Okay, I thought Nick Griffin would perform well on Question Time, under the normal round of day to day politics. But no, he tanked. The questions were all race-related and he obviously squirmed painfully under scrutiny of David Dimbleby, the chariman, the other guests and the audience.
One almost felt sorry for him, there was Nick, [...]
On Question Time tonight I would like Nick Griffin to comment on proposals in the BNP Policy Statement on Multi-culturism.
It reads:
Different groups can live side-by-side and at peace for generations. They can even enjoy each other’s cultures, but they must stick to their own, or ‘diversity’ will be but a short-lived stepping stone to [...]
Are Nick Griffin and the BNP members being treated by the press and the other political parties like paedophiles? Are the BNP suffering from prejudice? Once a sinner, always a sinner?
I just came across this political test that asks about 30 questions and places you on the political spectrum.
Rather than ranking you on a linear scale from Republican to Democrat; it is a two dimensional approach which measures your response on social and economic issues.
The final result places in you in one of [...]
Tories put shareholders interest before the public’s
Kenneth Clarke scored an own goal by criticising the government in allowing the Lloyds bank takeover of HBOS. What he is forgetting is that with Friday’s declared losses the takeover has saved the taxpayer almost £11 billion (at least in the short term) at the expense of Lloyds shareholders. [...]
In his inauguration speech yesterday, President Barack Obama reaffirmed the United States’ government’s vow to uphold its constitution and live up to the lofty ideals that support its claim as the world’s greatest nation.
And what exactly are those ideals which were first proposed by Norfolk’s most influential son, Thomas Paine?
American Ideals
The American Declaration of Independence [...]
So, with some amazement, I find London has elected Boris Johnson as its mayor. I had taken him for a bumbling idiot but maybe I should suspend judgment. His first steps look promising. He appoints Ray Lewis, ex prison governor, to target youth crime. Maybe, with a good team around him, Boris can be successful. He is [...]
The Democratic Party should be luxuriating in its choice of candidate. Both excellent, minimal differences in policy, both capable of leading the world’s (current) greatest nation.
So how to choose between them? The one most likely to beat McCain? Charisma? Or on policy?
Here is how the policies differences break down:
Foreign Policy
Iran: Obama negotiates, Clinton sanctions.
Iraq: [...]
In 1971, on the demise of the gold standard, the US dollar became the currency of choice for most nations for their foreign reserves. The US Dollar was regarded in high esteem as a stable or even appreciating currency. In fact many countries actually pegged their currency to the US dollar, the most [...]
Last weekend I was fingerprinted twice, once on entering the USA at Miami Airport on Friday and the second time on visiting Disney World. On querying the rationale for the second fingerprinting I was told by the Disney employee that ‘everything changed after 9/11″. Yes, after 9/11 Americans lost the ability to protect their freedom [...]