Comments on: A dismal prospect for local government: the local, the logic, the legal, the left

By: The General Power of Pickles « Though Cowards Flinch

The General Power of Pickles « Though Cowards Flinch — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:40:19 +0000

[...] for Authorities, not only because it’s first in the bill, but because I’ve been tracking its progress for some [...]

By: I am not voting Green in Canterbury « Though Cowards Flinch

I am not voting Green in Canterbury « Though Cowards Flinch — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:58:55 +0000

[...] Even on regulation of business, Jean, who owns her own business and might therefore be considered suspect, disagreed that the government interfered too much with business. Not to say that Labour’s candidate is perfect. There are lacklustre answers on things like immigration and the local issue of the Scrine Foundation – which Jean said “is too late for discussion now” just as know Tories are gearing up for their real attacks. [...]

By: The Tories and their secret new Human Rights Act « Though Cowards Flinch

The Tories and their secret new Human Rights Act « Though Cowards Flinch — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:08:54 +0000

[...] Rights Act March 22, 2010 paulinlancs Leave a comment Go to comments For months now I have been warning anyone who will listen about the darker motives behind the Conservative commitment to enacting new [...]

By: Localism and blind faith « Though Cowards Flinch

Localism and blind faith « Though Cowards Flinch — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:20:18 +0000

[...] service reductions and the start of a race to the competitive bottom so I have (perhaps less ably) provided ample evidence that Cameron’s eagerness to sign off ‘General Powers of Competence’ legislation providing [...]

By: Liberal Conspiracy » Trojan Horse of Tory localism: open letter to John Denham MP

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:50:13 +0000

[...] been banging on about this for a bit. Fortunately, John Denham MP has heard my faint call, and we may still be [...]

By: The Trojan Horse of Tory localism: an open letter to John Denham « Though Cowards Flinch

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:26:10 +0000

[...] been banging on about this for a bit, but no-one’s heard. Indeed, I’ve come to feel like Laocoön, with my plaintive ‘Timeo [...]

By: Gordon Brown’s speech and the last chance saloon for Tom Harris « Though Cowards Flinch

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:42:10 +0000

[...] this matter of detail around ringfencing, and around the wider issue of the Tories’ plans for General Power of Competence legislation, which would set in train cuts in services to the most vulnerable up and down the [...]

By: A chance to watch Conservatives arguing for extra borrowing « Though Cowards Flinch

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:56:32 +0000

[...] next week, so we may make it a theme, linking into the Tory Trojan Horse that is it’s planned General Powers of Competence legislation. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)More On British [...]

By: Are there good cuts when it comes to Education? « Though Cowards Flinch

Are there good cuts when it comes to Education? « Though Cowards Flinch — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:43:08 +0000

[...] up for the sort of local activism which seems to be increasingly necessary when we actually look at the agendas being proposed for local goods and services. Possibly related posts: (automatically [...]

By: Dave Semple

Dave Semple — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:16:07 +0000

Check this out: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/sep/11/michael-white-political-briefing