Archive for November, 2006
Life peers ‘to escape Lords axe
I have blogged many times on the reform (or not) of the House of Lords. My recent comments are here. With this latest move I am actually beginning to resent our constitution being messed around by horse trading and back room deals. Putting aside my part allegiance this is not the way to go about [...]
UKIP on the prowl
It appears that UKIP are currently writing a very silly email to every Tory Councillor in the country trying to recruit them (I hope they are not using EU resources to write all these email addresses down). I have no idea whether this might attract those on the way out of politics, but for those who [...]
Lib Dems found guilty of vote rigging
A judge urged the leadership of the Liberal Democrat party to restore its “long and distinguished democratic tradition” as he jailed two disgraced Councillors for rigging an election. The Times 24.11.06 This is the quote from a Judge as he sentenced two Lib Dem activists for vote rigging during the elections in May 2006. “In [...]
Going for a Tonge
The Lib Dems really do like fighting in the sack. Here is a post from Lib Dem Voice concerning the odious comments made by former Richmond Park MP Jenny Tonge – now in the House of Lords. Apparently she was being hauled into the whips office and many Lib Dems hoped she was going to [...]
When to say “no” to the compensation culture
There has been a lot written recently about next year being the 200th anniversary of the bill to end the slave trade. Tony Blair has now commented on this issue witha statement of regret that draws back from apology. I must admit to not getting too hung up the “regret” or “apology” argument as I believe [...]
BA Faces Backlash Over Cross Ban
Quite right too – BA deserves a backlash for their stupidity. This whole thing is an absolute nonsense and reveals the stupidity of corporate companies who are never flexible enough to cope with the press. BA claims the cross is not acceptable ”uniform”. Well, I agree, for it to be “uniform” all people have to wear the [...]
New Drama As Rose Loses Its Linchpin
The Kingston Theatre has lurched from drama to crisis and now it has gone to farce. You will all know my scepticism about this project – a publicly funded theatre. This is despite the fact that I would love to see it happen in Kingston. I have blogged on this before here Now we hear that [...]
Marksman Called In To Kill Kingstons Pigeons
Last week they were going to gas the pigeons, now they have decided to shoot them. I presume shooting is supposed to make us feel better about this? Link to Marksman Called In To Kill Kingstons Pigeons (from Surrey Comet)
Can the public sector efficiently deliver anything to time and budget?
It was Gordon Brown who forced through the PPP arrangements for the London Underground. I would have thought Labour would have learnt that the separation of rail services into small parts does not work, the Conservatives tried it with and, as I have said before, it has not really worked. I have no problem with the [...]
‘Poor’ may start learning at two
This is a very worrying report. On the one hand it seems to accept that a child bought up by two parents is best, but it is also pushing the idea of children starting learning at 2. But when are kids supposed to be kids? When are they supposed to do childish things, without some teacher trying to evaluate [...]
Entries(RSS)