10p Tax Rate, 42-day detention, British Muslims, Counter-Terrorism Division, Crown Prosecution Service, Director of Public Prosecutions, Gordon Brown, Innocent until proven guilty, Integrity, Radical Islam, Sally Hemmings, Sir Ken MacDonald QC, The Guardian, United Nations

The week that the tide turned?

• 16 May, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Politics
Tags: "Hug a hoodie", 'Brown bounce', 10p Tax Rate, 42-day detention, Alan Sugar, Alastair Darling, Back-benchers, Bank of England, BBC Radio, Cabinet, Caroline Flint, Cash for honours, Centre-ground, Chairman Mao, Crewe and Nantwich by-election, Crocodile tears, David Cameron, Edward Timpson, Financial Times, Frank Field, George Osborne, Gordon Brown, Hazel Blears, House prices, Inheritance Tax, John Humphreys, John Prescott, Labour party, Lord Levy, Mervyn king, New Labour, NHS, Radio Four, Recession, Scottish independence, Scottish Labour party, Stamp Duty on shares, The Apprentice, The Daily Mail, The French Revolution, Today programme, Tony Blair, Tories, UK economy, Wendy Alexander

Labour may well have resolved the 10p tax situation- what a pleasant surprise!

• 13 May, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Politics
Tags: 10p Tax Rate, 42-day detention, Alastair Darling, Cabinet, Conservatives, Crewe and Nantwich by-election, Ed Balls, Frank Field, Gordon Brown, Jacqui Smith, Labour party, Local elections, Mini-Budget, Opposition parties, Treasury