Wednesday, November 19, 2014

@ALDEParty Congress resolutions 2014 - A strong focus on the Istanbul Convention of the Council of Europe

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It astonishes me that I haven't heard more about this, given the emphasis that our own Government has taken on such issues, so I am gra...

@ALDEParty Congress resolutions 2014 - COP 21 - a turning-point for the Climate

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Swedish member parties have been, as usual, very active in the area of policy-making this year, and Centerpartiet have come up with a contr...

Mark Reckless clearly didn't get the memo. It clearly can be racist, or stupid, to talk about immigration.

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It's been a fairly normal day so far. My hot chocolate, served with marshmallows, whipped cream and chocolate flake (so shoot me...) at...

@ALDEParty Congress resolutions 2014 - Regulation in the Digital Economy – The case of Uber

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The Free Democrats (Germany) have often been seen as economic liberals first and foremost, an impression that their recent travails in gove...
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@ALDEParty Congress resolutions 2014 - Green growth the key to future European success

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This is a Swedish-speaking effort, proposed by the combined forces of Svenska Folkpartiet (Finland), Centerpartiet (Sweden) and Folkpartiet ...

@ALDEParty Congress resolutions 2014 - Combatting tax havens

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The second resolution is jointly sponsored by Svenska Folkpartiet (Swedish People's Party, Finland) and Folkpartiet Liberalerna (Sweden...

@ALDEParty Congress resolutions 2014 - Boosting Bioeconomy in Europe

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The first resolution for consideration comes courtesy of Suomen Keskusta, the Finnish Centre Party. It may not surprise you to know that th...

@ALDEParty Congress 2014 - an insight into policy making at the European level

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As tomorrow sees the beginning of this year's ALDE Party Congress, I thought that I would offer readers a chance to see what it is we w...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

For all the signs of my impending mortality, I'm a long way yet from a pine box

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I am, officially, fifty (and five days). That, apparently, is the bad news, although I can't help feeling that I'm still a long way...
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Another random walrus moment...

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I see that Boris Johnson has said, on his monthly AskBoris slot on Twitter, that the animal he would most like to be is a walrus, a notion ...
Sunday, November 09, 2014

#IbackEd... with friends like these, who needs enemies?...

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It seems not to be the fashion to indicate a degree of sympathy for one's political opponents these days. Often, such an expression is ...

@BaronessRos in the Lords - EU: Counting the Cost of Food Waste

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In her capacity as Chair of the House of Lords European Union Sub-Committee D, Ros has been dealing with the aftermath of the publication o...
Saturday, November 08, 2014

There I was, having said goodbye, when I stopped in the doorframe and looked over my shoulder...

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I love my Local Party dearly. They're decent, honourable people who have a deep-rooted desire to serve their local communities and for ...
Tuesday, November 04, 2014

The slow death of rural England, and why the internet isn't always helping

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As a recent newcomer to my small, but perfectly formed, village, I have grown to accept that the notion of convenience in terms of faciliti...
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Monday, November 03, 2014

Is it really a 'moral duty' to cut taxes?

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According to my copy of the Times last week, David Cameron has proposed some pretty hefty tax cuts on the basis that it is a moral duty to ...
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Sunday, November 02, 2014

An undecided voter muses over the Party Presidency...

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My ballot paper arrived yesterday (although the household's former Party President hasn't had hers yet...), accompanied by three ma...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Vote Mark Valladares for ALDE Council Delegation

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I'm also running for re-election to the Party's delegation to ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in Europe) Council... It...

Vote Mark Valladares for International Relations Committee!

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It is that time when ballot papers start to hit doormats and inboxes, and whilst you're probably inundated with people seeking your sup...
Monday, October 27, 2014

And at the end of it all, I'll be at home...

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So, I have made it to London City Airport after a day of taxis, trains, a tram and an Embraer 190SR. It has been fun, especially the train ...
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#goingtheprettywayhome - more adventures by train...

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Flying is all very well - efficient, direct for the most part, functional - but, in truth, short haul air travel is about as exciting and g...