by nabidana | Aug 24, 2009 | commerce and trade
I’m coming back to the ongoing discussion with Thomas Byrne on the rationale for public funding for education. He has been responding int he comments to the blog, but I think the points he raises are interesting and level headed, so they deserved a good...
by nabidana | Aug 23, 2009 | commerce and trade
Libertarian Tory blogger Thomas Byrne makes some arguments recently on his blog, then debated on Twitter, about the desirability or not of state funding of University. I don’t ever do this, but as a fellow Conservative, I am sure he won’t have a problem...
by nabidana | Aug 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
I think the scales have now effectively tipped against Labour, and that further wriggling will sink them further. I think their brand is irretrievably damaged and they need a cathartic change now if they are to survive the next election without a catastrophic split...
by nabidana | Aug 21, 2009 | Hoons
Savolinna is beautiful at this time of year. He’ll also be entering the printer punting extravaganza.
by nabidana | Aug 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
The NHS, and its sister organisations across the UK, are in dreadful shape. At best, a doctor would prescribe bed rest, at worst amputations. Waiting lists, overstressed doctors, Whitehall setting targets on the basis of focus group findings, and now the appointment...