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Shamik Das

Shamik DasShamik is a Labour party member, journalist and blogger. His personal blog is at www.shamik.co.uk and he also writes for www.insidedesi.com

Posted on Mar 31, 2009 at 11:55am

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For Labour people Blair for president should be a no-brainer

2:43 pm, Fri 30th Oct 2009
For Labour people Blair for president should be a no-brainer By Shamik Das / @ShamikDas Will he, won't he? Each day the pendulum swings to and fro on the question of whether or not Tony Blair will become president of...
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New Diplomas are a positive step forward

1:25 pm, Tue 1st Sep 2009
By Shamik Das / @shamikdas Business leaders have praised diplomas and welcomed the five new subjects being introduced to schools in England today. The diploma, introduced a year ago, combines...
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Another day, another errant Tory MEP who wants to charge for healthcare

12:12 pm, Fri 28th Aug 2009
Another day, another errant Tory MEP who wants to charge for healthcare By Shamik Das / @shamikdas David Cameron's "wholehearted commitment to the NHS" came under fire from one of his own side again last night as yet another Tory MEP brought...
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Exposing the BNP's anti-Muslim lies

10:27 am, Wed 19th Aug 2009
Exposing the BNP's anti-Muslim lies By Shamik Das / @shamikdas The BNP's anti-Muslim lies have been exposed in a ground breaking new report, In Defence of British Muslims: A response to BNP racist propaganda, published...
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One rule for his mates, one rule for others - this storm raises real questions of direction and leadership

1:23 pm, Sat 15th Aug 2009
One rule for his mates, one rule for others - this storm raises real questions of direction and leadership By Shamik Das / @shamikdas Tory MEP Daniel Hannan's cowardly and unpatriotic attack on the NHS, in which he told American TV viewers he "wouldn't wish" our helathcare on anybody,...
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The Express, pensions and the truth behind the "benefits madness"

4:33 pm, Mon 3rd Aug 2009
The Express, pensions and the truth behind the "benefits madness" By Shamik Das Today's front page lead on the Daily Express - Labour's £186bn Benefits Madness revealed that in 2009/10 spending on benefits would amount to a quarter of all...
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The BNP's appointments to European committees expose their shameless hypocrisy

11:07 am, Sat 1st Aug 2009
The BNP's appointments to European committees expose their shameless hypocrisy By Shamik Das The two British National Party MEPs elected in last month’s European elections have this week been appointed to key parliamentary committees. Nick Griffin and Andrew Brons will...
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Osborne's FSA plans lift lid on Tory links to city

9:57 am, Wed 22nd Jul 2009
Osborne's FSA plans lift lid on Tory links to city By Shamik Das / @ShamikDas George Osborne’s widely-trailed plans to abolish the Financial Services Authority, unveiled on Monday, appear to pose more questions than they answer. The proposals – to...
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John Healey slams "cutting edge" Tory plans to demolish social housing

5:47 pm, Tue 14th Jul 2009
John Healey slams "cutting edge" Tory plans to demolish social housing By Shamik Das John Healey today became the most senior government minister to criticise the secret Tory plans for widescale cuts in social housing. 3,500 homes are set to be...
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We need to know how much of the MoJ's budget would be cut under the Tories

5:50 pm, Mon 13th Jul 2009
By Shamik Das After Andrew Lansley’s revelation that the Tories planned ten per cent cuts last month it was the turn of Shadow Justice Minister Edward Garnier to reveal the...
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