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Comment on Don’t break up the BBC by scottspeig

scottspeig — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:24:02 +0000

One hopes this won’t make it, and I would be suprised if it does, as the BBC is treasured by a lot of people. Both Tories and non-Tories! To do this would seem a bit suicidal to me!

Comment on Tory MP to step down by Scottspeig

Scottspeig — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:15:14 +0000

Right time to retire??

Nonsense! He should have announced it before Christmas – his delay is a slap in the face to the Tory association in Stratford!

Comment on Give parliament a clean start by Gordon Brace

Gordon Brace — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:53:12 +0000

Martin, As an oldie, I am mightily glad that William Gladstone and Winston Churchill “Stayed too long in Parliament” which is not a fencing match although present incumbents are doing their best to reduce it to one. The “Democratic deficit” and the centralisation of power in government, industry and finance is the root of our ills and that is what Libdems should be fighting about, not expenses fiddled (at about 0.00001%) the significance of banking fiddles and out of sight compared with taking this nation to war, based on truth fiddling, with its consequent excacerbation of world instability and terrorism. For heavens sake fight on issues that really matter, like giving MP’s and Councillors some real power to represent the needs and views of their constituents – without this it’s all hot air. Best of luck in thr campaign. Gordon

Comment on Victory in Alveston by Martin Turner

Martin Turner — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:53:05 +0000

District:
Tony Cronin, Lib Dem, 888
Lynda Organ, Cons, 834
David Talbot, Labour, 111
Hugh Chatwin, Green, 58
Turn out 31.2 per cent

Town:
Ian Fradgley, Lib Dem, 1024
Drene Holmes, Cons, 694
David Talbot, Labour 126
Turnout 30.8 per cent

Comment on Victory in Alveston by Simon K

Simon K — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:54:37 +0000

What was the full result?

Comment on You’ve got to hand it to Stuart Holmes by Tony

Tony — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:03:12 +0000

I’d hand him a knighthood. For decades smokers have been literally getting away with murder (because death through inhaling other people’s smoke is a reality, as any doctor will confirm). The only possible defence might be in cases where it’s a genuine addiction and this would only serve to further damn the outwardly respectable drug dealers (one of whom is a prominent UK politician), who gain enormous wealth through dealing in death.
Tobacco must be criminalised as soon as possible.

Comment on Telegraph may have paid £300,000 to criminals for scandal leak, it emerges by The Big Questions… | martinturner.org.uk

The Big Questions… | martinturner.org.uk — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:22:33 +0000

[...] If you’re quick, you can catch me on the BBC’s The Big Questions, looking at the impact of the Daily Telegraph’s journalism on politics, following on from this article. [...]