Does anyone in this government know what they’re doing?
First, we had Alistair Darling asking for tax advice. He’s the Chancellor, so he should understand the intricacies of the tax code better than anyone, with the exception of Gordon Brown, the former Chancellor, who was probably most responsible for the current tax code.
Now we have Baroness Scotland breaking the very law that she drafted [...]
Is Osama bin Laden really ready to talk?
I’d like to believe that Al-Qaeda is willing to sit and talk. It seems somewhat hopeful, even if they are still suspicious of Barack Obama. I know you don’t negotiate with terrorists, but would it be considered negotiation at this stage?
We seem to have reached the point of stalemate with the war in Iraq and [...]
Rights and Responsibilities Part 2: Travel
No one will deny that everyone has a right to the pursuit of happiness. One of those pursuits may be travelling. However, with that right, there should be some responsibilities.
Take, for example, the British woman (Samantha Orobator) who was caught in Laos with too much cocaine. Never mind the legality of using or transporting cocaine, [...]
Vetting volunteer parents is going overboard
This idea of requiring parents who voluntarily drive children around for clubs, schools, and other organisations to be vetted properly is utterly ludicrous.
Yes, I agree that preventing paedophiles from having access to our children is important, but isn’t this idea rather extreme and an over-reaction to an incident where a school caretaker murdered two children? [...]
Will suing the BNP accomplish anything?
The BNP is going to court. Though I am not a supporter, as I’ve stated many times before, I still do not see the point of all this.
If the BNP are illegal, why were they granted the right to be a political party in the first place? And, once granted, why were their members discriminated [...]
Lesbians’ rights on birth certificates is ridiculous
Equal rights is a good thing. But, sometimes, I feel as if it gets completely out of hand. There are certain rights that are indisputable and everyone should be treated equally in accordance with those rights. But, there are other things that everyone needs to accept that will never have an equality. And one of [...]
Al-Megrahi’s hero’s welcome is disturbing
So, the Lockerbie bomber has received a hero’s welcome back home in Libya. I know the US is not happy about that, and I wonder how others who supported his release feel about it.
I did not lose a loved one in the Lockerbie bombing, but I did have a friend in college who lost her [...]
Is an independent candidate the right way to go?
Though the media have not commented further on MP expenses, it seems the anger has not abated. In fact, some very public figures are involved in the fray. Esther Rantzen has already declared her intentions and is happy with the warm reception from Luton South. Martin Bell, well-known for having been a successful MP when [...]
Can the NHS do with some reforms?
This whole controversy about the NHS is so pathetically trivial. First of all, we know that the US has absolutely no clue about the NHS. I should know – I’m American. Yes, we heard all about universal healthcare and the waiting lists, but that doesn’t mean we know it. Unless you’ve experienced it, you would [...]
Big Brother strikes again
Alan Duncan should have known better. I have commented before that we live in a Big Brother society. We know that members of the media, the public, even the MPs will secretly tape one another and attempt to discredit them because of some vendetta. It’s embarrassing to be caught, not to mention potentially career-damaging.
No one’s [...]
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