Neil Reddin

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A Conservative on politics and other more important stuff.

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  • Seasonal Notice on Nov 23, 2009 in Politics

    As is often the case at this time of year, blogging will be light to non-existent until late January, or when all the tax returns are in, whichever is sooner. Christmas? Bah!

  • For The Good Of The Citizens on Nov 7, 2009 in BBC Politics Labour licence fee

    With typical leftist irony, those who appear to be in the vanguard of the lobby group seem to be anything but ordinary licence-fee paying "citizens"...

  • If You Want My Advice… on Oct 31, 2009 in Politics government

    Independent advisers can play an important role in government, bringing in expertise that might otherwise be lacking were one to rely on the chance appearance of a specialist among the green or red benches of Parliament. They can also play a less cel...

  • The Race for EU Preszzzz… on Oct 28, 2009 in Europe EU Tony Blair

    Sometimes an issue comes up that you think you probably ought to care about, but you just can’t bring yourself to. So it is with the campaign for unprompted media speculation about “Tony Blair for EU President”. Am I excited about t...

  • The BNP’s Nick Griffin on Question Time: “Barrel”, “Fish” & “Shooting” on Oct 23, 2009 in BBC Immigration Politics Race The Far Left BNP bnp nick griffin

    ... once you strip away the immigration and race issues, you'd be hard pressed to tell the BNP from the Socialist Workers Party ...

  • Frankie Boyle is Offensive on Oct 20, 2009 in BBC frankie boyle

    Oh dear, I’m starting to develop a habit of stating the obvious in blog post titles aren’t I? It must be a couple of decades since comedians like Bernard Manning became regarded as “beyond the pale” for broadcasting. Most peop...

  • Apologies … on Oct 20, 2009 in Politics

    … for the break in blogging service over the last few days. If I feel inclined, I may, in the near future, post something very uncomplimentary about Fasthosts if they don’t pull their socks up.