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- Puffles (*notes*) vote by @EPinUK at europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.d… - in particular para 66, if adopted by EU, could be #taxavoidance game-changer 3 hours ago
- Via @MarkPack Puffles says europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.d… by @EPinUK on #taxavoidance is worth looking at in detail, feat @RichardJMurphy 3 hours ago
- "Annual Congress of the Young European Movement United Kingdom 2013" Puffles (*spots*) them coming to Cambridge facebook.com/events/5022881… 3 hours ago
- RT @demsoc: 3. Politicians need to stop thinking about digital as a business, or a delivery mechanism, and think about it as a culture. #op… 4 hours ago
- RT @BHAhumanists: BHA welcomes new findings in support of compulsory sex and relationships education humanism.org.uk/2013/05/24/bha… great week for … 4 hours ago
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Category Archives: Campaigning, protesting and demonstrating
“Whose side are the professions on?”
Summary A short series of thoughts on today’s Public Accounts Committee hearing on tax avoidance featuring Google, Ernst and Young and HMRC, along with the Goldman Sachs ruling. There were two things in the news today on all things tax … Continue reading →
Is your university undermining local government?
Summary Some thoughts on Phil Rogers’ findings on electoral trends in Cambridge – with some tough questions for Cambridge University colleges and Anglia Ruskin University This blogpost follows on nicely from my previous one on the role of civic society … Continue reading →
Do we need a Fairtrade-style labelling system for manufactured products?
Summary Can such a labelling system help shoppers make the conscious choice to buy products manufactured under more humane and environmentally sustainable conditions? Or will it require legislation? This blogpost follows on from “I don’t want your charity, I demand … Continue reading →
Cambridgeshire County Council elections: “hoo wun wot?”
Summary Have UKIP exposed a major political faultline in Cambridgeshire? The headline results don’t look good for any of the three main parties. (Phil Rogers has crunched the numbers here) The Conservatives have lost both their group leader (Nick Clarke, … Continue reading →
“I don’t want your charity, I demand my rights!”
Summary Why the utterly avoidable factory collapse in Dhaka demonstrates the need for citizens’ rights over corporate ‘charity’ Some of you may have spotted retailers from all over the place scrambling to say that they will compensate the families of … Continue reading →
“Will 38 degrees please stop spamming my inbox?”
Summary Some thoughts on 38 degrees following comments from a number of MPs, Westminster & Whitehall insiders, and seasoned campaigners I took Puffles along to an event on the ‘social mediatisation’ of politics at the London HQ of the European Parliament … Continue reading →
Hacking local democracy – a response
Summary A response to Emma Daniel’s post on reinvigorating local democracy Emma‘s short blogpost is here - please read it before going further. One of her early questions is: “Why does local democracy need a reboot?” Low voter turnout and low … Continue reading →
EXCLUSIVE – Ed Miliband confirms Labour will back re-opening of Oxford-Cambridge rail link
Summary Ed Miliband’s visit to Cambridge I was on my way into town to spend an afternoon behind a few mugs of coffee and a laptop when I caught news of Miliband’s rescheduled visit to Cambridge which was cut short … Continue reading →
Local Government Elections – Cambridgeshire 2013
Summary Some thoughts on the elections next month from my lounge seat in Cambridge Local political types from various sides have asked me to write a blogpost about this, so here’s my tuppence-worth. County-wide, the lists of candidates standing across … Continue reading →
When is a protest song not a protest song?
Summary The ding-dong over which witch is which I’ve tried to refrain from expressing an opinion either way on the media frenzy surrounding the recent death of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. In part because life-wise, Cambridge during the 1980s … Continue reading →
