Simon Wright links to a cross-EU campaign that people of all political opinions can, surely, unite behind? A petition to scrap the monthly EU Parliament sojourn to Strasbourg. Having worked for an MEP, I know how disruptive this ridiculous system is, and quite how much unneccessary stress it causes. It is bad enough for MEPs… Continue reading One Seat To Rule Them All
Day: May 14, 2006
Tom Watson and BUTT SEX
Comment spam is getting to be increasingly bizarre, with these two gems among the latest dross I’m having to delete: Tim suggests that what’s special about Tom Watson’s blog is that he’s the first politician to use a blog to tell us what he really thinks instead of just telling us what’s in his diary.… Continue reading Tom Watson and BUTT SEX
21 months
Simon Hughes has been President of the Liberal Democrats for 21 months. I mention this because he seems to believe we should set arbitrary dates after which a politician should be assessed. Can anyone name a single innovation that he has introduced in that time? More specifically, can anyone name a single innovation that he… Continue reading 21 months