Jeremy Browne
Drugs report looks destined to languish on ministers’ shelves
The Home Affairs Select Committee spent a year on its drugs inquiry, and its hefty report is finally published today. During the inquiry, MPs heard from charities, ministers, and Russell… Continue reading
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What shall we do with the drunken British?
Being in government has forced the Liberal Democrats to decide whether they are liberal in the British sense of the word, or in the American, statist sense. Nick Clegg leans… Continue reading
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Lib Dem conference: police remain unhappy about Mitchell and elected commissioners
‘I can see there are several journalists here, so we might as well get Andrew Mitchell out of the way’. Channel 4′s Michael Crick decided to kick off his lunchtime… Continue reading
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Cable on the move
Vince Cable’s decision to speculate publicly about a post Nick Clegg leadership race is a significant moment. To be sure, saying ‘I wouldn’t exclude it’ about running for the job… Continue reading
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A matter of honour
Condemnation’s coming from all sides for the £963,000 bonus awarded to RBS’s Stephen Hester, on top of his £1.2 million salary. The most prominent denunciation came from Lib Dem Foreign… Continue reading
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Will Huhne survive this?
What odds, this morning, on Chris Huhne retaining his ‘Survivor of the Year’ crown at this year’s Spectator Parliamentarian Awards? I only ask because The Sunday Times has dropped its… Continue reading
39 CommentsEurope looms its head to threaten the coalition and the Tories
The Telegraph’s splash on Europe indicates that the issue, which proved so toxic to the last Conservative government, has risen again. Writing a stern op-ed for the paper, serial rebel… Continue reading
24 CommentsThe final sting
It’s Christmas Eve, and the Daily Telegraph have wrapped up their sting operation in time for tomorrow. The final victims are the Foreign Office minister Jeremy Browne and the children’s… Continue reading
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