"David’s already planning for Ed’s defeat": http://ericjoyce.co.uk/2014/12/david-milibands-not-so-cunning-plans-for-a-labour-defeat/
Saturday, December 13, 2014
EU's directive on landfill
Emma Lewell-Buck MP and funeral poverty: http://www.emma-lewell-buck.net/mps-back-emmas-call-for-funeral-poverty-bill/
And is it not the case that people burying relatives in their back gardens will violate the EU's directive on landfill?
What is Ed's view on this?
What is the UKIP view?
And is it not the case that people burying relatives in their back gardens will violate the EU's directive on landfill?
What is Ed's view on this?
What is the UKIP view?
Friday, December 12, 2014
Andy Burnham rattled on Daily Politics about the privatisation of Hinchingbrooke Hospital under the last Labour government.
Nick Clegg's goad at PMQs has obviously touched a nerve.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mjxb
Nick Clegg's goad at PMQs has obviously touched a nerve.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mjxb
Thursday, December 11, 2014
"Diversity has a dark side"
Very important interview on Newsnight with Professor Sir Paul Collier (University of Oxford) discussing the liberal case for limiting immigration http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mk25
"Diversity has a dark side" said Sir Paul.
He is the author of Exodus: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Exodus-Immigration-Multiculturalism-21st-Century/dp/0141042168/ref=sr_1_1_twi_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418339095&sr=1-1&keywords=collier+exodus
"Diversity has a dark side" said Sir Paul.
He is the author of Exodus: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Exodus-Immigration-Multiculturalism-21st-Century/dp/0141042168/ref=sr_1_1_twi_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418339095&sr=1-1&keywords=collier+exodus
And all the holier-than-thou posturing Labour does over how they respect women: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/london-young-labour-chairman-dan-young-arrested-for-late-night-assault-on-his-girlfriend-9899712.html
How many leading Labour figures have been photographed with this person?
Is this him? https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYHhYp1DvGl-ik70a9YNgVvz8xb-ju0YKBqJtfN6F0DidMm2OsvOlKMem4FPjBY_P6H0H3TwxWDAgn5GWHCb55MKyuPmiQtQGkaRut0EUsh8sBF-YlGVD6zdunhVjkXrG7nvR2A/s1600/London+UNISON+Labour+Link+Ed+Balls+MP+and+Ken+Livingstone.JPG
How many leading Labour figures have been photographed with this person?
Is this him? https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYHhYp1DvGl-ik70a9YNgVvz8xb-ju0YKBqJtfN6F0DidMm2OsvOlKMem4FPjBY_P6H0H3TwxWDAgn5GWHCb55MKyuPmiQtQGkaRut0EUsh8sBF-YlGVD6zdunhVjkXrG7nvR2A/s1600/London+UNISON+Labour+Link+Ed+Balls+MP+and+Ken+Livingstone.JPG
Article by Conor Pope on Ed Miliband's speech earlier today: http://labourlist.org/2014/12/miliband-announces-deficit-reduction-as-first-election-pledge/
The Labour message is basically "same as the Tories only we would do it slightly different".
In November Mr Pope wrote an article entitled "Why splits on the deficit are still hurting Labour".
The Labour message is basically "same as the Tories only we would do it slightly different".
In November Mr Pope wrote an article entitled "Why splits on the deficit are still hurting Labour".
Channel 4 News item on the cereal cafe in Shoreditch
I also saw the Channel 4 News item on the cereal cafe in Shoreditch http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2014/12/in-defence-of-the-smug-cereal-cafe-owners-and-the-mugs-who-eat-there/
And I also thought the interviewer was asking inane questions in a bullying way.
He should have had a plate of cold porridge tipped over him.
On a serious note, I suppose what the interviewer was trying to elucidate, in his cack-handed manner, was the way in which an area of London was being colonised by outsiders against the wishes of the local people who feel they are being "swamped".
As someone who comes from an old (genuine) East End family I can sympathise with this view.
And I also thought the interviewer was asking inane questions in a bullying way.
He should have had a plate of cold porridge tipped over him.
On a serious note, I suppose what the interviewer was trying to elucidate, in his cack-handed manner, was the way in which an area of London was being colonised by outsiders against the wishes of the local people who feel they are being "swamped".
As someone who comes from an old (genuine) East End family I can sympathise with this view.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Prime Minister's Questions, taken by the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg
In Prime Minister's Questions, taken by the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, reference was made to the Roman god Janus.
As I am sure you will know, Janus was associated with the Rites of the Salii - twelve patrician youths, dressed as archaic warriors who made a procession round the city, dancing, and singing the Carmen Saliare to mark the opening of the yearly war season which started in March.
Earlier on Daily Politics Nick Robinson told us that the General Election campaign will start on 30th March.
Is this Jungian synchronicity at work?
As I am sure you will know, Janus was associated with the Rites of the Salii - twelve patrician youths, dressed as archaic warriors who made a procession round the city, dancing, and singing the Carmen Saliare to mark the opening of the yearly war season which started in March.
Earlier on Daily Politics Nick Robinson told us that the General Election campaign will start on 30th March.
Is this Jungian synchronicity at work?
Tuesday, December 09, 2014
"In order to succeed Labour needs to have a 'pro-business, pro-worker' agenda" says Chuka Umunna this evening, channelling his inner Peter Mandelson.
"'It is not a question of how big the state is - it is a question about what it does" - which is code for Labour cuts if they win the next election (we would do the same as the Tories only slightly different).
"'It is not a question of how big the state is - it is a question about what it does" - which is code for Labour cuts if they win the next election (we would do the same as the Tories only slightly different).
The hyperbole surrounding the publication today of the CIA report
In all the hyperbole surrounding the publication today of the CIA report one needs to keep in mind that there has not been an equivalent attack on America following 9th September 2001 http://thinkprogress.org/world/2014/12/09/3601209/cia/
Disregard the conclusion "Torture didn’t stop a single terrorist attack" - it is not possible to prove a negative.
Following the attack on the World Trade Centre western governments and their security agencies took all necessary steps to prevent a recurrence. That message got out and the supplying and servicing of the terrorists dried up, leaving only the fanatics. And as we have seen, there are not enough fanatics to prevail against us.
American Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld said on 18th September 2001: "We'll have to deal with the networks. One of the ways to do that is to drain the swamp they live in, and that means dealing not only with the terrorists, but those who harbour terrorists." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/specials/attacked/transcripts/rumsfeld_091801.htm
That policy worked.
Disregard the conclusion "Torture didn’t stop a single terrorist attack" - it is not possible to prove a negative.
Following the attack on the World Trade Centre western governments and their security agencies took all necessary steps to prevent a recurrence. That message got out and the supplying and servicing of the terrorists dried up, leaving only the fanatics. And as we have seen, there are not enough fanatics to prevail against us.
American Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld said on 18th September 2001: "We'll have to deal with the networks. One of the ways to do that is to drain the swamp they live in, and that means dealing not only with the terrorists, but those who harbour terrorists." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/specials/attacked/transcripts/rumsfeld_091801.htm
That policy worked.
The dreadful state of the Labour party in Scotland
Channel 4 News has just reported on the dreadful state of the Labour party in Scotland.
Many of the constituency Labour parties have become hollowed out shells.
"When you used to weigh the votes at elections, what is the point of recruiting members" explained one commentator.
Except that members are the way you canvass, and canvassing (above all election techniques) is the way to win.
Many of the constituency Labour parties have become hollowed out shells.
"When you used to weigh the votes at elections, what is the point of recruiting members" explained one commentator.
Except that members are the way you canvass, and canvassing (above all election techniques) is the way to win.
Mr Mandelson tells Labour
We know the Labour party is in trouble when it looks to Peter Mandelson for advice: http://www.progressonline.org.uk/2014/12/09/laying-the-foundations-for-a-labour-century/
"...they also want policies that are aspirational and not motivated by envy or resentment of those who are better off" Mr Mandelson tells Labour (in other words you need to get intensely relaxed about rich people).
"...don’t like a ‘them and us’ mentality where you have to be for the ‘bosses’ or for the ‘workers’" (so Owen Jones can get stuffed).
"...do not confuse the importance of protecting people with protectionism of economies and markets" (in the aggregate immigration is good, so stopping bothering about those left behind).
Tony Blair in 1996 "my project will be complete when the Labour Party learns to love Peter Mandelson."
"...they also want policies that are aspirational and not motivated by envy or resentment of those who are better off" Mr Mandelson tells Labour (in other words you need to get intensely relaxed about rich people).
"...don’t like a ‘them and us’ mentality where you have to be for the ‘bosses’ or for the ‘workers’" (so Owen Jones can get stuffed).
"...do not confuse the importance of protecting people with protectionism of economies and markets" (in the aggregate immigration is good, so stopping bothering about those left behind).
Tony Blair in 1996 "my project will be complete when the Labour Party learns to love Peter Mandelson."
Break the lefty indoctrination of the teaching profession
This is a very welcome measure to break the lefty indoctrination of the teaching profession (which starts with selection for teacher training - unless you jump through the requisite ideological hoops you do not get on the courses): http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/dec/09/college-of-teaching-government-nicky-morgan-david-laws
Monday, December 08, 2014
This is Anglea Merkel's coalition partner: https://theconversation.com/bid-to-force-immigrants-to-speak-german-in-their-homes-wont-help-integration-35212
Once immigrants speak the language of the German host culture they must perforce think the thoughts of the German host culture.
Language assimilation must be followed by cultural assimilation, however much the migrants might resist.
Once immigrants speak the language of the German host culture they must perforce think the thoughts of the German host culture.
Language assimilation must be followed by cultural assimilation, however much the migrants might resist.
Get them out of here.
"Of the 4.9 million immigrants living in Britain in 2013, 49% came from EU Member States and 51% from non-EU countries."
So please do not tell me the United Kingdom cannot get immigration under control.
Target the 51% from non-EU countries and get them out of here.
http://bnegroup.org/images/uploads/publications/files/Managing_Migration.pdf
So please do not tell me the United Kingdom cannot get immigration under control.
Target the 51% from non-EU countries and get them out of here.
http://bnegroup.org/images/uploads/publications/files/Managing_Migration.pdf
On Daily Politics Chris Bryant MP is sneering at the Prime Minister's use of the Chelsea Pensioners on his official Christmas card.
He told Jo Coburn that the Prime Minister should have a religious theme (something I would agree with, I always send cards which feature the Nativity).
However when Jo Coburn challenged Chris Bryant to tell us what he has chosen for his own official Christmas card he claimed he could not remember.
Presumably it is a picture of himself in his underpants.
He told Jo Coburn that the Prime Minister should have a religious theme (something I would agree with, I always send cards which feature the Nativity).
However when Jo Coburn challenged Chris Bryant to tell us what he has chosen for his own official Christmas card he claimed he could not remember.
Presumably it is a picture of himself in his underpants.
Sunday, December 07, 2014
I am concerned that India is not conserving its built heritage: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141130/nation-current-affairs/article/19th-century-french-era-building-collapses-pondy
Hidden away on Radio 4 at 5pm on a damp cold Sunday afternoon
I looked through The Observer today, but no mention of Jeremy Thorpe.
I looked through the Owen Jones book The Establishment and how they get away with it, but zero reference to Jeremy Thorpe in the Index.
But hidden away on Radio 4 at 5pm on a damp cold Sunday afternoon was Tom Mangold's riveting documentary on the Thorpe scandal http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04wz633
It is a case study on how the establishment gets away with things.
It should be required viewing on all university social anthropology courses.
I suppose it is too much to expect heads to roll, even at this late stage.
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