Will the Lords euthanize Lansley’s bill?
Is the government about to lose a major reform? This has not been a good week for the government. The ongoing difficulties of Secretary of State for Defence, Liam Fox, are far from over as the investigation into both his own and his friend Adam Werrity’s conduct continues. This alone will make for a difficult Prime Minister’s Questions. It could be about to get worse. The Conservatives went into the last election with plans to empower local providers of many…
NightHawks now open for business…
Another “all-nighter” is now underway at NightHawks. Please can we be very careful in posting comments about Liam Fox/Adam Werritty etc – please stick to published facts from reputable sources and not rumour as we don’t want PB to get in legal hot water. Many thanks for your co-operation.
What will the re-shuffle do to Ed’s survival chances?
Take part in this special PB “poll” Will the re-shuffle of Ed Miliband’s shadow team make his early exit as Labour leader more or less likely? More likely Less likely It will have no impact either way Mike Smithson is still on holiday and won’t be back until the end of next week. Recent Threads
Which Broken Promise Will Hurt Cameron The Most?
HenryG looks at the Conservatives’ pre-election pledges While the yellows have had to stomach u-turns on VAT and tuition fees, the Conservatives have by and large stuck to their guns on their pre-election promises in the Coalition Agreement. The Prime Minister clearly recognises how important it is for the next election that his ‘contract with the electorate’ remains intact. However there are now three fronts in which his clear pre-election pledges look to be severely tested by the next election….
Instead of NightHawks… a cartoon from Marf
Defence Questions – Live Thread
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Does the Fox hunt end today?
Is Cameron about to lose his first Tory Cabinet Minister? Today is decision day for Liam Fox and David Cameron. This morning, the interim report on Fox’s conduct in his friendship with Adam Werritty lands on the PM’s desk; at 2.30pm it is Defence Questions in the Commons. That puts tremendous pressure on both men. Cameron can only allow Fox to go to the House if he is confident that there is no resignation offence flagged up in the report…