So Tony Blair thinks that god will judge him and his decision to go to war in Iraq. Well, no, actually he won’t because god doesn’t exist. Back in the real world, Blair should surely be more concerned about being judged by the British people and history. Unfortunately the British people won’t get another chance… Continue reading Religion and Politics
Category: politics
Give Me Liberty
Rachel from North London sums up what a lot of us are thinking and plugs the new Liberty Central web site.
Tony Blair – Protector of Liberties
According to Tony Blair writing in yesterday’s Observer he doesn’t destroy liberties, he protects them. The whole article is riddled with half-truths and reinterpretations of history. Luckily enough Blairwatch have produced a point by point deconstruction of what Blair wrote.
Smoking and Drinking
People who own pubs often complain that a ban on smoking like the one that was passed last night will have a detrimental effect on their business. They say that smoking and drinking are inextricably linked and that if people can’t smoke in pubs then they won’t drink there either. I don’t think that’s true.… Continue reading Smoking and Drinking
Time Flies
Is it really three years since a million people took to the streets of London trying to prevent the Iraq war. Credit where it’s due – this is what reminded me.
Disappointing MP
I’m very disappointed in my MP this morning. Not only did he support the government in all of the ID card votes last night, but he also spoke at some length in favour of the scheme. In fact he spoke for longer than I have ever heard him speak in Parliament. His speeches are here,… Continue reading Disappointing MP
More Ranting
And whilst we’re on the subject of political rants, much applause to Harold Pinter for his acceptance speech at the Nobel prizegiving ceremony. I particularly enjoyed the speech that he suggested George Bush should use. God is good. God is great. God is good. My God is good. Bin Laden’s God is bad. His is… Continue reading More Ranting
Maggie and Me
I was sorry to read that Maggie Thatcher had spent the night in hospital. To clarify, what I mean is that I was sorry to read that scarce medical resources had been wasted on that nasty old witch. Oh, I know it’s fashionable these days to grudgingly admit that “she was actually pretty good” or… Continue reading Maggie and Me
Hear From Your MP
The latest site from those nice people at My Society is called Hear From Your MP. The idea is simple (like most good ones) – you give them your name, email address and postcode and they add you to a list of people interested in hearing from your local MP. When they get twenty names… Continue reading Hear From Your MP
“Traitors”
The Sun is at it’s most vitriolic this morning, labelling the MPs who defeated the government as “traitors” on its front page. It goes on to claim that they ignored the wishes of the vast majority of Britons and humiliated Tony Blair. In a bizarre piece of reporting, it also says the “the limit was… Continue reading “Traitors”