by nabidana | May 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
The State, Britishness and Community In my previous post I covered why I liked what Conservatives stand for in Health, Education and Defence, and above all, in terms of Freedom, and what that means to me. In this post, I’m going to cover what it means to me to...
by nabidana | May 18, 2009 | politics
These are tough times for the world economy, tough times for the EU and very tough times for the British political system. Politicians of almost all stripes have acquitted themselves poorly in the recent expenses fiasco, and faith in Gordon Brown’s government,...
by nabidana | May 14, 2009 | commerce and trade, politics, stupidity, technology
Britain now hates all its elected representatives, considers them all cheating scum and wants to see them suffer. That’s the impression one gets reading the blogs and public comments. The reality is, we are pissed with our MPs and want them to go straight; this...
by nabidana | May 13, 2009 | politics, unstupidity
Cecil Troughson, Labour MP for Lower Grifting South and Much Moaning, guest blogs today on the expenses furore engulfing the Westminster village. Back in the eighties, when the Trades Unions were able to afford much more worthwhile expenses accounts, it was a point of...
by nabidana | May 12, 2009 | politics
Last night I got an email asking me why I’m a Conservative. I got a series of questions, based around the stereotypes of the party. “Are you English?” Nope, I replied. I was born and grew up in Northern Ireland. Same for my parents. “Are you...
