Soho Politico
Blog URL http://www.sohopolitico.com
Located London, London United Kingdom
Tags liberal, politics, left, gay, LGBT, Soho, London, strategy
Analysis of UK politics from a liberal perspective, plus a regular focus on LGBT issues.
Latest Blog Posts
- ToryHome's weak new excuse over Cameron's Lisbon 'guarantee' on Nov 15, 2009 in David Cameron ConservativeHome Tim Montgomerie Conservatives EU
Earlier today I noted that John Redwood has called for an apology from Gordon Brown for not holding a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. As I said then, consistency demands that Redwood also call for an apology from David Cameron, who, after all...
- John Redwood calls for Cameron to apologise over Lisbon on Nov 15, 2009 in David Cameron Gordon Brown ConservativeHome Tim Montgomerie Conservatives EU John Redwood twitter
Not explicitly, of course. But by logical implication. Today, John Redwood produces a list of ten things for which he thinks Gordon Brown should offer the British people an apology. It is generally an absurd list, and at least one of the...
- Cameron's Lithuanian ally: children need protection from 'evil' of homosexuality on Nov 5, 2009 in European Parliament LGBT issues Will Straw Conservatives homophobia EU
Last month I exposed how the Conservatives have allied themselves in the European Parliament with Valdemar Tomasevski, a Lithuanian MEP who has described homosexuality as a 'perversion', and who voted in his national parliament earlier this year for...
- Some more substantial questions for William Hague on Nov 2, 2009 in William Hague European Parliament LGBT issues Denis MacShane Conservatives homophobia EU Michal Kaminski
Liberal Conspiracy reports that Labour MP Denis MacShane yesterday sent an email to journalists attacking William Hague, following the latter's claims in the Mail on Sunday that David Miliband and Labour 'spend their time trying to orchestrate a ruth...
- So Guido, does this photo prove that Robert Mugabe is a decent guy? on Oct 31, 2009 in Conservatives EU Michal Kaminski Guido Fawkes
Guido Fawkes drops a bombshell: Guido gathers that a photo exists of a Downing Street dinner from late November 2005 in honour of the Polish Justice Party prime minister, Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz. The guests at the party included Michal Kaminski. O...
- Last night's candle-lit vigil in Trafalgar Square on Oct 31, 2009 in LGBT issues soho homophobia
There is not much to add to the fairly comprehensive reports from the BBC and Pink News about last night's vigil in Trafalgar Square in memory of murdered gay man Ian Baynham. But here are a couple of the grainy photos I took of the crowd with...
- Did the Tories refuse to condemn Lithuanian hate law to appease their anti-gay Euro ally? on Oct 30, 2009 in European Parliament LGBT issues Conservatives homophobia EU Daniel Hannan
The Tories and their sympathisers continue to claim, implausibly, that any and all concerns raised about Michal Kaminski's alleged anti-semitism and homophobia are merely Labour smears. The suggestion that Kaminski is just the innocent victim o...
