Ouch, Richard, that's the most I've ever seen you criticise Dave! Given he is leading the "greenest government ever" you must be doubting his small-state credentials!
LoL!
OK, let's call a truce. I promise not to mention Natalie Bennett if you're nice to me!
The Green Party leader, Natalie Bennett, came out strongly infavour of the public workers strike in an interveiw on the news. Also in favour of big salary increases for public sector workers and everyone to be be paid at least the 'loving wage' rate.
So the Green party is going where Labour fear to tread and might steal a few votes from Labour.
Of course there will be a number of people who vote Green thinking they are a nice soft, cuddly party without realising they are a radical, anti-business, socialist party. So they may also lose a few of these votes in future.
Yes, it is rather surprising that in the UK we don't have a party focused on the environment without the loony-left big-state accoutrements.
Surely the Liberal Democrats are such a political party, strong on environmental issues plus in favour of a small state.
In the list of important issues shown a couple of threads back, the environment featured twice as strongly amongst Lib Dems than the other party supporters.
"We would still need computers trawling through meta-data to look for clusters of links which point to where the intelligence services need to look more closely."
One day you must let me buy you a drink while you tell me about these miraculous algorithms that can tell just from who is calling who type data that the services need to look closer at a particular cluster.
I'd be delighted. Harveys, please!
Luncheon in Lewes perhaps? The John Harvey in Cliffe High Street does a superb pint.
Surely the Liberal Democrats are such a political party, strong on environmental issues plus in favour of a small state.
In the list of important issues shown a couple of threads back, the environment featured twice as strongly amongst Lib Dems than the other party supporters.
Yes, I did actually write something to that effect but deleted it because I wasn't sure how true it is. It's certainly part of their appeal, and perhaps a part they could make more of.
It must be hell trying to get by on a cabinet minister's and even worse on the pittance we pay our MPs.
"Kenneth Clarke, the Cabinet Office minister, charged the taxpayer for an 11p ruler, according to the latest release of MPs’ expenses claims.
Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, was found to have claimed 43p for scissors.
David Cameron, the Prime Minister, claimed the cost of a £4.68 glue stick and 8p for a box of clips.
Latest figures for MPs expenses revealed some of Britain’s most senior politicians, are repeatedly submitting claims for trivial items.
According to the latest expense report released by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, senior opposition figures were also found to have made claims for small sums. Andy Burnham, the shadow Health secretary, filed claims multiple times for the purchase of milk and Tessa Jowell was reimbursed £2.90 for “drinks”."
The greed of these people seems to know no bounds. I have got my tax return to do next month, I wonder sort of response I'd get from HMRC if I put my milk bill on it.
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OK, let's call a truce. I promise not to mention Natalie Bennett if you're nice to me!
Surely the Liberal Democrats are such a political party, strong on environmental issues plus in favour of a small state.
In the list of important issues shown a couple of threads back, the environment featured twice as strongly amongst Lib Dems than the other party supporters.
Repeal of the Trade Disputes Act 1906 is the answer.
No person or organisation should be granted exemption from laws which apply to all others.
"Kenneth Clarke, the Cabinet Office minister, charged the taxpayer for an 11p ruler, according to the latest release of MPs’ expenses claims.
Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, was found to have claimed 43p for scissors.
David Cameron, the Prime Minister, claimed the cost of a £4.68 glue stick and 8p for a box of clips.
Latest figures for MPs expenses revealed some of Britain’s most senior politicians, are repeatedly submitting claims for trivial items.
According to the latest expense report released by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, senior opposition figures were also found to have made claims for small sums.
Andy Burnham, the shadow Health secretary, filed claims multiple times for the purchase of milk and Tessa Jowell was reimbursed £2.90 for “drinks”."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/conservative-mps-expenses/10959541/MPs-expenses-Ken-Clarke-claims-11p-for-a-new-ruler.html
The greed of these people seems to know no bounds. I have got my tax return to do next month, I wonder sort of response I'd get from HMRC if I put my milk bill on it.