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Not very impressed with my MP’s voting record

On February 2 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Diary

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Keith Hill voted on key issues since 2001:

Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament.

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Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban.

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Voted very strongly for introducing [...]

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Political Blog Sold For….£1.3 million?!?

On September 24 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Diary

There’s much discussion about the purchase by Tory Billionaire, Michael Ashcroft, of the blog sites, ConservativeHome and PoliticsHome, for a mind-blowing £1.3 million. Whilst there will be many bedroom-bloggers being re-energised by three year plans to similarly sell out to rich owners the rest of us are [...]

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That Dave’s a joker!

On June 17 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Diary

via dailymail.co.uk

Yes, Dave’s a real joker. ‘Vere are your paperz?’. Ha! Brilliant. What a funny guy. Daaaave.

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Reality Politics

On June 7 2009 · 2 Comments · In Diary

Elections have essentially been the same for years, much like the rest of politics in the UK, a system that people have been screaming out to review and modernise. The UK has the Mother Of All Parliaments, and does it ever show. The poor old girl is on her last legs, confused, living in a [...]

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Blankety Blank

On June 3 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Diary

via youtube.com

For some reason, every time I see footage of parliament or one of the fleeing cabinet ministers, I hear the Blankety Blank theme tune. Just seems to work. Maybe it’s because the idea of a resigning MP getting a Blankety Blank cheque book and pen tickles me, but as Buffer

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