Unionism Thrown Under the Bus
Following his resignation as Theresa May’s Brexit Secretary in November 2018, current Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab defended his actions citing May’s intention to accept a ‘backstop’ arrangement, which would see the UK stay in a customs union with the EU, and would form the basis of our future trading relationship with the EU, rather than the free trade deal that he had been arguing for. What Raab also revealed at that time was that EU…
To be or not to be….a racist.
You’ll have noticed the recent storm in a teacup over remarks by someone called “Naga Munchetty”, a presenter on the BBC. I wasn’t previously aware of Ms Munchetty, but I could hardly miss the fuss which arose when the BBC disciplined her for “calling out” President Trump over some “racist” remarks he is alleged to have made. Apparently Ms Munchetty felt entitled to denounce the President for racism because she is “a woman of colour”,…
Chaos is a Ladder
“Powers come up from the people. Parliament for the first time since 1910, when the Lords resisted the curtailing of their powers, is flying in the face of the people. Parliament will not survive. The key thing to remember is that representative democracy has to respect finally those who choose the representatives. They do not have the right simply to decide on a whim what they are going to do. That is what Parliament is…
“Do or die, come what may!”
When Boris Johnson assumed the office of Prime Minister on 24th July this year, he appeared full of gusto, full of determination and full of vim and vigour. Standing in Downing Street, outside number 10, he promised in his first speech as Prime Minister, to “restore trust in democracy”. He said: ‘We will come out [of the EU] on 31 October, no ifs and no buts. We will do a new deal and a better…
The Proroguing of Parliament and the Abuse of Democracy
Following Boris Johnson’s recent announcement of the temporary suspension of Parliament in the run up to a new Queen’s speech, and as the deadline for our exit from the European Union (EU) looms closer, there is much spoken about “the abuse of democracy” or “the death of democracy” by spokespeople for the liberal-left. Their calls for people to “take to the streets” have largely gone unheeded however, despite the best efforts of our mass media…
Boris’ Biggest Joke
So the inevitable has happened and Boris is Prime Minister. How long he lasts is another matter – it’s probably safe to say that on the 1st November we will either be out of the EU or Boris will be out of office. It’s going to be a fascinating three months; our new PM’s patriotic, Churchillian ebullience is both entertaining and infectious – but there is nothing good in it for our vision of Britain.…
Sauce for the Goose …
It has been reported today that one of Britain’s top Asian policewomen is suing Scotland Yard for ‘racial and gender’ discrimination after being cleared of misconduct allegations. It appears that Superintendent Parm Sandhu, acting Chief Superintendent at the time, was suspended from normal duties in June of last year as a result of allegations that she had lobbied for support in an attempt to gain a nomination for a Queen’s Police Medal (QPM), action that…
The Nation Waits
Following the first round of the Conservative leadership election, in which Boris Johnson received more votes than the next three most popular candidates put together, Tory leadership hopefuls have refused to step down from the contest so that Boris can be anointed leader, and instead insist on continuing with the protracted process of choosing a new Tory leader, despite it being obvious they have no real prospect of beating Boris and despite it being obvious…
No Laughing Matter
I never was a great fan of John Cleese, his style of humour being a bit too manic for my liking, but I have to hand it to the old boy for stirring up a hornets nest a few days ago. You’ll remember the enormous stink that ensued when he said that London was “no longer an English city.” He has inevitably been accused of racism by the usual suspects including Piers Morgan and someone…
Game of Groans
In the week that the long-running televising of George R. R. Martin’s epic tale, ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ reached it’s disappointing conclusion, and more than a million outraged ‘Game of Thrones’ fans signed an online petition demanding that the TV script writers re-write the final season, so too another long-running saga is reaching its dismal climax, Theresa May’s ‘Game of Groans’. In the penultimate episode of TV’s ‘Game of Thrones’ fantasy, the main…