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Comment: Cameron’s Thatcherite manifesto

Did anything this afternoon sound familiar? David Cameron’s ‘progressive’ manifesto had a barrel of Thatcherite policies hiding in it. By Matthew West There’s something depressingly familiar about the way in which David Cameron took to the lectern this morning to announce the launch of the Conservative party’s manifesto. I’m not entirely sure what it was…. Read more »

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Comment: Get Samantha and Sarah off the campaign trail

The role of party leaders’ wives on the campaign trail dehumanises women and degrades the political process. By Ian Dunt Nick Clegg faced weirdly hostile questions today about where his wife was. After all, David Cameron and Gordon Brown’s better halves were pounding the streets on their respective campaigns. Where was Miriam, Nick’s wife? Well,… Read more »