Monthly Archives: June 2005
Bring back national service!
Report – Campaign against anti-social behaviour ‘needs prevention as well as enforcement’: The Government should consider shifting the emphasis of its campaign against anti-social behaviour (ASB) to show it can tackle the underlying causes, as well as taking a hard … Continue reading
Now that’s commitment
BigDaddyMerk wishes to bring to your attention the weblog of Mark Pritchard MP, which appears to have been running since the dawn of time.
A letter to George
For over 12 months now, I’ve been promising Something Wonderful (and not too political)… 1 year, 25 days, 20 hours, 41 minutes. That’s how long it took for me to finally get around to finishing this once I’d started it. … Continue reading
MPs: I encourage you to engage with the public via a weblog
Today the Hansard Society has released a report Parliament’s failure to communicate with the electorate. What I’d like you to do today is to take a link to this post and forward it to your local MP with a short … Continue reading
Money, power and respect
I’d like to talk to you about respect. Blair made a big noise about it following the election and promised it would be the key to his histrionic third term (note: not a typo). But how can a man revive … Continue reading
It was worth it
Independent – Mr and Mrs Blair go to Washington: Privately, the British officials preparing for the summit have been amazed and angered by the “utter intransigence” of the Bush administration. Suggestions that Mr Blair needs to be rewarded for supporting … Continue reading
Back on deck
Sorry bloggage has been so light lately. Long-time readers of Bloggerheads will probably remember that twice in the past I’ve required a month off following a sustained period of campaigning (you can’t say I don’t give it my all) but … Continue reading
‘Everybody’ wants the chance to say No
Today Page 3 lovely Louise (19, from Manchester) thinks we should be given a chance to reject “the hated EU treaty” and adds: “Tony Blair promised us a referendum. Most Brits would jump at the chance to go to the … Continue reading
