Farewell, Michael Jackson
I feel almost speechless. It is unbelievable to hear that Michael Jackson passed away. Right on the heels of the most popular Angel, Farrah Fawcett; though she had been out of the limelight for many years until her recent bout of cancer. Michael has always been in and out of the limelight. And not always [...]
John Bercow as Speaker
As I read the reports, and even as I was blogging yesterday, I had this niggling suspicion in the back of my mind that the Margaret Beckett frontrunner story was just a blind for the Labour party voting in John Bercow. When I saw the results, I nearly dropped dead laughing. Serves them right, I [...]
Unprotect the Speaker position
The Speaker election is on today. Wonder who will win. Currently, Margaret Beckett is front-runner – unusual, given that her name was hardly mentioned initially. Of course, now there are rumours that Labour whips are out in force to make this happen. Of course, I have voiced my own opinions on who I think should [...]
Useless, redundant MPs should be hired as toilet-cleaners
The Public Administration Select Committee has made some recommendations for “wholesale change” in the UK political system. Though the BBC only reported on some of these recommendations, I’d love to see the entire list of recommendations. One of these is that the number of ministers need to be reduced. I agree, especially when some of [...]
Ann Widdecombe for Speaker please
Who should be Speaker? Though it is up to the MPs, the public definitely have their favourite picked out- Ms. Ann Widdecombe. However, she is not the universal favourite. One of the reasons some might not like her as a Speaker is that she intends to only do the job until the next election. Though [...]
Consumer complaints amounting to advertising censorship
I’ve read many articles recently related to consumer complaints about advertising content. The Advertising Standards Authority must have their hands full with some silly complaints. Now, everyone has the freedom of speech to express their dissatisfaction with commercial advertisements, and some advertisements may be extremely offensive or seriously in breach of “truth in advertising”, but [...]
North Korea belligerently continues nuclear weaponry; Iran’s election fraud
North Korea has continued to show its belligerence by declaring that it plans to weaponise its plutonium reserves. Nothing is working to curb their appetite for hostility. Yet, they declare that their enemies are showing antagonism. Meanwhile, Kim Jong-Il is not expected to last long as he is supposedly getting weaker from a previous stroke. [...]
Britons clueless about basic anatomy
So, this is the state to which our education system has deteriorated. We’ve seen the poor GCSE math and geography questions, now we find out that most people don’t know where their organs are. According to a UK survey, 50% of people did not know where their heart was. Of course, the survey pointed out [...]
Labour’s child poverty plan is over-reaching
Let’s talk child poverty, shall we? The Labour party are trying to commit everyone to their “End Child Poverty” campaign. Though the spirit of the cause is truly generous, I wonder whether the Labour party are over-optimistic about their targets. First of all, they want to define poverty as living below 60% of the average [...]
Madonna’s celebrity status wins her the adoption bid in Malawi
If people here think that Britons are obsessed with celebrities, maybe they should compare themselves with Malawians. Was it really any surprise that Madonna would win her adoption appeal? I mean, she managed to adopt her first Malawian baby without fulfilling the residency status, so why did the Malawian court go through the pretence of [...]
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