Tag Archives: Corbyn

You want (pension) engagement? Ask Corbyn!

Posted on June 12, 2017 by henry tapper

    How do you get youngsters interested in politics? How do you get youngsters interested in pensions? One and the same question IMO. Instead of sitting in “blue-sky” meetings, maybe we should be looking at what successful politicians have … Continue reading →

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So Labour’s given us a choice-what’s wrong with that?

Posted on September 25, 2016 by henry tapper

“gone are the days when your party can be any colour you like so long as it’s blue” I am not going to the Labour party conference but I am going to the Conservative conference in Birmingham next week. I … Continue reading →

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The great austerity experiment is over

Posted on July 2, 2016 by henry tapper

Tucked away on my news feed is a report of a speech made in Manchester by the architect of “austerity”, George Osborne. For those of us who have enjoyed the prosperity that our economic recovery has brought, austerity may seem … Continue reading →

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What Mr Corbyn taught us yesterday

Posted on September 17, 2015 by henry tapper

Yesterday was the first parliamentary test of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership. He created history by crowd-sourcing 6 questions from over 40,000 submitted him by people like you and me. Because these questions were from ordinary people, they were treated with respect. … Continue reading →

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Corbyn – Pietas and the Malcolm Tucker Litmus Test

Posted on September 13, 2015 by henry tapper

I’ve been thinking about Jeremy Corbyn but I’ve had nothing to say, because I didn’t get what was going on and didn’t know how to divide hype from reality. Now I know the reality, 60% of the people who voted … Continue reading →

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