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Not a Village in Westminster

Url:	http://notavillageinwestminster.blogspot.com/
Author(s):	Jamie Cooke
Language:	English
Tags:	Politics, Current Affairs, Holyrood
Description:	A Scottish blog exploring political issues in Scotland, the UK and beyond.
Ratings	(2 Ratings)
Popularity:	11 Followers

The Human Cost of Politics

I would highly recommend this Washington Post article which interviews Neel Kashkari, the man who was appointed as the 'Bailout Czar' by US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson during the depths of the ...more

2009-12-08

The language of politics

Report on the BBC website highlighting that MPs have criticised the overuse of jargon in governmental documents, particularly for forms. Indeed, they point out that this over complication may lead...more

2009-11-30

Putting the Evolution into Devolution

The Queen's Speech outlined proposals by the UK Government to introduce a number of measures for devolving further powers to the Scottish Parliament and Government, largely in line with the recomme...more

2009-11-26

The challenge of the public sector

Very interesting report published by Sir John Arbuthnott investigating how money could be best spent across the Clyde Valley area. Currently the eight councils spend about £6.5 billion each year a...more

2009-11-24

Well done Willie Bain MP

Well Willie Bain has been elected as MP, which is a fantastic result, especially the size of his victory. Reassured as well that the BNP were pushed back to 4th, albeit it only just. Still, a wor...more

2009-11-12

Glasgow NE result

Waiting for the final result but looking like it's been a successful night for Labour in my own constituency of Glasgow NE, with indications that the seat has been held convincingly.However, the sa...more

2009-11-12

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