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Comment on We have to make this work by Alex Burge

Alex Burge — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:42:56 +0000

Deeply foolish – in your opinion.
However I believe your opinion is “deeply foolish”.

Would you like to explain in detail why “It matters which order things are done in”.
Very easy to write such trite…

Comment on We have to make this work by Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 14 May 2010 11:06:13 +0000

I’m afraid this is deeply foolish. I am passionately in favour of the new politics, but they are impossible without PR first – not out of ideological purity but out of sheer practicality. It matters which order things are done in and the new politics in the old system will fail because the old system is so strong and destructive.

Comment on We have to make this work by blanco

blanco — Fri, 14 May 2010 11:02:25 +0000

Great piece. Recently, in my personal life I have come to realise that you just can’t always get everything you want. If you try sometimes, you might find you get some of what you want. But you take it, and you bank it, and then you try for some more. It took many decades for women to get the vote, for black people to get equal rights, for the empire to be defeated.

Progress happens step by step! It’s not what most of us wanted – but tough ****, let’s make the best of what we’ve got. I’d rather we start down that path today, tomorrow, the next five years – than stand still, go nowhere, go backwards: which is what Labour will do.

Bravo the Lib Dems.

Comment on A solid performance by Neil Craig

Neil Craig — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:27:39 +0000

Considering that the LibDems stand for blackouts, more dead pensioners, ever more nanny state regulation, ever more EU parasitism, illegal wars & racial genocide what would make it likely that they will, or should, pick up any votes from anybody dissatisfied with the lesser incompetence of Labour?

Comment on A by election won by Peter Welch

Peter Welch — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:44:22 +0000

Congratulations – a great win!

Comment on A by election won by aloadofoldstodge

aloadofoldstodge — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:33:42 +0000

Congratulations on a fine victory to you and everyone involved.

It certainly stunned a few of the Tory herd on politicalbetting.com which is never a bad thing.

Comment on Sky News: Sky Poll Shows Backing For BNP Policies by White, British and Proud. Oh yes... Muslim too.

White, British and Proud. Oh yes... Muslim too. — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:12:38 +0000

I would like to agree with the initial posting – I too am somewhat concerned about the BNP’s apparent rising status.

Many of the comments left on this page, showing support for the BNP, reveal some quite prejudiced and ignorant points of view. To give a couple of examples….

One person questioned whether women should be allowed to wear the headscarf here, suggesting that the opposite would not be true in a Muslim country. That’s utter nonsense. I’ve visited a number of Muslim countries, and in each of them the scarf was not compulsory either for Muslims or non-Muslims. The same person also commented on the banning of Christmas trees, music, crucifixes etc. I agree with her that this is unnacceptable and know that all of the Muslim friends who I have discussed this with feel the same way. Quite often the people who start these politically correct agendas do it on behalf of the group they are trying to ‘protect’. The group itself (in this case, Muslims) often has no issue at all!

Another person wrote that children should not learn about any religion other than their own before they were secure in their faith…. Well that can take decades, assuming that the child is ever going to find religion at all. I think a fear of learning about other cultures in case of being ‘corrupted’ by them would just breed more ignorance and intolerance. As to that person’s further suggestion that veils should be banned …. the fact that I can be who I am is part of the reason that I am proud to be British. I don’t have to worry here about practising my religion, wearing what I want, being who I am… because we don’t force people to conform. Forcing people to conform to a white, British, secular stereotype is just another form of oppression. Banning an item of dress is just the same as enforcing it. Muslim women don’t go around forcing non-Muslims (or even other Muslims) to wear the headscarf – why on Earth should anyone have the right to force us NOT to wear it?!

Voting BNP, in my mind, would reduce everything that I love about being British and would certainly leaving me feeling more ashamed than proud of where I’m from.

Comment on Kunzle Showboats by cerise tyson

cerise tyson — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:49:06 +0000

I am always telling my kids about Kunzle cakes – they made my childhood magic – I loved them soooooo much. I am so happy they were not just a figment of my imagination and that others appreciated and loved them as well !

Comment on Cue retractions/apologies? by Steve Guy

Steve Guy — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:43:22 +0000

I actually agree with you that Lembit’s Facebook lead doesn’t mean all that much. My point is that bloggers and Facebook users don’t make up the majority of members eligible to vote. The challenge for Team Ros will be to reach out beyond the Lib Dem internet community

Comment on Cue retractions/apologies? by Stephen Glenn

Stephen Glenn — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:19:09 +0000

No offence Steve but it is Team Lembit (through official spokespeople it seems) that is claiming a large Facebook group is a sign of a lead in the campaign.

Sandal on the other foot it seems.