The lack of outrage over the lack of a referendum on the new EU treaty may be annoying the eurosceptics, but it should come as no surprise… Continue reading
February 27, 2008
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February 26, 2008
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Iraqi employees update
This post is from Dan Hardie: Do you like reading fine words? Here is the Prime Minister on the subject of Iraqi ex-employees of the British Government, speaking in the House of Commons on October 9th, 2007: ‘I would also … Continue reading
February 23, 2008
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Calls for a national DNA database… rejected?
Yes, that’s right. The police have asked that every single last one of us has our DNA sampled just in case we commit a heinous crime. And the government are AGAINST it. Hang on. Was there a coup d’etat overnight … Continue reading
February 21, 2008
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We are ruled by criminals
So the British government has admitted that they’ve twice been in breach of the UN Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances over extraordinary rendition flights. And Foreign Secretary David Miliband has – bless him – said … Continue reading
February 2, 2008
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President Blair… Christ alive…
Allow Tony Blair to become the EU’s first permanent president and I’m very likely to turn anti-EU again. My feelings have already been succinctly summed up by Ari – a Finn, lest anyone get the idea this is yet another … Continue reading
December 1, 2007
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State-sanctioned mob justice, don’t you just love it?
Pensioner, 83, notches up ASBO: “Police said Mr Hughes, of Vane Lane, Coggeshall, Essex, had not been convicted of any child sex offence. But magistrates had decided to use civil anti-social behaviour laws after police received a number of complaints … Continue reading
November 20, 2007
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25 million benefit records lost? Roll on ID cards!
What more can you say? That’s a cock up involving almost half the UK population’s confidential financial details. The names, children’s names, addresses, national insurance numbers and bank details of 25 million people not just compromised, but lost without a … Continue reading
November 16, 2007
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Saudi Arabia
For the record, I despise this regime more than words can express. What in hell’s name are we doing assorting with such people? This kind of wanton, gleefully unjust barbarity puts them on a par with the Taleban, while the … Continue reading
November 16, 2007
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Brown, Miliband and the EU
Well, he may have ignored it for months, but now it’s finally taking shape – although it hardly seems to be overly well thought-out. So, was Foreign Secretary David Miliband’s choice of Bruges to deliver his first EU policy speech … Continue reading
October 24, 2007
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Labour and Tory EU attitude shifts
It’s hard not to find the idea that the EU could be moving in to the old Tory Smith Square HQ quite amusing, considering the decided shift against Europe in the party during the last thirty years. The Tories moved … Continue reading
October 20, 2007
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On the reform treaty and a referendum (again)
So, the deal’s been done – and it would be rather amiss of a blog focussing on European politics not to have another quick look, even though we’ve all known this was pretty much inevitable for months now. The only … Continue reading
October 8, 2007
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Iraqi employees
Dan Hardie has the latest, following recent (rather odd) newspaper rumours of a change in government policy on the UK’s attitude to those who have worked for the British army in Iraq, and who now face torture and death as … Continue reading
October 6, 2007
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Brown’s only error:
Not ruling out an election sooner. This insane hyperbole (“humiliating retreat”? “cling to office”? “extraordinary indecision and extraordinary weakness”? You what?) shows just how worried the Tories still are. Yes, Cameron made a storming speech at the conference the other … Continue reading
October 2, 2007
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A rare Iraq post
So, Gordon’s cunningly timed his announcement of troop withdrawals for the day of the shadow Foreign Secretary’s speech to the Conservative Party Conference – who’d have thought it? But amidst all this playing politics over Iraq – a Blair legacy … Continue reading