So clearly, the great white exodus of 2008/2009 continues.
One of my Afrikaans friends who is planning to leave South Africa told me the following story.
She and her husband want to go to Australia or New Zealand.
Recently at Midrand (between Johannesburg and Pretoria), there was an exhibition of companies who can assist people to leave the country to go to New Zealand. Various companies like removals companies and agents who can help you to leave the country exhibited at this show. My friend and her husband attended and she said there were thousands of people attending. She told me that almost all of them were white. She saw the odd coloured (no blacks), here and there, but the overwhelming majority of people leaving were white. She said there were thousands of people attending the show.
Some weeks/months prior to that, at the same place they had a show for people wanting to go to Australia. She attended that too and the place was even MORE PACKED. She said you could hardly move and queues were so long that you could easily stand for an hour or two just to get a chance to speak to one of the representatives of the companies at the show. She said the place was so packed you could barely move.
So clearly, the great white exodus of 2008/2009 continues.
This is reminiscent of the late 1970's, early 1980's in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe - only on a larger scale since there are more whites in South Africa.
I must admit, I never thought I'd see so many whites leaving. What is different though is that this time it is the most AFRIKANERS I have ever seen going.
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Glasgow Aftermath: How to Read the Runes... Mehfuz Ahmed's victory is even more significant given Church Street's location.
Glasgow Aftermath: How to Read the Runes
Iain Dale 2:40 AM
There are four things to look out for over the next 24 hours before we can judge how deep the doo-doo is which Gordon Brown is trudging in.
Silence is Golden
Tick off how many Cabinet Ministers appear on the media in support of the Prime Minister. In particular watch out for Jack Straw, Alan Johnson, Geoff Hoon and Alistair Darling. If the likes of Balls, Cooper and the Milibands stay silent, Brown is in real trouble. And if there is a mass appearance before the cameras watch out for the 'message'. They will have all been briefed to put out a single message. I suspect the message will be that it's not about Gordon, we've all got to take the blame. In essence, they will be doing the opposite of 'taking one for the team'. They'll be taking one for Gordon.
Obama Saves
See if the media allows the Obama visit to drown out the terrible news from Glasgow East. It may come a day too late though. If the BBC and Sky lead each news bulletin with Obama, Labour MPs will breathe a sigh of relief.
The Usual Suspects?
Let's see if any Labour MPs break cover. We can expect the usual suspects to call for Gordon's head. Graham Stringer, John McDonnell etc. But if a few MPs in marginal seats who feel threatened decide to come out in the open, then the long march to oblivion may have started.
Alas Poor Warwick...
Glasgow East.
Friday, 25 July 2008
Glasgow East.
Gordon Brown is likely to be in shock - and behind the scenes many Labour activists and MPs in revolt - after the SNP secured a 22.5% swing to win the Glasgow East by-election. There will probably be orders being placed for new mobile phones in Downing Street as existing ones spontaneously disintegrate against various walls and doors.
Brown is looking more like a weak version of John Major this morning, clinging to office until the last possible moment while staring a General Election defeat in the eye. In the overall scheme of things this defeat for Labour does nothing to change its voting strength in Parliament. However it could make a motion of no confidence slightly more likely than it has been before. If a General Election came suddenly - and there is a small chance it could - would Labour want to win it given the economic storm fast approaching and the consequences of policies pursued over the last decade starting to reveal how badly the New Labour experiment has damaged our country?
Trouble at t'grid. Do these people actually read anything?
Trouble at t'grid
The importance of yesterday's story on renewable energy in the The Guardian can hardly be over-estimated.
For many month now, we have been banging on about the government's obsession with wind farms and its neglect of conventional power generation but, if this story is to be taken at face value, Brown has now taken a major step in ditching the whole wind policy.
The essence of The Guardian's story is that the UK is attempting to block proposed EU legislation that will cast in stone at a European level a requirement to give renewable electricity sources absolute priority to the national grid.
This is part of the proposed renewables directive which states that: "Member states shall also provide for priority access to the grid system of electricity produced from renewable energy sources", with Britain intervening to change "shall" to "may".
It is that "shall" which drives the whole of the wind industry for, under this legislation, once a wind farm is connected to the system, the National Grid would have no choice but to accept any amount of power produced, shedding load from any non-renewable generators to accommodate it.
At the moment, this is already a UK requirement, facilitated by the ROC system which penalises generators for not delivering its quota of renewable energy, but the EU legislation would lock this in stone.
Fresh scent may hide toxic secret...
Fresh scent may hide toxic secret
Innocuous-sounding 'perfume' in detergents, air fresheners made with dangerous chemicals
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/371779_toxicfragrance23.html
By LISA STIFFLER
P-I REPORTER
The scented fabric sheet makes your shirts and socks smell flowery fresh and clean. That plug-in air freshener fills your home with inviting fragrances of apple and cinnamon or a country garden.
But those common household items are potentially exposing your family and friends to dangerous chemicals, a University of Washington study has found.
Trouble is, you have no way of knowing it. Manufacturers of detergents, laundry sheets and air fresheners aren't required to list all of their ingredients on their labels -- or anywhere else. Laws protecting people from indoor air pollution from consumer products are limited.
When UW engineering professor Anne Steinemann analyzed of some of these popular items, she found 100 different volatile organic compounds measuring 300 parts per billion or more -- some of which can be cancerous or cause harm to respiratory, reproductive, neurological and other organ systems.
Some of the chemicals are categorized as hazardous or toxic by federal regulatory agencies. But the labels tell a different story, naming only innocuous-sounding "perfume" or "biodegradable" contents.
"Consumers are breathing these chemicals," she said. "No one is doing anything about it."
Industry representatives say that isn't so.
Biased BBC
Biased BBC
THE LEFT LOVES THE BBC.
Interesting poll results over on Politics Home. It seems that the BBC is trusted more than any other news provider. However, a breakdown of figures by political affiliation reveals that this high rating is due to the overwhelming approval of Labour and Liberal Democrat supporters. Well there's a surprise! Conservative minded people do NOT put their trust in the BBC and this poll should give the BBC pause for thought. But it won't. This is because the BBC is steeped in leftism and this comes across loud and clear to lefty viewers - it's a home from home for them but a cold place for many of the rest of us. Why should we pay for such a biased organisation?
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THE REAL VICTIMS ARE THE AGGRESSORS.
I picked this up care of a Biased-BBC reader DB on the most recent open thread and wanted to amplify the point made. You will recall the murderous assault on innocent Israelis that took place in Jerusalem on July 3rd. A Palestinian psycho hijacked a bulldozer and killed three people and critically injured several more before being shot dead. Then, on July 22nd another Palestinian tried a copycat murder, injuring several people before his rampage was cut short care.
EU BRIEF. EU Reform Treaty.
EU legislation for disabled air passengers
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SNP storm to historic election victory by 365 votes. But the significance for the future of the party – and the Prime Minister
SNP storm to historic election victory by 365 votes
John Mason gives the thumbs up at the announcement of his victory Picture: Ian Rutherford
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By ROSS LYDALL AND DAVID MADDOX
GORDON Brown was hit by a political earthquake early this morning when the SNP narrowly snatched a sensational victory in the Glasgow East by-election.
John Mason won by 365 votes over Labour's Margaret Curran after recording a 22 per cent swing to the SNP. The declaration had been held up after Labour demanded a recount at 1:30am, with only 355 votes separating the two main parties.
Mr Mason, who had arrived at the count to a hero's welcome from party activists, told The Scotsman: "This is going to have a huge impact. Somebody said it's No 10 on the Richter scale. It just feels tremendous. It was a huge challenge, a huge majority to overcome.
"It is going to send a message all around the country."
Alex Salmond, the SNP First Minister, was not present at last night's count, in contrast to his high-profile presence on the campaign trial.
The Prime Minister now faces a summer of discontent after the degree of Labour unpopularity was laid bare in what was previously the party's third-safest Scottish seat.
If the result were to be repeated at the next general election, Labour would be ousted from government and more than 150 of the party's 350 MPs would lose their seats.
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