Thursday, 4 September 2008
Being political or playing at politics?
On his blog today, one Conservative MP asks: "Why does America produce better politicians?" He surmises that: "Having your career trajectory determined by the folks back home, rather than in the party whips' office, helps keep those US politicians on their toes. Not having "safe seats" encourages those with a certain passion...
Posted on The Waendel Journal.A Painful Lesson From A Brussels Vet
Labour's Ovine & Bovine really should pay attention to this in The Times - though I daresay they are somewhat distracted by the pungent whiff of the abattoir which must be assailing their collective nostrils at the moment. Whilst I do not pretend to understand the complexities of the proposed scheme (and if it is that complex it probably would not work anyway), the story should tell them where power in the land now resides.
Posted on The Huntsman.Our petty bureaucrat masters
Hurrah. Ross Clark writes this week's cover feature in The Spectator, titled "Labour’s punishment freaks are hounding honest citizens". Far from keeping our streets safer or cleaner, he says, the government’s new force of amateur policemen are ignoring the worst offenders and pursuing law-abiding innocents instead....
Posted on The Purple ScorpionLocal government efficiency savings myth
Labour is continuing to play its political games with local government in this country. The latest wheeze surrounds proposals to give people more access to information about how efficiently their local council is being run. It sounds like a great way to increase accountability. But what does this high-falutin sentiment actually mean? A short article...
Posted on The Waendel Journal.Making Labour's Illiberal Tendency Part Of The Narrative
Slowly the illiberal nature of the New Stasi Party is forming part of the narrative for political discourse now and, it is perfervidly to be hoped, for the next General Election. From Jumped-up Council Jobsworths to Labour's sinister plans to file all our doings, our DNA and our very souls on a database, the public is slowly understanding the Orwellian character of Blair and Brown's NuLabour Project.
Posted on The Huntsman.
Thursday, 4 September 2008
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