Archive for January, 2009
“British jobs for British workers”
Image via Wikipedia Remember that phrase from our Brownian leader. Well, I guess his tune is changing yet again and Lord Mandy is advising him that it was an ill advised and ridiculous statement. We are seeing demonstrations at Grangemeouth and the French going on strike and at the heart of the demonstrations is the [...]
Proportional representation?
Image via Wikipedia Yesterday was a telling day for proportional representation. It involved bribery and the smallest party holding the largest party over a barrel. To cap it all the form of PR that has been used in Scotland has meant the smallest party has MSP’s for whom no one has ever voted! That’s where [...]
Bail outs and Busts
I am a naturally optimistic person but today’s news of further High Street chains going bust (albeit a shoe chain who I do not believe I have ever bought shoes from) and now Lord Mandy’s pledge of a multi-million pound bail out of the motor industry, you cannot help thinking the world is coming to [...]
Letter to the Press: Misterton drains
Dear Sir, It is time the Lib Dems who run Somerset started doing their jobs. I yesterday spent some time in Misterton and was horrified to find that despite the very wet weather we have had this Winter – and indeed we continue to have – key road drains are still blocked up with rubbish [...]
Ron Gill
Ron Gill was a great man. He was the long~standing President of the conservative Party where I stood at the last election. He died last week. His wisdom will be greatly missed. Rest in peace and rise in glory.
Clegg thinks dumping the pound will put the economy right
Sometimes, in an attempt to get any press activity, the Lib Dems come up without the most absurd ideas. The latest is that Nick Clegg believes that because the economy is buggered under Labour that we are all going to start clamouring to dump the pound and take up the Euro. In an interview with [...]
Brown u-turn on expenses
What a vapid little man our Prime Minister has become. Having decided to put a whip on Labour MPs to vote for keeping their expenses secret he does a last minute about face because he thinks he will lose the vote. When Blair caled him the ‘clunking fist’ I do not think many people thought [...]
Mr and Mrs President
There are lots of images of yesterday’s inauguration but for me this seemed one of the most poignant – The First Lady holding the bible that the new President swears his oath of officer on. These pictures are from the Times reports on the events. Related articles by Zemanta Touring the new Whitehouse.gov. Barack Obama, [...]
He’s in the White House
Great speech by Barack H Obama, but the Americans really do not know how to do pageantry! Related articles by Zemanta The Rise of Barack Obama Inauguration Morning [Obamanaugural] Michelle Obama: her first outfit on Barack’s inauguration day
MP’s expenses – again
You would have thought all the issues over MP’s expenses would have been in the past – and thatthey would have learnt their lesson. Well, it appears not. Harriet Harman has decided that the receipts that MP’s submit should not be in the public domain (even thought they are spending mine and your money). The [...]
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