By Steve Parkhurst, Senior Editor, USDR.
Looking at the news and opinion out of London each day.
7-20-15
Calling all progressives: help us reform the welfare state
Britain can’t afford its out-of-control benefits system. Moderate Labour MPs should support our proposals
This cancer care lottery is unacceptable
Maybe we all need to become better patients, but the NHS has to up its game, too.
Tim Farron is a reminder of what it actually means to be liberal
The media complain about ‘career politicians’. Yet when politicians come along who aren’t Oxford PPEists, who have progressed via think tanks and spadships to safe seats without their feet touching the ground, journalists are shocked by their failure to conform to contemporary mores.
His grassroots popularity has rattled his colleages, but the leadership frontrunner offers his own version of the hope that swept Labour to victory in 1997
7-19-15
Could London’s next mayor really be another Old Etonian?
A triumph for direct democracy and localism or a posh-boy stitch-up? The rise of Zac Goldsmith divides even the Tory faithful
On welfare, Labour has shot itself in the foot
Resisting the Tory reforms is absurd because we know that showering the poor with money does no good
7-18-15
Does Britain want to fight Isil or be internationally irrelevant?
Britain is not like Belgium: our actions matter to the rest of the world
Don’t let’s be beastly to Tim Farron
Why and how the Conservatives should work with the Lib Dems in this Parliament.
7-17-15
Labour needs saving from itself – and Cameron is the man to do it
With Jeremy Corbyn and the loony Left on the rise, the party is teetering on the edge of oblivion
Think British politicians talk tough on immigration? They’ve got nothing on Merkel
The German Chancellor just made a teenage girl cry on television. Any politician doing that in the UK would be crucified.
7-16-15
Jeremy Corbyn’s extraordinary success is a coup for the Tories
It wasn’t meant to work out this way. A month ago, Westminster watched to see if Jeremy Corbyn could get the support of the 35 MPs he needed to enter the Labour leadership race. At the time, it seemed a sort of joke. After all, the people who were lending him their backing weren’t doing so for any great love of Corbyn.
Iran nuclear deal: Peace in our time? Not with this shoddy agreement
After more than a decade of intense negotiations with Tehran, we are still no closer to understanding whether Iran is really trying to build an atom bomb
How you can help Jeremy Corbyn win – and destroy the Labour Party
Sign up today to make sure the bearded socialist voter-repellent becomes the next Labour leader – and dooms the party forever
Labour in chaos: what are the party’s options?
Labour is in an almighty mess at the moment. Those involved in the leadership campaigns are surprised by how the mood in the party has changed from quite open acceptance of a need to change in the days after the election defeat to angry dissent when change is suggested, as evidenced by the reaction to Harriet Harman’s welfare policies this week.
Zac Goldsmith is against a London Mayoral shortlist. He is happy to compete in a primary against all comers.
We also have the running order for candidate interviews on Saturday week.
7-15-15
This time, Iain Duncan Smith may be right
Even a broken clock is right twice a day, and Iain Duncan Smith may be worth listening to – this time.
Why Stephen Greenhalgh should be in the Conservative primary for London Mayor
Whether he is or isn’t on it is a test case of whether the Party practices the values it preaches.
7-14-15
Despite this setback, we must not play Sturgeon’s aggravation game
The SNP are trying to provoke noisy confrontations to deepen divisions they can exploit. On hunting, patience and politeness should be our weapons.
Getting around to be more productive
One of the biggest barriers to improved performance by all of us is the inability to get around the UK by road or rail. Thursday was a great example. Trying to get from central London to the busy Thames Valley, you had to run the gauntlet of the tube strike, the intrusive roadworks to replace general road with cycle lanes in central London, the strike on Great Western railway and a blocked M 25. If you wanted to go to Kent there was Operation Stack to contend with, closing one of the main motorways.
We cast light on the mystery of the London Mayoral Conservative Candidate Selection
We list the committee members who will decide the Open Primary Shortlist. If it’s wide of the mark in any way, please direct your complaints to CCHQ.
As the world’s dangers escalate, Britain’s world view is shrinking
With Greece in crisis and Russia still rampant, we must regain the geopolitical outlook we once had if we are to tackle the worst global threats
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Across The Pond is edited daily by Steve Parkhurst. Steve is a political consultant, a writer at his blog as well as a Senior Editor here at US Daily Review. Follow Steve on Twitter @SteveParkhurst
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