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John Cole: what his death reveals about present-day political reporting
John Cole, sadly, has died. He became the BBC’s political editor when I was eight, and retired when I was nineteen; his was thus the face and voice of political reporting during the period of time when my interest in … Continue reading
Posted in About me, Media commentary, Political commentary, Stuff I've listened to, Stuff I've read, Stuff I've watched
Tagged BBC, politics
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Incoherence in government housing policy
On Monday, David Cameron gave a speech to the CBI which touched on housing issues. The government’s housing policy has long been incoherent, and Cameron’s speech served to throw much of the incoherence into high relief. My main focus in … Continue reading
Posted in Political commentary, Social commentary, Stuff I've read
Tagged David Cameron, housing policy, politics, social housing
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A tale of two Peters: liberal v radical in gay politics
A few days ago, Andy of Andy’s Miscellany wrote a post about his developing ideas in relation to politics (both LGBT specific, and in general), and particularly the way the process of coming out has influenced the development of his … Continue reading
Posted in About me, Political commentary, Sexuality, Stuff I've read
Tagged LGBT rights, politics
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The kids are alright, but not all right
The BBC news website had an article about the political affiliations of Generation Y (which is the name unimaginative pop demographers have given to people currently aged 18–30, on the basis that they are the generation after Generation X). The … Continue reading →