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Tag Archives: canada
The semantics of ‘coalition’
In a rare example of Ed Miliband doing something vaguely newsworthy, the Labour leader has banned the use of the word ‘Coalition’, ostensibly because it sounds too moderate and reasonable. As a pluralist, and a Lib Dem, I’d agree that … Continue reading
Lessons from Canada on wielding power
I joined the Lib Dems ten years ago last month, at a fresher’s fair in Leeds. Then, as now, the Lib Dem policy of free education was really important to me, and I’ve spent more of the last ten years … Continue reading
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Tagged bob rae, canada, government, Lib Dems, ndp, nick clegg, ontario, tuition fees
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