That is the question I have been asking myself this week. I am referring, of course, to the ethics pledge that many Labour PPCs have been signing - over 130 so far. Being a Labour PPC in a safe Tory seat, I wasn't expecting to have any significant decisions to make but everything is a [...]
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… but what’s the point in having them if the self-described representatives of Heaven don’t appreciate them, laments Tom Harris? (0)Selective moral outrage
With uncharacteristic insight, Melanie Phillips sums up her entire output in a single headline. (0)Financial crisis: Perspective.
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