As UKIP prepare for their conference where the race for the leadership will formally get underway, we have a little offer - and a challenge - for all of the leadership hopefuls.
We were very impressed and pleased recently to hear Gerard Batten telling Russia Today that we already have a national constitution (which, we assert makes our EU membership null and void), talking about the Bill of Rights 1689, and pointing out that we live under an illegally constituted Government.
For that stunning public statement of fact, Gerard has a big plus against his name in our voting intentions.
Did we mention that this blog is authored by a fully paid up UKIP member?
So, here's the offer and challenge...
This blogger will donate five days of London based office skills plus our full backing to the first person to get onto or into UK media by saying of ANY post-1972 Cabinet minister - former or existing:
"I want him arrested for treason," citing the Treason Felony Act 1848 as your reason.
There should be a high profile opportunity very soon.
Not only do we guarantee you five days of office based skills donated freely, not only will that sway us in our vote and support but - we suspect (but it's just a hunch) - it may well go down very well with all of those UKIP members with ballot papers shortly to be in hand.
...and you might enjoy it, too! Have fun.
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Remembering Diana, Princess of Wales: 1st July 1961 to 31st August 1997
This blogger would like to take a moment to remember and pay tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales who died on 31st August 1997, aged just 36.
A dedicated humanitarian, her constant battles with the media and the establishment never prevented her from her dedication to what she called her 'man on the street'.
As a private individual, I had and have always fought Diana's corner and will continue to hold her in very high esteem.
This is one person who will always think of her warmly - no matter the nasty campaigns of history's revisionists.
"My own and only explanation is that genuine goodness is threatening to those at the opposite end of the moral spectrum," said her brother, Earl Spencer.
We agree.
Diana remains an incredibly missed figure by those of us who identified that gentle touch of magic in her. The memory of her warmth and compassion will be cherished here for always.
Monday, 30 August 2010
If you fancy getting rudely goldfinger-ed by a gorgeous looking spook, form an orderly queue
Such a bizarre set of news stories out there today that I am having to pull my head back in and remind myself that I'm not actually reading an Ian Fleming novel; rather, I'm actually reading the mainstream media - this is all true, not a surreal episode of Spooks.
Let's look for a suitable starting point for this one!
Rewind to Friday.
There was an article in the Daily Telegraph which detailed the anger being expressed by family members of Gareth Williams, the 31 year old 'spook' who was found murdered in a Pimlico flat.
The day before, some newspapers printed some very lurid allegations about the poor man's private life.
The Sun reported that he: "...was a secret transvestite who may have been killed by a gay lover."
The report added: "Cops found women's clothing that would fit him at his Pimlico flat in central London, a short distance from MI6's HQ beside the Thames."
Note the use of the words there - "that would fit him"... this does not factually demonstrate that they were his, that he ever wore them, or that he had any interest in cross dressing.
Still in the same report, a claim was made that he: "was known to meet men in the capital's gay mecca of Vauxhall Cross and Soho in the West End."
By the next day, The Sun was reporting that: "bondage gear was found in his flat", that detectives were "believed to have discovered porn films and sado-masochistic equipment" and that he "was also linked to a male escort".
If, like us, you were reading those reports - irrespective of whether or not they were based in fact or fiction - you were hopefully repulsed that a poor man who had been murdered was having such allegations about him plastered throughout the press.
Then his family hit back.
Both the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph picked up on their anger and the astonishment of those who knew him.
The Daily Telegraph quoted the young man's uncle as saying that the family were "very, very angry" at the allegations. He added: "Maybe it's the Government or somebody trying to discredit him."
By Saturday, the narrative had moved on. The Sun was now onto claims that a gay serial killer is on the loose.
Yet in that same article, they conceded: "Police denied reports of bondage gear, porn or escort contacts being found in the £400,000 flat."
The Sun is not guilty of anything that was not also printed in the vast array of both broadsheet and tabloid media - they were mostly all reporting the same.
By yesterday, the Mail on Sunday was reporting that the family's anger was probably not misplaced. Their report noted: "Police inquiries have supported their view that he was not gay. Scotland Yard has denied speculation that gay paraphernalia was discovered in the flat or that there is any link to a male escort."
A separate report in the same newspaper said that there was no substance in innuendo and references regarding sadomasochistic toys and pornographic material. A Scotland Yard spokesperson was quoted as saying: "Those reports are garbage."
Yet in reporting detail from what is increasingly looking as being part of a classic disinformation campaign, this poor man - who has been murdered by SOMEONE, remember; he is a victim here - has had his reputation smeared in crass innuendo about sexual preferences which are nobody's business and, even if true, are hardly a shocking source of shame in contemporary society.
As Melanie Phillips notes today: "...shadowy unnamed sources started putting it about that 'bondage equipment and gay paraphernalia' were found in his flat. The implication was that his death was caused by some seedy sadomasochistic practice that went wrong. At a stroke, Mr Williams's reputation was trashed - transforming him from an unsung hero of his nation into the sordid author of his own terminal misfortune."
But the plot thickens... we then have a "police source" and a respected broadsheet newspaper moving the public mind into the territory of "conspiracy theory".
The Independent on Sunday reported that: "Officers from the Met's Homicide and Serious Crime Command are understood to be furious at being stonewalled by Britain's secretive intelligence agencies."
Their 'police source' was quoted as saying: "It's a big cover-up... The security services obviously don't want the police to pry too deeply."
So, before moving on, let's take stock.
What we know is that our real-life 'spooks' have long-standing relationships with the mainstream media. Those looking for primary sources to back that up should look up War Of The Windsors by Picknett, Prince and Prior (Edinburgh: Mainstream, 2004).
The battle for public opinion is often played out on the pages of our newspapers, and we're manipulated with gay abandon - no pun intended.
Now, Melanie Phillips (article linked above) says that we have seen these sex life smears before, and she then goes on to state an example of her own.
We've also seen it in the strange death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Lurid details of her sex life - real or imagined - have been plastered all over the newspapers ever since she died... no doubt the people behind such stories were too scared of her to put them to print while she was alive, because Diana was a fighter and would - at least - have quite happily used her media contacts to give her side of the story. Quite right, too.
We also saw smears in the case of Henri Paul. Stories of him driving at 121 mph while drunk and under the influence of prescription drugs were plastered all over the global press before any such investigation had concluded.
In the end, it was established that he was driving at 50-60mph, and the blood tests supposedly from him are strongly contested.
Interesting side note, the kindergarten where Diana worked at the time of her engagement to Prince Charles is just two streets away from the street in which 'spook' Gareth Williams has been found murdered.
Back on topic, and if all that was not enough, there are more stories.
A whole procession of 'Mr X' and 'Mrs Y' witnesses appeared at the Diana inquest saying that our spooks do not go round bumping people off.
Don't take my word for it. The transcripts from the inquest are widely available. Do go read them for yourself.
Yet yesterday, author and former spook John Le Carre went on record in the Sunday Telegraph talking of his time in the services in the 1950's and 1960's.
He is quoted as saying: "Certainly we did some very bad things. We did a lot of direct action. Assassinations. Although I was never involved."
Think there have been enough spook stories yet? Well, hold on to your hats...
Today, the Daily Mail is reporting that a Parliamentary Assistant to Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock "has been investigated by MI5 amid fears she has links to spies."
We make no comment. But there it is, in the mainstream news.
Enough yet? Oh no, there's more!
The Independent today reports that 'think tank' Demos wants "conspiracy theory" websites "infiltrated".
The Demos report author argues: "Less-secret services could make Britain safer. The more open the Government is, the harder it is for extremist groups to make stories out of silence."
In a brilliant response, the editorial of The Independent offers the opinion that: "There were grassy knolls and faked moon landings before the worldwide web."
Quite right. There is absolutely no need to infiltrate me. While I might get all kinky and think of ways that being infiltrated sounds quite pleasurable, there is a need to get one's own house in order.
Maybe Demos could start by either confirming or denying allegations of a link between itself and a shadowy 'charity' for power brokers known as 'Common Purpose'.
Maybe whoever puts briefings into newspapers in what looks like a behind the scenes power struggle could stop trying to manipulate public opinion.
Of course, this is where the political class come in.
The Labour Party were masters of the dark art of media manipulation and spin.
The salami slicing of sovereignty to manipulate our acquiescence into the European Empire is another form of mind manipulation and spin.
In the spirit of openness, let's have declarations of the minutes of all European Empire meetings so we can see what has been said behind closed doors to make that treacherous act come into being.
Let's see declarations by every Minister of their attendance of meetings of the Bilderberg Group and minutes of every single thing that has been discussed. Let's have openness. Let's see all of it.
It's no good blaming the people for forming an opinion. If those in positions of power didn't go lurking around in the shadows dreaming up little plots and schemes, we'd have nothing to form an opinion of conspiratorial behaviour over.
Who needs conspiracy theory websites?
We just have to read the mainstream newspapers and put our own conclusions to what we have read.
Many people in the blogosphere are harshly critical of the mainstream newspapers. Not so this blogger. We just know that all of them have people with agendas and one has to read from across the spectrum to get a balanced view of the arguments and therefrom, form our own conclusions.
As long as one knows that, one can work out what to do.
The media is full of spin and manipulations. There is nothing that a conspiracy theorist needs to do. All of the little manipulative agendas and clandestine wheeler dealing just has to come out of the shadows or stop.
You know, some detractors of Diana, Princess of Wales accuse her of being a 'media manipulator'.
We agree. She played them at their own game and won - time, and time, again.
And as for secrets?
Diana, we learn, knew (or believed, depending on YOUR conclusion) that there was a plot to murder her.
As an insurance policy, she went around everyone and anyone - giving them notes detailing her belief that she would be murdered in a staged 'car accident'.
It was not a "conspiracy theory" website which suppressed one such example now, was it? No. So, who did act to keep the Mishcon note out of the public domain and why? Rhetorical question - we know the answer already.
But give us a break, Demos.
Conspiracy theories?
We've provided a link to the mainstream media in all but one point made in this article.
Let's do the tally of sources and links we've used in writing this:
The mainstream media? We'd have thought they had all been infiltrated already.
As for "conspiracy theories", we would argue that the biggest creators and promoters of such theories are the people in power.
Everyday man on the street just forms a conclusion based on the trail of lies, half-truths, disinformation and gaps in knowledge that they are left with.
Or perhaps such an idea is just a "conspiracy theory"..?
Let's look for a suitable starting point for this one!
Rewind to Friday.
There was an article in the Daily Telegraph which detailed the anger being expressed by family members of Gareth Williams, the 31 year old 'spook' who was found murdered in a Pimlico flat.
The day before, some newspapers printed some very lurid allegations about the poor man's private life.
The Sun reported that he: "...was a secret transvestite who may have been killed by a gay lover."
The report added: "Cops found women's clothing that would fit him at his Pimlico flat in central London, a short distance from MI6's HQ beside the Thames."
Note the use of the words there - "that would fit him"... this does not factually demonstrate that they were his, that he ever wore them, or that he had any interest in cross dressing.
Still in the same report, a claim was made that he: "was known to meet men in the capital's gay mecca of Vauxhall Cross and Soho in the West End."
By the next day, The Sun was reporting that: "bondage gear was found in his flat", that detectives were "believed to have discovered porn films and sado-masochistic equipment" and that he "was also linked to a male escort".
If, like us, you were reading those reports - irrespective of whether or not they were based in fact or fiction - you were hopefully repulsed that a poor man who had been murdered was having such allegations about him plastered throughout the press.
Then his family hit back.
Both the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph picked up on their anger and the astonishment of those who knew him.
The Daily Telegraph quoted the young man's uncle as saying that the family were "very, very angry" at the allegations. He added: "Maybe it's the Government or somebody trying to discredit him."
By Saturday, the narrative had moved on. The Sun was now onto claims that a gay serial killer is on the loose.
Yet in that same article, they conceded: "Police denied reports of bondage gear, porn or escort contacts being found in the £400,000 flat."
The Sun is not guilty of anything that was not also printed in the vast array of both broadsheet and tabloid media - they were mostly all reporting the same.
By yesterday, the Mail on Sunday was reporting that the family's anger was probably not misplaced. Their report noted: "Police inquiries have supported their view that he was not gay. Scotland Yard has denied speculation that gay paraphernalia was discovered in the flat or that there is any link to a male escort."
A separate report in the same newspaper said that there was no substance in innuendo and references regarding sadomasochistic toys and pornographic material. A Scotland Yard spokesperson was quoted as saying: "Those reports are garbage."
Yet in reporting detail from what is increasingly looking as being part of a classic disinformation campaign, this poor man - who has been murdered by SOMEONE, remember; he is a victim here - has had his reputation smeared in crass innuendo about sexual preferences which are nobody's business and, even if true, are hardly a shocking source of shame in contemporary society.
As Melanie Phillips notes today: "...shadowy unnamed sources started putting it about that 'bondage equipment and gay paraphernalia' were found in his flat. The implication was that his death was caused by some seedy sadomasochistic practice that went wrong. At a stroke, Mr Williams's reputation was trashed - transforming him from an unsung hero of his nation into the sordid author of his own terminal misfortune."
But the plot thickens... we then have a "police source" and a respected broadsheet newspaper moving the public mind into the territory of "conspiracy theory".
The Independent on Sunday reported that: "Officers from the Met's Homicide and Serious Crime Command are understood to be furious at being stonewalled by Britain's secretive intelligence agencies."
Their 'police source' was quoted as saying: "It's a big cover-up... The security services obviously don't want the police to pry too deeply."
So, before moving on, let's take stock.
What we know is that our real-life 'spooks' have long-standing relationships with the mainstream media. Those looking for primary sources to back that up should look up War Of The Windsors by Picknett, Prince and Prior (Edinburgh: Mainstream, 2004).
The battle for public opinion is often played out on the pages of our newspapers, and we're manipulated with gay abandon - no pun intended.
Now, Melanie Phillips (article linked above) says that we have seen these sex life smears before, and she then goes on to state an example of her own.
We've also seen it in the strange death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Lurid details of her sex life - real or imagined - have been plastered all over the newspapers ever since she died... no doubt the people behind such stories were too scared of her to put them to print while she was alive, because Diana was a fighter and would - at least - have quite happily used her media contacts to give her side of the story. Quite right, too.
We also saw smears in the case of Henri Paul. Stories of him driving at 121 mph while drunk and under the influence of prescription drugs were plastered all over the global press before any such investigation had concluded.
In the end, it was established that he was driving at 50-60mph, and the blood tests supposedly from him are strongly contested.
Interesting side note, the kindergarten where Diana worked at the time of her engagement to Prince Charles is just two streets away from the street in which 'spook' Gareth Williams has been found murdered.
Back on topic, and if all that was not enough, there are more stories.
A whole procession of 'Mr X' and 'Mrs Y' witnesses appeared at the Diana inquest saying that our spooks do not go round bumping people off.
Don't take my word for it. The transcripts from the inquest are widely available. Do go read them for yourself.
Yet yesterday, author and former spook John Le Carre went on record in the Sunday Telegraph talking of his time in the services in the 1950's and 1960's.
He is quoted as saying: "Certainly we did some very bad things. We did a lot of direct action. Assassinations. Although I was never involved."
Think there have been enough spook stories yet? Well, hold on to your hats...
Today, the Daily Mail is reporting that a Parliamentary Assistant to Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock "has been investigated by MI5 amid fears she has links to spies."
We make no comment. But there it is, in the mainstream news.
Enough yet? Oh no, there's more!
The Independent today reports that 'think tank' Demos wants "conspiracy theory" websites "infiltrated".
The Demos report author argues: "Less-secret services could make Britain safer. The more open the Government is, the harder it is for extremist groups to make stories out of silence."
In a brilliant response, the editorial of The Independent offers the opinion that: "There were grassy knolls and faked moon landings before the worldwide web."
Quite right. There is absolutely no need to infiltrate me. While I might get all kinky and think of ways that being infiltrated sounds quite pleasurable, there is a need to get one's own house in order.
Maybe Demos could start by either confirming or denying allegations of a link between itself and a shadowy 'charity' for power brokers known as 'Common Purpose'.
Maybe whoever puts briefings into newspapers in what looks like a behind the scenes power struggle could stop trying to manipulate public opinion.
Of course, this is where the political class come in.
The Labour Party were masters of the dark art of media manipulation and spin.
The salami slicing of sovereignty to manipulate our acquiescence into the European Empire is another form of mind manipulation and spin.
In the spirit of openness, let's have declarations of the minutes of all European Empire meetings so we can see what has been said behind closed doors to make that treacherous act come into being.
Let's see declarations by every Minister of their attendance of meetings of the Bilderberg Group and minutes of every single thing that has been discussed. Let's have openness. Let's see all of it.
It's no good blaming the people for forming an opinion. If those in positions of power didn't go lurking around in the shadows dreaming up little plots and schemes, we'd have nothing to form an opinion of conspiratorial behaviour over.
Who needs conspiracy theory websites?
We just have to read the mainstream newspapers and put our own conclusions to what we have read.
Many people in the blogosphere are harshly critical of the mainstream newspapers. Not so this blogger. We just know that all of them have people with agendas and one has to read from across the spectrum to get a balanced view of the arguments and therefrom, form our own conclusions.
As long as one knows that, one can work out what to do.
The media is full of spin and manipulations. There is nothing that a conspiracy theorist needs to do. All of the little manipulative agendas and clandestine wheeler dealing just has to come out of the shadows or stop.
You know, some detractors of Diana, Princess of Wales accuse her of being a 'media manipulator'.
We agree. She played them at their own game and won - time, and time, again.
And as for secrets?
Diana, we learn, knew (or believed, depending on YOUR conclusion) that there was a plot to murder her.
As an insurance policy, she went around everyone and anyone - giving them notes detailing her belief that she would be murdered in a staged 'car accident'.
It was not a "conspiracy theory" website which suppressed one such example now, was it? No. So, who did act to keep the Mishcon note out of the public domain and why? Rhetorical question - we know the answer already.
But give us a break, Demos.
Conspiracy theories?
We've provided a link to the mainstream media in all but one point made in this article.
Let's do the tally of sources and links we've used in writing this:
The Independent / IoS - 3 articlesSo, which conspiracy theory websites would Demos like infiltrated?
Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday - 4 articles
The Sun - 3 articles
The Telegraph - 2 articles
The Times - 1 article
Prison Planet.com - 1 article
The mainstream media? We'd have thought they had all been infiltrated already.
As for "conspiracy theories", we would argue that the biggest creators and promoters of such theories are the people in power.
Everyday man on the street just forms a conclusion based on the trail of lies, half-truths, disinformation and gaps in knowledge that they are left with.
Or perhaps such an idea is just a "conspiracy theory"..?
Our poll: NINE out of every ten do not believe Dr. David Kelly 'suicide' explanation
Over the last fortnight, we have been running a poll here on The Talking Clock to find out to what extent our readers believe the official explanation regarding the death of Dr. David Kelly - that he committed suicide.
A total of 234 people responded, and the findings are quite shocking.
A huge 88% of our visitors said they DO NOT believe the official explanation of suicide.
A further 6.8% said that they were 'not sure'.
Only 5.1% said that they believed the official explanation - one in twenty people.
What we have discovered is that NINETEEN out of every TWENTY people, 94.9% of respondents, either DO NOT believe the official explanation or appear to have doubts.
If the purpose of an inquest is, sometimes, to "confirm or allay public suspicion" then there can be no greater need - it appears - than for a proper inquest into the strange death of Dr. David Kelly.
Of course, some people might write off our findings as being biased by the occasional 'conspiracy' related post on this blog attracting a certain type of visitor.
However, two days after we started our poll, the Daily Mail ran a similarly worded poll on it's website.
Below is the screenshot we took of their results on the 19th of August.
They found a remarkably similar number of people saying that they DID NOT believe Dr. David Kelly "took his own life"... but they actually registered the slightly higher number of people with that view; a total of 89%.
One cannot see how an inquest can be avoided in this case, especially with public opinion apparently being so overwhelmingly on the side of disbelief towards the State and their official explanation of events.
Above: The Talking Clock's poll result
Above: A screenshot of the Daily Mail's findings
A total of 234 people responded, and the findings are quite shocking.
A huge 88% of our visitors said they DO NOT believe the official explanation of suicide.
A further 6.8% said that they were 'not sure'.
Only 5.1% said that they believed the official explanation - one in twenty people.
What we have discovered is that NINETEEN out of every TWENTY people, 94.9% of respondents, either DO NOT believe the official explanation or appear to have doubts.
If the purpose of an inquest is, sometimes, to "confirm or allay public suspicion" then there can be no greater need - it appears - than for a proper inquest into the strange death of Dr. David Kelly.
Of course, some people might write off our findings as being biased by the occasional 'conspiracy' related post on this blog attracting a certain type of visitor.
However, two days after we started our poll, the Daily Mail ran a similarly worded poll on it's website.
Below is the screenshot we took of their results on the 19th of August.
They found a remarkably similar number of people saying that they DID NOT believe Dr. David Kelly "took his own life"... but they actually registered the slightly higher number of people with that view; a total of 89%.
One cannot see how an inquest can be avoided in this case, especially with public opinion apparently being so overwhelmingly on the side of disbelief towards the State and their official explanation of events.
Above: The Talking Clock's poll result
Above: A screenshot of the Daily Mail's findingsSunday, 29 August 2010
Nothing lasts, not even Summer Wine
Incredibly sad TV event tonight.
At 8pm, the BBC broadcast the last ever episode of the longest running comedy show ever - Last of the Summer Wine.
This quintessential bedrock of English cultural entertainment has maintained it's popularity throughout it's thirty-seven years on air.
While the Yorkshire based comedy - centered on the ever more ludicrous antics of an array of dysfunctional pensioners - may have seen better days, to find that the wine cellar is now empty after thirty-seven years is a very sad, melancholy moment.
Yet in it's heyday - fronted by Bill Owen (Compo), Peter Sallis (Clegg), Brian Wilde (Foggy) and Kathy Staff (Nora Batty) - this essential British comedy, written by Roy Clarke, was the finest vintage.
That yet another English vine has withered and will never again yield it's bounty is incredibly sad. Thanks for that, BBC.
Nothing lasts, not even Summer Wine.
Call me soppy, but... I feel like an old friend has died, somehow.
At 8pm, the BBC broadcast the last ever episode of the longest running comedy show ever - Last of the Summer Wine.
This quintessential bedrock of English cultural entertainment has maintained it's popularity throughout it's thirty-seven years on air.
While the Yorkshire based comedy - centered on the ever more ludicrous antics of an array of dysfunctional pensioners - may have seen better days, to find that the wine cellar is now empty after thirty-seven years is a very sad, melancholy moment.
Yet in it's heyday - fronted by Bill Owen (Compo), Peter Sallis (Clegg), Brian Wilde (Foggy) and Kathy Staff (Nora Batty) - this essential British comedy, written by Roy Clarke, was the finest vintage.
That yet another English vine has withered and will never again yield it's bounty is incredibly sad. Thanks for that, BBC.
Nothing lasts, not even Summer Wine.
Call me soppy, but... I feel like an old friend has died, somehow.
Sunday Paper Review: 29th August 2010
The Sunday Express has the scary story of the day, in our view. It reports that a European Empire-wide, FBI-style police force will be operational on the streets of Britain "within a decade".
The paper goes on to say: "Ferenc Banfi, the new director of the EU’s prestigious police academy in Bramshill, Hampshire, said talks were underway and British intelligence experts were leading them."
Let's just repeat that for you, in case you missed it...
"...the EU’s prestigious police academy in Bramshill, Hampshire."
What the f**k..?
And the Conservative MP Patrick Mercer is on hand to SUPPORT these developments.
"If that means a loss of sovereignty, then so be it because in this case I do think it’s a good thing," the newspaper reports him as saying.
Well, we have something to say in response. Two words. And one of them is 'off'...
And what say you, 'Cast Iron' Dave..?
The Sunday Telegraph claims that Tony Blair "attempted to prolong his time as prime minister" after the White House - in the form of George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice - raised concerns about the suitability of Gordon Brown for the 'top job' in British politics.
Which is rather strange. As a democratically elected Prime Minister - whether you liked him or not - Blair actually had a mandate from the people to stay on as Prime Minister and had no need to attempt to plot to prolong his time in office.
Ahhh, but we're talking about those Gordon Brown plotters here, who had no great understanding of the ballot box or democracy. Not that Blair comes out smelling of roses. The report details claims of how Blair was grooming David Miliband (he who treacherously signed the Lisbon Treaty) to be his heir and successor.
All has a whiff of Bilderberg and New World Order about it, if you ask us.
Still, the Americans were right about Gordon Brown being dreadful as Prime Minister.
The same article goes on to discuss Blair's forthcoming biography and states that: "As well as political disclosures, the Royal family is waiting with great interest to see what the former prime minister writes about his relationship with the Queen, Prince Philip, the Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales."
We know that our enduring support and admiration for Diana puzzles some of our blog readers. Be that as it may, we'll also be waiting to see what Blair writes about Diana. And we're ready to counter anything that needs countering in very strong terms. To say that we believe that he badly let her down would be an understatement.
Back to David Miliband (he who treacherously signed the Lisbon Treaty) and the U.S., one suspects that his interview with the Independent on Sunday could be a 'banana' skin on the road to a diplomatic row. In it, Miliband accuses the United States of doing "bad things" to terror suspects after 9/11.
Which is rather strange. Only, I seem to have read swathes of mainstream, broadsheet newspaper reports claiming that there was British collusion in, if not torture, then in rendition. And who had the job of Foreign Secretary for part of that time and constantly professed Labour's innocence? Oh, would that be David Miliband (he who treacherously signed the Lisbon Treaty) by any chance?
Miliband puts the spotlight for Britain's role in it all onto the shoulders of Jack Straw - and comes out with some waffle about not spotting jigsaw puzzle pieces.
So remember, fellow British citizens... if you're ever accused of a crime, just say that you are pleading innocent on grounds that you were doing a 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle of a Victorian riverside fishing scene at the time.
And this is supposedly the best that Labour have to offer the country?
Not to be outdone, younger brother Ed Miliband - who once or twice has publicly uttered a few choice descriptions for anyone who dared to question or disagree with the dodgy science behind'man made global warming' 'CO2 pollution' 'climate change' - pops up in The Observer.
Like his older brother, he uses his access to the Sunday broadsheets to make a side-wipe at the United States.
He writes: "Britain's big question of the next decade is whether we head towards an increasingly US-style capitalism – more unequal, more brutish, more unjust – or whether we can build a different model – a capitalism that works for people and not the other way around."
A capitalism for the people? What would that be exactly, Ed? A Marxist model, by any chance..?
It's all about the vaccines in the Mail on Sunday. One the one hand, there's the story about a family winning £90,000 compensation after their son "suffered severe brain damage after he was given the controversial MMR vaccine" eighteen years ago. Balance that against another story which states that "girls as young as 12 can be given the cervical cancer vaccine without their parents’ consent."
And after that swine flu scandal, too. Makes the thinking people think...
Talking of which, The People reports that: "The UK's medicines regulator is examining a possible link between a swine flu vaccine given to millions of Britons and the sleeping disorder narcolepsy."
Are the eternally 'worried well' still awake at the back, one wonders..?
Last but not least, the News of the World has a report detailing how food manufacturers are sneakily "labelling dishes British when they contain meat from abroad". The newspaper informs it's readers that: "The practice is, surprisingly, legal due to a loophole in labelling laws. As long as food is PROCESSED in the UK it can be said to be British-made." Interesting read, NOTW... thanks for the heads up!
The paper goes on to say: "Ferenc Banfi, the new director of the EU’s prestigious police academy in Bramshill, Hampshire, said talks were underway and British intelligence experts were leading them."
Let's just repeat that for you, in case you missed it...
"...the EU’s prestigious police academy in Bramshill, Hampshire."
What the f**k..?
And the Conservative MP Patrick Mercer is on hand to SUPPORT these developments.
"If that means a loss of sovereignty, then so be it because in this case I do think it’s a good thing," the newspaper reports him as saying.
Well, we have something to say in response. Two words. And one of them is 'off'...
And what say you, 'Cast Iron' Dave..?
The Sunday Telegraph claims that Tony Blair "attempted to prolong his time as prime minister" after the White House - in the form of George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice - raised concerns about the suitability of Gordon Brown for the 'top job' in British politics.
Which is rather strange. As a democratically elected Prime Minister - whether you liked him or not - Blair actually had a mandate from the people to stay on as Prime Minister and had no need to attempt to plot to prolong his time in office.
Ahhh, but we're talking about those Gordon Brown plotters here, who had no great understanding of the ballot box or democracy. Not that Blair comes out smelling of roses. The report details claims of how Blair was grooming David Miliband (he who treacherously signed the Lisbon Treaty) to be his heir and successor.
All has a whiff of Bilderberg and New World Order about it, if you ask us.
Still, the Americans were right about Gordon Brown being dreadful as Prime Minister.
The same article goes on to discuss Blair's forthcoming biography and states that: "As well as political disclosures, the Royal family is waiting with great interest to see what the former prime minister writes about his relationship with the Queen, Prince Philip, the Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales."
We know that our enduring support and admiration for Diana puzzles some of our blog readers. Be that as it may, we'll also be waiting to see what Blair writes about Diana. And we're ready to counter anything that needs countering in very strong terms. To say that we believe that he badly let her down would be an understatement.
Back to David Miliband (he who treacherously signed the Lisbon Treaty) and the U.S., one suspects that his interview with the Independent on Sunday could be a 'banana' skin on the road to a diplomatic row. In it, Miliband accuses the United States of doing "bad things" to terror suspects after 9/11.
Which is rather strange. Only, I seem to have read swathes of mainstream, broadsheet newspaper reports claiming that there was British collusion in, if not torture, then in rendition. And who had the job of Foreign Secretary for part of that time and constantly professed Labour's innocence? Oh, would that be David Miliband (he who treacherously signed the Lisbon Treaty) by any chance?
Miliband puts the spotlight for Britain's role in it all onto the shoulders of Jack Straw - and comes out with some waffle about not spotting jigsaw puzzle pieces.
So remember, fellow British citizens... if you're ever accused of a crime, just say that you are pleading innocent on grounds that you were doing a 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle of a Victorian riverside fishing scene at the time.
And this is supposedly the best that Labour have to offer the country?
Not to be outdone, younger brother Ed Miliband - who once or twice has publicly uttered a few choice descriptions for anyone who dared to question or disagree with the dodgy science behind
Like his older brother, he uses his access to the Sunday broadsheets to make a side-wipe at the United States.
He writes: "Britain's big question of the next decade is whether we head towards an increasingly US-style capitalism – more unequal, more brutish, more unjust – or whether we can build a different model – a capitalism that works for people and not the other way around."
A capitalism for the people? What would that be exactly, Ed? A Marxist model, by any chance..?
It's all about the vaccines in the Mail on Sunday. One the one hand, there's the story about a family winning £90,000 compensation after their son "suffered severe brain damage after he was given the controversial MMR vaccine" eighteen years ago. Balance that against another story which states that "girls as young as 12 can be given the cervical cancer vaccine without their parents’ consent."
And after that swine flu scandal, too. Makes the thinking people think...
Talking of which, The People reports that: "The UK's medicines regulator is examining a possible link between a swine flu vaccine given to millions of Britons and the sleeping disorder narcolepsy."
Are the eternally 'worried well' still awake at the back, one wonders..?
Last but not least, the News of the World has a report detailing how food manufacturers are sneakily "labelling dishes British when they contain meat from abroad". The newspaper informs it's readers that: "The practice is, surprisingly, legal due to a loophole in labelling laws. As long as food is PROCESSED in the UK it can be said to be British-made." Interesting read, NOTW... thanks for the heads up!
Saturday, 28 August 2010
Can you spot what's missing from these EDL photos?
Just seen a report on the Daily Mail website about scenes in Bradford where the English Defence League have had their protest.
What I find really interesting is the photography.
Here's the link, but before you race off to go look, here's what I notice...
...where are the photographs of the counter protesters which we know planned on attending, and who - the report tells us in an almost solitary line - were there?
The report tells us that "West Yorkshire Police said five people were arrested."
What the report does not tell us is whether these were five EDL protesters or five protesters from UAF. However, the implication and inference we are meant to form a conclusion upon seems pretty self-evident.
However, conclusions based on inference are not actually a report of facts - they are merely innuendo unless specific details are given.
Saw this trick on a documentary about Hugo Chavez - show one side of an opposing crowd, represent that as all that happened, don't dare pan the camera round and show both sides of the story... that way, you can portray one side as "bad" and not let people make an informed opinion of their own.
We can't say that we support the English Defence League. We know very little about them.
All we know is that they appear to be desperate to force a debate through protest which the media and the political establishment is not interested in holding or listening to.
In response, it appears to me that they are deliberately being painted as thugs. One has no idea how true this image might be.
But blatant brainwashing attempts by the media make us want to research them more, and makes us more receptive to whatever their message might be.
What I find really interesting is the photography.
Here's the link, but before you race off to go look, here's what I notice...
...where are the photographs of the counter protesters which we know planned on attending, and who - the report tells us in an almost solitary line - were there?
The report tells us that "West Yorkshire Police said five people were arrested."
What the report does not tell us is whether these were five EDL protesters or five protesters from UAF. However, the implication and inference we are meant to form a conclusion upon seems pretty self-evident.
However, conclusions based on inference are not actually a report of facts - they are merely innuendo unless specific details are given.
Saw this trick on a documentary about Hugo Chavez - show one side of an opposing crowd, represent that as all that happened, don't dare pan the camera round and show both sides of the story... that way, you can portray one side as "bad" and not let people make an informed opinion of their own.
We can't say that we support the English Defence League. We know very little about them.
All we know is that they appear to be desperate to force a debate through protest which the media and the political establishment is not interested in holding or listening to.
In response, it appears to me that they are deliberately being painted as thugs. One has no idea how true this image might be.
But blatant brainwashing attempts by the media make us want to research them more, and makes us more receptive to whatever their message might be.
Are the Conservative Party numpties completely blind to the 3,530 elephants in the room?
Good grief, give me strength.
If I were the author of a different blog, I might have used an expletive or three.
Like ****ers. Or ****ers. Or ****s.
As I'm not the author of those other blogs, however, I shall just write with much disdain about the idiotic imbeciles masquerading as the Conservative Party.
Their website tells us:
"Ministers today called for Labour to apologise for all the community pubs that closed their doors thanks to the Labour Government’s policies.
Official figures show there was a net closure of 3,530 pubs across England under Labour from 1997 to 2010."
And guess what, folks? Not a single word about the impact of the smoking ban. Not a single word.
Are these people retarded?
"Labour must apologise for the harm they did to community pubs across the country," states Minister for Local Government Grant Shapps.
We agree, Mr. Shapps.
And perhaps once they have apologised, you can resign for failing to notice or mention the 3,530 rather large and obvious elephants in the room.
Where do they find these people? And who votes them in?
If I were the author of a different blog, I might have used an expletive or three.
Like ****ers. Or ****ers. Or ****s.
As I'm not the author of those other blogs, however, I shall just write with much disdain about the idiotic imbeciles masquerading as the Conservative Party.
Their website tells us:
"Ministers today called for Labour to apologise for all the community pubs that closed their doors thanks to the Labour Government’s policies.
Official figures show there was a net closure of 3,530 pubs across England under Labour from 1997 to 2010."
And guess what, folks? Not a single word about the impact of the smoking ban. Not a single word.
Are these people retarded?
"Labour must apologise for the harm they did to community pubs across the country," states Minister for Local Government Grant Shapps.
We agree, Mr. Shapps.
And perhaps once they have apologised, you can resign for failing to notice or mention the 3,530 rather large and obvious elephants in the room.
Where do they find these people? And who votes them in?
Friday, 27 August 2010
UKIP's stunning returns in local council elections
Seen as a protest vote for the European elections by some, and only slowly inching forward at a General Election, what are we to make of these LOCAL COUNCIL election results for UKIP..?
In Sheffield City - Woodhouse, they have beaten the Conservatives and comfortably finished third (13.9%, up from 9.6%).
Meanwhile, in South Bucks District - Burnham Church, UKIP have finished a spectacular second (33.9% of the vote), trouncing the Liberal Democrats in a seat where it appears the Labour Party have decided it is a waste of their time to stand.
Results and analysis HERE.
A very 'well done' to the local UKIP activists in those areas, firstly... but secondly, are we seeing some members of the public waking up to the idea that the European Empire invades every area of national sovereignty and local life, and thus are voting for the largest party advocating British withdrawal..?
In Sheffield City - Woodhouse, they have beaten the Conservatives and comfortably finished third (13.9%, up from 9.6%).
Meanwhile, in South Bucks District - Burnham Church, UKIP have finished a spectacular second (33.9% of the vote), trouncing the Liberal Democrats in a seat where it appears the Labour Party have decided it is a waste of their time to stand.
Results and analysis HERE.
A very 'well done' to the local UKIP activists in those areas, firstly... but secondly, are we seeing some members of the public waking up to the idea that the European Empire invades every area of national sovereignty and local life, and thus are voting for the largest party advocating British withdrawal..?
Quote of the Day: 27th August 2010
"We have a Constitution in this country, written down in different places like - for example - the 1689 Bill of Rights. [...] We in Britain, we are living under an illegally constituted Government."
- UKIP MEP and declared leadership hopeful Gerard Batten telling it as it is in an interview with easily the best news source of the moment, Russia Today.
Nice line, Gerard. That one is noted very warmly by this fully paid-up member of UKIP... and thank GOODNESS that someone in the political sphere understands one of the key messages that this blog has banged on about since the day we went online.
Meanwhile, 'EU support at a nine year low' reports the Daily Express. What a shame that all of OUR money that they've spend on propaganda to brainwash us with seems to have been wasted.
- UKIP MEP and declared leadership hopeful Gerard Batten telling it as it is in an interview with easily the best news source of the moment, Russia Today.
Nice line, Gerard. That one is noted very warmly by this fully paid-up member of UKIP... and thank GOODNESS that someone in the political sphere understands one of the key messages that this blog has banged on about since the day we went online.
Meanwhile, 'EU support at a nine year low' reports the Daily Express. What a shame that all of OUR money that they've spend on propaganda to brainwash us with seems to have been wasted.
The Week in Review
The ten most read posts on this blog over the last seven days were:
1. Nick Clegg having to speak up for England
2. Oath Keepers in the U.S., where are ours?
3. Star Gnaws Giant Rats in Britain
4. Fidel Castro exposing the Bilderberg Group
5. Useful Idiots on the rampage in Edinburgh
6. Sunday Paper Review from 22nd August
7. Thank you Mr. Pickles - the war on street signs
8. Fraser Nelson gets our Quote of the Day kudos
9. Britain & Australia a special relationship
10. Dr. David Kelly conspiracy theories and Blair
Some interesting facts and thoughts to peruse from other blogs and comment writers elsewhere in cyberspace over the last seven days. The ten which most caught out eye are:
1. Daniel Hannan on our EU contributions
2. Open Europe challenging EU spin
3. Big Brother Watch naked body scanners hit the street
4. Derek Bennett The Road out of Europe
5. Watts Up With That? Disturbing Climate Data
6. The Slog Iranian peace flotillas?
7. EU Referendum looks at "Frogs" and the "Hun"
8. Old Holborn Englishmen banned from Bradford
9. EU Referendum It never rains
10. Watts Up With That? Exposes carbon trading
Thank you for reading The Talking Clock, proud to be recognised as the blog of "patriotic foot soldiers" as far away as Finland.
1. Nick Clegg having to speak up for England
2. Oath Keepers in the U.S., where are ours?
3. Star Gnaws Giant Rats in Britain
4. Fidel Castro exposing the Bilderberg Group
5. Useful Idiots on the rampage in Edinburgh
6. Sunday Paper Review from 22nd August
7. Thank you Mr. Pickles - the war on street signs
8. Fraser Nelson gets our Quote of the Day kudos
9. Britain & Australia a special relationship
10. Dr. David Kelly conspiracy theories and Blair
Some interesting facts and thoughts to peruse from other blogs and comment writers elsewhere in cyberspace over the last seven days. The ten which most caught out eye are:
1. Daniel Hannan on our EU contributions
2. Open Europe challenging EU spin
3. Big Brother Watch naked body scanners hit the street
4. Derek Bennett The Road out of Europe
5. Watts Up With That? Disturbing Climate Data
6. The Slog Iranian peace flotillas?
7. EU Referendum looks at "Frogs" and the "Hun"
8. Old Holborn Englishmen banned from Bradford
9. EU Referendum It never rains
10. Watts Up With That? Exposes carbon trading
Thank you for reading The Talking Clock, proud to be recognised as the blog of "patriotic foot soldiers" as far away as Finland.
Finally! The people protest against the Lisbon Treaty! In... ummm... sorry, Nigel Farage... ummm... the "non-country" of Belgium
So, it had to happen eventually. Finally, the people have had enough of the undemocratic, unelected, unaccountable, totalitarian octopus that is the European Empire. Finally, there's a protest!
Okay. It was only five people. Hey, every little helps.
And, rather embarrassingly for us UKIP supporters, the people standing up to the EU monster are from... ummm... Belgium; famously dubbed a "non-country" by Nigel Farage.
Well, he was ripping Emperor von Rumpy-Pumpy a new one, so it was fair game.
Anyway, with a hat-tip to Open Europe, it transpires that protesters from the Désobéissance Civile Belgique group scaled a crane in the centre of Brussels and unfurled a banner protesting that the Lisbon Treaty "rejects the European member states and has been ratified without consulting the citizens".
A rather poor English translation of the original news report can be found here.
A marginally better translation is available of the group's website, which declares that: "Civil Disobedience Belgium (DCB) is an independent [group], refusing any political label," adding their concern that when "a tiny percentage of world population has a monopoly on virtually all the wealth of the planet, when leaders have no respect for life, when society does care more about the future of its children, the future generations, civil disobedience is not a right, it is a duty."
So, the passive acceptance of 'what can we do?' in this country is put to shame by a now famous five... from Belgium.
Meanwhile, Iceland is finding that - should they go the route of becoming swallowed by the European Empire monster - that they will be done up like a kipper.
Be mindful of the fight and debates over fishing - that's how it all starts (or a form of freedom prevails, if you're Norway).
Meanwhile, poor Ireland sounds buggered. That'll teach them to have voted again.
Okay. It was only five people. Hey, every little helps.
And, rather embarrassingly for us UKIP supporters, the people standing up to the EU monster are from... ummm... Belgium; famously dubbed a "non-country" by Nigel Farage.
Well, he was ripping Emperor von Rumpy-Pumpy a new one, so it was fair game.
Anyway, with a hat-tip to Open Europe, it transpires that protesters from the Désobéissance Civile Belgique group scaled a crane in the centre of Brussels and unfurled a banner protesting that the Lisbon Treaty "rejects the European member states and has been ratified without consulting the citizens".
A rather poor English translation of the original news report can be found here.
A marginally better translation is available of the group's website, which declares that: "Civil Disobedience Belgium (DCB) is an independent [group], refusing any political label," adding their concern that when "a tiny percentage of world population has a monopoly on virtually all the wealth of the planet, when leaders have no respect for life, when society does care more about the future of its children, the future generations, civil disobedience is not a right, it is a duty."
So, the passive acceptance of 'what can we do?' in this country is put to shame by a now famous five... from Belgium.
Meanwhile, Iceland is finding that - should they go the route of becoming swallowed by the European Empire monster - that they will be done up like a kipper.
Be mindful of the fight and debates over fishing - that's how it all starts (or a form of freedom prevails, if you're Norway).
Meanwhile, poor Ireland sounds buggered. That'll teach them to have voted again.
Thursday, 26 August 2010
Slaying the EU Monster: Is Dan Hannan about to come good?
Very intriguing post on Dan Hannan's blog at the Telegraph.
In response to one of the blog's comments, he writes - teasingly:
"If I and others set up a cross-party campaign for an In-or-Out referendum, minusthree, do you promise to join?"
Promise to join? I'm not 'minusthree' but I personally not only promise to join, but I hereby pledge £50 and a commitment of every fibre of my being to campaigning on the doorstep.
How's that for my response, Daniel?
Now, please do kindly get on with it. In doing so, you'll carry a huge tide of goodwill of the British people with you - we're sure.
In response to one of the blog's comments, he writes - teasingly:
"If I and others set up a cross-party campaign for an In-or-Out referendum, minusthree, do you promise to join?"
Promise to join? I'm not 'minusthree' but I personally not only promise to join, but I hereby pledge £50 and a commitment of every fibre of my being to campaigning on the doorstep.
How's that for my response, Daniel?
Now, please do kindly get on with it. In doing so, you'll carry a huge tide of goodwill of the British people with you - we're sure.
Nice start, Mr. Pickles - thank you for listening
Are they thinking what I'm thinking? Or are they reading the sometimes incoherent waffle I'm posting?
We wonder this in light of the news that Conservative Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has gone to war on "unnecessary road signs, railings and advertising hoardings".
It's such an out-of-the-box, inspired idea that his Parliamentary colleague John Redwood has blogged his response.
And, rightly or wrongly, justified or not, The Talking Clock gets a warm, fuzzy glow over this one. Why?
Eight days ago, we wrote our very own blog post asking someone to act to get rid of omnipresent, dictatorial street-signs all over the place.
Now, what are the odds?
The very welcome move from Eric Pickles is obviously applauded here - whether we inspired it or not (obviously, we like to think we might have done).
As many dictatorial street signs as he can get rid of, we'll love him more and more. Tear the whole damn lot down.
Mr. Pickles is probably one of the few politicians who keeps doing sensible things. We might grow to like him.
We'll give him a few weeks with this one before seeing if he - or anyone else - will start getting those anti-smoking fascist signs taken down now, too. We get the message, already...
Nope. I will not rant. I just wanted to quickly write nice things about Eric Pickles. Done that. Silence now.
We wonder this in light of the news that Conservative Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has gone to war on "unnecessary road signs, railings and advertising hoardings".
It's such an out-of-the-box, inspired idea that his Parliamentary colleague John Redwood has blogged his response.
And, rightly or wrongly, justified or not, The Talking Clock gets a warm, fuzzy glow over this one. Why?
Eight days ago, we wrote our very own blog post asking someone to act to get rid of omnipresent, dictatorial street-signs all over the place.
Now, what are the odds?
The very welcome move from Eric Pickles is obviously applauded here - whether we inspired it or not (obviously, we like to think we might have done).
As many dictatorial street signs as he can get rid of, we'll love him more and more. Tear the whole damn lot down.
Mr. Pickles is probably one of the few politicians who keeps doing sensible things. We might grow to like him.
We'll give him a few weeks with this one before seeing if he - or anyone else - will start getting those anti-smoking fascist signs taken down now, too. We get the message, already...
Nope. I will not rant. I just wanted to quickly write nice things about Eric Pickles. Done that. Silence now.
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
Where are the English, British and UK's 'Oath Keepers'..?
As a blogger who feels that they are half-way between being "awake" and one of the "sheeple", it is a very regular practise for me to listen to what is being said in alternative sources of media.
Quite often, we've made reference to the exceptionally revealing work of U.S. Constitutionalist and defender of liberties, Alex Jones.
Slightly more mainstream than that, but rapidly going up in our estimations is Russia Today (RT). It's a channel that you'll find on Sky and it's programming comes in glorious English.
As well as having the upfront financial analyst Max Keiser on their platform, they also give a voice to those that our mainstream and 'the establishment' does not want to hear.
It is through listening to such sources that I have slowly become more aware of a U.S. group called the 'Oath Keepers'.
So, who are the 'Oath Keepers'..?
From their website: "Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of currently serving military, reserves, National Guard, veterans, Peace Officers, and Fire Fighters who will fulfill the Oath we swore, with the support of like minded citizens who take an Oath to stand with us, to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, so help us God. Our Oath is to the Constitution."
Now, we KNOW that we have lots of English, British and UK identifying 'brothers and sisters' in the blogosphere who share our passionate position on our NATIONAL constitution, who are clued up to the TREASON that has been enacted against us, and who voice their ANGER at attacks on our rights, freedoms, and attempts to override our common law.
We KNOW that according to our national constitution, as embodied by WRITTEN documents including the Declaration of Rights 1688/Bill of Rights 1689, Magna Carta and Habeas Corpus... that under these, the European Empire - or rather our relationship with it - is null and void. Illegitimate.
Add to that the existing Treason Laws, and the case could not be more strongly made.
So, where are our 'Oath Keepers'..?
Well, it's certainly not our Members of Parliament - those strange creatures who solicit our endorsement once every five years, who - once they receive it via a normally tribal and partisan lack of rationale on behalf of the sheeple then proceed to stop listening.
The same Members of Parliament who have for forty years colluded to ensure that this country has been handed over to a foreign power.
The same Members of Parliament who have, for forty years, seen to it that both the House of Commons and the House of Lords are INTIMIDATED and OVERAWED by the powers of their masters in Brussels, contrary to the Treason Felony Act 1848.
So, where are our 'Oath Keepers'..?
We on these isles have a longstanding position of ridiculing our brothers and sisters in the United States; characterising them as obese, McDonalds and doughnut eating rednecks else Beverley Hills bimbos without a brain cell to share.
However, they are miles and miles ahead of us - and they want their country back from the globalist takeover.
On September 11th - interesting - there will be a huge march on Washington DC.
The chances of the BBC reporting on it are probably minimal... wouldn't want to go giving any of those English, British or U.K. sheeple any ideas now, would they?
And what is this march about? From the website:
"The 2010 March on DC is not just a rally... it is 4 whole days of spectacular freedom promoting events that will educate, inform and inspire all who attend. The March on DC and associated events are truly grassroots—our leadership consists of members from some of the country’s largest independent conservative-minded organizations. All those involved in the planning of this event are non-partisan volunteers who share the common goal of unifying constitutional patriots to preserve liberty and the Constitutional principles upon which this nation was founded. This is an event of the people, by the people and for the people—it is We the People United in Action!"
You see, these "thick as two short planks Yanks" are not like their characterisation at all - they are light years ahead of us, far more awake, and they can see what is being done to their Federation of States by the globalist takeover.
And they want their country back.
We have a long way to go to catch up with our U.S. brothers and sisters.
The first place we need to start is by recognising that we need our own 'Oath Keepers' - and to understand that, consider the following piece of writing by John Harris of TPUC. We agree with every word:
Quite often, we've made reference to the exceptionally revealing work of U.S. Constitutionalist and defender of liberties, Alex Jones.
Slightly more mainstream than that, but rapidly going up in our estimations is Russia Today (RT). It's a channel that you'll find on Sky and it's programming comes in glorious English.
As well as having the upfront financial analyst Max Keiser on their platform, they also give a voice to those that our mainstream and 'the establishment' does not want to hear.
It is through listening to such sources that I have slowly become more aware of a U.S. group called the 'Oath Keepers'.
So, who are the 'Oath Keepers'..?
From their website: "Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of currently serving military, reserves, National Guard, veterans, Peace Officers, and Fire Fighters who will fulfill the Oath we swore, with the support of like minded citizens who take an Oath to stand with us, to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, so help us God. Our Oath is to the Constitution."
Now, we KNOW that we have lots of English, British and UK identifying 'brothers and sisters' in the blogosphere who share our passionate position on our NATIONAL constitution, who are clued up to the TREASON that has been enacted against us, and who voice their ANGER at attacks on our rights, freedoms, and attempts to override our common law.
We KNOW that according to our national constitution, as embodied by WRITTEN documents including the Declaration of Rights 1688/Bill of Rights 1689, Magna Carta and Habeas Corpus... that under these, the European Empire - or rather our relationship with it - is null and void. Illegitimate.
Add to that the existing Treason Laws, and the case could not be more strongly made.
So, where are our 'Oath Keepers'..?
Well, it's certainly not our Members of Parliament - those strange creatures who solicit our endorsement once every five years, who - once they receive it via a normally tribal and partisan lack of rationale on behalf of the sheeple then proceed to stop listening.
The same Members of Parliament who have for forty years colluded to ensure that this country has been handed over to a foreign power.
The same Members of Parliament who have, for forty years, seen to it that both the House of Commons and the House of Lords are INTIMIDATED and OVERAWED by the powers of their masters in Brussels, contrary to the Treason Felony Act 1848.
So, where are our 'Oath Keepers'..?
We on these isles have a longstanding position of ridiculing our brothers and sisters in the United States; characterising them as obese, McDonalds and doughnut eating rednecks else Beverley Hills bimbos without a brain cell to share.
However, they are miles and miles ahead of us - and they want their country back from the globalist takeover.
On September 11th - interesting - there will be a huge march on Washington DC.
The chances of the BBC reporting on it are probably minimal... wouldn't want to go giving any of those English, British or U.K. sheeple any ideas now, would they?
And what is this march about? From the website:
"The 2010 March on DC is not just a rally... it is 4 whole days of spectacular freedom promoting events that will educate, inform and inspire all who attend. The March on DC and associated events are truly grassroots—our leadership consists of members from some of the country’s largest independent conservative-minded organizations. All those involved in the planning of this event are non-partisan volunteers who share the common goal of unifying constitutional patriots to preserve liberty and the Constitutional principles upon which this nation was founded. This is an event of the people, by the people and for the people—it is We the People United in Action!"
You see, these "thick as two short planks Yanks" are not like their characterisation at all - they are light years ahead of us, far more awake, and they can see what is being done to their Federation of States by the globalist takeover.
And they want their country back.
We have a long way to go to catch up with our U.S. brothers and sisters.
The first place we need to start is by recognising that we need our own 'Oath Keepers' - and to understand that, consider the following piece of writing by John Harris of TPUC. We agree with every word:
"Let’s take for another example the MP’s Oath of Allegiance and their blatant disregard for the Oaths they swore and Parliaments conduct over the past 100 years. All Statutory and Parliamentary Acts of law must adhere to one simple rule…all Statutes/Acts of Parliament must only be for the strengthening and preserving of the Common Law of this land…Any Statute/Act of Parliament to the contrary is not valid as proven by… That all and singular the Rights and Liberties asserted and claimed in the said Declaration are the true auntient and indubitable Rights and Liberties of the People of this Kingdome and soe shall be esteemed allowed adjudged deemed and taken to be and that all and every the particulars aforesaid shall be firmly and strictly holden and observed as they are expressed in the said Declaration And all Officers and Ministers whatsoever shall serve their Majestyes and their Successors according to the same in all times to come.
So all Ministers who have swore allegiance to Her Majesty are required by Common Law and by the evidence of their sworn oath, to maintain the format of Government in accordance with the terms of the Coronation Oath, an Oath taken by the Queen to regulate the Government in accordance to the laws and customs of the people entrenched in the Common Law of this land. Any minister who breaks this oath has removed his legitimacy to his position within Parliament by his own actions and the evidence of his none legitimacy is in the above.
As Major and Straw have both said on past occasions… Parliament is without the authority to require the Queen to break the terms of her coronation oath…. This, quite simply, says it all."
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Samantha's Baby
Well, this blogger isn't particularly interested in the fact that David Cameron and his lady wife are celebrating the birth of a newborn.
We're so desensitized with the lives of celebrities being covered in minute detail elsewhere (and masquerading as 'news') that we don't feel moved to 'awww' and 'coo' gushingly as we're no doubt supposed to. That said, we refuse to be utterly and totally miserable.
So congratulations to the Cameron clan.
There seems to have been a never ending conveyor belt of these baby births in Downing Street lately.
What's going on there?
There were so many of them being born there under the last lot that we half expected to hear Mandelson announce he was pregnant, too.
We'll really get suspicious if we see Mia Farrow furtively hanging around the gates of Downing Street with a copy of her film Rosemary's Baby in hand, wanting a confidential word...
We're so desensitized with the lives of celebrities being covered in minute detail elsewhere (and masquerading as 'news') that we don't feel moved to 'awww' and 'coo' gushingly as we're no doubt supposed to. That said, we refuse to be utterly and totally miserable.
So congratulations to the Cameron clan.
There seems to have been a never ending conveyor belt of these baby births in Downing Street lately.
What's going on there?
There were so many of them being born there under the last lot that we half expected to hear Mandelson announce he was pregnant, too.
We'll really get suspicious if we see Mia Farrow furtively hanging around the gates of Downing Street with a copy of her film Rosemary's Baby in hand, wanting a confidential word...
Monday, 23 August 2010
European Empire loving Nick Clegg: Having to speak up for England
Poor Nick Clegg.
The leftist media seems to have fallen out of love with him, the rest of the media never really much cared for him, his own party are sniping - worried about their electoral future, the Labour Party are trying to tempt disgruntled LibDem MPs to cross the floor, his 'Brokeback Coalition' protective senior partner is off on his jolly holidays...
And now, now... well, it couldn't get any worse, could it?
Why, yes.
The poor love has had to spend the day playing the proud patriot, speaking up for a nation state!
But it gets worse still. He couldn't get away with whitewashing that nation state out with the umbrella term of 'the United Kingdom'.
Nope, he had to actually name the nation state that dare not speak it's name.
Entertaining a team from FIFA for England's 2018 World Cup bid, here's some of the stuff that Nick Clegg has had to say on the public record:
"There are few nations that can claim the passion we in England have for football."
"I think there really are very few nations that can claim the same passion that we have in England for the game of football."
Ahhh, we love it.
Remember, this is former European Empire employee Nick Clegg.
Nick Clegg, who contrived with his party and with Labour to deny us a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.
Nick Clegg, who would ram this country deeper and deeper into the European Empire given half the chance.
And now, as part of his paid job, he has to stand there, in front of cameras and a microphone, saying passionate things about the nation state.
And not just any nation state. Oh no. He has to stand there saying passionate things about England.
How utterly flipping delicious is that?
And there'll always be an England, Cleggy... no matter how much you and your fellow European Empire loving party colleagues and Brussels based plotters might wish otherwise.
Three lions on our shirt, a red cross on a white background in our hearts - not a circle of twelve golden stars anywhere.
That's how it will remain.
...but we do love the fact he had to stand there and speak up for England as part of his job.
Delicious!
The leftist media seems to have fallen out of love with him, the rest of the media never really much cared for him, his own party are sniping - worried about their electoral future, the Labour Party are trying to tempt disgruntled LibDem MPs to cross the floor, his 'Brokeback Coalition' protective senior partner is off on his jolly holidays...
And now, now... well, it couldn't get any worse, could it?
Why, yes.
The poor love has had to spend the day playing the proud patriot, speaking up for a nation state!
But it gets worse still. He couldn't get away with whitewashing that nation state out with the umbrella term of 'the United Kingdom'.
Nope, he had to actually name the nation state that dare not speak it's name.
Entertaining a team from FIFA for England's 2018 World Cup bid, here's some of the stuff that Nick Clegg has had to say on the public record:
"There are few nations that can claim the passion we in England have for football."
"I think there really are very few nations that can claim the same passion that we have in England for the game of football."
Ahhh, we love it.
Remember, this is former European Empire employee Nick Clegg.
Nick Clegg, who contrived with his party and with Labour to deny us a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.
Nick Clegg, who would ram this country deeper and deeper into the European Empire given half the chance.
And now, as part of his paid job, he has to stand there, in front of cameras and a microphone, saying passionate things about the nation state.
And not just any nation state. Oh no. He has to stand there saying passionate things about England.
How utterly flipping delicious is that?
And there'll always be an England, Cleggy... no matter how much you and your fellow European Empire loving party colleagues and Brussels based plotters might wish otherwise.
Three lions on our shirt, a red cross on a white background in our hearts - not a circle of twelve golden stars anywhere.
That's how it will remain.
...but we do love the fact he had to stand there and speak up for England as part of his job.
Delicious!
Useful idiots on the rampage in Edinburgh
Alan Cochrane, on the Daily Telegraph, adopts a phrase we have used - "useful idiots" - to describe the 'Climate Camp' protesters engaged in what he claims are acts of criminal damage at the headquarters of RBS and other locations in and around Edinburgh.
"Supporting a malign cause in the mistaken belief that it is a force for good when common sense should suggest the opposite is a common feature of the deluded in our midst and nowhere is this better demonstrated than when the words “climate change” are mentioned. Simply uttering them apparently justifies any action, no matter how daft or how violent," he writes.
However, Mr. Cochrane then goes on to write a defence of RBS - and that's where our opinions diverge.
We agree that the 'climate camp' protesters are useful idiots... but the banks must be loving it.
See, if the climate protesters had their way and we were alldissuaded forced from our Western lifestyles through carbon taxes and the buying and selling of carbon credits, the people who stand to make billions and trillions are the banks and the mega rich - the more global the bank and the more super rich the globalist, the more they'll be loving seeing the 'climate camp' protesters smashing things up in the name of Gaia.
There's no doubt a few global government supporting eugenicists are rubbing their hands together in glee at these alleged, reported actions, too.
We say 'reported' as we have not seen any video footage of anyone smashing up anything. We're taking the corporate media's word for it. Maybe we're being misled by the media. Wouldn't be the first time.
However, if these protesters are smashing up anything or causing criminal damage in any other way, it just makes me shake my head in bewilderment all the more.
Not over the issue of 'climate change'.
But those who would curtail our civil liberties and our rights to protest would use such actions to justify clamping down on all legitimate political marches and rallies.
The bizarre thing is that, no doubt, most of those protesting at RBS would probably tend towards the 'leftist' camp.
But hang on... didn't the Home Secretary ban a march by the supposedly "far right" English Defence League because of the threat to public order?
Ahhh, because peaceful objection by those portrayed as on "the right" is evil.
Smashing things up a bit, if you're a leftist, is an act of kindness and compassion.
Pull the other one. Makes me want to vomit.
We do not identify with the English Defence League (though we have some small degree of sympathies with them), but we do find it interesting that the leftists seem to have political causes on their interest radar where smashing things up a bit and damaging everyone else's right to free speech are commonplace.
And yet, all the time, they are protesting at the headquarters of a bank - and the people who will stand to gain most from carbon taxes and carbon credits are... the banks and the super-rich.
It will not establish some socialist Utopian ideal, where rice cakes, Quorn burgers and Linda McCartney's tofu treats* are distributed equally.
Good grief.
I can visualise what they must be doing in the offices of Goldman Sachs... rubbing their hands together, cackling and thinking 'protest more, you fools' before laughing in a dark, menacing manner.
This whole 'climate change' business is a circus. A great big circus big top inside of which people should follow the money. And boy, it's trillions upon trillions upon trillions...
Let them get on with it... but let's hope that, in the process, they don't cause the useless idiots, the Government, to plot further ways of preventing free speech and peaceful protest.
Protest by all means, but there's really no need to resort to violence against property.
It's lucky that the leftists of the Labour flavour are not in Government - we know how much that brand of leftist used any mythological excuse to remove our civil liberties... this 'climate camp' protest would be double bread-and-butter to their agenda.
Goodness only knows what these exact same people would do at the sight of a peaceful protest by the English Defence League, though we could hazard a good guess.
Meanwhile, the rest of us - not leftist extremists, not right wing extremists - we, the balanced, centrist people remain at home. We have not spoken. But the day will come when we in the silent majority find our voice.
[* Part of that line is a Jennifer Saunders / Absolutely Fabulous 'homage'. Credit where due. Her character, Edina Monsoon, was using conjecture to make a comedic, polemic comparison between Jimi Hendrix and Kylie Minogue, if you must know.]
See also:
Deadline Scotland
Daily Express - Bank Protest Descends Into Chaos
"Supporting a malign cause in the mistaken belief that it is a force for good when common sense should suggest the opposite is a common feature of the deluded in our midst and nowhere is this better demonstrated than when the words “climate change” are mentioned. Simply uttering them apparently justifies any action, no matter how daft or how violent," he writes.
However, Mr. Cochrane then goes on to write a defence of RBS - and that's where our opinions diverge.
We agree that the 'climate camp' protesters are useful idiots... but the banks must be loving it.
See, if the climate protesters had their way and we were all
There's no doubt a few global government supporting eugenicists are rubbing their hands together in glee at these alleged, reported actions, too.
We say 'reported' as we have not seen any video footage of anyone smashing up anything. We're taking the corporate media's word for it. Maybe we're being misled by the media. Wouldn't be the first time.
However, if these protesters are smashing up anything or causing criminal damage in any other way, it just makes me shake my head in bewilderment all the more.
Not over the issue of 'climate change'.
But those who would curtail our civil liberties and our rights to protest would use such actions to justify clamping down on all legitimate political marches and rallies.
The bizarre thing is that, no doubt, most of those protesting at RBS would probably tend towards the 'leftist' camp.
But hang on... didn't the Home Secretary ban a march by the supposedly "far right" English Defence League because of the threat to public order?
Ahhh, because peaceful objection by those portrayed as on "the right" is evil.
Smashing things up a bit, if you're a leftist, is an act of kindness and compassion.
Pull the other one. Makes me want to vomit.
We do not identify with the English Defence League (though we have some small degree of sympathies with them), but we do find it interesting that the leftists seem to have political causes on their interest radar where smashing things up a bit and damaging everyone else's right to free speech are commonplace.
And yet, all the time, they are protesting at the headquarters of a bank - and the people who will stand to gain most from carbon taxes and carbon credits are... the banks and the super-rich.
It will not establish some socialist Utopian ideal, where rice cakes, Quorn burgers and Linda McCartney's tofu treats* are distributed equally.
Good grief.
I can visualise what they must be doing in the offices of Goldman Sachs... rubbing their hands together, cackling and thinking 'protest more, you fools' before laughing in a dark, menacing manner.
This whole 'climate change' business is a circus. A great big circus big top inside of which people should follow the money. And boy, it's trillions upon trillions upon trillions...
Let them get on with it... but let's hope that, in the process, they don't cause the useless idiots, the Government, to plot further ways of preventing free speech and peaceful protest.
Protest by all means, but there's really no need to resort to violence against property.
It's lucky that the leftists of the Labour flavour are not in Government - we know how much that brand of leftist used any mythological excuse to remove our civil liberties... this 'climate camp' protest would be double bread-and-butter to their agenda.
Goodness only knows what these exact same people would do at the sight of a peaceful protest by the English Defence League, though we could hazard a good guess.
Meanwhile, the rest of us - not leftist extremists, not right wing extremists - we, the balanced, centrist people remain at home. We have not spoken. But the day will come when we in the silent majority find our voice.
[* Part of that line is a Jennifer Saunders / Absolutely Fabulous 'homage'. Credit where due. Her character, Edina Monsoon, was using conjecture to make a comedic, polemic comparison between Jimi Hendrix and Kylie Minogue, if you must know.]
See also:
Deadline Scotland
Daily Express - Bank Protest Descends Into Chaos
Sunday, 22 August 2010
Quote of the Day: 22nd August 2010
"With most of his LibDem mates in government, he’s run out of drinking partners. So he ends up getting all maudlin with Labour MPs. I’m told that the “talks” with Labour are 2am moans. And that the only defection being considered is from Glenfiddich to Glenmorangie. Kennedy is a gifted, articulate politician who didn’t apply himself. If he’s going to cross the floor, he needs to be able to do it in a straight line."
- Fraser Nelson's thoughts on former Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy
Oooh, Fraser! You are a vicious bitch... but we like ya'.
- Fraser Nelson's thoughts on former Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy
Oooh, Fraser! You are a vicious bitch... but we like ya'.
Types of MP: Edwina Currie vs. Karen Buck
"...and when I spoke to people who were sat in the gallery and asked them if they had written to their MP, all too often, there was an embarrassed shuffling of feet and looking at the ground."
So said Edwina Currie MP, talking about members of the LGBT community who were sat in the gallery of the House of Commons during the debate on the narrowly defeated Bill to equalise the ages of consent in 1994.
(Source: Stonewall)
Her position was seemingly that the Bill, of which she was a sponsor, had been been narrowly defeated due to insufficient people lobbying and interacting with their elected representative over the matter.
Extrapolating that argument forward, what Edwina Currie was suggesting was that politicians are elected to serve their constituents; that they have an obligation to listen and to vote in the House of Commons according to the views expressed by their constituents.
Quite right, too.
We also have before us an email which was sent on Thursday to Karen Buck MP.
Ms. Buck had been contacted by a constituent about the Medway 'happy slapping' vigilante robbery attacks on smokers.
Her response was to tell her constituent: "I am not personally going to do anything about this. Parliamentary protocol stipulates that I do not take up cases in other Members’ constituencies so I will leave this to the local MP."
Her understandably frustrated constituent wrote back and said: "That's disappointing, Karen. Without offence intended, I cannot see what it is that you do to represent me. You always say the opposite to anything I ask of you. This representative democracy thing is a bit rubbish really, isn't it?"
Back came Karen Buck MP with the following reply: "My voting record on smoking related issues is publicly available and you and the other individuals in my constituency had a chance to vote against me if you took issue with them. The definition of democracy is not that I agree with everything every constituent says to me but to represent you to the best of my ability on the basis of my judgment* which enough of your fellow constituents felt warranted my return in May. It is not often I do so but I am going to quote Burke, “Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.”"
[* our emphasis]
So, what is Karen Buck saying, there? She is seemingly saying that, once elected, it is her judgment which counts, not the opinions of anything that a constituent has on any matter. That once elected, she will act "on the basis of my judgment" - which implies that it is a bit pointless writing to her about anything.
Now, you might take a position on that - and we extend the invitation to the right to reply.
But then another consideration comes in. Do such MPs actually serve their constituents according to their judgment?
What we know is that, within Parliament, there is a system of party whips. The job of these enforcers is to ensure that politicians adhere to the party line.
We looked at the voting record of Karen Buck MP. It appears that she is an ultra party loyalist. So, either she genuinely agrees with everything that the Labour Party's central policy units contrive to produce, else she follows the House of Commons whips.
Here's the voting record for you to see for yourself.
Between March 2007 and March 2009, for example, Karen Buck did not 'rebel' against her party line once.
So, with an MP who states that they will serve their constituents "on the basis of my judgment" (our emphasis) - and/or one who adheres to the authoritative diktats of party whips - is there any point in writing to or personally lobbying such an MP..?
Probably not.
And if not, then how does one avoid prompting Edwina Currie's observation - that people have to lobby and write to their MP? If writing to and lobbying an MP has the net result of absolutely nothing, isn't the entire act an empty and futile gesture - designed to release a personal bit of steam rather than to effect any legitimate change?
One thing is absolutely sure.
It would appear to this blogger that there are two types of MP.
The type who will listen to their constituent and the type who will act according to their own opinion and/or the party line.
Of the two, we would choose Edwina Currie every time.
So said Edwina Currie MP, talking about members of the LGBT community who were sat in the gallery of the House of Commons during the debate on the narrowly defeated Bill to equalise the ages of consent in 1994.
(Source: Stonewall)
Her position was seemingly that the Bill, of which she was a sponsor, had been been narrowly defeated due to insufficient people lobbying and interacting with their elected representative over the matter.
Extrapolating that argument forward, what Edwina Currie was suggesting was that politicians are elected to serve their constituents; that they have an obligation to listen and to vote in the House of Commons according to the views expressed by their constituents.
Quite right, too.
We also have before us an email which was sent on Thursday to Karen Buck MP.
Ms. Buck had been contacted by a constituent about the Medway 'happy slapping' vigilante robbery attacks on smokers.
Her response was to tell her constituent: "I am not personally going to do anything about this. Parliamentary protocol stipulates that I do not take up cases in other Members’ constituencies so I will leave this to the local MP."
Her understandably frustrated constituent wrote back and said: "That's disappointing, Karen. Without offence intended, I cannot see what it is that you do to represent me. You always say the opposite to anything I ask of you. This representative democracy thing is a bit rubbish really, isn't it?"
Back came Karen Buck MP with the following reply: "My voting record on smoking related issues is publicly available and you and the other individuals in my constituency had a chance to vote against me if you took issue with them. The definition of democracy is not that I agree with everything every constituent says to me but to represent you to the best of my ability on the basis of my judgment* which enough of your fellow constituents felt warranted my return in May. It is not often I do so but I am going to quote Burke, “Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.”"
[* our emphasis]
So, what is Karen Buck saying, there? She is seemingly saying that, once elected, it is her judgment which counts, not the opinions of anything that a constituent has on any matter. That once elected, she will act "on the basis of my judgment" - which implies that it is a bit pointless writing to her about anything.
Now, you might take a position on that - and we extend the invitation to the right to reply.
But then another consideration comes in. Do such MPs actually serve their constituents according to their judgment?
What we know is that, within Parliament, there is a system of party whips. The job of these enforcers is to ensure that politicians adhere to the party line.
We looked at the voting record of Karen Buck MP. It appears that she is an ultra party loyalist. So, either she genuinely agrees with everything that the Labour Party's central policy units contrive to produce, else she follows the House of Commons whips.
Here's the voting record for you to see for yourself.
Between March 2007 and March 2009, for example, Karen Buck did not 'rebel' against her party line once.
So, with an MP who states that they will serve their constituents "on the basis of my judgment" (our emphasis) - and/or one who adheres to the authoritative diktats of party whips - is there any point in writing to or personally lobbying such an MP..?
Probably not.
And if not, then how does one avoid prompting Edwina Currie's observation - that people have to lobby and write to their MP? If writing to and lobbying an MP has the net result of absolutely nothing, isn't the entire act an empty and futile gesture - designed to release a personal bit of steam rather than to effect any legitimate change?
One thing is absolutely sure.
It would appear to this blogger that there are two types of MP.
The type who will listen to their constituent and the type who will act according to their own opinion and/or the party line.
Of the two, we would choose Edwina Currie every time.
Sunday Paper Review: 22nd August 2010
The Sunday Telegraph runs big with, and hopefully might shame the Brokeback Coalition into action over, the detail of a huge rise in what it calls 'Britons exported for trial' - the effects of the "no evidence needed" European Arrest Warrant are laid out chillingly for all to see, with reporter Andrew Gilligan finding that British folk are being extradited for trial for things which are not even crimes in our country.
Ahhh, would this be the same European Arrest Warrant that UKIP have been warning about for ages? Oh yes, one and that same. We're glad to see the detail laid bare in the Sunday Telegraph and we hope that they maintain pressure on this issue until the Conservative backbenchers grow a spine and force 'Call Me Dave' to do something.
Now, you may remember several months ago, a story about a proposal of introducing toll roads in Britain. As all roads in Britain are built with taxpayer money, such a move would be highly controversial and would cause widespread anger. Ahhh, but now the truth of the matter emerges.
The Sunday Express reports that "European Commission bureaucrats are plotting to merge the UK’s main traffic routes with those on the Continent to form a transport network under their control." It reports that the European Empire "has already agreed to launch the European Electronic Toll Service (EETS)" on "the stretch of M4 over the Severn Bridge." It also notes that "[another] directive has been presented to the European Parliament calling for road pricing, or taxes, for lorries to reduce carbon dioxide emissions." A very naive Department for Transport comment responds by stating: "The Trans-European Transport Network allows the UK to bid for funding for transport projects but does not give the EU any control over UK roads. We have ruled out charging for existing roads and any decisions on this matter are for the UK Government to make." Now... do we believe the Department for Transport or the Sunday Express? Given the track record..?
The Independent on Sunday examines the Government's 'Spending Challenge' consultation exercise, which it laments as being a "gimmick" and "considerably less meaningful than the voting in a television talent show". It says: "Many of the suggestions on the website are repetitive and similarly worded, including proposals to pull out of the European Union." However, the Independent on Sunday also wisely faces up to something that those of us with a brain had figured out already, writing: "Consultation, like community or progressive, is one of those words that ought to have any good democrat counting the spoons." Remember that, next time a Miliband or a Clegg talks about the "progressive left"...
The Observer picks up on a story which we were going to comment on yesterday and makes the same point we were going to do for us. It discusses the sensational rape allegations against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. In a very cleverly worded article that hints at journalistic neutrality, the newspaper notes the "claims that a smear campaign had been orchestrated by foreign interests keen to discredit him". The allegations are now widely "the subject of conspiracy theories," the newspaper seemingly codedly notes.
This blog feels no need to be quite so neutral. We saw the stories and thought they were a load of nonsense and a complete establishment hit-piece... which will probably backfire on the establishment somewhat massively in the court of public opinion. Yes, many members of the public are quite dumb at times - but we're not that stupid and devoid of an imagination...
Now, unbelievably to us - and no doubt to those of you reading this - there are some people in the world, even in this country, who do not engage with the blogosphere. The Mail on Sunday has decided that those people should share in the delights of Douglas Carswell, the Conservative MP who often wins the 'Quote of the Day' kudos on this blog. Taking a number of Carswell's daily blog posts as their inspiration, the newspaper tells how he has "mercilessly mocked the Prime Minister for picking outsiders such as Topshop boss Sir Philip Green to help him, instead of calling upon his own MPs." One suspects that the many Conservative Party voters who read the Mail on Sunday will find the comments of Carswell strike a very popular chord.
Meanwhile, the News of the World trashes Tony Blair's forthcoming autobiography as being "more like 'a love letter' to ex-US President George W. Bush." The report also gives hints of how Blair's memoirs will depict Gordon Brown - and it appears attacking Gormless over his handling of the economy are high on the agenda.
And finally... after blaming "climate change" on man and being globally rebuffed, it seems the green costumed anti-Western lifestyle fascists are left desperately looking for something, anything to grab on to. This one has been noted before, but nonetheless, the quote of the day comes from The People which tells us that: "Flatulent cows are one of the biggest causes of climate change." Of course. The natural changes in Earth's climate are far more likely to be down to farting cows than anything to do with that rather warm, gaseous sun in the sky. Oh yes...
Gosh.. how desperate for carbon taxes and global government are these people?
Ahhh, would this be the same European Arrest Warrant that UKIP have been warning about for ages? Oh yes, one and that same. We're glad to see the detail laid bare in the Sunday Telegraph and we hope that they maintain pressure on this issue until the Conservative backbenchers grow a spine and force 'Call Me Dave' to do something.
Now, you may remember several months ago, a story about a proposal of introducing toll roads in Britain. As all roads in Britain are built with taxpayer money, such a move would be highly controversial and would cause widespread anger. Ahhh, but now the truth of the matter emerges.
The Sunday Express reports that "European Commission bureaucrats are plotting to merge the UK’s main traffic routes with those on the Continent to form a transport network under their control." It reports that the European Empire "has already agreed to launch the European Electronic Toll Service (EETS)" on "the stretch of M4 over the Severn Bridge." It also notes that "[another] directive has been presented to the European Parliament calling for road pricing, or taxes, for lorries to reduce carbon dioxide emissions." A very naive Department for Transport comment responds by stating: "The Trans-European Transport Network allows the UK to bid for funding for transport projects but does not give the EU any control over UK roads. We have ruled out charging for existing roads and any decisions on this matter are for the UK Government to make." Now... do we believe the Department for Transport or the Sunday Express? Given the track record..?
The Independent on Sunday examines the Government's 'Spending Challenge' consultation exercise, which it laments as being a "gimmick" and "considerably less meaningful than the voting in a television talent show". It says: "Many of the suggestions on the website are repetitive and similarly worded, including proposals to pull out of the European Union." However, the Independent on Sunday also wisely faces up to something that those of us with a brain had figured out already, writing: "Consultation, like community or progressive, is one of those words that ought to have any good democrat counting the spoons." Remember that, next time a Miliband or a Clegg talks about the "progressive left"...
The Observer picks up on a story which we were going to comment on yesterday and makes the same point we were going to do for us. It discusses the sensational rape allegations against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. In a very cleverly worded article that hints at journalistic neutrality, the newspaper notes the "claims that a smear campaign had been orchestrated by foreign interests keen to discredit him". The allegations are now widely "the subject of conspiracy theories," the newspaper seemingly codedly notes.
This blog feels no need to be quite so neutral. We saw the stories and thought they were a load of nonsense and a complete establishment hit-piece... which will probably backfire on the establishment somewhat massively in the court of public opinion. Yes, many members of the public are quite dumb at times - but we're not that stupid and devoid of an imagination...
Now, unbelievably to us - and no doubt to those of you reading this - there are some people in the world, even in this country, who do not engage with the blogosphere. The Mail on Sunday has decided that those people should share in the delights of Douglas Carswell, the Conservative MP who often wins the 'Quote of the Day' kudos on this blog. Taking a number of Carswell's daily blog posts as their inspiration, the newspaper tells how he has "mercilessly mocked the Prime Minister for picking outsiders such as Topshop boss Sir Philip Green to help him, instead of calling upon his own MPs." One suspects that the many Conservative Party voters who read the Mail on Sunday will find the comments of Carswell strike a very popular chord.
Meanwhile, the News of the World trashes Tony Blair's forthcoming autobiography as being "more like 'a love letter' to ex-US President George W. Bush." The report also gives hints of how Blair's memoirs will depict Gordon Brown - and it appears attacking Gormless over his handling of the economy are high on the agenda.
And finally... after blaming "climate change" on man and being globally rebuffed, it seems the green costumed anti-Western lifestyle fascists are left desperately looking for something, anything to grab on to. This one has been noted before, but nonetheless, the quote of the day comes from The People which tells us that: "Flatulent cows are one of the biggest causes of climate change." Of course. The natural changes in Earth's climate are far more likely to be down to farting cows than anything to do with that rather warm, gaseous sun in the sky. Oh yes...
Gosh.. how desperate for carbon taxes and global government are these people?
Saturday, 21 August 2010
Paul Nuttall MEP: I won't stand for UKIP leadership
UKIP's Chairman, Paul Nuttall MEP, has announced that he will not be standing for the UKIP leadership, recently announced as being vacated by Lord Pearson.
At a youthful 32 years of age, Nuttall is UKIP's youngest Chairman so far and is seemingly growing in confidence as a political orator - as anybody who has watched the clips of UKIP speakers on YouTube will no doubt agree.
Indeed, communicating seems to be one of Nuttall's strengths and his willingness to get involved with door-to-door canvassing as well as to communicate via the internet with UKIP supporters nationwide are to his credit.
The public announcement of his decision not to run for leader comes via his regularly updated blog, where he writes: "My reasons for this decision are simple: I am committed to a huge amount of public meetings in the North West over the coming year, as well as helping to oversee some overdue restructuring in the region. I also want to spend a lot of time in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland campaigning for the assembly and parliamentary elections next year, as well as putting myself forward once again for my local council."
We're sure Paul's career in politics is only just beginning and so, while he has declined the chance of running for the top job of Britain's fourth largest political party for now, he is certainly someone to watch for the future.
At a youthful 32 years of age, Nuttall is UKIP's youngest Chairman so far and is seemingly growing in confidence as a political orator - as anybody who has watched the clips of UKIP speakers on YouTube will no doubt agree.
Indeed, communicating seems to be one of Nuttall's strengths and his willingness to get involved with door-to-door canvassing as well as to communicate via the internet with UKIP supporters nationwide are to his credit.
The public announcement of his decision not to run for leader comes via his regularly updated blog, where he writes: "My reasons for this decision are simple: I am committed to a huge amount of public meetings in the North West over the coming year, as well as helping to oversee some overdue restructuring in the region. I also want to spend a lot of time in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland campaigning for the assembly and parliamentary elections next year, as well as putting myself forward once again for my local council."
We're sure Paul's career in politics is only just beginning and so, while he has declined the chance of running for the top job of Britain's fourth largest political party for now, he is certainly someone to watch for the future.
Brits and Australia
I have to give praise where due - sat watching coverage of the Australian election results live on Sky News via the interactive red button.
I'm so glad that Sky News had the good sense to provide this coverage.
We British folk share a common heritage, culture, and Head of State with the people of Australia.
Kylie Minogue is a shared national treasure. Twenty million used to watch Neighbours and Prisoner: Cell Block H still has a huge cult following in the UK.
A lot of the people living in Oz are from this country else their grandparents have a link.
And the main contenders for the Oz top gig have... ooh... which nation's blood coursing through their veins..? Could it... possibly... be our own..?
Britain and Australia have a shared understanding.
We're interested in Australia. We're brothers and sisters all.
And in that lies the lesson as for why the European Empire can never work. We don't speak their language. We don't have much in common. We're not interested and we have a different system of laws.
Thus endeth the rapidly posted stream of consciousness.
We're off watching what our Australian brothers and sisters have been deciding for their immediate future.
And well done Sky for enabling us to be able to.
I'm so glad that Sky News had the good sense to provide this coverage.
We British folk share a common heritage, culture, and Head of State with the people of Australia.
Kylie Minogue is a shared national treasure. Twenty million used to watch Neighbours and Prisoner: Cell Block H still has a huge cult following in the UK.
A lot of the people living in Oz are from this country else their grandparents have a link.
And the main contenders for the Oz top gig have... ooh... which nation's blood coursing through their veins..? Could it... possibly... be our own..?
Britain and Australia have a shared understanding.
We're interested in Australia. We're brothers and sisters all.
And in that lies the lesson as for why the European Empire can never work. We don't speak their language. We don't have much in common. We're not interested and we have a different system of laws.
Thus endeth the rapidly posted stream of consciousness.
We're off watching what our Australian brothers and sisters have been deciding for their immediate future.
And well done Sky for enabling us to be able to.
Friday, 20 August 2010
Now even Fidel Castro is exposing the shadowy Bilderberg Group
We did wonder, yesterday, why 'Bilderberg' was charting highly on Google Trends.
It seems that Fidel Castro wants the world to know about the Bilderberg Group.
On Wednesday, Castro apparently quoted extensively in a written article in the Granma paper from Daniel Estulin's 2006 book The Secrets of the Bilderberg Club - a book and author that Castro has chosen to now publicly praise.
In the first part of the article, Castro names Conservative Chancellor George Osborne as one of his targets for condemnation.
The second part almost entirely cites from Estulin's book.
Up until recently, most members of the public were 'reassured' by the establishment media that the Bilderberg Group was nothing more than a silly 'conspiracy theory'.
However, that has changed in a very short space of time and the Bilderberg group has been forced out of the shadows.
Most noteworthy for recently ending the conspiracy theory categorisation in the UK is Charlie Skelton - originally hired by The Guardian to take the piss out of Bilderberg theories in 2009, he soon found out that the shadowy organisation is no laughing matter at all. He continued his exposé this year as the Bilderberg Group met in Sitges, Spain.
In the U.S., constitution and liberty defender Alex Jones continues to spotlight the Bilderberg sinister 'think tank'.
Both of these Bilderberg-exposing heroes follow late on the tail of legendary Bilderberg hunter Jim Tucker, a writer and journalist who has sought to expose the group since the 1970's.
Earlier this year, UKIP's Nigel Farage told the world via Alex Jones' show that he thinks Bilderberg attendees are "dangerous lunatics".
Bilderberg - attended by the political elite and global industrialists - was founded in 1954 by Prince Bernhard, a former Nazi who later went on to play a major role as President of the World Wildlife Fund.
Feel free to do as much research as you like - we're just giving you some starting points for your Bilderberg knowledge.
Alex Jones has more on today's Castro story HERE, where you can see two free the-truth-about Bilderberg films.
It seems that Fidel Castro wants the world to know about the Bilderberg Group.
On Wednesday, Castro apparently quoted extensively in a written article in the Granma paper from Daniel Estulin's 2006 book The Secrets of the Bilderberg Club - a book and author that Castro has chosen to now publicly praise.
In the first part of the article, Castro names Conservative Chancellor George Osborne as one of his targets for condemnation.
The second part almost entirely cites from Estulin's book.
Up until recently, most members of the public were 'reassured' by the establishment media that the Bilderberg Group was nothing more than a silly 'conspiracy theory'.
However, that has changed in a very short space of time and the Bilderberg group has been forced out of the shadows.
Most noteworthy for recently ending the conspiracy theory categorisation in the UK is Charlie Skelton - originally hired by The Guardian to take the piss out of Bilderberg theories in 2009, he soon found out that the shadowy organisation is no laughing matter at all. He continued his exposé this year as the Bilderberg Group met in Sitges, Spain.
In the U.S., constitution and liberty defender Alex Jones continues to spotlight the Bilderberg sinister 'think tank'.
Both of these Bilderberg-exposing heroes follow late on the tail of legendary Bilderberg hunter Jim Tucker, a writer and journalist who has sought to expose the group since the 1970's.
Earlier this year, UKIP's Nigel Farage told the world via Alex Jones' show that he thinks Bilderberg attendees are "dangerous lunatics".
Bilderberg - attended by the political elite and global industrialists - was founded in 1954 by Prince Bernhard, a former Nazi who later went on to play a major role as President of the World Wildlife Fund.
Feel free to do as much research as you like - we're just giving you some starting points for your Bilderberg knowledge.
Alex Jones has more on today's Castro story HERE, where you can see two free the-truth-about Bilderberg films.
Quote of the Day
"Perhaps the left is about to discover a broader truth; the internet makes it impossible for elites to try to shape the planet, and the people on it, according to their own preconceived notions of how the world should be. The dispersed, democratic medium that is the internet doesn’t produce a shiny new Euro-identity because that shiny new Euro-identity is the bogus product of remote elite."
- Douglas Carswell MP, doing more than enough to restore a fair slice of faith around here, for today at least...
- Douglas Carswell MP, doing more than enough to restore a fair slice of faith around here, for today at least...
Star Gnaws: The Empire's Giant Rats
Well, the day has barely started and The Sun gives us a first nibble from our least favourite rotten menu - reasons to dislike the European Empire.
And it's a case of 'star gnaws' as a dark invader runs amok in Britain - giant rats* - and the European Empire won't let us strike back.
[* People of a nervous disposition might feel uncomfortable with the photographs on The Sun's story linked above ]
With the useful idiots of the green lobby joining up with the EU to make sure that our dustbins only get emptied once every four years (okay, fortnightly approximately, provided the lid closes), one might have thought we'd be at threat of being swamped with mice and cockroaches.
But no, it's giant rats which are biting in.
And, as The Sun explains: "John Davison, head of the National Pest Technicians Association, said the population could explode if the EU approves a new rule governing culling. It stipulates that one of the most effective rat poisons - used as "bait" - can only be placed in special metal or plastic containers."
European Empire and dirty vermin in the same story. How apt.
Want to hate on the European Empire more this morning? Here's the Daily Express with a story on how 'Eurocrats get huge page rise'... the newspaper even makes it their front page; exposed for all to see. Good for you, Daily Express. The EU fuzzy wuzzies won't like it up 'em, but we applaud any newspaper taking on the role of Home Guard.
And it's a case of 'star gnaws' as a dark invader runs amok in Britain - giant rats* - and the European Empire won't let us strike back.
[* People of a nervous disposition might feel uncomfortable with the photographs on The Sun's story linked above ]
With the useful idiots of the green lobby joining up with the EU to make sure that our dustbins only get emptied once every four years (okay, fortnightly approximately, provided the lid closes), one might have thought we'd be at threat of being swamped with mice and cockroaches.
But no, it's giant rats which are biting in.
And, as The Sun explains: "John Davison, head of the National Pest Technicians Association, said the population could explode if the EU approves a new rule governing culling. It stipulates that one of the most effective rat poisons - used as "bait" - can only be placed in special metal or plastic containers."
European Empire and dirty vermin in the same story. How apt.
Want to hate on the European Empire more this morning? Here's the Daily Express with a story on how 'Eurocrats get huge page rise'... the newspaper even makes it their front page; exposed for all to see. Good for you, Daily Express. The EU fuzzy wuzzies won't like it up 'em, but we applaud any newspaper taking on the role of Home Guard.
The Week in Review
These are the ten most read blog posts on The Talking Clock over the last seven days:
1. Dr. David Kelly conspiracy theories and Tony Blair
2. Dictatorial street signs an omnipresent menace
3. Afghanistan joining the dots to conspiracy?
4. Milburn a 'collaborator' says Prezza
5. Monckton vs. Hannan for UKIP leadership?
6. Sunday Paper Review from 15th August
7. November 1944 a predictive warning for Britain from U.S.
8. Matthew Norman wins our quote of the day kudos
9. Sick and workshy a comparative national treasure
10. Amend the Ban says Telegraph Assistant Editor
With Westminster away, a diverse range of topics out there in the indie blogosphere and amongst opinion writers in the mainstream. Here are the ten which we were taken with this week:
1. Underdogs Bite Upwards on 'Free Sex for Cripples'
2. Big Brother Watch on Jack Straw, rewriting history
3. Big Brother Watch on terrorised Medway smokers
4. Richard Littlejohn on Obama, Mosques and 9/11
5. James Delingpole on conservatives and climate change
6. Freedom 2 Choose with a moving farewell
7. Derek Bennett bids farewell to Lord Pearson
8. Captain Ranty lawfully rebelling against HMRC
9. Centre Right on the cost of an AV referendum
10. Dick Puddlecote introduces the new sin tax
Some of the stories that we look at on this blog really make us want to bang our heads on the desk in despair - but knowing that there is a huge community of like-minds out there is very reassuring. Thank you for reading and contributing to this blog and letting me know that I'm not alone - this blogger takes great reassurance from that and hopes that you find reassurance in knowing you're not alone with your thoughts, too!
1. Dr. David Kelly conspiracy theories and Tony Blair
2. Dictatorial street signs an omnipresent menace
3. Afghanistan joining the dots to conspiracy?
4. Milburn a 'collaborator' says Prezza
5. Monckton vs. Hannan for UKIP leadership?
6. Sunday Paper Review from 15th August
7. November 1944 a predictive warning for Britain from U.S.
8. Matthew Norman wins our quote of the day kudos
9. Sick and workshy a comparative national treasure
10. Amend the Ban says Telegraph Assistant Editor
With Westminster away, a diverse range of topics out there in the indie blogosphere and amongst opinion writers in the mainstream. Here are the ten which we were taken with this week:
1. Underdogs Bite Upwards on 'Free Sex for Cripples'
2. Big Brother Watch on Jack Straw, rewriting history
3. Big Brother Watch on terrorised Medway smokers
4. Richard Littlejohn on Obama, Mosques and 9/11
5. James Delingpole on conservatives and climate change
6. Freedom 2 Choose with a moving farewell
7. Derek Bennett bids farewell to Lord Pearson
8. Captain Ranty lawfully rebelling against HMRC
9. Centre Right on the cost of an AV referendum
10. Dick Puddlecote introduces the new sin tax
Some of the stories that we look at on this blog really make us want to bang our heads on the desk in despair - but knowing that there is a huge community of like-minds out there is very reassuring. Thank you for reading and contributing to this blog and letting me know that I'm not alone - this blogger takes great reassurance from that and hopes that you find reassurance in knowing you're not alone with your thoughts, too!
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Protest marches wrong, vigilante attacks great?
I'm very confused...
On the one hand, we have the State hoping on BANNING a protest march by the English Defence League (not a group this patriotic blogger identifies with but, whoops, Daily Mail... you really misjudged your readers there!).
Then on the other hand, we have schools and the NHS setting up sixth formers to conduct happy-slapping type vigilante attacks on innocent smokers in the street - with the advance consent of the police, it appears.
So, marching to express a viewpoint is not allowed; violent robbery against innocent members of the public is allowed and encouraged.
What a strange country we live in. I despair.
The lines between Britain 2010 and Nazi Germany are becoming ever so slightly blurred in my eyes.
"The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."
On the one hand, we have the State hoping on BANNING a protest march by the English Defence League (not a group this patriotic blogger identifies with but, whoops, Daily Mail... you really misjudged your readers there!).
Then on the other hand, we have schools and the NHS setting up sixth formers to conduct happy-slapping type vigilante attacks on innocent smokers in the street - with the advance consent of the police, it appears.
So, marching to express a viewpoint is not allowed; violent robbery against innocent members of the public is allowed and encouraged.
What a strange country we live in. I despair.
The lines between Britain 2010 and Nazi Germany are becoming ever so slightly blurred in my eyes.
"The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."
And just when you thought the Brokeback Coalition couldn't get any worse, look at who they're supposedly bringing back....
So, the Conservatives - having failed to get a majority and having crammed the cabinet full of their coalition partners of the Liberal Democrats; having then invited a handful of Labour folk to serve in Government (you know, the same Labour party we waited forever to get opportunity to kick out)...
...can we really now be reading this?
Politics.co.uk picks up on a Sky News report that the coalition is to invite Leon Brittan into Government as a trade minister!
The report can also be found over on the FT.
Hang on... would this be former EU Commissioner Leon Brittan?
The same Leon Brittan that, if you type his name and 'Bilderberg' into Google turns up no end of allegations?
Seriously, I no longer know whether I should laugh or cry.
A former EU Commissioner and alleged Bilderberg member in Government despite lacking a democratic mandate from the people..?
Hardly surprising though - here's what we get from Nick Clegg's own biography:
"I studied Social Anthropology at Cambridge and afterwards continued my post graduate studies at the University of Minnesota and the College of Europe in Bruges. I then spent some time in New York, working as a trainee journalist with Christopher Hitchens, as a consultant in London, and in Budapest writing about economic reform having won a prize from the Financial Times. Later I moved to Brussels where I worked for five years for the European Commission. My job included managing aid projects in Central Asia following the collapse of communism and acting as a trade negotiator with China and Russia as a senior member of Leon Brittan’s office, then Vice President of the EC."
And there's more from Cleggy, who proudly lists on his CV:
That we can see what they're doing without a legitimate mandate from the people doesn't make it any easier to stomach.
How much longer do we have to wait until we can turf THIS lot out of Government, 'n' all..?
...though it does appear that it does not matter one iota who we vote for - ever.
The last lot were constantly appointing people who weren't elected, too - none bigger than Lord Voldemort himself, Peter Mandelson.
Britain is now a banana republic.
UPDATE: My goodness, they have... they've actually gone and done it, too. I would write to my MP about it, but I am now just one breath of my body short of telling said Parliamentarian to do something very rude indeed to themselves, I think I ought not contact them at all. I shall just curse on this here blog, instead.
...can we really now be reading this?
Politics.co.uk picks up on a Sky News report that the coalition is to invite Leon Brittan into Government as a trade minister!
The report can also be found over on the FT.
Hang on... would this be former EU Commissioner Leon Brittan?
The same Leon Brittan that, if you type his name and 'Bilderberg' into Google turns up no end of allegations?
Seriously, I no longer know whether I should laugh or cry.
A former EU Commissioner and alleged Bilderberg member in Government despite lacking a democratic mandate from the people..?
Hardly surprising though - here's what we get from Nick Clegg's own biography:
"I studied Social Anthropology at Cambridge and afterwards continued my post graduate studies at the University of Minnesota and the College of Europe in Bruges. I then spent some time in New York, working as a trainee journalist with Christopher Hitchens, as a consultant in London, and in Budapest writing about economic reform having won a prize from the Financial Times. Later I moved to Brussels where I worked for five years for the European Commission. My job included managing aid projects in Central Asia following the collapse of communism and acting as a trade negotiator with China and Russia as a senior member of Leon Brittan’s office, then Vice President of the EC."
And there's more from Cleggy, who proudly lists on his CV:
ExperienceI've really had enough of all of these people, I really have.
Journalist and lecturer; political consultant; European Commission official 1994-6; Adviser to Sir Leon Brittan, 1996-9
That we can see what they're doing without a legitimate mandate from the people doesn't make it any easier to stomach.
How much longer do we have to wait until we can turf THIS lot out of Government, 'n' all..?
...though it does appear that it does not matter one iota who we vote for - ever.
The last lot were constantly appointing people who weren't elected, too - none bigger than Lord Voldemort himself, Peter Mandelson.
Britain is now a banana republic.
UPDATE: My goodness, they have... they've actually gone and done it, too. I would write to my MP about it, but I am now just one breath of my body short of telling said Parliamentarian to do something very rude indeed to themselves, I think I ought not contact them at all. I shall just curse on this here blog, instead.
Report: G20 pathologist shouldn't have even been on list
And if the stuff about an inquest for Dr. David Kelly wasn't enough...
The Evening Standard have picked up on a report from BBC Radio 4, suggesting that Dr. Freddy Patel "was not qualified to be on the Home Office list of forensic experts."
Patel's post-mortem was the one "conflicting" piece of evidence that meant nobody was prosecuted over the death of innocent by-stander Tomlinson at last year's G20.
Despite an initial cover-up, public footage revealed that Tomlinson had been struck by baton wielding cops before hitting the ground. He died shortly afterwards.
If the latest news turns out to be true, the Crown Prosecution Service can get their damned files out again and we should all badger them until they do.
One suspects this won't be the last we'll hear of this...
The Evening Standard have picked up on a report from BBC Radio 4, suggesting that Dr. Freddy Patel "was not qualified to be on the Home Office list of forensic experts."
Patel's post-mortem was the one "conflicting" piece of evidence that meant nobody was prosecuted over the death of innocent by-stander Tomlinson at last year's G20.
Despite an initial cover-up, public footage revealed that Tomlinson had been struck by baton wielding cops before hitting the ground. He died shortly afterwards.
If the latest news turns out to be true, the Crown Prosecution Service can get their damned files out again and we should all badger them until they do.
One suspects this won't be the last we'll hear of this...
Smokers & Libertarians: Rally To Support Pensioner Persecuted in Oldbury, West Midlands
75-year-old pensioner Sheila Martin of Oldbury is defiantly standing up to the anti-smoking fascists - by refusing to pay a spot fine... for doing nothing more than dropping cigarette ASH onto the floor!
She tells the local newspaper that she would rather go to jail than pay any fine. A bit of backbone... good for you, dear!
What's more, the fluoridated water in the West Midlands must be getting to some of the locals - looking at the comments section of Wolverhampton's Express & Star newspaper website, roughly HALF of those commenting support this woman being persecuted over something so ludicrous.
Goodness gracious - if Sandwell Council and some of those commentators had been around earlier, we're sure they'd have enjoyed denouncing people as witches and packing them off to the ducking stool.
But! Libertarian fellow bloggers! I'm sure we can do better than that, can't we?
Let's all unite to defend Sheila Martin, national hero!
We defend her, or it's us next...
She tells the local newspaper that she would rather go to jail than pay any fine. A bit of backbone... good for you, dear!
What's more, the fluoridated water in the West Midlands must be getting to some of the locals - looking at the comments section of Wolverhampton's Express & Star newspaper website, roughly HALF of those commenting support this woman being persecuted over something so ludicrous.
Goodness gracious - if Sandwell Council and some of those commentators had been around earlier, we're sure they'd have enjoyed denouncing people as witches and packing them off to the ducking stool.
But! Libertarian fellow bloggers! I'm sure we can do better than that, can't we?
Let's all unite to defend Sheila Martin, national hero!
We defend her, or it's us next...
Monckton vs. Hannan for UKIP leadership?
After the unexpected announcement of Lord Pearson's decision to step down as leader of UKIP comes the speculation about who might replace him.
While Nigel Farage would be a serious contender should he decide to stand, there is also some evidence of grassroots support for David Campbell Bannerman - the latter is believed to be a name already in the starting blocks.
So, what then of the bookies?
It was interesting to note via England Expects yesterday that Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan is a 100/1 outsider punt with Ladbrokes.
The number of hoops that would have to be jumped through for that to happen seem too many, too soon - even if Hannan wanted to - but there is support for such an idea being expressed on some blogs, most notably on Daniel Hannan's own after he paid tribute to Pearson in very glowing terms.
While we've recently had our doubts about Hannan - and expressed them - we could imagine him attracting a lot of support.
But it's not really likely... is it?
Nor is it likely that he would defect to UKIP and rebrand the party as 'the Real Conservative Party'... though we like the topical gag.
Meanwhile, PoliticalBetting.com are speculating over the odds of Lord Monckton landing the leadership gig.
Now, we love Lord Monckton here at The Talking Clock. So much so, that some people actually thought we were Lord Monckton for a brief period. We're not.
And, much as we love him, we're not sure. We're not sure he's the personification of a fresh and forward vision for UKIP. He would galvanise the converted, without doubt. But would he attract fresh support?
All that we can say is, since this blog went online just over a year ago, there is one person who - by miles and miles and miles and miles - brings more visitors to this blog from all over the globe than any other...
...Lord Monckton.
A post of him giving an interview to Alex Jones is this blog's most read ever post. His name is the top search term bringing in visitors. He does generate interest on a global scale.
But is he a character for the future of the UKIP brand?
Thankfully - or maybe not - bookmakers and pundits do not have the final say over who will become the new UKIP leader.
As a fully paid up UKIP member, however, this blogger does have some say over who will be the leader... and we'll watch what the runners and riders have to say with much interest.
And all this, just days after sending back the UKIP NEC election ballot form!
While Nigel Farage would be a serious contender should he decide to stand, there is also some evidence of grassroots support for David Campbell Bannerman - the latter is believed to be a name already in the starting blocks.
So, what then of the bookies?
It was interesting to note via England Expects yesterday that Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan is a 100/1 outsider punt with Ladbrokes.
The number of hoops that would have to be jumped through for that to happen seem too many, too soon - even if Hannan wanted to - but there is support for such an idea being expressed on some blogs, most notably on Daniel Hannan's own after he paid tribute to Pearson in very glowing terms.
While we've recently had our doubts about Hannan - and expressed them - we could imagine him attracting a lot of support.
But it's not really likely... is it?
Nor is it likely that he would defect to UKIP and rebrand the party as 'the Real Conservative Party'... though we like the topical gag.
Meanwhile, PoliticalBetting.com are speculating over the odds of Lord Monckton landing the leadership gig.
Now, we love Lord Monckton here at The Talking Clock. So much so, that some people actually thought we were Lord Monckton for a brief period. We're not.
And, much as we love him, we're not sure. We're not sure he's the personification of a fresh and forward vision for UKIP. He would galvanise the converted, without doubt. But would he attract fresh support?
All that we can say is, since this blog went online just over a year ago, there is one person who - by miles and miles and miles and miles - brings more visitors to this blog from all over the globe than any other...
...Lord Monckton.
A post of him giving an interview to Alex Jones is this blog's most read ever post. His name is the top search term bringing in visitors. He does generate interest on a global scale.
But is he a character for the future of the UKIP brand?
Thankfully - or maybe not - bookmakers and pundits do not have the final say over who will become the new UKIP leader.
As a fully paid up UKIP member, however, this blogger does have some say over who will be the leader... and we'll watch what the runners and riders have to say with much interest.
And all this, just days after sending back the UKIP NEC election ballot form!
Grieve throws all the demand for inquest into Dr. Kelly death into Ken Clarke's lap...
The Attorney General, Dominic Grieve, has deftly batted all of the pressure over mounting calls for an inquest into the strange death of Dr. David Kelly into the hands of Ken Clarke.
Indicating his willingness to order an inquest, Grieve tells the Daily Telegraph that he will do so if he is provided with "new evidence".
It is assumed that Dr. Kelly's medical records - sealed as top secret for seventy years by the Labour Government - will demonstrate enough doubt over the findings of the Hutton inquiry as to provide that new evidence.
The power to release those documents lies with Justice Secretary Ken Clarke.
In indicating as he has, Grieve has effectively, therefore, placed sole responsibility for an inquest into the circumstances of Dr. Kelly's death - for now - into the court of his Conservative colleague.
So, Ken, it's over to you. No pressure or anything, with the entire world watching...
Indicating his willingness to order an inquest, Grieve tells the Daily Telegraph that he will do so if he is provided with "new evidence".
It is assumed that Dr. Kelly's medical records - sealed as top secret for seventy years by the Labour Government - will demonstrate enough doubt over the findings of the Hutton inquiry as to provide that new evidence.
The power to release those documents lies with Justice Secretary Ken Clarke.
In indicating as he has, Grieve has effectively, therefore, placed sole responsibility for an inquest into the circumstances of Dr. Kelly's death - for now - into the court of his Conservative colleague.
So, Ken, it's over to you. No pressure or anything, with the entire world watching...
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Torture by dictatorial street signs
No smoking. No parking. No ball games. No dog fouling. No cycling. No loitering.
Do not feed the pigeons. Keep off the grass. Street drinking is prohibited.
No anal intercourse with invading Martians.
Okay, we made that last one up, but have you noticed?
The street furniture?
I don't know about you and where you are, but it appears to me that there is a national industry of sticking up notices telling people what they can and cannot do.
The streets are cluttered with them. It's a cacophony of voices, screeching at us all day long, telling us some more bloody made-up rules and regulations.
No this, no that, don't do this, don't try that.
It wouldn't be such a problem if they weren't so omnipresent. However, they've sort of blended together into a horrendous splurge of red triangles and background noise that no bugger pays any attention to. They're just there. And here. And ruddy well everywhere.
One huge cluttersome collection providing trace evidence of the passing through of interfering busybodies who think that the rest of us have no idea about how to be sensible and civilised.
Do this, do that, jump through a hoop otherwise we're gonna come and get you and give you a big fine.
Who decides on all these signs? Which sod decided that we need them all over the flipping place?
Come on, I challenge you. No matter where you live, pop your coat on and pop down to the corner shop or the local pub. A little walk. And observe.
Look out for all these signs. Count them. I'll bet that, now you're looking for them and paying attention, you'll see that they're everywhere.
A bit like bacteria - normally invisible unless you actually go looking.
Good grief... if I had my time again, I'd set up a business as a signwriter, safe in the knowledge that we live in a nation where everybody is too busy telling everyone else what to do and so failing to take a breath and asking themselves why on earth they think we need to fill every available wall, lamppost and building entrance with these damned signs ordering everyone else about.
By 'eck... freedom? Civil liberties? We don't need a Labour Government or dodgy cop to threaten our ancient rights and freedoms... there's a static, silent ever vocal cacophony of street furniture, ever present, actually barking out orders at us; ever present but drowned out by the competition to have their sign noticed more.
Keep Britain tidy? How about taking down some of the background noise?
Would the nation really come to a grinding halt if we - say - halved the number of these bastard constantly-dictating-at-us signs from the streets?
Yes sir, no sir, three bags full, sir! Whatever you say, sir!
Just stop torturing me with these endless 'how to behave' signs all over the flipping place! Argh!!
Do not feed the pigeons. Keep off the grass. Street drinking is prohibited.
No anal intercourse with invading Martians.
Okay, we made that last one up, but have you noticed?
The street furniture?
I don't know about you and where you are, but it appears to me that there is a national industry of sticking up notices telling people what they can and cannot do.
The streets are cluttered with them. It's a cacophony of voices, screeching at us all day long, telling us some more bloody made-up rules and regulations.
No this, no that, don't do this, don't try that.
It wouldn't be such a problem if they weren't so omnipresent. However, they've sort of blended together into a horrendous splurge of red triangles and background noise that no bugger pays any attention to. They're just there. And here. And ruddy well everywhere.
One huge cluttersome collection providing trace evidence of the passing through of interfering busybodies who think that the rest of us have no idea about how to be sensible and civilised.
Do this, do that, jump through a hoop otherwise we're gonna come and get you and give you a big fine.
Who decides on all these signs? Which sod decided that we need them all over the flipping place?
Come on, I challenge you. No matter where you live, pop your coat on and pop down to the corner shop or the local pub. A little walk. And observe.
Look out for all these signs. Count them. I'll bet that, now you're looking for them and paying attention, you'll see that they're everywhere.
A bit like bacteria - normally invisible unless you actually go looking.
Good grief... if I had my time again, I'd set up a business as a signwriter, safe in the knowledge that we live in a nation where everybody is too busy telling everyone else what to do and so failing to take a breath and asking themselves why on earth they think we need to fill every available wall, lamppost and building entrance with these damned signs ordering everyone else about.
By 'eck... freedom? Civil liberties? We don't need a Labour Government or dodgy cop to threaten our ancient rights and freedoms... there's a static, silent ever vocal cacophony of street furniture, ever present, actually barking out orders at us; ever present but drowned out by the competition to have their sign noticed more.
Keep Britain tidy? How about taking down some of the background noise?
Would the nation really come to a grinding halt if we - say - halved the number of these bastard constantly-dictating-at-us signs from the streets?
Yes sir, no sir, three bags full, sir! Whatever you say, sir!
Just stop torturing me with these endless 'how to behave' signs all over the flipping place! Argh!!
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