What have been your biggest political moments of 2013?
by Stephen Tall on December 24, 2013
Here’s my list: agree, disagree? Feel free to join the debate below-the-line…
On train trying to think of 7 biggest political moments this year: 1) the Syria debate: Commons voting for non-interventionist foreign pol.
— Stephen Tall (@stephentall) December 22, 2013
2) That there was no triple-dip recession – and no double-dip either (tho econ did flatline for 3 years) #biggestpoliticalmoments
— Stephen Tall (@stephentall) December 22, 2013
3) The death of Thatcher: triggered/crystallised reversion of Tory party to type & end of Cam modernisation #biggestpoliticalmoments
— Stephen Tall (@stephentall) December 22, 2013
4) Eastleigh by-election: Lib Dems' home patch resilience confirmed #biggestpoliticalmoments
— Stephen Tall (@stephentall) December 22, 2013
5) Local elections – Ukip finally broke thru "only vote for them in Euros" barrier, 4-party politics here to stay? #biggestpoliticalmoments
— Stephen Tall (@stephentall) December 22, 2013
6) Miliban's energy price freeze – populist, but effective and knocked Tories off their stride as econ coming good #biggestpoliticalmoments
— Stephen Tall (@stephentall) December 22, 2013
7) Russell Brand's call for revolution – over-indulged narcissism but that it sparked debate def said something #biggestpoliticalmoments
— Stephen Tall (@stephentall) December 22, 2013
8) Erm, that's it. #biggestpoliticalmoments
— Stephen Tall (@stephentall) December 22, 2013
* Stephen Tall is Co-Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, and editor of the 2013 publication, The Coalition and Beyond: Liberal Reforms for the Decade Ahead. He is also a Research Associate for the liberal think-tank CentreForum and writes at his own site, The Collected Stephen Tall.
One comment
Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Lansley) is to the NHS what Beeching was to the railways. It will be the most remembered event of the year.
by Stephen Donnelly on December 24, 2013 at 8:34 pm. #