Monthly Archives: August 2010

One Idiot’s Misdirected Revenge on Council

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

I’ve discovered a very bizarre story on the Local Government Chronicle website today (unfortunately, it’s behind a paywall). A very angry idiot has terrorised Lincoln City Council with an axe. The man rampaged through the Customer Services department, smashing computers and windows in his … Continue reading →

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Class of 2008

Posted on August 28, 2010 by

My former undergrad dissertation supervisor, Lord Norton, has been posting old graduation photos of his former British Politics and Legislative Studies (BPLS) students on his very interesting blog. This week he has posted a photo of my graduating class of 2008. As I’m currently … Continue reading →

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Get a grip, Ed!

Posted on August 24, 2010 by

Former Cabinet Member and Brown advisor, Ed Miliband, has focused an awful lot of his campaign for the Labour Leadership by ranting about the Lib Dems recently. He has written a Guardian column aimed at winning over Lib Dem voters. This follows the … Continue reading →

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HMV Forum Gets Late Night Licence

Posted on August 12, 2010 by

The HMV Forum in Kentish Town will now be able to open until 6am on Friday nights (well, Saturday mornings) after Camden Council’s licensing committee gave its assent in the last week. From now on the venue, one of the … Continue reading →

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My Top 5 Premier League Predictions

Posted on August 8, 2010 by

It’s back! After two months of wallowing in World Cup disappointment we have football back on our TV screens. I’m hoping to get down to the Lane to see Spurs more often this season, which should be easier now that I’m … Continue reading →

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Labour’s Broken Promises in Camden 1 & 2

Posted on August 3, 2010 by

I should have posted this sooner, but I’ve spent most of my free time in the last week with my head stuck in my Masters dissertation. I’m going to start logging the occasions when the local Labour council u-turns on its key … Continue reading →

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