Posts Tagged ‘state’
Politics…..
Posted by: Shaun Turner on: July 10, 2008
Whatever. The point is that in the UK we have a DUTY to those who have fallen in wars to protect our rights to freedom and democracy. We have an obligation to their memory and our children’s future to ensure that those rights are protected and nurtured, not trampled on and abused. You can’t complain [...]
Coincidence…?
Posted by: Shaun Turner on: June 19, 2008
Call me cynical but……
Energy prices go up….and the media reports they could go up by another 40% this year (This is legalised extortion…the only winners are the Government and the Energy Companies)….Government says “Oh dear, well maybe we should re-introduce the whole Nuclear Power thing now then eh? Cheap power and all that!” (Knowing that [...]
Point of view
Posted by: Shaun Turner on: June 17, 2008
Although we can congratulate the Irish for doing what we would do given half a chance, we are going to see the Lsbon Treaty implemented everywhere except Ireland.
The EU needs this and will disengage with it’s own rules to make it happen, by allowing Ireland to step back from “the bits of the Treaty it [...]
Contempt for the electorate
Posted by: Shaun Turner on: June 13, 2008
So the Labour party says it will not field a candidate to contest the by-election caused by Mr Davis resignation.
To not stand and defend the *principles* upon which this government have dismantled habeas corpus and destroyed the core values of freedom, privacy and liberty for we we fought 2 World Wars show not only contempt [...]
42 and all that
Posted by: Shaun Turner on: June 11, 2008
I know that to most people 42 is the answer to everything but here in the UK, our MP’s are voting today on whether to allow the Police the right to detain “terrorist suspects” for up to 42 days without charge.
Now, ask people the question “Would you like the Police to be able to [...]
Bits & bobs
Power to the people
- Punch and Judy Politics
- MP’s utter contempt for the public is indisputable
- Gordon Brown destroys our faith in representative democracy
- Is Gordon Brown about to make another Balls up?
- Restoring confidence in Parliamentary Democracy
- Cameron’s offer of open primaries is pure tokenism
- Party leaders must beware of the wrath of the voter
- MPs: The 7 Nolan Principles of Public Life
- MPs’ fail to gauge the mood of the public
- MPs’ Expenses: Sorry doesn’t cut it!
What are people saying?