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Theresa Villiers, Shadow Transport Secretary, at the 2010 Conservative Party Spring Forum in Brighton, Saturday February 27th, 2010. (Photo by Paul Toeman)
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Image Β©Licensed to Parsons Media. 02/10/2022. Birmingham, United Kingdom. Conservative Party Conference 2022 Day One. Prime Minister Liz Truss appears on the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show. Picture by Andrew Parsons CCHQ / Parsons Media
Samantha Cameron watches David's speech at the 2009 Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, Thursday October 8, 2009. (Photo by Paul Toeman)
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From the Conservative Agitation editorial.
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Picture taken at Kingsmead School of Conservative leader David Cameron during a Cameron Direct public meeting. Exciting job to do, but found it difficult to manage indoors and not have red eye or shake - the adrenaline was pumping a bit.
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Before social-democracy there was hunger. In Kampen for tilværelsen (The Fight for Survival), ca. 1890, Christian Krohg depicted a throng of women and children jousting for a free loaf of bread from a charity bakery. In the collection of the National Gallery, Oslo.
Well...that was the General Election that was....almost.
After a four week campaign, the UK went to the polls in to vote today.
I happen to live in a key marginal...lucky me.
"New" Labour have been in power for 13 years.
Tony Blair lied and took us to war in Iraq. Gordon Brown repeatedly boasted of an end to "boom and bust"...but apparently he forgot to tell the banks. We had an economic miracle based on people spending money they (mostly) didn't have...to buy things they (mostly) didn't need. Now we're in economic crisis but it was nothing to do with Gordon...all the fault of the Americans apparently...which I don't think he says when he's in America. Since the events of September 11th, 2001...civil liberties have been steadily eroded. We used to hear that changing our way of life in the face of terrorism would be giving victory to the terrorists...."that's what they want". Apparently there has been a rethink...and we had the ugly spectacle of an elderly member of the Labour Party being removed from a Labour Party Conference under anti-terrorism legislation (which we had been assured would be used "responsibly"). David Milliband has said "You've punished us enough about Iraq". Oh really? I think that's our call Dave.
As for the Conservatives, they have achieved popularity levels in Scotland which were unseen since bubonic plague arrived in the Middle Ages, thanks to Margaret Thatcher. In 1983 at the beginning of her second term there were 21 Conservative MPs in Scotland...at the last election...there was 1...which was probably one more than they deserved. It is possible that they could have ZERO Scottish MPs tonight (as was the case after the 2001 General Election).
The Lib Dems? Well...after the first televised debate three weeks ago, the nation was gripped by Cleggmania...largely on the basis that Nick Clegg came across fairly well, rather than him winning the debate in any conventional sense. He has talked about "new politics"...which appears to be the same thing as "old politics" but with the Lib Dems also having their snouts in the trough.
Oh...and we've had the scandal of hundreds of "honourable members" of Parliament being caught with their hands in the till...claiming for all sorts of bizarre things at taxpayers expense...and fighting tooth and nail to avoid their chicanery being exposed to the public gaze. That's seems a little surprising...since all the main party leaders were "shocked" to learn such things were going on. Aye, and the band played "Believe That if You Like!"
Most people who vote today in the UK will be (effectively) wasting their time going to vote...since they live in a "safe" seat for one party or another. It is possible that the Labour Party could finish third (in terms of popular share of the vote)...but win the greatest number of seats....while the Liberal Democrats could get almost the same share of the vote...but get a fraction of the seats. Democracy in action?
After the election...there will be massive public spending cuts...and increases in taxation...but no party is talking about that...because they want to be elected. Mind you, perhaps we get the politicians we deserve? When the Conservatives started talking about "an age of austerity" their poll ratings plummeted...so they shut up about it.
Last week an audience member on Question Time (rightly) ranted at the assembled politicians who had repeatedly failed to answer questions (e.g. "Does your party rule out an increase in VAT...yes or no?" - "Um...er....we have no plans to raise VAT" [which means "We'll be raising it!"]). She asked...."I just wonder if you think we're all ignorant and you think so little of us that you just can't answer questions? We have a right to get questions answered. You work for US...we pay for YOU....you're here to represent US!"
You go girl!
David Cameron supports "fairer constituencies" of equal size. That would be fairer...and would also be to the benefit of the Conservatives. A mere coincidence, I'm sure.
Nick Clegg supports "fairer voting"...which would benefit the Liberal Democrats most...and yet I have the feeling that if they were to become one of "the big two" who benefits from the current system...their enthusiasm for electoral reform might cool just a tad?
Still...at least my current MP (who is standing down before he would have been thrown out) is a man of principle...well...er....not quite:
www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/230378/Gordon-Browns-pal-Ni...
I heard some analysis a few days ago that this election could be decided by 20,000 voters in 100 marginal constituencies...and I think it's not far from being the truth.
That is clearly not good for democracy.
What will the outcome be? Who knows....the indicators are the Conservatives will be the biggest single party...but with no overall majority.
Nick Clegg has said he will support the party with the largest mandate to govern...but has refused to indicate whether he means "largest share of the vote" or "largest number of seats".
When pressed on this topic yesterday...as "the voters need to know"...he responded "What the voters need to know is...." and rattled off their key manifesto points.
I'm a voter Nick...and I'd like to decide what I need to know...but apparently that's just not part of "new politics" either?
He has said that electoral reform is "an absolute precondition for renewal of this country" but also that there would be "no preconditions" for coalition talks. Eh?
Alex Salmond (of the SNP) probably called it right when he said that we have a choice between "Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum, or Tweedle Dem".
OK...rant over...normal photography will be resumed.
Did I vote? Yes...but pretty much on the basis of gritting my teeth and selecting the least distasteful option who had a chance of winning.
Where were the Monster Raving Loony party when I needed them? ;-)
Manchester has seen large numbers of visitors over the past few days as the city again played host to a major political conference.
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βAs is the norm, there have been elements of protest throughout the conference period - 30,000 people marched through the city on Sunday alone.
βThe vast majority of people attending protests did so in the spirit of their causes, worked with us to make sure they could voice their opinions in a safe manner and with minimal disruption to others.
βOn the occasions where individuals crossed the line we have taken positive action and 11 people have been arrested as a result of unacceptable behaviour over the past few days.
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9th March 2019 - Out helping the campaign for the West Lindsey District Council Elections due on 2nd May 2019.
White blouse, Mossimo. Blue sweater vest, Worthington. Gray skirt with single kick pleat, Eddie Bauer. Red shoes, X Appeal. Hoop earrings with multicolored beads, World Market. Red bag, Target (swap with mscherryfrost). Blue hairstick, Claireβs Boutique.
Our seminar begins today. As my wardrobe can be a bit eccentric, I made a conscious choice to tone it done for the first day. I still have to wear my bright red coat, though. The climate control in a hotel conference room tends to swing to extremes.
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Image Β©Licensed to Parsons Media. 23/08/2022. Birmingham, United Kingdom. Conservative Party Leadership Hustings in Birmingham. NEC. Conservative Party Leadership Hustings in Manchester. Manchester Central. Leadership contenders Liz Truss MP, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, and Rishi Sunak MP speak during the Conservative Party Hustings at the NEC in Birmingham. Picture by Ben Stevens CCHQ / Parsons Media
Image Β©Licensed to Parsons Media. 02/10/2022. Birmingham, United Kingdom. Conservative Party Conference 2022 Day One. Prime Minister Liz Truss attends a tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham. Picture by Michael Hall CCHQ / Parsons Media
Mr. Rawlinson received 14.8% percent of the vote in the London West riding, which saw the Liberal candidate Kate Young unseat the Conservative incumbent Ed Holder 45% to 35%.
The New Democratic Party (NDP; French: Nouveau Parti dΓ©mocratique, NPD) is a social-democratic federal political party in Canada. The leader of the NDP is Thomas Mulcair, who was elected in the 2012 leadership election, led the party through the 2015 federal election and then lost a party leadership review on April 10, 2016. Mulcair will remain as leader, until his replacement is chosen at a leadership election to be held within two years.
The NDP was founded in 1961 out of the merger of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) with the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC).
The provincial wing of the NDP currently forms government in Alberta. Provincial parties have previously formed governments in British Columbia (1972β1975, 1991β2001), Nova Scotia (2009β2013), Ontario (1990β1995), Saskatchewan (1971β1982, 1991β2007), and Manitoba (1969β1977,1981β1988, 1999β2016), and the territorial party formed the government in Yukon (the only territory with a partisan legislature) from 1985β1992 and 1996β2000. Unlike other political parties in Canada, the federal and provincial (or territorial) level NDPs are fully integrated, and have shared membership.
Historically, the NDP has been Canada's third largest party in Parliament, at times aligning itself with the Liberal Party of Canada, as it did during the minority government of Pierre Trudeau. Following the 1993 federal election the NDP was reduced to fourth place behind the Bloc QuΓ©bΓ©cois, a position it would maintain for most of the next two decades. In the 2011 federal election under the leadership of Jack Layton, the NDP won the second-most seats in the Canadian House of Commons, gaining the title of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition for the first time in the party's history. The NDP then lost 59 seats during the 2015 federal election and fell back to third place in Parliament.
The NDP evolved in 1961 from a merger of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). The CCF grew from populist, agrarian and socialist roots into a modern socialist party. Although the CCF was part of the Christian left and the Social Gospel movement, the NDP is secular and pluralistic. It has broadened to include concerns of the New Left, and advocates issues such as LGBT rights, international peace, and environmental stewardship.
New Democrats today advocate, among other things:
+Four years of budget surpluses relying on tax increases on corporations and ending tax breaks for stock options
+Increasing corporate tax rate from 15% to 17% and lower the small business tax rate from 11% to 9%
+Create a national cap and trade system to lower greenhouse gas emissions
+Reopen the constitution and win the unanimous support of the provinces to abolish the Senate
+Maintenance and expansion of human rights and civil rights, including: gender equality, equal rights for LGBTQA citizens, rights for people with physical and mental disabilities, workers' rights, and Aboriginal peoples' treaty, land, and constitutional rights
+Promoting Interculturalism and an intercultural understanding of Canada
+Expanding public health care, including a prescription drug coverage plan costing $2.6 billion over four years
+Take in 10,000 Syrian refugees immediately and 9,000 per year afterwards
+Spend $595 million to create $15 per day universal daycare and one million daycare spaces
+Reinstate the federal minimum wage to give workers in federally regulated industries such as rail and air transportation, banking, and telecommunications a $15 per hour wage
+Reducing poverty in Canada
+Social assistance policies that reflects citizens' needs and assist their re-entry to the work force
+National water safety standards
+Implementing mixed-member proportional representation
+Expanding funding for public transportation
+A foreign policy that emphasizes diplomacy, peacekeeping, and humanitarian aid instead of offensive military action
+Decriminalizing marijuana
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I often walk past Truro's Conservative Club on my way to work, though I have never been inside. I especially like the unusual brass sign near the front door.
Happy Fence Friday!
Image Β©Licensed to Parsons Media. 04/10/2021. London, United Kingdom. Conservative Party Conference Day Two. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak goes through his Keynote speech backstage at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Picture by Andrew Parsons CCHQ / Parsons Media
You can just see Eva Peron or Margaret Thatcher making a speech from this ornate balcony....the politicians have long deserted this fine building, which is now a nightclub.
Ken Clarke, Adam Afriyie, Jonathan Djanogly and Geoffrey Clifton-Brown on the Business panel at the 2009 Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, Tuesday October 6, 2009. (Photo by Paul Toeman)
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Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron arrives at Broadway House, London, with the Chairman of the Conservative Party Eric Pickles to announce another Liberal Democrat defector to the Conservative Party, Friday September 18, 2009. (Photo by Andrew Parsons)
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David Cameron (born 1966) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Witney from 2001 to 2016. In his 2015 election campaign he claimed that:
"Britain faces a simple and inescapable choice- stability and strong Government with me, or chaos with Ed Miliband"
The ensuing chaos of successive tory leaders included
π¬π§ David Cameron (responsible for Brexit referendum)
π¬π§ Theresa May (2016-2019)
π¬π§ Boris Johnson (2019-2022)
π¬π§ Liz Truss (2022-2022)
π¬π§ Rishi Sunak (2022-?)
twitter.com/david_cameron/status/595112367358406656 and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Cameron
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