Archive for June, 2009
No, Simon, PR WOULD help prevent expense abuse
Simon Heffer in the Telegraph opposes proportional representation The Telegraph's true colours have begun to come out. More even than a Tory victory at the next election, it wants things to stay unchanged. It is more deeply conservative than the Conservative party. Therefore, it is rather unnerved by the mood for change which its expenses [...]
Party committees clear Cash and Malik. But would we?
Telegraph - Shahid Malik admits charging for two houses, Uttoxeter Advertiser - Cash cleared by Tory committee Labour has cleared Shahid Malik, and the Tories have cleared Bill Cash. But, Malik has since admitted charging the taxpayer for two homes, and Cash is paying back some of his expenses and not claiming any more until a new system comes [...]
But should they have egged Nick Griffin?
Just like the Pirate Party winning a seat in the Swedish elections, the pelting with eggs which Nick Griffin, leader of the BNP, suffered today must have caused a secret guilty smile for many of us. Of course we don't agree with restricting the right of anyone to free speech, any more than we agree with copyright piracy. Of course we don't agree [...]
Responding to the BNP
Many of us reacted with dismay to the news that the BNP had won not one but two seats in the Euro elections. The irony of this happening on D-Day escaped no-one. Yet, the sun rose the next morning, and we are still here. It is time to wake up, collectively, see what has really happened, and work to set it right. First, we must put the BNP success [...]
