Monthly Archives: January 2009
EUROPE IN THE LORDS
The House of Lords EU Committee has a responsibility to look at what is happening in the European Parliament. The principal function of the EU Select Committee is to scrutinise EU legislative proposals and the Government’s response to them. The Committee conducts … Continue reading
Filed under Labour Party
GET YOUR BIGOTS OUT!
I am unsurprised at this story (CLICK HERE) in the Daily Mail and of course condemn his ignorant sexist attitudes out of hand. Councillor David Taylor put the topless calendar up at Nottingham County Council HQ for all to see. … Continue reading
Filed under Conservative
PROGRESS ON BROADBAND
The Government has done exceptionally well by promising that all UK homes should have access to broadband and faster download speeds by 2012. As a blogger and serious internet user, I very much welcome this announcement. Not surprisingly the … Continue reading
OPPRESSIVE RELIGIOUS VIEWS
This article by Johann Hari appeared in the Independent today. Iagree with it wholeheartedly and think it makes some telling points http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-why-should-i-respect-these-oppressive-religions-1517789.html
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LAST PRAYERS FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS
How sad that Independent Councillor and Mayor of Dartmouth Debbie Morris thinks that councillors who do not share her own Anglicism should be excluded from parts of Council meetings. In the 21st century I would have hoped that the saying … Continue reading
ZIMBABWE
Yet another plus for human dynamo, President Obama. Tackling Zimbabwe really should have been higher on the West’s political agenda. Thankfully the new President of the United States understands that something needs to be done and has wasted no time … Continue reading
Filed under Human Rights, Zimbabwe
DOES ANYONE EVER GET AN ANSWER TO A PRIORITY WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION?
You may have seen the blog which I have copied at the end of this post which went up on 5 December. You will see that I put down a priority Written Question to the European Commission. This was, in … Continue reading
Filed under Body Image, Commission, equality, Gender stereotypes
IGNOBLE LORDS
Woe indeed is the Labour Party when our members of the Upper House sell their integrity for money. If the allegations against Lords Taylor, Truscott, Moonie and Snape turn out to be true, they will all have breached House of … Continue reading
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PROGRESSIVE LONDON CONFERENCE
I have to say the idea of a conference with Ken Livingstone monopolising the front of the programme sponsored by the GMB, UNITE and ASLEF filled me with some dread. What could possibly be progressive about that was my initial … Continue reading
Filed under bloging, campaign, Labour Party, London
