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Alex Deane

  • Freelance Conservative Commentator, Freelance
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Should we have a bank holiday for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding?

Should we have a bank holiday for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding?

Should we have a bank holiday for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding? Bank holidays help to generate sp…

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DEBATE: Have the changes to university tuition fees since 2011 failed?

DEBATE: Have the changes to university tuition fees since 2011 failed?

Have the changes to university tuition fees since 2011 failed? When the government first raised the threshold…

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DEBATE: Was Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle a good move?

DEBATE: Was Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle a good move?

Was Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle a good move? This reshuffle sees a new generation advance to leadership r…

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Alex Deane: Respected, principled and knowledgeable - David Davis should lead the Brexit negotiat...

Alex Deane: Respected, principled and knowledgeable - David Davis should lead the Brexit negotiat...

Alex Deane is Managing Director and Head of Public Affairs UK at FTI Consulting and a former aide to David Ca…

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Alex Deane: Now the joyless Puritans are targeting the post-work pint

Alex Deane: Now the joyless Puritans are targeting the post-work pint

The latest target selected by the joyless "nanny knows best" brigade is the post-work pint. I'm not kidding -…

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Alex Deane: Osborne's outrageous attempt to scare voters

Alex Deane: Osborne's outrageous attempt to scare voters

Today's report from the Treasury is the latest attempt to scare the population into remaining in the EU. The …

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Councils should be stopped from spying | Alexander Deane

Councils should be stopped from spying | Alexander Deane

Though it's widespread, many people are still surprised to discover that local councils have covert surveilla…

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Alex Deane: How the march of officialdom is destroying cherished ways

Alex Deane: How the march of officialdom is destroying cherished ways

A man in Ayr is facing a criminal trial after he was "caught" blowing his nose behind the wheel of his car. M…

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Britain's wasteful mania for CCTV | Alexander Deane

Britain's wasteful mania for CCTV | Alexander Deane

Today, Big Brother Watch has released a report about the nation's CCTV network. It shows that the number of C…

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Big Brother, we're watching you | Alexander Deane

Big Brother, we're watching you | Alexander Deane

It is the instinct of politicians and bureaucrats to expand their power base but British citizens are becomin…

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A U-turn on reversing the surveillance state

A U-turn on reversing the surveillance state

Imagine you have a daughter, niece, a sister, or a wife. She is happy and healthy and has her whole life in f…

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The coalition has performed a disgraceful U-turn on the Summary Care Record

The coalition has performed a disgraceful U-turn on the Summary Care Record

Imagine you have a daughter, niece, a sister, or a wife. She is happy and healthy and has her whole life in f…

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So far, so good - but there is more to come for ID cards

So far, so good - but there is more to come for ID cards

Today is a good day. The ID card scheme's formal demise is one in the eye for the authoritarian busybodies. N…

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Diary Australia | The Spectator

Diary Australia | The Spectator

To Darwin, for the wedding of dear friends. An idle morning in that gem of a city provided me with the NT New…

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