Tag Archives: Ben Gummer

Quentin Letts does Ben Gummer over…

By scrubber | Published: June 5, 2011
Pinched from Quentin Letts’ column in the Daily Mail online yesterday: Ben Gummer, Tory MP for Ipswich, has a small majority. Could yet shrink, too. Just before half-term, he made a speech in the Commons that supported Ken Clarke’s liberal views on prison sentences. Baby Gummer, 33 going on 12, is son of John Gummer. I’m sure it was [...]
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So, that’ll be a no then…

By scrubber | Published: March 30, 2011
In the unlikely event that any of you thought our dear old friend Jonah Snot-Gobbler was the only politician capable of totally obfuscating a non-answer to a simple question, here is proof positive that he wasn’t. Rejoice in watching Dave “cast-iron” Cameron totally failing to answer the somewhat important question (from Bill Cash MP) of [...]
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The People’s Pledge.

By scrubber | Published: March 15, 2011
[UPDATED] Today Daniel Hannan and his merry band have launched a new initiative for an In/Out referendum on the EU. The full article is here, and I urge all our Eurosceptic readers to read it in full. That said, here follows a couple of snippets: “Today sees the launch of a major cross-party campaign for a [...]
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Daniel Hannan, Nigel Farage, and UKIP.

By scrubber | Published: November 30, 2010
Ok, voting intention/Party loyalty cards on the table (regular readers will know this anyway)… Here’s what I said on the matter back on May 5th: Here in Ipswich, as I’ve covered elsewhere, I’m urging everyone to vote for Ben Gummer, the Conservative candidate. Not because I support his policies, which in many cases I don’t, but [...]
Posted in David Cameron, European Parliament, European Union, General Election, Nigel Farage, UKIP | Also tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Goldsmith, Huhne and Balls; election expenses investigation started.

By scrubber | Published: July 23, 2010
I received an email today from the excellent Sunlight Centre for Open Politics, an organisation dedicated to transparency in politics. The blog entry behind the email can be found here and the full email including a “donate” button can be found here. I’ve reproduced the email below, but I urge readers to go to the email [...]
Posted in Corruption, Ed Balls, General Election, MPs Expenses | Also tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Hung Parliament: can tactical voting save us?

By scrubber | Published: April 21, 2010
Back in late February, I wrote an article entitled “So, what chances a hung Parliament?” which was basically a pointer to an article by Daniel Hannan in which he claims that David Cameron is still on course to win. Of course, last week’s “debate” has changed things dramatically, and made a hung Parliament far more [...]
Posted in David Cameron, European Union, General Election, Gordon Brown, Lord Pearson, New Labour, Nick Clegg, Parliament, Tories, UKIP | Also tagged , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

The Conservatives still don’t get it…

By scrubber | Published: February 15, 2010
First off, let me repeat: I am by instinct and inclination a Conservative voter. My local Tory PPC is Ben Gummer, a man I’ve met several times, and whom I like. He will be, I believe, a very good MP for Ipswich, and I hope he will be elected. However, it is highly unlikely that [...]
Posted in David Cameron, European Union, General Election, Parliament, Tories, UKIP | Also tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Cameron and the CFP

By scrubber | Published: January 8, 2010
I’m indebted to a tweet for this one from James Delingpole. Here’s the final paragraph: “I’m afraid it’s precisely this kind of spinelessness which explains why some of us find it so hard to be enthusiastic about the prospects of a Cameron administration.” I mostly go along with JD, and this is no exception. I’m a life-long Tory, [...]
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