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Regional rugby: time for change
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Something of the night
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Judgement time … almost
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Greece is the word
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This is league tables
February 1, 2012 07:02
Posts Tagged ‘expenses’
Make the buggers work for you
Many politicians hold more power than even they realise, and if you harness that properly you can get your way in so many walks of life
Chewing the fat of disgust and deliberation
The test that our democracy faces, both in Wales and in the UK, is to engage more people. But how can this be done against a backdrop of disenchantment with politicians fuelled by the expenses scandal?
Why would you want to travel First Class, anyway?
Standard class ain’t perfect – but up-front is a complete rip-off
The concilliator
Peace in Northern Ireland is arguably New Labour’s greatest achievement. Yet, despite his crucial role in bringing it about, Paul Murphy has been twice reshuffled out of Government. Does that say more about the man, or his party?
Counting the real cost
New measures governing AMs expenses have been welcomed by the media and public, and accepted by the Assembly. But some could disadvantage governance, and some are plain unfair
Taking the politics out of politics
The maelstrom of ideas unleashed by the expenses scandal add up to a bold package of constitutional reform. But what hope is there for genuine cross-party dialogue, much less a coherent programme?
Fewer MPs is the last reform we need
David Cameron’s plan to cut one in ten MPs may be populist but it is unlikely to be popular. A weaker, not stronger Parliament will be the result, with voters feeling even more distanced from the political process.
Challenge to democracy
An immediate General Election will only satisfy a public urge for indiscriminate revenge. True justice – and a restoration of trust – can only begin when all the cards are on the table
It will all blow over
Will the crisis over MPs’ expenses really occasion a change to our politics, or will our representatives merely lay low until business as usual can be resumed?
10 years late, the New Politics arrives
AMs survived their own expenses scandal, but could yet feel the effects of a powerful new anti-politics movement
MPs are woefully under paid
MP’s who have fiddled their expenses deserve all the scorn they are getting. The rest deserve decent pay.
Bringing the guardians to heel
The expenses scandal is the inevitable outcome of a political class and electorate that do not understand one another. But we can fix both this and the problem of party funding in one go
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