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Monthly Archives: April 2010

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Women in Labour Too Posh to Push?

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by Anna Raccoon on April 30, 2010

Some months back I wrote to every female MP I could think of, inviting them to address this blog, and explain why my many female readers should vote for their party.

Last week I published the

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Honest employment for ex-MPs?

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by Anna Raccoon on April 30, 2010

An enterprising job hunting firm MyWorkSearch.co.uk have compiled a list of recommended jobs for MPs should they not be re-elected next week.

Gordon Brown as a

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Empathy, Empathy!

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by Gloria Smudd on April 30, 2010

Scientists are a funny old lot. All those hours spent in the laboratory, squinting into microscopes and fiddling about with Petri-dishes must play havoc with their

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Labour Candidate arrested.

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by Anna Raccoon on April 29, 2010

Kathryn Smith, Labour general election candidate for Gravesend, was arrested after crashing her car into a roundabout, says her agent. She was breathalysed at the scene. Her agent said she had asked to

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Am I right to be suspicious?

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by Anna Raccoon on April 29, 2010

Last week, CMA published a report showing that despite Britain apparently retaining its Triple AAA rating, the market had in fact marked us down to –aa.

Yesterday

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Re-definitions – Nu-Labour speak; Issue 5

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by Anna Raccoon on April 28, 2010

Bigot [ˈbɪgət]n a person who is intolerant of any ideas other than his or her own, esp on religion, politics, or race[from Old French: name applied contemptuously to the Normans by the French,

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Quote of the Day

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by Anna Raccoon on April 28, 2010

“For those of us that have known Gordon Brown for many years, what we have just seen is no huge surprise I have to say.”

Nick Robinson

For those of us who have had

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Main Stream Media v The Blogosphere (again) (yawn)

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by Anna Raccoon on April 28, 2010

Er, Hello, Mr Telegraph Sub-Editor? Hello, can you hear me down there in Aussie land? Laura Moffat was the Labour MP for Crawley, not Croydon Central, North, East or South……..or

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Tikka or Treat?

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by Anna Raccoon on April 27, 2010

Jack Straw should have seen it Cumin.

The Legal Beagle has bhaji-ed in where other candidates fear to tread, and treated 700 constituents to a slap up- curry at Jan’s

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Odds on its still a sin.

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by Anna Raccoon on April 27, 2010

I had always though that the Catholic Church regarded gambling as a sin.

I was surprised to learn (not partaking of that good book too often!) that the bible doesn’t

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ZaNu Labour – A Future Not Fair At All

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by 2mac on April 27, 2010

Is it still considered a surprise when people with morals, integrity and judgement reject the Labour Party?

I would be more surprised to find someone who actually understands ethics

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Brown’s Campaign Bus Narrowly Misses Rabbit on M.4.

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by Anna Raccoon on April 27, 2010

‘Tis always a quandary, every morning ‘tis a quandary. Which of the many stories, rumours and salacious gossipy bits do you pick up and blog your opinion on?

Whenever I am trying to master a new

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Sweet 16?

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by Gloria Smudd on April 26, 2010

As I write, it’s 3.10pm on a sunny Sunday and a boy is still in bed in a darkened room which smells strongly of man-feet and night-farts. Having peeked at the motionless

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Privilege.

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by Anna Raccoon on April 26, 2010

‘Privileged background’ is the buzz phrase in this election.

Cameron apparently has, so does Clegg, Gordon Brown would tell you that despite being the son of Manse in a poor

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An Elective Dictatorship?

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by Anna Raccoon on April 26, 2010

My inbox this morning contained notification of a new book on a subject dear to my heart – the development, nature and power of the office of the British Prime Minister. The authors are Professor

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Papal Bull!

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by Saul – Cub reporter on April 25, 2010

There seems to be a bit of a witch hunt going on at the moment with regard to the Catholic church.

Of course a lot of the negative publicity

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Café En-lite-enment.

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by Anna Raccoon on April 25, 2010

The onset of spring is a private delight in these parts. Our little community watches the nest building antics of the Tourterelles long before the

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Bun Fight at the U.K. Corral

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by lenko on April 25, 2010

Open warfare had broken out at Blogwarts, since the results of the first debate had been announced. A raiding party of Cameroons had invaded Slytherin House and debagged Mandelson, the school sneak. In retaliation,

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Saturday Evening Posts Worth Reading.

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by Anna Raccoon on April 24, 2010

Al Jahom and the blogging community in the comments section for services to education ‘above and beyond’ the call of duty. Dizzy – for and against hanging

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A Farage-o of nonsense

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by Thaddeus J. Wilson on April 24, 2010

I’ve always thought that Nigel Farage was a decent enough cove, a bit rough and ready, but generally rather sound. And since he has experience of the real world, his attitude towards taxation and business

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The Dangers Of Fighting The Last War

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by Sarbanes Oxley on April 23, 2010

All organisations are made up of individuals; they are ‘human’ organisations which means that they have human failings and weaknesses. One of the greatest of human weaknesses is not to accept change. Humans get ‘comfortable’

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How very dare he!

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by Thaddeus J. Wilson on April 23, 2010

Dr Julian Lewis

It seems that the slightest hint of stepping outside the bounds of the political orthodoxy has officially become anathema:

David Cameron was urged

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Embarrassing Candidates?

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by AnnaRaccoon on April 23, 2010

Gosh, following local candidates is unexpectedly fun.

Tonight the Libertarian party are celebrating, having welcomed Nikki Sinclaire into the Libertarian fold.

Nikki might have thought she would be standing

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An Exclusive Look at a Candidate for Hornsey and Wood Green.

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by Anna Raccoon on April 23, 2010

Dear Anna Racoon

I didn’t think someone like me could be a politician. I am second generation immigrant and came from a family with very few books where we were just expected to

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Main Stream Media v The Blogosphere – Sequelae

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by Anna Raccoon on April 22, 2010

The aftermath of my blog post on Monday regarding the biography on a parliamentary candidate put out by the Sutton and Cheam Guardian has been an education; highlighting the difference between the

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Caption Contest.

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by Saul – Cub reporter on April 22, 2010

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British Jobs for British Olympics

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by Thaddeus J. Wilson on April 22, 2010

Inevitably, the Daily Mail and every other tabloid is in uproar. Six and a half thousand jobs have been created by the Olympics and only one out of

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Saving Voter Ryan.

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by Anna Raccoon on April 20, 2010

COBRA, shorthand for the Cabinet Office Briefing Room A has, as it always does, stepped up to the breach in an emergency. This is the same team of top flight Ministers from

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On Yer Bike Laddie.

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by Anna Raccoon on April 20, 2010

Down in what used to be known as leafy Croydon, but is now gun crime central, the candidates are battling it out in the various wards.

I took a look at Thornton Heath,

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Clegg Dancing.

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by Anna Raccoon on April 20, 2010

Nick Clegg bounced along through the last debate, all floppy haired and puppyish, and the message he seemed most eager to get across was that he was quite unlike ‘you two’ as

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