The Democratic Society

Wearing a poppy, being misunderstood http://www.economist.com/blogs...

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Immigration & localities http://stumblingandmumbling.ty...

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@jonworth ...but for a real-life compar need to look at countries like Norway, Switz, etc. where (obv) those laws exist. Might be worth...

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@jonworth ...checking out OMB in US, which keeps assessments of regulatory cost for US equivs of our EU-controlled regs.

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@jonworth Yes. All these stats depend on assumption that we wouldn't have any farm subs, H&S laws, etc if we weren't part of the EU...

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Councils and that new fangled social media stuff http://ideapolicy.wordpress.com/2009...

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RT @Conservatives: Read Michael Gove's speech outlining our comprehensive programme to transform state education: http://www.conservatives.com/News...

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I put together a short slidepack repeating the points I made during my #smc09 presentation. It's here: http://www.slideshare.net/demsoc...

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Social Media and Councils - http://www.demsoc.org/blog...

Thursday from The Democratic Society Blog - Comment - Like - Share

Great afternoon at #smc09 made me sorry I wasn't able to be there for the morning.

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#smc09 just do it an excellent principle - hard to convince bureaucracies of that, unfortunately.

Thursday from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

#smc09 great slides from @dominiccampbell. My standing up and waffling will be lo-tech in comparison.

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1989 changed the world. But where now for Europe? http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment...

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RT @nextleft: Hague says no referendum on accession Treaties; I bet Hannan et al claim power transfers are in them < you betcha!

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If this guy is one of the most Anglophile French ministers, you have to wonder what the others are thinking: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politic...

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@curiousc very true

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Potentially - needs grown up MPs and grown up conversations to face down the mob and explain their views #parl2010 @dominiccampbell

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@dominiccampbell If you don't ask you don't get, my mother always said,

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On the blog: Three quick questions on the referendum lock http://www.demsoc.org/blog...

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David Cameron's use of the phrase 'never again' in campaigning is frankly disgusting http://www.demsoc.org/blog...

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@Tory_Politico If "Never Again" is really the slogan it will be an insult to every victim of the World War that spurred Euro integration.

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That Cameron Europe speech in full: http://www.conservatives.com/News...

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@bristolwestpaul The what? The thing that existed in 1996 but doesn't any more?

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RT @TimMontgomerie: I am disappointed at Cameron's speech. Blog on ConHome by 5.30pm. < Didn't think it would satisfy the outies.

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@bristolwestpaul Oh no, I get that. It's him who's legally illiterate, not you.

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Lock, stock - http://www.demsoc.org/blog...

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A disgusting use for a noble phrase - http://www.demsoc.org/blog...

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RT @EuropeanVoiceEV: Chris Patten: Grumpy old men: My generation is past its political expiration date. http://www.europeanvoice.com/article...

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High time for Eurosceptics to be renamed Sovereigntists (as the French do). That's what it's about, not true scepticism @Tory_Politico

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@Tory_Politico ??

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