Showing my colours…

Well colour. I think I have avoided doing much ‘party-politics’ on this blog, mostly because of a general lack of certainty on that point for quite a while. I always knew I was in some way right wing (please please PLEASE don’t read into that the wonderful way the left has turned the term to mean ‘right wing’ has become a racist, miner-hating, fox hunt loving twat), but never of which vain… Or indeed any.

 

Either way below you shall see a embedded chat with William Hague after the more recent PMQs where he stood in for David Cameron.

Interesting really.

I enjoyed it much more than I expected. Not so much the answers (they were much as you would expect) but the relaxed way in which he could in the same act talk about enjoying to some extend PMQs whilst discussing how Harriet Harman (and the rest of the Parliamentary Labour Party) are jockeying for position to be the next Leader.

It was a free discussion. Little stress it seemed to me – or indeed worry- that words would be taken out of context or indeed if they were that it would matter. A man, doing the job of taking the government to account, and I might add, doing it well.

Heads of State suck at giving presents… Apparently

 

From Paul Waugh’s blog.

Obama's bargain basement prezzie

So Gordon goes to all that trouble of getting an historic pen holder carved from the oak timbers of a Victorian anti-slavery ship. Carefully chosen and months in the preparation, the pen was finally handed over in Washington when the men met this week.

And what does Obama give him in return? A DVD collection of 25 classic American films.

The Pen holder was bad enough, but at least a little thought had gone into the blunt attempt at at apology for the years of slavery and Empire.

But really? A collection of 25 classic DvDs?! That's exactly the snub that political journalists were looking for from the whole trip but I doubt they will be able to make any play with it…. Its just too pathetic.

Blog Restart: Failure

Wonderful, so I actually get around to restarting this blog and all I can think about is a gravely stupid mistake which I have only just done – probably not the best idea considering I am attaching the web address above with my CV. Either way it is important for the world out there to be reminded.

DOUBLE CHECK WHO YOU ARE SENDING YOUR EMAIL TO…

Ultimately my failure consisted of sending an email of a individual’s contact details to the individual themselves and not to the person who was meant to contact them. Considerations of privacy, possible broken trust and above all (though least important) embarrassment rushed through my head as soon as the two word reply… ‘Who’s James?’ came back.

Now people remember that coffee and lack of sleep is not conducive to career advancement – no matter how many times you have postponed that Outlook reminder!

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Budget info....

Drink 'n Fags…. Link 1 Link 2

National Insurance cost to the individual…. Link


How Gordon/Darling 'aint all that…. Link

Fun times all round!

N.B. I know that was lazy. But was a email sent to a colleague who wanted to know a little more about the Budget.... [read: Said that Labor + Budget was actually a good thing and made me (YES MADE ME!) go on a crusade to convert him to the cynical right]

Iain Dale's Diary: Violent Crime Up 22%

Iain Dale's Diary: Violent Crime Up 22%

I honestly dont understand this...

How has this country suddenly gone to pot?

I simply cannot believe that Violent crime and the levels of unemployment we are suddenly seeing are totally on account of the recent crisis.

This was going on before. We have been lied to by the government in terms of unemployment levels and crime levels and who knows what else and this is a good time to let the truth come out with the people blameing everything subconsciously on the economy.

WhatwhatWHAT!

It seems to me that Gordon Brown may have single handedly screwed over a whole nation... And thats not even the UK! (link is not specific, you should look at the post 'What?WHAT?!?!?!?')

And the worst part is that there seems to be very interesting suspicion that it may be to cover up dodgy dealings within government, money laundering and increased wages for policicians.

Now I understand that we need to take thise high and dramatic accusations against our government... But honestly. IF you dont want people thinking something is crazilly wrong don't use anti-terror laws on relitivly (at least with regards to the crisis as a whole) minor problems which could be solves in a whole range of other ways.

This fills me with worry.

Nick Clegg thinks a coalition government is the only way for the Lib Dems

There seems to be some ground to the thinking that after the next election there will be a coalition between the Torys and the Lib Dems... That being said it may simply be a gambit made by Nick Clegg as the only way in which his party will get anything near national government.

The evidence.

Firstly, the party aproves tax cuts for the manifesto.

Secondly, as Paul Waugh points out, the mood of the LD's as well as Clegg seems to be based around de-throneing Labour. Coupling this with their base expansionist ideals a coalition seems benificial.

So. There you have it... Im sure there is more, but I am at work and probably shouldnt even be blogging at all.