Category Archives: General Election
Zac Goldsmith: what a twat.
I’m in catch-up mode after a couple of weeks working away and quite over-whelmed with the sheer volume of crap falling around our ears worthy of a blog or two. This one stands out, and although a few days old, needs wide dissemination…
We’re all well used to politicians not answering questions, their evasion tactics, obfuscation [...]
Will Ed Balls have his “Portillo moment”?
I stayed up, as I intend to again tonight, watching the election results in 1997. I saw Michael Portillo lose his seat to the odious, and so far ineffective Stephen Twigg. He lost his seat with dignity and honour, and has gone on to better things.
He has written of the experience, and of life since [...]
Also posted in Ed Balls, MPs Expenses, New Labour Tagged Ed Balls, General Election, MPs Expenses, New Labour 1 Comment
Lisbon Treaty; will it need re-ratification?
My thanks to Fausty’s Libertarian Blog for reminding me of this issue, and providing a link to this youtube video:
Almost a month ago I wrote this sceptical article based on one of Daniel Hannan’s blogs. Two things have changed since then. Firstly, we have the crisis in Greece having reached serious proportions, and secondly this [...]
Also posted in David Cameron, European Union, Lisbon Treaty Tagged David Cameron, European Union, General Election, Lisbon Treaty 1 Comment
Voting at 16? Good idea, bad idea or Trojan Horse?
Both Labour and the Lib Dems have said that they favour lowering the voting age to 16. Why would they do that, I wonder, and is it a good idea?
My father used to say to me: “There is nothing in socialism that a little age or a little money will not cure”, but it was [...]
Also posted in Gordon Brown, Ministerial incompetence, Nanny State, New Labour, Nick Clegg, Parliament Tagged General Election, Gordon Brown, Nanny State, New Labour 1 Comment
Why shouldn’t Britain go the same way as Greece? (and other musings)
Prevalent in the news today have been the riots in Greece. The country is now sufficiently unattractive to investors and ratings agencies that their bond markets have frozen, and due to this and their enormous deficit they are no longer able to service their debts.
Greek workers’ unions hold enormous sway, and thanks [...]
Also posted in David Cameron, Economy, European Union, Eurozone, Gordon Brown, Lord Pearson, New Labour, Nick Clegg, Parliament, Taxation, Taxpayers' Money, Tories, UKIP Tagged David Cameron, European Union, Fiscal incompetence, General Election, Gordon Brown, Taxation, UKIP, Wasting taxpayers' money 1 Comment
Hung Parliament and tactical voting
In the Daily Mail today are two articles which should be compulsory reading for anyone considering voting tactically either for or against a hung Parliament.
In the “Do we really want to go down this road” corner, is an excellent article by historian Dominic Sandbrook in which he discusses the lead-up to, the creation, and the [...]
Sunlight Centre roasts Ed Balls
The Sunlight Centre for Open Politics sent out an email last night drawing our attention to their new video, dubbed an “attack ad” about Ed Balls. The Centre is “committed to helping voters, bloggers, and journalists be their own watchdogs, by improving access to existing information and digitising new information, and by using new website [...]
Also posted in Corruption, Ed Balls, Gordon Brown, MPs Expenses, New Labour, Taxpayers' Money Tagged Corruption, Ed Balls, General Election, Gordon Brown, MPs Expenses, Wasting taxpayers' money 2 Comments
MPs sleaze, greed, incompetence and fraud: a timely reminder
Before you cast your vote tomorrow, take a look at these two films and remind yourself what and whom you are voting for…
These films courtesy of Gary Walker, the Independent Parliamentary Candidate for Lincoln, are extremely well-made and powerful. In these days of high-paced media-action, we forget so much so fast.
MPs expenses, the scandal and [...]
Also posted in Broken Britain, MPs Expenses, Ministerial incompetence, NHS, New Labour, Taxpayers' Money Tagged Corruption, General Election, Gordon Brown, MPs Expenses, New Labour, NHS, Wasting taxpayers' money 1 Comment
13 years of Labour: how much we have forgotten
This film speaks for itself: it should be compulsory viewing for anyone tempted to vote Labour tomorrow.
It wasn’t until the end that I realised who’d made it: powerful stuff. I wonder how they kept it so short…
Wikio
Wikio
Also posted in Broken Britain, Corruption, Gordon Brown, MPs Expenses, Ministerial incompetence, Nanny State, New Labour, Parliament, Taxpayers' Money, Tony Blair, Uncategorized Tagged Broken Britain, Fiscal incompetence, General Election, Gordon Brown, Minsterial incompetence, MPs Expenses, Nanny State, New Labour, Tony Blair, Wasting taxpayers' money 2 Comments
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Goldsmith, Huhne and Balls; election expenses investigation started.