No matter how unfairly the Lisbon Treaty was forced on to the UK by Gordon Brown, it does contain the nugget of something helpful. Article 198:
The Member States agree to associate with the Union the non-European countries and territories … [including the Falkland Islands, as listed in Annex II]
… [this] association shall serve primarily to [...]
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The final is nearly upon us – as is the final live chat, right here, tonight, kicking off at 8.45.
Bring your own bottle. It’s the only way to deal with Austin’s inane burblings.
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I like Austin Mitchell’s blog. I really do. It’s straightforward, self-effacing and entertaining. Labour supporters in particular will cheer him on for posts such as ‘Tory Wreckers‘, ‘Hoary Tory‘, ‘God Bless Belize‘, ‘If you don’t like Tory policies they’ll change them‘ and ‘Tory Terror‘, which all make his views on Her Majesty’s Official Opposition crystal [...]
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I’ll preface this by saying, as I said last week, that I think Tower Block of Commons is both brilliant and awful. Brilliant in that it shows a snapshot of how miserable life is for a frighteningly large number of people in this country. Awful in that it exploits both the MPs and the council [...]
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This morning the Conservatives released three new campaign posters, each striking a much more upbeat tone than last week’s tombstone, and each putting the focus on real voters.
A small niggle about those two: the sentiments about the economy and society are quite right, but there’s little in the focal point of the posters to say [...]
Filed under: Blogging, Conservatives, General election, Politics | Tagged: Campaigns, Never voted Tory | 3 Comments »
After last week’s council estate fun and games, what’s in store for our MPs this week? Will Austin manage to offend every person he comes into contact with? Who will say something embarrassing to Mark about his… errr… colourful past? Has Mark learned to dance yet? And is Nadine hiding another £50 somewhere? All will, [...]
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Last night, and earlier today, I received emails giving the following ‘blurb’:
Can you all take time to read this and add your names please. I didn’t know this but MPs get a medal for visiting a war zone.They don’t have to do time in country like our service personnel and they don’t have to wait [...]
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Geoff Hoon is standing down. What a shame.
Those who remember his outrageous decision to put British lives at risk in the name of Labour party politics won’t miss him. Those who saw his pathetic, dissembling performance before the Chilcot Inquiry won’t miss him. And his colleagues, still outraged by his laughable mini-plot against Gordon [...]
Filed under: Armed Forces, Blogging, Defence | Tagged: Armed Forces, Geoff Hoon, Not missed, Resignation, Standing Down | 1 Comment »
Lord Mandelson on the euro:
It is perfectly clear that the Euro has been a great success in anchoring eurozone members through this financial crisis. Imagine where all of us would have been if it hadn’t. I hope people will recognise that this represents a major vindication for the single currency.
Does it remain [...]
Filed under: Economy, Recession | Tagged: Economy, EU, Euro, Europe, Gordon Brown, Greece, Lord Mandelson | 1 Comment »
Yesterday Labour released a new poster, ‘Camera on / Camera off’. It was weak, snide, and ripe for parodying; within a couple of hours it had already been parodied several times (including my own humble offering).
Almost as soon as Labour released its poster, CCHQ announced a new poster campaign – ‘R.I.P Off’ – and, predictably, [...]
Filed under: Blogging | Tagged: Advertising, Camera On, Campaigns, General election, Gordon Brown, GordON/GordOFF, Posters, RIP Off | 2 Comments »
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