by nabidana | Jan 6, 2010 | Hoons, politics
Clause 7: 1 Party officers 1A Leader and deputy leader (a) There shall be a leader and deputy leader of the party who shall, ex-officio, be leader and deputy leader of the PLP. (b) The leader and deputy leader of the party shall be elected or re-elected from among...
by nabidana | Jan 6, 2010 | Hoons, politics
Dear Colleague, Fellow cowards, As we move towards a General Election it remains the case that the Parliamentary Labour Party is deeply divided over the question of the leadership. Like you, Patricia and I don’t much like Gordon Brown, but most of you are scared...
by nabidana | Jan 6, 2010 | Hoons, politics, stupidity
This may turn out to be an important and historically significant day. The Parliamentary Labour Party has been urged by former cabinet ministers Patricia Hewitt and Geoff Hoon to force a secret ballot on Gordon Brown’s leadership. We’re faced with the...
by nabidana | Jan 6, 2010 | Hoons, politics, stupidity
A new ‘Who Governs’ is on the way, but for now, here’s the latest podcast.
by nabidana | Dec 29, 2009 | commerce and trade, Diplomacy, Hoons, politics
The execution today by the People’s Republic of China of a man with apparently obvious mental illness for drug trafficking should be met by the UK with a diplomatic response. Summoning the Chinese ambassador to the Foreign and Commonwealth office is not...
by nabidana | Dec 9, 2009 | Hoons, politics
With the PBR in the UK and the Budget in Ireland, most of the readers of this blog consider themselves a little f**ked at the moment. But consider how f**ked these people...