On the day that Parliament was re-opened by The Queen and her new coalition government took control of the UK on a promise of a more fair society and the shrinking of a controlling state, it seems somewhat ironic, that long time anti-war campaigner Brian Haw was arrested this morning by the Metropolitan Police. Mr […]
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Asda First To Help Us ‘Cash Cows’
(graphic from PetrolPrices.com website) Once again supermarket giant Asda is leading the way in passing on lower fuel costs to its customers. As the above graphic demonstrates, it is even more admirable when you see the small percentage that a retailer actually makes from a litre of fuel. Their own profit has to come mainly […]
The Hacker Who Broke Into US Never-Never Land!
“Cyberspace doesn’t exist any more than never-never land. I was no more in America than anyone who is on a long-distance telephone call. The fiction of cyberspace should be properly tested in a British court because it is no more real than Santa Claus. They cannot “return” me to a country I wasn’t in, yet […]
Politicians Take Their Seats For ‘The Blame Game’
With our new coalition government announcing June 22nd as the date for its emergency budget, the opposing players are taking their places at the table for ‘The Blame Game’. First to throw a six and keen not to take any blame for the financial suffering we will all be subjected to, the Chief Secretary to […]
Has Clegg Entered A Bum Deal?
If politics were to be compared with a meal, we have been served more courses over the last week than we could possibly digest but somehow I am still feeling unsatisfied. When the news was announced on Tuesday evening of our new coalition government I was at first relieved but then after a short while […]
All Change On The Number Ten…!
Finally, after the usual long wait, it’s all change on the No.10 bus. Gordon Brown, the previous driver, has been forced to retire prematurely following several careless accidents. Meanwhile, David Cameron has replaced him at the wheel and is now in the driver’s seat of a slick, shiny, new hybrid vehicle comprised from the parts […]
A Labour MP’s Summary Of His Party’s Version Of Democracy!
“In the last two days the Conservative party has had two meetings, the Lib Dems three and continuous email contact. Labour has had none,” “We are to have one Wednesday 2.30pm by which time it will probably be all over. No need to consult us when all the decisions can be taken by Mandy and […]
Lack Of Government And The Financial Plughole.
According to a respected economist on the BBC this morning, the amount our dying government is spending per day is £550m more than we are collecting in taxes etc. That means in the 4 days of dithering to decide who is going to lead the country after the election, we are a whopping £2bn further […]
Four Days On – Still No Leadership!
Four days after we found out the not so surprising news we have a hung parliament and with both the Conservatives and Labour offering concessions and deals to the Lib Dems for their support to govern, we are still none the wiser who will gain power. It seems almost unbelievable that plans were not discussed […]
Who Will Win The Last Dance At The Political Ball?
So, who really are the winners and the losers after Thursday’s election? The answer must be that the three main parties have all won and lost. David Cameron can claim his party has gained the highest level of support for probably the last eighty years, and should therefore be allowed to govern, but he has […]