Archive for the ‘troughing’ Category
Rubbing shoulders with the famous
I met two blogosphere legends last week, one unexpected.
The first one was Iain Dale, at the Total Politics Question Time event in Leeds. (I got offered a late cancellation). The event was at a new hotel near to dark arches and parking was tricky, I was in danger of getting locked in so had to [...]
In: People, Showbiz, troughing · Tagged with: celebrities
The debt timebomb ticking Prestissimo…
Click through to see what the clock is up to now. Frightening.
(Hat tip- City Unslicker)
In: It's the economy stupid!, troughing · Tagged with: wasting our money
The quango cabinet
This has been a very bad week for the Labour Party. I’m delighted of course.
We now have a cabinet with seven unelected cronies, the makings of a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation. Craig Murray calls it the most undemocratic Government for over a century.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister lies through his teeth on National Television. He is at [...]
In: troughing · Tagged with: Brownian motion
The power of the pencil
Today is polling day in Britain. It is a fallow year for local elections in the Leeds area as we have a Medieval agrarian voting system of electing a third of the Councillors every year then having a year to recover, such is the effort required. We get to vote for six MEPs though, out [...]
In: troughing · Tagged with: EuroTroughing
Where’s mi’ shirt?
The Libertarians have a new campaign:
Dig out that old shirt and send it to 10 Downing Street with a note of what you really think of this budget- let us know that you have done it on 1984@lpuk.org
Gordon Brown
10, Downing Street
London
SW1A 2AA.
I have one that is suitable which I have featured before.
In: Civil liberties, troughing · Tagged with: Budget, debt, ripoff
