Wednesday, 7 October 2015

Cameron's speech shows how Corbyn is making this a more left-wing country

"Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy." - Peggy Noonan
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This morning we bring you the latest from Manchester where David Cameron has just delivered a barnstorming and triumphant speech to the Conservative conference. He has not only managed to occupy the ground vacated by a Corbyn-led Labour party, he has also defined it in the terms most damaging to them. But while Corbyn may never get elected, today's speech shows that his opposition has created a more left-wing political climate.

Yesterday's big speeches came from two of the candidates hoping to replace Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson.

We look at Johnson's chances of becoming leader, after one of his strongest ever speeches. Unlike what many are used to hearing from the London Mayor, this was coherent, intellectually intelligent and persuasive. He has certainly shown it's far too early to rule him out.

In response to Theresa May's speech, Tim Farron has written a powerful piece for Politics.co.uk in which he says it is the government which is damaging Britain - not immigrants. The new leader of the Lib Dems slams May's claim that we can't have a cohesive society which includes a certain level of immigration, saying that the Conservatives risk pitching communities against each other.

We also report that Iain Duncan Smith has blamed 9/11 for his failure as Tory leader. He told a fringe event last night that because he was elected the day before the Twin Towers were struck, hardly anybody was paying attention to him.
 

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Cameron's speech shows how Corbyn is making this a more left-wing country


 

On Oct 07, 2015 01:39 pm
Cameron's sudden shift to the left reveals the new political reality Corbyn has created
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It's Theresa May - not immigrants - who's really damaging Britain


 

On Oct 06, 2015 03:36 pm
Tim Farron: "Theresa May's speech was based on ingrained prejudice"
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Iain Duncan Smith blames 9/11 for his failure as Tory leader  


 

On Oct 07, 2015 01:45 pm
Attack on Twin Towers "buried" his election, claims former Tory leader
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Tuesday, 6 October 2015

No heart to the Tory conference

"All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies." - John Arbuthnot
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Today we bring you our view from inside the Conservative party conference. We describe a nightmarish world where everyone looks and dresses the same inside a place that feels more like a corporate event than a political one. The speeches are predictable and the fringes are dull. Is this what cynical electoral strategy does to a party?

To liven things up a little, we took a trip outside the conference area and headed for Manchester University where the People's Assembly Against Austerity were holding a benefit gig with Charlotte Church and the Super Furry Animals. Find out what the legendary Welsh group had to say about the Tories, Welsh independence and Jeremy Corbyn.

 

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Tories are jubilant but there's no heart to their conference


 

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The Super Furry Animals on fighting the 'smug' Tories, Welsh independence and Jeremy Corbyn


 

On Oct 06, 2015 12:56 pm
Politics.co.uk exclusive interview with legendary Welsh group
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Opinion Formers press releases


 
 

Relatives, survivors and infection prevention professionals mark World MRSA Day, 55 years after the superbug's discovery


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Policy and Legal Officer - ShareAction


 

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Monday, 5 October 2015

George Osborne masters his message

Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one." - A.J. Liebling
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George Osborne today delivered his victory speech to party conference. His reception from activists may have been respectful rather than euphoric, but the chancellor's disciplined and politically smart speech demonstrated exactly why he is the current favourite to succeed David Cameron as the next Tory leader and prime minister. 

Journalists being shouted at and spat on during y
esterday's anti-austerity protest at the Conservative party conference is just the latest example of the growing anger against the press. It comes from across the political divide, wether it's Ukip supporters, Corbynites, anti-war campaigners or Conservatives complaining of BBC bias. Whilst there is much to be critical of about the British media we suggest the way to fix it is not to succumb to conspiracy theories but to take a good look at media ownership and our own behaviours as reporters and readers.

Elsewhere, we hear from the organisation StopWatch on the news that the Metropolitan police is to reverse cuts to stop and search. The group says the police will risk alienating the very communities they say they wish to engage with if they return to the bad old days of untargeted stop and search. 
 

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Police must reject reactionary calls to increase stop and search


 

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Policy and Legal Officer - ShareAction


 

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