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Friday, March 31, 2006
Monday, March 27, 2006
U -turn Tony's at it again
Loanmaster General Tony Blair is at it again."Well" says tony followed by open hand gestures " I know I said I wasn't going to fight the next election, but that was then and this is now. Seeing as Gordon can't count and I've raised £14 Mill without anyone knowing(insert Smile). I'm not sure the country would be safe without me". followed by assured statesman look.
How do you know when tony is lying. When you see his lips move.
NB the above is not a real quote , but see how easy it is.
What advice would you give to Gordon, now he has to wait even longer!!
How do you know when tony is lying. When you see his lips move.
NB the above is not a real quote , but see how easy it is.
What advice would you give to Gordon, now he has to wait even longer!!
Don't let them ruin our NHS.
In 1997 Tony Blair told us we had 24 hours to save the NHS !!
In 2001 Gordon Brown increased our National Insurance contributions by 1% to pay for more funding of the NHS
Billions has been spent on the NHS since 1997.
Where has all the money gone.
Why did the Chancellor not mention any remedy to the finances of the NHS in his budget.
Why in the last fortnight have 3000 NHS job losses been announced.
Why has Patricia Hewitt refused to book any future visit to Hemel Hempstead.
Why is the local Strategic Health Authority £100mill in debt.
Why does the Secretary of State appoint bureaucrats to the Strategic Health Authority and then state it's their fault our Hospital is being run down and she can't interevene.
What does Patricia Hewitt actually do.
Under the Freedom of Information Act the SHA has admitted they want to sell St Albans Hospital for £31 mill.
Be warned Hemel Hospital is next.
Don't let Labour ruin our NHS.
In 2001 Gordon Brown increased our National Insurance contributions by 1% to pay for more funding of the NHS
Billions has been spent on the NHS since 1997.
Where has all the money gone.
Why did the Chancellor not mention any remedy to the finances of the NHS in his budget.
Why in the last fortnight have 3000 NHS job losses been announced.
Why has Patricia Hewitt refused to book any future visit to Hemel Hempstead.
Why is the local Strategic Health Authority £100mill in debt.
Why does the Secretary of State appoint bureaucrats to the Strategic Health Authority and then state it's their fault our Hospital is being run down and she can't interevene.
What does Patricia Hewitt actually do.
Under the Freedom of Information Act the SHA has admitted they want to sell St Albans Hospital for £31 mill.
Be warned Hemel Hospital is next.
Don't let Labour ruin our NHS.
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Abdul Rahman Case dropped
Amazingly the Afghan Authorities have dropped the apostasy case against Abdul Rahman due to insufficient evidence. Also his family are stating he is mentally ill. Abdul converted to Christianity 16 years ago.
Under Islamic law it states "When a person who has reached puberty and is sane apostasises from Islam, he deserves to be killed".
Abdul Rahman is refusing to return to Islam
Increasing international pressure over the case of Christian convert Abdul Rahman is forcing the Afghan government to play a careful balancing act between its Western allies and religious conservatives at home.
Under the interpretation of Islamic Sharia law on which Afghanistan's constitution is based, Mr Rahman faces the death penalty unless he reconverts to Islam.
"The Prophet Muhammad has said several times that those who convert from Islam should be killed if they refuse to come back," says Ansarullah Mawlafizada, the trial judge.
"Islam is a religion of peace, tolerance, kindness and integrity. That is why we have told him if he regrets what he did, then we will forgive him," he told the BBC News website.
The judge's comments are one indication of why President Hamid Karzai, who already has a reputation for being pro-Western, faces some difficult choices.
The president has yet to comment publicly on the trial but statements put out by his office point out that, while the government respects human rights and personal freedom, the country has an independent judicial system.
Mohammed QadirKabul residentIn practice, it is even more complicated.
The Afghan judiciary is dominated by religious conservatives, many with strong religious ties or backgrounds.
Many feel it will be difficult for the president and the government to confront the judiciary.
But the bigger problem confronting the president is that an overwhelming number of ordinary Afghans appear to believe Mr Rahman has erred and deserves to be executed.
At Friday prayers in mosques across the Afghan capital, the case of Abdul Rahman and the consequent international outcry is the hot topic of discussion and the centrepiece of sermons.
"We will not let anyone interfere with our religious practices," declared cleric Inayatullah at Kabul's Pulakasthy mosque, one of the city's largest.
"What Rahman has done is wrong and he must be punished."
The mood among worshippers in Kabul is hardening
"What is wrong with Islam that he should want to convert?" asks an agitated Abdul Zahid Payman.
"The courts should punish him and he should be put to death."
Few were willing to listen to the growing condemnation in the West.
"According to Islamic law he should be sentenced to death because God has clearly stated that Christianity is forbidden in our land," says Mohammed Qadir, another worshipper.
Afghanistan's constitution, written in 2004, enshrines the country as an Islamic state under which no law can contravene Islam.
But it also protects personal freedom and respects international human rights conventions.
Under Islamic law it states "When a person who has reached puberty and is sane apostasises from Islam, he deserves to be killed".
Abdul Rahman is refusing to return to Islam
Increasing international pressure over the case of Christian convert Abdul Rahman is forcing the Afghan government to play a careful balancing act between its Western allies and religious conservatives at home.
Under the interpretation of Islamic Sharia law on which Afghanistan's constitution is based, Mr Rahman faces the death penalty unless he reconverts to Islam.
"The Prophet Muhammad has said several times that those who convert from Islam should be killed if they refuse to come back," says Ansarullah Mawlafizada, the trial judge.
"Islam is a religion of peace, tolerance, kindness and integrity. That is why we have told him if he regrets what he did, then we will forgive him," he told the BBC News website.
The judge's comments are one indication of why President Hamid Karzai, who already has a reputation for being pro-Western, faces some difficult choices.
The president has yet to comment publicly on the trial but statements put out by his office point out that, while the government respects human rights and personal freedom, the country has an independent judicial system.
Mohammed QadirKabul residentIn practice, it is even more complicated.
The Afghan judiciary is dominated by religious conservatives, many with strong religious ties or backgrounds.
Many feel it will be difficult for the president and the government to confront the judiciary.
But the bigger problem confronting the president is that an overwhelming number of ordinary Afghans appear to believe Mr Rahman has erred and deserves to be executed.
At Friday prayers in mosques across the Afghan capital, the case of Abdul Rahman and the consequent international outcry is the hot topic of discussion and the centrepiece of sermons.
"We will not let anyone interfere with our religious practices," declared cleric Inayatullah at Kabul's Pulakasthy mosque, one of the city's largest.
"What Rahman has done is wrong and he must be punished."
The mood among worshippers in Kabul is hardening
"What is wrong with Islam that he should want to convert?" asks an agitated Abdul Zahid Payman.
"The courts should punish him and he should be put to death."
Few were willing to listen to the growing condemnation in the West.
"According to Islamic law he should be sentenced to death because God has clearly stated that Christianity is forbidden in our land," says Mohammed Qadir, another worshipper.
Afghanistan's constitution, written in 2004, enshrines the country as an Islamic state under which no law can contravene Islam.
But it also protects personal freedom and respects international human rights conventions.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Seven things not mentioned in the budget.
CCHQ: Seven things not mentioned in the Budget
1. The £200 payment made to pensioners before the election to help with council tax bills has been abolished. It was the centre-piece of his Budget last year and not mentioned in his Budget this year (page 188).
2 Gordon Brown did not mention the fact that this Budget adds £5.5bn to Britain’s tax bill – already the highest ever – over three years. Of this £5.5bn, £4.8bn was not even contained in the Budget measures announced today. Tax as a proportion of GDP has been revised up from 40.7% to 41% by 2010/11.
3 Even after that, Brown has revised up his borrowing to £175 billion over the next six years – £7,000 per family. The current deficit for next year almost doubled from £4bn to £7bn.
4 Brown made much of environmental taxation but the proportion of taxes raised by environmental taxes has fallen from 6.4% to 6.2% (page 262). The Climate Change Levy will, according to the Red Book, raise less revenue in the next three years after the changes he announced. Friends of the Earth responded by saying: “Gordon Brown’s latest Budget will do little to tackle the huge challenges posed by climate change”.
5 There was no mention of the NHS at all. For years the Chancellor made the NHS his priority. Now it is in financial crisis he simply ignores its existence.
6 There were no measures to implement the Turner Report or to restore incentives to save.
7 The Treasury have revised down long-term productivity growth from 2% to 1.75%."
Courtesy of Conservative Campaign HQ
1. The £200 payment made to pensioners before the election to help with council tax bills has been abolished. It was the centre-piece of his Budget last year and not mentioned in his Budget this year (page 188).
2 Gordon Brown did not mention the fact that this Budget adds £5.5bn to Britain’s tax bill – already the highest ever – over three years. Of this £5.5bn, £4.8bn was not even contained in the Budget measures announced today. Tax as a proportion of GDP has been revised up from 40.7% to 41% by 2010/11.
3 Even after that, Brown has revised up his borrowing to £175 billion over the next six years – £7,000 per family. The current deficit for next year almost doubled from £4bn to £7bn.
4 Brown made much of environmental taxation but the proportion of taxes raised by environmental taxes has fallen from 6.4% to 6.2% (page 262). The Climate Change Levy will, according to the Red Book, raise less revenue in the next three years after the changes he announced. Friends of the Earth responded by saying: “Gordon Brown’s latest Budget will do little to tackle the huge challenges posed by climate change”.
5 There was no mention of the NHS at all. For years the Chancellor made the NHS his priority. Now it is in financial crisis he simply ignores its existence.
6 There were no measures to implement the Turner Report or to restore incentives to save.
7 The Treasury have revised down long-term productivity growth from 2% to 1.75%."
Courtesy of Conservative Campaign HQ
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Sir Menzies Campbell Wins.
** Sir Menzies wins Lib Dem contest **Sir Menzies Campbell has won the ballot to be the next Liberal Democrat leader.< http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/uk_politics/4763646.stm >
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Coming Soon !!!
An Exclusive Interview with Mike Penning MP, answering your questions.
Do you have a question you've always wanted to ask a Politician or a more specific question for Mike?
Well here is your chance
Mike has agreed to an Exclusive Interview for my blog.
All I need is your questions, so start writing. Post your comments on here.
Do you know eveything you need or want to know about politics !!
Do you have a question you've always wanted to ask a Politician or a more specific question for Mike?
Well here is your chance
Mike has agreed to an Exclusive Interview for my blog.
All I need is your questions, so start writing. Post your comments on here.
Do you know eveything you need or want to know about politics !!
Thursday, February 23, 2006
House Of Commons Political Make Up
House of Commons is made up of the following:
State of the parties
State of the parties at 10 February 2006
Labour 353
Conservative 196
Liberal Democrat 63
Scottish National Party 6/Plaid Cymru 3
Democratic Unionist 9
Sinn Fein 5
(Have not taken their seats and cannot vote)
Social Democratic & Labour Party3
Independent 2
Ulster Unionist 1
Respect 1
Speaker & 3 Deputies
4
(Do not normally vote)
Total no of seats
646
Current working majority
69
(353 Labour MPs less 284 of all other parties - excludes Speaker & Deputies and Sinn Fein)
That means the Opposition only need 35 Labour members to vote against the Government for the Government to lose a vote. This number would only matter if every member of the House turned up to vote, which isn't always the case.
State of the parties
State of the parties at 10 February 2006
Labour 353
Conservative 196
Liberal Democrat 63
Scottish National Party 6/Plaid Cymru 3
Democratic Unionist 9
Sinn Fein 5
(Have not taken their seats and cannot vote)
Social Democratic & Labour Party3
Independent 2
Ulster Unionist 1
Respect 1
Speaker & 3 Deputies
4
(Do not normally vote)
Total no of seats
646
Current working majority
69
(353 Labour MPs less 284 of all other parties - excludes Speaker & Deputies and Sinn Fein)
That means the Opposition only need 35 Labour members to vote against the Government for the Government to lose a vote. This number would only matter if every member of the House turned up to vote, which isn't always the case.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Mike Penning elected to Executive of 1922 Committee
Press Release
19th January 2006
19th January 2006
Mike Penning, has been elected to the Executive of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs.
Mike Penning beat off three other contenders in a vote of Conservative MPs for the membership of the Executive Committee of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs. It is very rare that a newcomer MP is elected as a member of the Executive Committee of this highly influential committee.
Mike Penning said: “This is a tremendous honour and it is a great privilege to have been elected by my colleagues to this position.”
The 1922 Committee is made up of all Conservative backbench MPs. Its role is to provide a link between the leadership of the party and the backbench MPs. The Committee meets weekly to discuss the next week’s parliamentary business.
The 1922 Committee is responsible for overseeing party leadership elections.
The 1922 Committee was originally formed by a group of backbench Conservative MPs who were elected in 1922.
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