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Clare George-Hilley: Ed Miliband knifed his own brother and now he’s playing politics with Syria
By Clare George-Hilley, Director of Communities and Social Justice There are few people, even in the rough and harsh world of politics that have the gall, lack of emotion and ruthlessness to shaft a sibling. Contrast Ed Miliband’s approach to that of the Johnson family, a political dynasty at the top of their game, bound by blood and honour, against Red […]
Parliament Street on ITV news
2nd September 2013 Parliament Street was featured on ITV News’ website, as four employees of the Student Loans Company were sacked over inappropriate and threatening remarks on Facebook, it has been revealed. “Steven George-Hilley, from the think-tank Parliament Street, who made the request about social media misuse over the last five years, said: “These incidents suggest it may be time […]
Will Labour Allow Slumberdog Miliband to Sleepwalk into Oblivion?
By Steven George-Hilley, Parliament Street Labour HQ has been on autopilot this summer, missing every single opportunity to fill the news vacuum with exciting and engaging stories to help persuade voters they are ready for Government once again. This is bizarre behaviour from a man who is supposed to be seeking to convince the country he is ready to be […]
The Spanish Escalation
Andreas Nicolaides looks at the escalating row over the British territory The last few weeks have seen what should have been a rather trivial event – the creation of an artificial reef for marine life – escalate into a full blown diplomatic row. Lying just off the coast of Spain around the western tip of the continent, the rock […]
Book Review: Britannia Unchained by Kwasi Kwarteng, Priti Patel, Dominic Raab, Chris Skidmore and Elizabeth Truss
By Matthew Gass It’s that time of year again. Rumours of a post summer Cabinet reshuffle are in the air. Returning with them is the debate over whether preference should go to the longer serving MPs who did the heavy lifting in opposition or if it’s time to promote some of the younger, more media savvy intake of 2010. If […]
Parliament Street Announces 2013 Conference Reception and Panel Debate
Craig Rimmer, President of Parliament Street has formally announced our two conference events at Manchester this year. Sunday September 29: An evening drinks reception in the Midland Hotel Monday September 30: A panel debate on ‘Life After the Lib Dems’ We hope you can join us in Manchester for another ground breaking conference. Best wishes The Parliament Street Board
A&E’s Crisis of Leadership
By Haseeb Arif MPs have slammed A&E crisis plans, aimed at relieving the immense pressure placed on these departments at times of high risk. These findings, made by a cross party commission of MPs have come amid claims that A&E departments throughout the country are missing the 4 hours waiting times. Their probe came as a result of […]
Book Review: Boomerang by Michael Lewis
By Matthew Gass Michael Lewis’s last book, The Big Short, sought to tell the story of the 2008 financial crash through the eyes of a handful of people who people who saw it coming. They tried to warn a lot of people, but they also made huge and risky bets on the outcome which paid off enormously. Many might view […]
Japan Revisited
A few weeks ago Parliament Street blogged about how Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s aggressive economic strategy of loose monetary policy, heavy fiscal stimulus and radical liberalisation of the economy might not be living up to the hype, at least on the liberalisation front. The concern was that the necessary reforms were being blocked by special interests, not least because […]
