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		<title>Why I WON&#8217;T be re-joining the Labour Party</title>
		<link>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/07/why-i-wont-be-re-joining-the-labour-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the period since the General Election here in the UK I&#8217;ve seen a fair number of blog posts and Facebook notes entitled &#8216;Why I&#8217;m rejoining the Labour Party&#8217;  &#8211; typically by folks who were members of the Labour Party at some point in the past decade and who left when Blair and Brown didn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>70 Years of get out clauses&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/05/70-years-of-get-out-clauses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/05/70-years-of-get-out-clauses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 08:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/?p=1150</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Early today Israeli Defence Forces attacked a convoy of ships carrying aid that were heading for Gaza.  The details are sketchy; the IDF allegedly opened fire on the ships, wounding volunteers and damaging the vessels, and then boarded at least one ship.  The IDF claim that they were attacked by people on the ships with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When &#8216;ethics&#8217; is a county in the south of England</title>
		<link>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/05/when-ethics-is-a-county-in-the-south-of-england/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/05/when-ethics-is-a-county-in-the-south-of-england/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 23:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Stuff]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[integrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberal Democrat]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/?p=1147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s an old joke about politics &#8211; politicians are people who think that: Ethics is a county in the south of England Morals are paintings on plaster Scruples is the Russian currency Unfortunately it seems that this joke is rapidly becoming a reality &#8211; within 48 hours we&#8217;ve had two Chief Secretaries to the Treasury [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I&#8217;m fucking furious with David Laws&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/05/why-im-fucking-furious-with-david-laws/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/05/why-im-fucking-furious-with-david-laws/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 21:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/?p=1142</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A little history. One of the reasons why there has been radical political change in the UK in the last year is that the British people have finally started getting truly fed up with MPs on the &#8216;gravy train&#8217; who seem to prosper whilst the rest of the country goes down the plughole.  Until 2006, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Demonising Tories&#8230;or anyone&#8230;is so last century&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/05/demonising-tories-or-anyone-is-so-last-century/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/05/demonising-tories-or-anyone-is-so-last-century/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 08:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civil disobedience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[general election]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/?p=1133</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that the smoke of battle (and confusion) of General Election 2010 has cleared and we have a Coalition Government that hasn&#8217;t yet been proven to be the spawn of Beelzebub, can I make a suggestion that demonising anyone in politics &#8211; even Tories &#8211; is not a good move? Twenty five years ago, during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The farce of the 2010 General Election</title>
		<link>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/05/the-farce-of-the-2010-general-election/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/05/the-farce-of-the-2010-general-election/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 23:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Less than 2 hours after the closing of the Polls in the UK&#8217;s General Election, it&#8217;s clear that there have been some cock-ups in the logistical management of the election that makes most developing world elections look like the Acme of organisation.  Let&#8217;s face it &#8211; this is THE most important election for probably probably 20 years &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Panic!  A Very British Coup or a Terribly British Compromise?</title>
		<link>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/05/dont-panic-a-very-british-coup-or-a-terribly-british-compromise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/05/dont-panic-a-very-british-coup-or-a-terribly-british-compromise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 18:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Stuff]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/?p=1117</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Over the last few days there&#8217;s been some very strange stories emerging and then submerging again in the UK Media &#8211; the General Election has made the silly season come early this years.  One story about a prospective Tory candidate has been apparently blocked with a gagging order, and another story about a possible car [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When slogans are not enough</title>
		<link>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/04/when-slogans-are-not-enough/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/04/when-slogans-are-not-enough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/?p=1109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was 18 years old in 1979; people of a certain age will remember that year as being the start of the &#8216;Thatcher Years&#8217; &#8211; the start of 11 years of Tory Government that was characterised by radical right wing policies, many originating from the Chicago School of Monetarism, jingoistic manipulation of the electorate in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mrs Duffy, the PM, and what politicians REALLY think of the voter&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/04/mrs-duffy-the-pm-and-what-politicians-really-think-of-the-voter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/04/mrs-duffy-the-pm-and-what-politicians-really-think-of-the-voter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/?p=1103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For a senior politician to be filmed &#8216;meeting the people&#8217; is a feat of great courage that is fraught on all sides with danger.  The voter may hate your guts, may egg you, may tell you things you don&#8217;t want to hear.  And you know what?  If you&#8217;re a smart politician you smile, listen, say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When can we have adults running the UK please?</title>
		<link>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/04/when-can-we-have-adults-running-the-uk-please/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/04/when-can-we-have-adults-running-the-uk-please/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it looks like the Foreign Office have managed to confirm what I&#8217;ve felt about the majority of Civil Servants for some time.  That is, they need to grow up, realise that they&#8217;re on a pretty cushy number in &#8216;public service&#8217; and deliver the work that we pay them for. Just take a look at [...]]]></description>
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