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 [...]
Forget the trivial bickering; have politicians been inside the NHS recently?
I have not commented on much lately due to other family commitments and to the lack of newsworthy events. It seems that politics has become extremely lame of late. The 10p tax vote was a joke. I still don’t understand why some think that it makes the lowest paid workers worse off while it helps [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Utopia does not exist – be prepared for the worst
The public has been outraged about the MPs expenses. Many are calling for early elections, while others want to sort out this mess before they can fully decide who they want as their elected MP. Some want all wrongdoers to step down or be forced out. Still others are calling for more reforms and better [...]
Will the members of the Fees Office show themselves?
Everybody’s targeting the MPs right now, but what about the Fees Office? They were the ones who were supposed to scrutinise the claims and determine right or wrong. Of course, they based their judgments on the “rules” as established by Parliament, but didn’t these individuals exercise any moral responsibility to taxpayers? Who are the guilty [...]
New rules for politicians cum benefits cheats
I know I said I didn’t want to say any more about MPs expenses, but reports this weekend in the Daily Telegraph have prompted me to suggest some changes in the expense system. I know Sir Stuart Bell has already mentioned that an independent body will be set up to oversee the MPs expenses, but [...]
How to remove incompetent MPs?
What would it be like if the dissatisfied public were able to sue their MPs for breach of contract? Though MPs take office without signing any legal documents, they are entering into an oral contract. Whatever they say, the promises they make, should constitute that oral contract. Aren’t they supposed to swear on the Bible [...]
When the cats away, the mice will play
Well, what can you expect when Jacqui Smith decided to call her sister’s spare bedroom her main house? Oh, excuse me, she’s sharing her sister’s house. Well, what can you expect when Jacqui Smith decided to share a house with her sister instead of her family? Surely, you don’t think that being physically separated from [...]
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