Over the past few days I have been musing on why some on the left think PR would be in the best interests of Britain, in the Commons for several reasons, however it seems to me that...1)It Would keep the Tories out for a Generation (which is why many [...]
No, no sympathy, no!
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This is just wrong.Times. A rapist who dumped his victim on a rubbish tip has escaped deportation after winning a High Court battle to stay in Britain to get married. Alphonse Semo, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, threw his victim [...]
They have the nerve for anything
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You'd think after all the mudslinging, the court cases, the shame, the payments back and the ongoing troughing that MP's would back away from going after benefit cheats, at least openly.Times. Thousands of council tenants who make profits by illegally [...]
Just another day
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At work today, this is what happened. I love my [...]
All good (and not so good) things come to an end.
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So the special relationship is over, that being the one between the UK and USA. Not too surprising, was a bit obvious that Barrack Obama was no Anglophile and his refusal to support us over the Falklands even to the extent of sending Clinton to talk [...]
I can imagine the result if I tried this
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Now if I did 95 mph on a 50 mph road and got caught, I'd expect a fine, points on my license and possibly a ban. I certainly wouldn't appeal as I'd consider myself banged to rights over the incident.Not Police Sgt Craig Nicholas Jones however, he's a [...]
Digging yourself into a hole
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Well, the third runway at Heathrow has been stalled, not for the normal NIMBY reasons, but because our glorious tax conniving, EU lovin, environmental lunacising (is that a word? Well it is now and it's mine) got caught by the protesters breaching its [...]
Man Flu
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I have man flu, so will be taking a small hiatus from blogging until at least tomorrow when hopefully I'll feel less bunged up, less sore in the throat and hopefully a bit warmer.I'll probably drink to excess tonight as well.Because I c [...]
This is going to hurt, though it could be worse
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Source BBC.Here are the key points of Chancellor Alistair Darling's 2010 Budget, the last one before the general election. FUEL, CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL AND FUEL DUTIES 3p fuel duty rise to be phased in between April and January 2011 Duty [...]
Frightening the donkeys
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In the weeks leading up to the general election it's become ever more clear that the unions are getting just a tad nervous about what might happen should the Tories win and implement some fairly radical changes.Telegraph. Teachers are proposing industrial [...]
Just another reason not to vote Tory
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England 55 million people, Scotland 5.5 million, English constituencies 529, Scottish constituencies 59. Now it's possible that in the event of a hung parliament that Scottish, Welsh even Northern Irish MP's will hold the balance of power and will naturally [...]
Suggested that for Your Modeling Portfolio
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Once you have decided on the book style you wish to use, go through and select the images you feel best represent you. Your book should only be comprised of great, and "Wow" photos, anything outside of this category should [...]
Scum
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A gotcha moment for Stephen Byers, Patricia Hewitt, Geoff Hoon, Margaret Moran, with a possible link back straight to Peter Mandelson.Times. A FORMER Labour cabinet minister has boasted about how he used his government contacts to change policies in [...]
Ok you have my interest
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I'm still considering who I'll vote for in the next general election, though to be sure it wont be any of the Big two and a half. So I'm looking at minority parties even though they almost certainly wont win, there's a chance that if they get enough [...]
Mann oh Mann
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Via Rantin' Rab:Tell me about the money, JohnJohn Mann MP gets a bit touchy when he asked about an expenses repayment he made of £2,395.02He says he claimed it on the wrong forms, and can't be arsed to reclaim it.Every time somebody asks him about [...]
Removing our deterrent
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The UK is a nuclear power, some people don't like this, however that's the way it is even if we did keep our nukes safely under lock and key away with a bicycle lock. Part of this means that we have nuclear submarines patrolling unseen and undetected [...]
Chickens coming home to roost.
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To be honest I'm a little amazed by the trade union movement in recent weeks, Labour were clawing their way back into contention over the election, they'd had a propaganda coup with Lord Ashcroft (whatever the real truth of the matter) because some people [...]
General obfuscation
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When a weight-loss company decided to recruit a paid "couch potato" to eat high fat foods, it advertised for a "product testing associate". It seems the longer the title the less a job it is.Generic DIP practitioner. This means they work with people [...]
A higher potential for abuse
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The polling system has always had the potential for abuse "vote early vote often" is one of the oft humorous maxims used to describe the various ways that people and pressure groups have used to abuse the electoral system in this country and others in [...]
It's the end of the world as we know it...........possibly
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Well the clock is running and a deadline set for an Orange Dwarf Star to smash into the solar system.But it's okay--we have about 1.5 million years... so even Gordon Brown might be able to save us by then (possibly not this [...]
So, about that payrise?
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I was surprised to say the least when the posties in Royal Mail managed to get a payrise of 6.9% over 3 years, at the time I thought it mere electioneering on the part of the unions to avoid embarrassing strikes before the general election, the sort [...]
Power corrupts
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Politics is all about power and the use of power. We elect politicians to fulfil a set of promises (aka their manifesto) in order to make our lives better or sort out a set of issues that's currently making our lives less pleasant. Or that was the theory [...]
Trust has to be earned
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I got a letter today from Medway NHS about the Summary Care Record which is a secure electronic summary of crucial health information which could make a major difference to my care if I'm unable to tell NHS staff the details myself.I suspect they will [...]
England betrayed
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One of the few constants about various polls with regard to the English and what they really want is that support for our own parliament remains high as does our disdain for the EU (not Europe).One of the few constants about various politicians of either [...]
Cast Iron promises
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One of the more interesting memes trundling about the area of the political blogosphere that interests me has been the contention that Cameron and the Tories are trying to lose the election because they fear what has to be done might destroy or make [...]
Letting go of the past
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3 years ago now I was diagnosed with cancer, an aggressive malignant tumour had taken residence in my right upper arm near the elbow and was growing fast. It took a few weeks to realise it wasn't a haematoma or a sports injury and by January 2007 I had [...]
Oh yeah, that'll work..............................not.
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Efficient government, it's almost an oxymoron, especially when used in the context of UK government. State control inevitably means corruption, indifference, higher cost, lower output and an all consuming jobsworth attitude where those at the frontline [...]
Doing the best for your kids
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It's a natural thing wanting the best for your kids, most parents will try and get them in the best schools they can in the areas they live and often a bit further if they think they can get away with it, especially if they can't afford private education [...]