The Uk is thinking about leaving the EU. Campaigns run to see if Britain would be better inside or outside the EY seem to address the advantages for Britain. The most significant advantage for the UK is that without the UK influencing the EU, the largest market in the world may not work as well …
Category: UK
The UK Election
20 days away still Read this excellent analysis of what is wrong with the Tories and the Lib Dems in Coalition. I really wonder at the Clegg strategy of saying he makes the best carping fishwife to either possible Prime Minister. It badly stinks to assume the power of Deputy PM with such certainty. He …
Iain Duncan Smith
It is up to us. Every adult has a vote, and enough judgement. One does not have to be socialist to see that this the Minister for Social Welfare is a liability to the welfare of all people. He thinks he has decreased unemployment by making life impossible for the many who rely upon welfare …
The English Government
The English Government is a coalition of the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats, we know them as the ConDems. Here is a good example of why, video featuring a speech by Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn, Glenda Jackson. And a more recent speech regarding the treatment of the vulnerable.
London’s New Slavery
London has turned into a haven for Oligarchs and why Cameron will not do much about Crimea. Read this scathing article in NY Times an indictment of modern London. How our "service industry" in The City are services for the very wealthy whilst cheap labour and contract builders who are then discarded create a sharply …
What David Bowie did?
The Next Day - is it a warning about the UK? David Bowie was one of the first artists to harness the power of the internet from about 1997 the now mature engagement with his fans makes the reactions to his invitation for Scotland to "stay with us" far more entertaining than troublesome. I am …
Hans Blix Says No to Trident
UN Weapons Inspector Hans Blix on why Britain should not spent 100 billion pounds updating its Trident nuclear deterrent. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/26/hans-blix-trident-abandon-britain-nuclear
English libel laws
Sally Bercow has been found at fault in a libel action in the high court - after a tweet where she asked why Lord McAlpine was trending, adding "innocent face" - suggesting although she may have known about why, she was not going to say. She was reflecting less obscure media references to defamatory and …
Assessment of the Government, from the Right
In this article in the Telegraph is a fair and accurate assessement that the best the two major political parties have on offer for the all encompassing economic problems are equally frightening. What a vote of confidence, that is. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/9948550/Fetch-me-a-wet-fish-for-George-Osborne-and-Ed-Balls.html
The Conservatives Stance on Law and Order
Home owners, licence to kill? The ultra conservative MP Chris Greyling who has arbitrarily ordered a change of stance in law and order making it not illegal for a homeowner to attack a burglar with a knife, for example. Or perhaps a sword? Or a gun? The implications of this change to basic law are …