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Category Archives: Politics

Tariq Jahan – How British Muslims are making us Proud

10/08/2011
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By Eric Joyce

I just watched Tariq Jahan describe to the BBC how he arrived on the scene of three likely murders in Birmingham, a car had piled into a crowd during riots,…..

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BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY IN FALKIRK

18/03/2011
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By Eric Joyce

The British National Party is advertising an event in the Falkirk area scheduled for tomorrow   It seems to be both a big social occasion and the launch of their…..

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The New de facto Time-Limits on Prime Ministers

05/03/2011
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By Eric Joyce

Conservative Home’s Tim Montgomerie writes here about the scope for George Osborne to follow David Cameron as Tory party leader.  It’s the first article I’ve seen which flags how it’s…..

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Posted in Politics
Tagged PMQs

Howard Davies, Seif Gaddafi. And the rest?

04/03/2011
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By Eric Joyce

Sir Howard Davies, who’s just resigned as Director of the London School of Economics (LSE),  is a classical blue-chip bloke.  Largely a public servant, who’s along the way made more…..

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Posted in Politics
Tagged Howard Davies

Do they step up to the plate in carpet bowls?

13/11/2010
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By Eric Joyce

I’m in Falkirk.  So instead of Jools Holland on BBC2 I’ve got carpet bowls and trendy-looking presenters of un certain age (excuse my French) pretending to get excited about ‘that…..

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Posted in Politics
Tagged HoC

Why Politicians Lie about Drugs

31/08/2010
22 Comments
By Eric Joyce

Politicians lie about drugs because pretty much everyone else does. Along with a few trades union colleagues, I recently had a chat with President Santos of Colombia and the subject…..

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Tagged cocaine, Columbia, drugs, heroin

Getting Stabbed

30/06/2010
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By Eric Joyce

If you’ve licked my left thigh (a mercifully tiny sample of people – so just a rubbish device), you’ll know there’s a white stab wound in it.  I was very,…..

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Saville Report

16/06/2010
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By Eric Joyce

I spent a year as an army officer in Derry in the early 90s.  I spent most of my time in civvies liaising with local groups. I got to know…..

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Public Confession of a Sexual Nature, and others

30/05/2010
15 Comments
By Eric Joyce

This seems like a timely moment to make a few things clear about myself in public.  Ever since I was aware of my own sexuality, still at primary school, I…..

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Posted in Politics
Tagged Middle class

Labour, Lib Dems, Northern Ireland

07/05/2010
11 Comments
By Eric Joyce

Here’s what I think.  Cameron can’t do a deal on electoral reform.  He’s too weak right now and his new Hannan-style MPs won’t let him.  Boris is salivating. Nick Clegg…..

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Tagged General Election, Lib Dems
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