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If we want more representative MPs, we need to start talking about classIn some circles, the fashion among politicians for pinching Barack Obama's magical rhetoric is now known as the Yes We Can-wagon. Last week it was Harriet Harman's turn to climb aboard - though in fairness, there was at least some superficial logic in her use of Obama's name. In the wake of the e... |
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Responding positively to cynicism and Hazel Blears - volunteers wanted!There has been a concerted outcry online here, there, and everywhere about Hazel Blears’ attack on the the role of the blogging community since her speech to the Hansard Society earlier this week, but it strikes me that this exposes a massive irony in the dumbed-down manner of current political de ... |
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Hazel Blears, bloggers and the end of civilisation?Nice post from James on the blog revolt over Ms Blears' speech to the Hansard Society (even Guido's got to love that elegant put down). You can read the whole thing over at Matt Wardman's place. For now I am refusing to take the bl... ... |
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Blears blames cynical blogs and career politicians for voters' apathyCorrosive cynicism, fuelled by politically nihilistic blogs and a retreat from dispassionate reporting, is endangering British political discourse, Hazel Blears, the communities secretary, told a Hansard Society conference today on growing political disengagement in Britain. She lambasted the gro... |
