Ed Balls went to Oxbridge, thus making him eminently eligible to lead ‘New’ Labour through its next incarnation as the Pinochio Party. Then again, so did all the other ‘contenders’ as did most of the Coalition cabinet, but let’s stick with Balls for a minute . . . .
By John Kelly
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Also posted in Political spin, Politics, UK politics, democracy, political theory
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Tagged David Milliband, Diane Abbott, Ed Balls, Ed Milliband, New Labour, Oxbridge is the problem not the solution, The Coalition, UK politics, £6 billion cuts announced
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January 31, 2010 – 9:35 am
This report came to me by email, so it must be true.
Queens University researchers have discovered the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (symbol=Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.
These 312 particles are held together by forces [...]
January 5, 2010 – 3:04 pm
A bunch of people out there believe that doing things better is the answer to our economic woes. I can’t argue with that, so I’ve recently joined the Chartered Quality Institute as its External Affairs spokesman, because I firmly believe that until and unless we get to grips with the wholly unnecessary and avoidable malaise which has [...]
By John Kelly
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Also posted in Business, Development, Economics, Education, Finance, Welfare State, consumers, management strategy, manufacturing, public sector reform
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Tagged public sector reform, quality, quality management, UK economic crisis
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Tribal politics won the day again in the mother(fucker) of all Parliaments as 59 Labour MPs voted yesterday to defeat the Tory motion to stop the extradition of Gary McKinnon to the US (Thus passim). 84 Labour MPs had signed the motion to review the 2003 Extradition Treaty but under pressure from the whips [...]
By John Kelly
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Also posted in Human rights, Politics, Totalitarian drift, UK politics, citizens' rights, democracy, extradition, human rights abuse
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Tagged by John J Kelly, Gary McKinnon, gary McKinnon still faces extradition after UK Parliament falls into line with US masters, Mandelson rumoured to take over as Labour leader before next election, Mandelson whips MPs over McKinnon vote, Thus Magazine, Thus Magazine calls for Gary McKinnon to be freed, UK confirmed as 51st State, UK-US special relationship
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I’m angry because nobody read my post last November and if they did, it didn’t change a thing (so what’s new). So is Sarah Brown, Gordon’s wife, as well she might be, living with a tripehead. But we’re both angry today because yet another miscarriage of justice is poised to be committed in the name [...]
By John Kelly
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Also posted in Barack Obama, British Constitution, Global security, Law and order, Totalitarian drift, UK politics, US Politics, Uk Home Office, War on Terror, democracy, extradition, human rights abuse, miscarriage of justice
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Tagged alan Johnson, Daily Mail, David Blunkett 2004 US UK extradition treaty, extradition of Gary McKinnon, Gary McKinnon, Gordon Brown, John J Kelly, neocon nutters stil call the shots in Obama's USA, no UK citizen is safe from the predatory ravings of publicity-seeking US neocon nutters, Obama regime should drop case against Gary McKinnon, Sarah Brown, Thus Magazine calls for Gary McKinnon to be freed, Tony Blair International Criminal Court, UK High Tech Crimes Unit, US UK extradition treaty 2004, War on Terror
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But for how long? On 19 May, the Tory motion to freeze any increase in the BBC licence fee was defeated by 334 to 150 votes in the House of Commons. The compulsory tax of £11.62 per month on every household with a TV or radio, enforced by highly democratic ‘we know where you live’ [...]
By John Kelly
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Also posted in Culture, Media, Political spin, Politics, consumers
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Tagged Alastair Campbell, Andrew Gilligan, Barack Obama, BBC, BBC Licence fee increase, British Broadcast Corpration, Culture Secretary Andy Burnham, Dodgy dosier, Dr David Kelly, Gavyn davies, Graham Norton, Greg Dyke, Jeremy paxman, John birt, jonathan Ross, Mark Thompson, Neo-Stalinist Birtism, Pravda, public service broadcating, Radio 4, state-subsidised media, Tory motion to freeze BBC licence fee increase defeated, Weapons of Mass Destruction Dossier
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While the stench of corruption dissipates, like the fear of swine flu, because we’re all bored now and the Tories are just as culpable, there is a serious danger that Brown and his larcenous mates will get away with it. This vile jelly must be nailed to the wall. Let’s have an election – or [...]
By John Kelly
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Also posted in Policy, Political spin, Politics, UK politics
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Tagged David Cameron, David Cameron's election petition, Gordonj Brown, hazel blears, In a general election, Jacqui Smith, Jeff Hoon, Michael Martin Speaker resigns to muted applause from the hoiuse mostly from Labour, support for Labour has fallen to its lowest level since polls began in 1943, this would translate into a majority of 220 for David Cameron beating Tony Blair’s 1997 victory by 41 seats, Tony McNulty, Tories, UK MPs' expenses scandal
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We have steered clear of the Ghurka Veterans campaign thus far, on the grounds that there is little to add to the clear injustice of refusing to grant permanent resident status, and indeed, full army pensions, to serving and ex-members of the Nepalese Brigade of Ghurkas. Last week, the UK government, probably the only people in [...]
I won’t rub it in (again) but we predicted (Thus passim) the release of all 12 ‘terror suspects’ arrested and detained without charge for up to two weeks for the alleged ‘Good Friday Plot‘ to blow up Manchester’s Arndale Centre. Liberal politician and human rights lawyer Alex Carlile is conducting an investigation and review into [...]
By John Kelly
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Also posted in Human rights, Identity cards, Law and order, Totalitarian drift, Uk Home Office, citizens' rights
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Tagged 11 pakistani students released without charge but deported, employers urged to verify UK ID cards by testing for a distinctive clicking noise, Immigration Minister, Manchester crime rate, Manchester crime rate highest in UK, Manchester gangs, Manchester UK ID cards testbed, No2ID, Phil Booth, Phil Woolas, UK identity cards, Woolas should go if the 'terror suspects' are deported
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March 27, 2009 – 12:25 pm
. . . highlights the tragedy of a wasteful adventure which cost the lives of soldiers, civilians and insurgents, and ended in unnecessary and undeserved ignominy for the British Army
“Our departure from Iraq ends a dismal period in our military history” writes Michael Portillo, former (Conservative) UK Defence Secretary, in this week’s excellent edition of [...]
By John Kelly
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Also posted in Global security, Insurgency, Iraq, Middle East, War on Terror
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Tagged Basra, British Army betrayed, britishness, Gordon Brown, iraq bodycount, John J Kelly, Matt d'Ancona, michael portillo, oxford research group, spectator, What Michael Portillo saw in Basra
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