From the Guardian: The Conservative leader said that it was “a worrying stage in our democracy” if shadow ministers could not release information in the national interest. “If this had happened in the 1930s, Churchill would have been arrested,” said Cameron, in a reference to the way Winston Churchill used […]
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The Republicans and the Democrats
People occasionally ask me how the Democrats and Republicans relate to our own parties. To the extent that they do and simplistically, the Democrats are of the left and the Republicans are of the right. However, if you look at The Political Compass, you find that the main candidates are […]
Read MoreThe Plan: Twelve months to renew Britain
Daniel Hannan MEP and Douglas Carswell MP go for it: Hannan and Carswell show how a future government could actually shift powers back, from Brussels to Westminster, from Whitehall to town halls, from the state to the citizens. Their plan aims to restore honour and meaning to the ballot box. […]
Read MoreUK election laws ‘under strain’
The planning and running of elections need to be more robust and co-ordinated. We are still trying to run 21st Century elections with 19th Century structures, and the system is under severe strain. Ok… but watch out for Diebold voting machines. read more | digg story
Read MoreJack Straw is trying to stifle democracy
Iain Dale reports that Jack Straw wishes to prevent candidates spending money before an election. This will neuter opposition candidates in marginal seats, where, in contrast, the MP has a £10,000 a year communication allowance. read more | digg story
Read MoreThe Lisbon Denial
As I read the papers this morning, I am struck by the wackiness of some responses to the Irish “no” – for example that Ireland could withdraw from integration for a period – and by a theme which seems to infest the thinking of the yes camp. I will call […]
Read MoreThe Lords must stop Gordon Brown bulldozing Lisbon Treaty
David Owen, a social democrat, writes: By any conceivable test of democratic procedure, the House of Lords should vote to put Treaty ratification on ice, at least until there is an agreed EU policy as to how to handle the Irish “No” vote. Which at least respects democracy in the […]
Read MoreLisbon: there’s champagne open in our house
Thank you Ireland: “Where is the humility? Where is the sense of them listening to the people’s concerns?” the Sinn Féin spokesman asked on Irish radio. Who would have thought I would ever agree with a Sinn Fein spokesman? (I clearly recall checking under my car, every drive, for IRA […]
Read MoreClassic Liberalism, by Lew Rockwell
Every four years, as the November presidential election draws near, I have the same daydream: that I don’t know or care who the president of the United States is. More importantly, I don’t need to know or care. I don’t have to vote or even pay attention to debates. I […]
Read MoreA sad reflection
Catching up with Question Time, the following occurred to me as facts most of us could agree: The Lisbon Treaty is not called a constitution The Lisbon Treaty is virtually impossible to read The Lisbon Treaty is nearly identical in substance to the document that was called a constitution The […]
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![😡 A wise building site carpenter once said to me,
🗣️”A Labour government is the worst kind of government for the working man [and woman].”
🇬🇧 True then. True today. We battle on.](https://www.stevebaker.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/442413775_18432903037051538_3387178564604183858_n-320x320.jpg)
![😡 A wise building site carpenter once said to me,
🗣️”A Labour government is the worst kind of government for the working man [and woman].”
🇬🇧 True then. True today. We battle on.](https://www.stevebaker.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/442413775_18432903037051538_3387178564604183858_n.jpg)
