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Friday, June 11, 2004

The Big Intervention


A really rather nice idea about civic participation in Democracy. Go join in.

Tony Blair is no longer the man to lead the Labour Party. Remember how happy you felt when he came to power? Remember the feeling that now, with the Tories out of the way things were going to be better - and that for a while they were.

Well, as cynicism about the Prime Minister mounts again, as a history of deals, fudged questions and wrong headed decisions stacks up against the good memories it's time to remember why other nations have term limits. There's no shortage of alternative candidates for the job - let one of them have a go.

Martin Lloyd