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What are people trying to “escape” from? And is the Government able to fully tackle these things?
They already elect their chairmen and there will be fewer trips abroad – at least when the Commons is sitting. That means more scrutiny of what Ministers are up to.
Only eleven per cent put it in the top three categories for effectiveness. By contrast, 32 per cent placed it in the bottom three.
The block of limestone romps to victory. Unsurprisingly, your Political Event of the Year was the election.
The BBC needs to review now who will cover the 2020 election in a way that interests young viewers. Neil, Marr and Paxman have a combined age of 185.
Labour could have done better with a different leader and a different strategy. But its error was its usual one: to assume moral superiority
His recruitment by Ed Miliband will deter more voters than it attracts.
Plus: The CCHQ charm school. Disgraceful Livingstone. Untruthful Clegg. Nasty Russell Brand. Where I’ll be on election night. And: Advice to candidates for the count.
Don’t adopt his politics – adopt his tactics on social media.
He contends that we have become “a classless society” – and will set out in his election address his demands for our EU renegotiation.
Russell Brand is challenged over his refusal to stand for Parliament.
…All of them.
Plus: Marr again. Shot foxes. Unhatted rabbits. Bercow’s revenge. Sir Trevor Brooking’s posterior. And: thanks to Stuart in customer services, who made this column possible.
“It’s too complex. I just can’t understand the issue. With a referendum I think it needs to be something really quite simple, like in Ireland when they had gay marriage.”