Since the election result and Call me Dave offered a deal to the Liberal Democrats, the two parties have been negotiating the terms for a coalition government. Today in a remarkable U-turn, Nick Clegg has requested formal talks with Labour as Gordon Brown announces he will stand down once a replacement is found. Maybe the [...more]
I have in my possession the latest election communications from BNP candidate James “Pretty Boy” Clayton, Labour candidate Penny “Skeletor” Martin and Liberal Democrat candidate Bill “Don’t Judge the Candidate” Greene. I’ll start with the BNP one which is a double sided A5 sheet. The front page has a picture of Nick Griffin alongside Winston Churchill, with [...more]
Whilst the UAF have every right to protest against the British National Party, they have no right to prevent freedom of speech. The recent reports about the activities of Unite Against Fascism in Fleetwood come as no surprise, though. The real loser here is the electorate and that is not democratic. Instead of allowing a [...more]
Whilst building another computer this morning, I heard the customary clank of the letter box which interrupted me, so I decided stop work and pick up the post. As it happened, it was a large envelope containing a supplement/brochure from my union, the PCS (Public and Commercial Services). Guess what? They too are having elections [...more]
I love UKIP. Ever since rubber-faced Farage appeared on the scene I have followed their ascent into the mix of single-issue fringe party politics, culminating in the acheivement of electing 12 Members of the European Parliament. I was therefore delighted to see slap headed scouser Paul Nuttall MEP on the Politics Show earlier today with [...more]
Just what is a conservative and what is conservatism? I wager that conservatism is more of an attitude/instinct to question and resist change and also to preserve, i.e conserve what is considered good, than a precise prescriptive ideology.So is the current Conservative party actually conservative? I would say most certainly not, especially under PC liberal [...more]
10 years ago, if you asked me if I would ever vote for the British National Party, I would have cracked up laughing amongst a stream of expletives in retort; but how the times change, along with my own views. 10 years on, and still under a Labour government, I have seen and become aware [...more]
I know this is very similar to my earlier post Blackpool South Roll Call but I feel in election mood. Blackpool South has suffered 13 years of Labour neglect and incompetence at the hands of Brighton (and sometimes Blackpool) MP Gordon Marsden. The bottom line is we need CHANGE. But there are still legions of [...more]