Image via Wikipedia Michael Heaver is reporting that 11 members of the European Conservatives and Reformists, those MEPs of the Polish Law and Justice, are set to leave the ECR and join the Europe of Freedom and Democracy grouping in the Parliament. This casts the survival of the the grouping into doubt as for a group to exist it must have 25 MEPs from across seven member states to be a grouping. If the Polish MEPs leave that would...
Image via Wikipedia The Liberal Democrats have posted the agreement online. Here are some of things that jump out at me on Political Reform. We agree to establish a committee to bring forward proposals for a wholly or mainly elected upper chamber on the basis of proportional representation. The parties agree to the establishment of five year fixed-term parliaments The parties will bring forward a Referendum Bill on electoral reform, which includes provision for the introduction of the Alternative...
This is inspired by yet another post on ConHome where they get things wrong. Not sure if this would qualify as one off Joe‘s Five Things?! would it Joe? Number 1: They are not members of the EPP. Number 2: They are members of the ED – European Democrats, who are seperate to the the EPP. Number 3: Because of this distinction they do not take the EPP whip. Number 4: They sit as part of the EPP-ED Group...
I am delighted! This tops off an excellent Local Election cycle for the Conservatives. Boris won with 1,168,738 first and second preference votes, compared with Mr Livingstone’s 1,028,966 on a record turnout of 45%. Also all the council results are in now. The Conservtaives have gained 12 councils and 256 councillors. Labour lost 9 councils and 331 councillors. The Liberal Demorcrats held there own and gained 1 council and 31 councillors. Plaid Cymru lost control of its only council...
Wow, two days of blog posts, I’m back as a serious blogger!!! But anyway back to the title. Gordon Brown, has said ‘no’ to an election. Was that a good decision? Due to the comments of the ‘young turks’, Balls et al, saying Labour where on a election footing and that. This draw back from the brink could have long term damage for Brown and Labour in general as it did for O’Callaghan. The Tories will definitely gain from...
Bush Confused?
So we all know George W (dubya) Bush is anti-Gay Marriage and has said in the past that children should ideall raised by a mother and father. Then he goes and confuses us all. When talking recently to a magazine he was commenting on the fact that Dick Cheney’s Lesbian Daughter is pregnant. “I think Mary is going to be a loving soul to her child. And I’m happy for her,” Bush said in an interview with People magazine...
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