I am at this moment listening to 'Vox Politx' on 18 Doughty Street. With one of my favourite political blokes The Devil from the Devil's Kitchen.
One comment he makes is that he is not either part of the Labour party or the Conservative. Which is an interesting comment seeing he in some ways is very much immersed in the political life of the blogsphere... Though this does not fully represent politics in our country it highlights the ability to 'get into politics' without the usual pigeon-holing of the bi-polar political party system (which we effectively have).
Showing posts with label British Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label British Politics. Show all posts
8.10.07
Here is a post from DK on lying politicians and an interesting video from the UKIP conference.
The contents are an interview from the Devil with Nigel Farage the leader of UKIP.
Is the video. Its well worth the 5 mins to have a listen for everyone as I believe that people should know more about the smaller parties if nothing else.
No major look at this, the moment has gone. oh well.
The contents are an interview from the Devil with Nigel Farage the leader of UKIP.
Is the video. Its well worth the 5 mins to have a listen for everyone as I believe that people should know more about the smaller parties if nothing else.
No major look at this, the moment has gone. oh well.
22.9.07
Uk seeks new sea based resources in Atlantic
Apparently we (being the UK) are creating a new empire for ourselves.. Well according to the Guardian Today.
Plans are afoot to lay claim to extend territorial boundaries around our dependant colonies such as Ascension Island and the Falklands.
The Guardian in its traditional (ha) leftist, guilt ridden manor simply does not want our country to increase both its wealth and ability to ride any future impending fuel crisis that may or may not be effecting the world as fossil fuels run out.
Instead they weakly entitle the article with references to a new Empire - which will obviously be exploitative simply by the coining of the phrase - and ending with a comment about how Greenpeace sees the situation as a land-grab in the ocean. See the negative connotations they imply there? Well the rest of the article is nothing of the sort, a basic comment on the situation that even then forgets to comment on the possible benefits of such an increase in territory.
Shame that. It might actually good for us. I hope no-one else reports this story in a similar way.
Plans are afoot to lay claim to extend territorial boundaries around our dependant colonies such as Ascension Island and the Falklands.
The Guardian in its traditional (ha) leftist, guilt ridden manor simply does not want our country to increase both its wealth and ability to ride any future impending fuel crisis that may or may not be effecting the world as fossil fuels run out.
Instead they weakly entitle the article with references to a new Empire - which will obviously be exploitative simply by the coining of the phrase - and ending with a comment about how Greenpeace sees the situation as a land-grab in the ocean. See the negative connotations they imply there? Well the rest of the article is nothing of the sort, a basic comment on the situation that even then forgets to comment on the possible benefits of such an increase in territory.
Shame that. It might actually good for us. I hope no-one else reports this story in a similar way.
21.9.07
British blogging in trouble.
It seems as though British blogging (at least of the political persuasion is mobilising to fend of the attack from an Uzbek businessman Alisher Usmanov. With multiple websites being taken down by the web hosts based not on truth, or proved libel but on simply the allegations of such. As a result within certain circles this story has begun to circulate and gain momentum and I would recommend having a look at both Mr Eugenide's post and the one on the Devil's Kitchen.
This story is seemingly scaring political bloggers silly. It shows how fragile this form of medium is to attack from anyone with both the money and bloodymindedness to believe they have the right to stifle free speech in another country.
That is not to say that as the DK points out in the above article that the libel system is not flawed, but that a written constitution of any form is not the correct way in which rights should be defended in this country. It never has been, and (i hope) it never will.
This story is seemingly scaring political bloggers silly. It shows how fragile this form of medium is to attack from anyone with both the money and bloodymindedness to believe they have the right to stifle free speech in another country.
In the US you have a First Amendment right to free speech. This has the effect, among other things, of making it rather harder to bully the little guy into silence. In Britain we have no such protection. As most of us use US-based blog platforms such as Google-owned Blogger, it’s unlikely that a thug like Usmanov would succeed in shutting us down if he didn’t like what we were writing (he could still sue us for libel, of course, but that’s a slightly different matter). But if a foreign businessman can have a whole network of blogs taken down in their entirety with just the threat of legal action, we're all in trouble. Next time, who's to say it won't be a politician? And then where does that leave us?One thing I am going to add here is not that we need any form of constitution within this country - such a written codification of rights is just as easily (or indeed more) circumvented by the powerful and the wealthy - but we need some sort of correcting institutional strength that can react to this form of new (at least the format is new) attack.
Taken from Mr Eugenides's post on Jewcy.com here.
That is not to say that as the DK points out in the above article that the libel system is not flawed, but that a written constitution of any form is not the correct way in which rights should be defended in this country. It never has been, and (i hope) it never will.
OpenDemocracy.net
Just a quick post, mostly because I can't be arsed. but I have rediscovered a wonderful site for topical in-depth political review called Open Democracy.
At the moment it has articles at this moment in time touching on the Russian succession, the impending...issues surrounding Iran and things more closer to home with a look at Gordon Brown and the recent Northern Rock (near) collapse.
Anyway, go and have a look if you have an interest in politics of all natures!
25.7.07
The Height of Fashion
Anyone want a I love Gordon Brown T-Shirt? ahem?
I bet these are selling like... Well. Gordon Brown T-Shirts. Its not as if anyone hates him, or indeed likes him enough yet. Silly really.
[Blogger seems to be broken, click on the link if you want to see it, i would have put a pic otherwise. blah. ]
I bet these are selling like... Well. Gordon Brown T-Shirts. Its not as if anyone hates him, or indeed likes him enough yet. Silly really.
[Blogger seems to be broken, click on the link if you want to see it, i would have put a pic otherwise. blah. ]
16.6.07
Lame 100th post
It seems as though this is my 100th post. *shrugs* ohh well.
Anyway, as tradition continues for random crappy posts I just want to make some sort of comment on the most recent floods in the Midlands.
It is a difficult thing for someone to see when you witness the loss of so much for so little reason. It is the same (but obvious on such an incredibly lesser extent than most) as many another natural disaster throughout the world but the result in news time seems to be muted. I guess this can only be a good thing, but at the same time wasn't there anything that could be done?
Flood walls? Reinforced defences along roads and main habitation areas? Maybe, but at the same time they have their disadvantages. The water, the influx of extreme amounts of volume, simply has to go somewhere and any attempt to defend one spot will simply displace it until those defences end.
What is needed then? There is no real solution, but it is another example for graduated stated response. Another example that shows a media's knee-jerk response is simply not going to work, and would only result in an influx of money and resources but not thinking. Understand the situation, city development, rail construction and the design of our country should be the issues at hand.
We should redesign the United Kingdom.
Anyway, as tradition continues for random crappy posts I just want to make some sort of comment on the most recent floods in the Midlands.
It is a difficult thing for someone to see when you witness the loss of so much for so little reason. It is the same (but obvious on such an incredibly lesser extent than most) as many another natural disaster throughout the world but the result in news time seems to be muted. I guess this can only be a good thing, but at the same time wasn't there anything that could be done?
Flood walls? Reinforced defences along roads and main habitation areas? Maybe, but at the same time they have their disadvantages. The water, the influx of extreme amounts of volume, simply has to go somewhere and any attempt to defend one spot will simply displace it until those defences end.
What is needed then? There is no real solution, but it is another example for graduated stated response. Another example that shows a media's knee-jerk response is simply not going to work, and would only result in an influx of money and resources but not thinking. Understand the situation, city development, rail construction and the design of our country should be the issues at hand.
We should redesign the United Kingdom.
15.2.07
New political bloggity-ness
For all you wonderful people out there is a far too intellectual blog for you to read about international/domestic politics you will ever need!
More specifically and without any sense of sales-pitch; it is a blog started by me and my good friend Lucy with is at least on one level there for us to spout out and round off our political leanings in the public domain. This COULD be interesting.
I bet it wont be, but its worth a wonderful whole hearted try! :D
First post of detail by me is on the wonderful ex-neoconservative Francis Fukuyama (and incidently needs tidying up).
Have fun!
...Oh and the link!
POLITICS IS FOR WIMPS!
Whoop Whoop!
More specifically and without any sense of sales-pitch; it is a blog started by me and my good friend Lucy with is at least on one level there for us to spout out and round off our political leanings in the public domain. This COULD be interesting.
I bet it wont be, but its worth a wonderful whole hearted try! :D
First post of detail by me is on the wonderful ex-neoconservative Francis Fukuyama (and incidently needs tidying up).
Have fun!
...Oh and the link!
POLITICS IS FOR WIMPS!
Whoop Whoop!
8.2.07
Changes are looming...?
It seems like something may be changing.
Plans are in the pipeline for a new politics blog.. Yes indeed a new politics blog that will probably do exactly the same as all the other hundred blogs out there, but you never know it might be actually worth while...
Not that I am selling this, but I guess the important comment is that I wont be alone with this new effort. Someone will be there to give me constant rough pokes to the side to get me going, and most important thinking about politics.
Why bother? Well it is getting to that time where things are getting serious, my university course is almost at an end and I need to start thinking about what next. Why in the hell am I doing a blog of all things? Well. One possible line for me is politics. In creating a solely political blog I will be able to force myself to think about topics that will be important in such a career as well as showcase something of my own political opinion.
Well that's the basic plan. I guess all that needs to be done is get myself active and thinking about something other than my Dissertation... Oh and Neverwinter Nights 2.
Plans are in the pipeline for a new politics blog.. Yes indeed a new politics blog that will probably do exactly the same as all the other hundred blogs out there, but you never know it might be actually worth while...
Not that I am selling this, but I guess the important comment is that I wont be alone with this new effort. Someone will be there to give me constant rough pokes to the side to get me going, and most important thinking about politics.
Why bother? Well it is getting to that time where things are getting serious, my university course is almost at an end and I need to start thinking about what next. Why in the hell am I doing a blog of all things? Well. One possible line for me is politics. In creating a solely political blog I will be able to force myself to think about topics that will be important in such a career as well as showcase something of my own political opinion.
Well that's the basic plan. I guess all that needs to be done is get myself active and thinking about something other than my Dissertation... Oh and Neverwinter Nights 2.
4.12.06
The Devils Kitchen
Ok, i love this guy.
The Devil's Kitchen political blog, even if the politics don't quite fit with my own (whatever they may be) this is a beautiful example of an individual's(or group's) ability to get to the crux of the matter and expose the corrupt or just bloody stupid actions of our country's politicians... The fuckers.
Here is a small quote, with referance to the recent story about how MPs are asking for a pay rise of 66% of which one justification of this monumental rise is that it should be in line with other top civil servants...
The Devil's Kitchen. "Just fuck off would you? Go away and fuck yourselves to death, go on. Top civil servants shouldn't be paid £100k either; they should all be sacked, the cunts."
Ok, well yes indeed the blog is a little explicit but when you see through that you realise something. As far as lazy language goes, this is the best and most apt way to express the abject exasperation and frustration that the British people are feeling with government today.
PLEASE PLEASE READ THIS, IF NOTHING IS GOING TO GET YOU ANGRY ABOUT THE STATE OF BRITISH POLITICS TODAY, NOTHING WILL! ...And that would be a horribly sad state of affairs, wouldn't it?
The article.
The blog.
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