I disagree with many
And I may agree with some
But of the things I can’t abide
Racism is one
Archive for the ‘democracy’ Category
My Manifesto of Simplicity
Posted in democracy on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Breathing a sigh of relief
Posted in Government, History, Political, US Politics, World, democracy, tagged McCain, Obama, Presidential Election on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’re living through times of change, that much is clear, even to those who might choose to ignore the events of the past couple of days. I’m not usually someone who likes to highlight racial issues but I feel that set against the background of 20th century US history the fact that Barack Obama was [...]
Going down swinging
Posted in Political, UK politics, democracy, tagged Glasgow East By-Election. Labour getting trashed again on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was thinking of using the title of this post as the jumping off point for a script for a pornographic film that I would put together using much of the college drama department, it would have an ironic ring to it seeing as I’d be banged up behind bars (that really is an unpleasant [...]
Some interesting information about Hampshire Conservatives regarding expenditure.
Posted in UK politics, democracy, tagged East Hampshire County Council on July 16, 2008 | 5 Comments »
In 2008 the Conservatives who run HCC increased council tax to 4.5% and have promised to cut council tax to 3% in the year of the election (whenever that may be). The 4.5% increase was unnecessary and led to a budget surplus of £120 million, which is now being stashed away by the Council possibly in [...]
Thoughts on the Henley By-election
Posted in Political, UK politics, democracy on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ll apologise outright for the lateness of this post, I have unfortunately been a trifle wrapped up in keeping the band ticking over and the all important business of sleeping until one in the afternoon, if ever I needed to simply admit that laziness and procrastination have been getting the better of me then now [...]
The rarity of points of principle
Posted in Political, UK politics, democracy, tagged 42 days, Conservative, David Davis, DUP, Labour on June 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
David Davis’ resignation of his parliamentary seat in protest of the government’s success in the first stage of getting the 42 day holding limit passed is as far as I can see a display of principle in a world of smoke, mirrors and timidity. Davis is not a man I agree with on many points of view but [...]
Heartening, the resolve of the many and the power of the few
Posted in China, Civil Liberties, Economy, Events, Free Market, Freedom of Speech, Government, Human Rights, Political, UK politics, democracy, rant, tagged Beijing Olympics on April 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I wanted to write a post about the protests that have taken place around the world as the olympic torch has been carried from nation to nation in a badly judged public relations exercise by the Chinese Administration.
When I got plane to return to the UK I saw the scenes that greeted the Olympic relay [...]
A definitive way to settle an argument. The limitations of trustee model democracy
Posted in Missile Defence, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Weapons, Political, UK politics, democracy on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My latest communication with the Government wasn’t actually with the Government it was with a Member of Parliament who doesn’t actually form part of the Government; one Michael Mates the MP for East Hampshire.
Actually if I wanted to be pedantic I would say that my last communication with the Government was at 1.35 post meridiem [...]
Can I see some ID sir?
Posted in Civil Liberties, Freedom, Government, Human Rights, Labour, Police, Political, UK politics, democracy, tagged ID cards, Labour Party on January 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The decision to introduce a National Identity Scheme was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 17 May 2005. The Identity Cards Act received royal assent, becoming law, on 30 March 2006. The introduction of biometric residence permits for foreign nationals in 2008 and the first ID cards to be issued to British citizens in will [...]
Nothing has changed
Posted in Non-Violence, Political, Violence, World, democracy, tagged Bhutto, Election, Pakistan on January 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Of course it won’t, an abitrary deadline which should in some strange and indefinable way make everything new and cause the world to change certainly wouldn’t be one in which people drink themselves stupid and act like petulant children.
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto on the 27th of December was what I had always viewed as [...]
