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Prateek Buch

Opinion: Nanny no more – a real test of the Coalition

By Prateek Buch | Tue 13th July 2010 - 1:40 pm

It was inevitable, it had to happen at some point, the honeymoon couldn’t last forever (insert any other clichés you’d like to add); the Coalition government, drenched in soft summery praise in its opening weeks – enough to spark a nauseating case of cognitive dissonance in the case of Martin Kettle’s latest offering – had to face a stern test of its unity sooner or later, and now we have it. But I’m not talking about the referendum on electoral reform, nor about cuts to public services or even the VAT rise. No, I’m talking about Turkey Twizzlers, fizzy …

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  • David Sparrow
    I agree with Jana, and after today’s KB speech to Tory conference it may be his only option too!...
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    @David Allen: The "promises" you suggest would be worthless. The simple fact is that one parliament cannot bind any future parliament — that's how parliamenta...
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    I joined ULS at UCL in 1975 and the party at the same time. I am still a member 50 years on. My activism is circumscribed by the drugs I take to fight prostate ...
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    > £17bn of tax cuts to Income Tax and Fuel Duty So we are said to be proposing increased subsidy for fossil-fuels? Instead of pushing ahead with a Green t...
  • Bridget Biggar
    A great article Simon. And you are one of my dearest friends. We’ve been through those decades of activism. What would be your greatest argument for me even...