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Left Out Liberal: 20/02/2005
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A left-wing/liberal look at the UK's General Election of 2005. Saturday, February 26, 2005. You can tell there's not much going on on the domestic political front at the moment, given that the top story is a Tory pledge to ensure children get two hours free sports lessons a week. While more problems emerge in the Middle East. In such cases like this, it gives a tiny edge to an incumbent government. because it allows people who may not normally agree with him a chance to actually agree with him! We didn't...
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Left Out Liberal: The Student Vote
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A left-wing/liberal look at the UK's General Election of 2005. Sunday, May 01, 2005. Since the media and the blogosphere seem to be suffering from immense all weekend hangovers, I thought it was about time I did what I promised some weeks ago and wrote about my thoughts on what the media likes to term the "student vote". This is the second (and possibly last) in my series looking at why the youth just don't want to vote. But it can be done. A significant majority are still registered at home. If they...
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Left Out Liberal: Scare Tactics
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A left-wing/liberal look at the UK's General Election of 2005. Tuesday, March 01, 2005. The government has been on a relentless pursuit of scaring the nation into submission for the past few weeks now. Today we are told that a flu pandemic could be imminent and that we must begin preparing. Sure That makes sense, although we should be well prepared by now as it's been so long since the last one. For some time now over the "forthcoming" General Election. Then those damn rebellious youth are, surprise surp...
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Left Out Liberal: Normality
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A left-wing/liberal look at the UK's General Election of 2005. Friday, May 13, 2005. Who am I trying to kid? As for this blog, I am not going to continue it for much longer, I'm afraid. I know my many fans will be disappointed (ha! But I just don't have the energy to continue ranting about the slow descent of the British into moral panics over the slightest things. Hooded tops, anyone? More on that very soon. Posted by Eddie @ 10:12 am. At 11:53 am, May 13, 2005. Analysis: Lib Dems - Where Now?
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Left Out Liberal: British Mass Hysteria
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A left-wing/liberal look at the UK's General Election of 2005. Friday, May 13, 2005. On the 1st of March I wrote a post. Complaining that the nation is slowly whipping itself up into a frenzy about ever smaller and smaller things in terms of national significance. There is no contest. Do we really need so much legislation to tackle every single ill in society? If there really was such a threat from terror, why have no more control orders been issued? Yes It's very simple. It's also free. This government ...
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Left Out Liberal: 13/03/2005
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A left-wing/liberal look at the UK's General Election of 2005. Saturday, March 19, 2005. Same Old Same Old. It looks like old Charlie Clarke is going to "get tough" on cannabis. In order to escape from Tory allegations of being "soft on drugs". Who is it that makes up all these ridiculous labels? And why do they work? I am assuming they work, because we hear enough of "soft on this" "tough on that" to mean that it must be helpful for some of the electorate to classify parties as something. The question a...
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Left Out Liberal: 20/03/2005
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A left-wing/liberal look at the UK's General Election of 2005. Saturday, March 26, 2005. Are You Thinking What [I'm] Thinking? I think most people are wholly unsurprised about the fact that the Dog of War has been unleashed today. Yes, I am talking about John Reid. Just as expected, and right on cue, Mr Reid went on the offensive on Tory plans to slash and burn. Just shows how carefully words have to be selected in this game. It's true, of course. I've already taken plenty of shots at Ms Kelly for he...
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Left Out Liberal: This Misguided Nation
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A left-wing/liberal look at the UK's General Election of 2005. Monday, May 23, 2005. Let us begin with speed cameras. Adults crave for respect to the law. Yet, see a speed camera - or better yet a speeding fine - and most adults blood will boil. "It's just another government stealth tax! It's those last four words that rile people. "I am not a criminal! They shout. The aggression builds. How could you possibly be a criminal? And suddenly the child has been rejected. A rejection is a permanent black m...
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Left Out Liberal: The End
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A left-wing/liberal look at the UK's General Election of 2005. Friday, May 27, 2005. And so I finally make the decision to cease posting to this place. I said I was going to a few posts ago, but now I feel it is now time to bite the bullet and do it. But I won't do it without a final swipe. Or "what about tax credits? There is an outside chance I will post more to The Sharpener. This site will remain in place should I suddenly have a change of heart. But I would like it to stay simply as an archive o...
