The softening up process

" With a guy in charge of communications who either did, or didn’t, depending on your political belief, preside over illegal phone tapping of private persons – has allowed this story to be published. What we see from that is the ever so slight nudging of public opinion...

AV, STV, FPTP? The only thing that will make MPs listen is fear

This story cross posted from my blog. I suppose we all could debate which is the best way to vote and to elect our representatives – and that debate is ongoing. Some say alternative vote, single transfer voting, first past the post. What is a common theme is that the...

The further criminalisation of parents

There is something very wrong when a government – one that used to stand up for the poor – are so willing to send those poor to prison. They sent a few to prison because parents couldn’t get their children to stay in school. Now they propose to do the same again, after...

THIS is why I detest local councils!

I was having a chat with a friend of mine – she always takes the proverbial because of my political stance – and she has never understood why I detest local councils so much. I her view I should love them, stroke them, and play ball once a day to keep them fit. But this...

Blah, blah, blah – scuffle, waffle – cry, Sanford is a Republican

I really don’t know what Republicans expect, but – Sanford is a Republican – remember those family values? Some vague thoughts come to me about how he sid something in the past about those…now what was it? "(CNN) — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford told the woman...

Why the Iranian government is full of crap!

Tyranny takes many forms – and the Iranian government is tyrannical, no matter which way you look at it. But, in these last few days they lie, lie and better lie to their people – even Nero had the audacity to fiddle while Rome burned. "TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iran said...

Melanie Phillips: the most important election in history, maybe

Piss myself laughing! "Consider. A new Speaker is necessary because of the astonishing revelations of endemic and institutionalised dishonesty over Parliamentary expenses. " For parliamentary read all MPs – Conservative ones as well as New Labour, LibDem etc. Though – I...

Then shall we be brave…

[...] and elect a Liberal Democratic government? "Labour may deserve to lose – but the country doesn’t deserve the Tories " It seems to me that most commentators still believe that there is only two party’s that can govern – the Conservatives or New labour. This is,...

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