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The recommendation is in Ms Blears' white paper
Govt to offer ‘free donuts’ to voters

Voters could receive free donuts or entries to a prize draw in exchange for voting by local councils, under the government’s new white paper on community empowerment. The white paper suggests providing “incentives for voting in local government elections”, such as by prize draws. The previous chairman of the Councillors Commission, Dame Jane Roberts, has… Read more »

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The one on the right could do with some PMQs tips
PMQs analysis: Showing Gordon how it’s done

Harriet Harman treated a rowdy House of Commons exactly as they deserved – like a bunch of naughty schoolchildren. But this week the deputy Labour leader, standing in for Gordon Brown who is in Japan for the G8 summit, provided something else distinctly lacking from the weekly sessions of late. What was that in use… Read more »