LibDem Blogs - Archived! - Tuesday 7th August 2007

Middle East: Breakthrough or Breakdown?

{middle-east-map.jpg} This evening in Kennington, I led an informal discussion at a Lambeth LibDem Pizza and Politics on the Middle East, an area of the world I have been travelling in and writing about for nearly 40 years. Yesterday, the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, went to the West Bank for face-to-face discussions with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, accepting (without going into detail) the principle of a viable Palestinian state. Recently, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia reiterated a plan which would mean that all Arab states would recognise Israel. And in November, under US sponsorship, there is due to be ...

Bonar Colleano

He was one of Ian Drury and the Blockheads' "Reasons to be Cheerful". He was also an Americian actor who appeared in many British films of the 1940s and 50s. The 3rd November club has a fascinating essay by Tony Williams which examines Colleano's career and the way that Anglo-American relations were reflected in the films of the period more generally: During the second sequence of Powell and Pressburger’s A Matter of Life and Death (US Stairway to Heaven, 1946), the image changes from Technicolor showing David Niven’s last moments as an RAF flyer before he descends from his plane ...

An Encore for Israel's Noisy Eviction Theatre

Over the years, various incidents have taken place whereby Israel noisily evicted settlers from land which it deemed no longer tenable. Today it evicted forcibly some squatters in Hebron. There were two families living in two houses, numbering perhaps 24 between them. To remove them, Israel sent over 200 police and border guards, and spent over $500,000 (according to alJazeera - note that of the

Normal service will be restored... eventually

As you know, we in Amaranth have long been fond of Mark, for all of his foibles, inconsistencies, and puzzling eccentricities, and some of you will recall that he had planned to take him in hand and carry out a few 'improvements'. To be blunt, we hadn't had much success, and I was deeply concerned that he was regressing rather badly. So you can imagine my surprise to run into him in the library

Anyone could lose 189,000 AK-47's, really they could...

I'm vaguely intrigued over the fuss that has been made over the news that US forces in Iraq has 'misplaced' huge amounts of equipment, and that it is probably being used against those very same US troops by insurgents. Firstly, this American administration probably has less interest in gun control than any of its predecessors. They, and I am particularly reminded of Dick Cheney in this regard,

Is it any wonder we are hated in Iraq if this is how we treat our friends

This appalling story of how we are refusing to grant political asylum to 91 interpreters working with the British Army in southern Iraq highlights just how awfully we treat people who put their necks on the line to help us abroad. When even the Tories, not noted for their kind words on asylum, are saying these people and their families should be let in, surely it shows Gordon Brown up badly. Is it any wonder so many Iraqis want to shoot at British soldiers when the British government treats its friends so abysmally ?

The missing country

Something I realised tonight - while the BBC’s India/Pakistan series of programmes is quite interesting, there seems to be no mention at all in them of Bangladesh. Indeed, discussions of the partition and the subcontinent in history often seem to ignore it entirely, despite the fact that between 1947 and 1971 it was actually the larger part of Pakistan in terms of population. It’s as though discussions of Partition are made easier by acting as though there was only one border line rather than two.

“Overlord” Ashdown of Kabul-sub-Hamdon?

The Times says Paddy’s been courted to be an “Afghan overlord”, but Lib Dem Voice can (almost exclusively) reveal that he has declared himself content with ruling his garden and being ruled by his grandchildren. While our former leader batted off any idea of being Gordon Brown’s Foreign or Northern Ireland Secretary, rumours are still [...]

Massive Hypocricy - Too little too late!

'A senior US official said Washington would seek guarantees that the men would be treated humanely and would not be allowed to pose a security threat.' (BBC) Washington is seeking guarantees that WE will treat them humanely when they are released from the abomination that is Guantanamo Bay???!! I honestly don't know where to start with this, my jaw is literally on the floor at the moment. The same US official said: 'We don't want to be the world's jailers' TRANSLATION: 'It seemed like a good idea at the time.' On the other side the FCO tried to explain why ...

Local information

Here are some hopefully useful links to local organisations and people. This is still under development so please suggest any additions or amendments by clicking on Comments at the bottom of the page. Kingston CouncilKingston Council Try entering your postcode on the home page for information about refuse collections, street cleansing and planning applications in...

More Top LibDem Blog Lists

Norfolk Blogger has published his top 50 Lib Dem blogs in which this blog comes in a gratifying number 20. Liberty Alone has gone one step further and published his top political bloggers covering all UK political blogs. I, alas, feature not, but don't let that put you off looking it over.

Where are all the female bloggers?

Wow! I've been ranked as the joint first female in Nich Starling's list of top 100 Lib Dem bloggers, alongside the venerable Lynne Featherstone MP. We're both at number 22, but there are very few other women in the list. Of course it's not Nich's fault - where are the other women? Something similar happened over at Stephen Tall's list, where Lynne quite properly beats me this time....

Electric Bikinis - How You Can Help the Environment

Some fascinating, if slightly 'silly season' ideas about how modern technology might affect fashion and life in general here. First up is the solar bikini (a male version is available) which might run your mobile phone, IPod, and a small beer-chiller from the solar rays that, if they are giving you a tan, are probably causing skin cancer. Next up is the underwear (male and female) which can be used to control computer games. Clothes which look different to your phone than they do to you. Solar-powered accessories that turn into lightbulbs. Surely the techno-hippy's cup runneth over. I have ...

The Tom Cowie Affair - Exclusive.

Liberal Leslie can exclusively reveal the truth between Cowie’s shocking attacks on Cameron today. In 2005 Cowie like all good millionaires gave half a million to the most inefficient political party of them all, the Conservatives. In early 2007 Cowie who made his money in the transport sector never growing up from his love of trains went to Indai to see how they travelled. There he came into contact with the startling good looking Hermit Brainy Blonde Bombshell. He immediately fell in love and joining in mediation with her saw the errors of his ways. Reconnected with his ethics he ...

What do you throw away? Do you have allotment mentality?

I’m sure you’ve all heard of Gardeners Question Time on Radio 4 (a national treasure), even if you aren’t avid listeners. Recently they had an amusing discussion about how to break the allotment mentality of one of the questioner’s husbands and most of the panel admitted they had the same mentality, saving every little piece of string, paper, pot and the like. Wouldn’t it be great if we all had allotment mentality. We waste so much in the UK, and yet there are complaints about paying extra for the rubbish we throw away. When a country throws away about 1/3 ...

Tchaikovsky gets posthumous thumbs-up from Hitler

That must win some weird title award. Tchaikovsky is one of my favourite composers. Anyone who can compose such a ballbreaker as the 1812 Overture is all right in my book (even though I don't think the man himself was too keen on that particular oevre). Hitler publicly reviled Tchaikovsky and other Russian and Jewish composers. It turns out he was an old mono-testicled hypocrite. His record

Welcome British change of tack on Guantanamo detainees

It is good news that the British government has requested the release of a further five UK residents from Guantanamo Camp. This is a welcome change of direction following the change of Prime Minister. Guantanamo camp remains one of the most disgusting acts of the US government. Tony Blair should hang his head in shame for supporting Bush in Iraq, following such a shameful abuse of human rights.

My most popular blog postings of the last three months

I'd normally expect late July and August to be a bit quieter on my website and blog, with more people on holiday and less politics in the news equalling fewer visitors. But - good news - traffic has been going up and up in the last couple of weeks - which has prompted me to look at what people have been looking at. So from my web statistics here are the top ten blog postings of mine from the last three months in, drum roll please, reverse order (no peaking straight to the bottom of the list!): 10. Two entries ...

Park perks

We’ve started the data entry for the great Burgess Park survey and I think we are going to enjoy it. One of the team has just wandered up to my end of the office to read out a choice comment. When asked what they most like doing in the park, one survey respondent wrote, “Staring at the men doing sporting activities.” If this turns out to be the most popular activity we may have to consider installing viewing platforms. {;-)} If Burgess Park is important to you, do feel free to complete the survey online here.

Everybody is a critic

The BBC tell us that Dafydd Wigley is to use a speech at the National Eisteddfod to criticise the his own party for signing up to a coalition with Labour. The former Plaid leader will argue that the One Wales document was compiled too quickly, that almost half the policies in the document will need more funding, which has not been secured and that there is little chance of winning a referendum on the assembly gaining law-making powers. Mr. Wigley is also concerned at the opposition of most Labour MPs to the agreement and the impact this will have on ...

Council tax benefits

This article caught my eye today. This particular benefit is clearly not reaching the people it's meant to. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6934271.stm

Why can't the Parks Constabulary use the police radio system?

That's the question I'm asking Sir Ian Blair.

Temporary Traffic Order - Apollo Way

I've been advised that Dundee City Council propose to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose of facilitating carriageway resurfacing works. The Order is expected to be in force for two weeks from 27 August 2007. Its maximum duration in terms of the Act is eighteen months. The effect of the Order is to prohibit temporarily all vehicular traffic in Apollo Way from Riverside Avenue to Explorer Road. Pedestrian access will be maintained. An alternative route will be available via Riverside Avenue, Kingsway, Myrekirk Road, South Road and Explorer Road. Please ...

Americans do have a sense of humour after all

Thanks to Nich the Norfolk Blogger for bringing this future Simpsons episode to light!

Ali Miraj won't go away

Ali Miraj is refusing to lie down and says he was offered a peerage by the Tories.

Foot & Mouth fears

It's hard to believe that it is more than six years since the major outbreak of Foot & Mouth - so severe that the 2001 General Election had to be delayed owing to restrictions on movement in the countryside. It's difficult to convey the impact that the last outbreak had on a farming area such as parts of my constituency. When normal, peaceful village life is interrupted by burning piles of culled cattle and army trucks going backward and forward, it leaves a lasting impression. I remember vividly the fear among farmers that they might be next as the virus ...

SNAP! General Election?

Reading a few posts today about Cameron (including Bob’s) has made me want to pose this question - is now the ideal time (for Gordon) for a general election? Apathy within the Conservative party at a local level is at its lowest point I can remember. So many activists and even Councillors are fed up with Cameron and this seems to be filtering down to the public. The Ealing Southall by-election proved what a terrible state they are in to fight parliamentary seats, so imagine the chaos at Tory HQ if there were 646 seats to fight at once. Whether ...

Cameron: Mr Nicey-Nicey gets Nasty - allegedly

Rachel Sylvester in the Telegraph is swimming against the media tide with article entitled "Cameron takes the gloves off". This presumption seems to be based on one intervention by Cameron on the subject of Foot and Mouth and the establishment of a hard-hitting get-Brown unit under Chris Grayling.

Happy Birthday Barbara Windsor

Belated felicitations to Barbara Windsor, who was 70 yesterday. My rare viewings of EastEnders have not convinced me that she is much of an actress, but her appearance in Carry on Camping means she will always have a place in British cinema history. As Wikipedia records, the young Barbara came to prominence in the Joan Littlewood Theatre Workshop'sstage and film production of Sparrows Can't Sing in 1963. This gives me the chance to uncork a great trivial fact. Sparrows Can't Sing was written by Stephen Lewis, who went on to play Blakey in On the Buses.

Field of Women

A plug for the Field of Women website which is now live at http://www.fieldofwomen.com/. The Field of Women event in Liverpool is not taking place till July next year, but they want people to start registering now. The event, at the Liverpool Cricket Club on Aigburth Road, is goind to be raising money for the Linda McCartney Centre. The organisers are looking for 10,000 people to stand together in support of those who have been affected by breast cancer - its explained a lot more clearly on their website. Anyway the date is 6th July 2008 and you can register ...

On David Owen

An exceptional interview with Denis Healey in Saturday's Guardian, made all the sweeter by this classic summing up of Dr. David Owen: "When he was born all the good fairies gave him every virtue: 'You'll be beautiful, you'll be intelligent, you'll have charm and charisma.' And the bad fairy came along and tapped him on the shoulder and said, 'But you'll be a shit.' That was his trouble." Hat Tip to Political Hack and Bob Piper

Guantanamo release long overdue - Liberal Democrats

Sarah Teather, the Liberal Democrat MP who has campaigned for her constituent Jamil el-Banna to be released from Guantanamo Bay, today welcomed the news that he is among five people the Government has requested be released from the camp. Commenting, Sarah Teather, who is also Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Guantanamo Bay, said: “This is fantastic news and a tremendous relief for Jamil’s family here in London. Jamil’s youngest daughter will be meeting her dad for the first time. They have shown incredible bravery, strength and determination. “This decision should have been taken years ago. Abandoning British ...

My Top UK Political Blogs

Upon compiling this I discovered that several of my favourite blogs have disappeared (I hadn’t noticed largely due to subscribing to the whole libdemblogs feed). Very sad. I hope that they return soon. I’ve also left off people who haven’t blogged in a month or so. Anyway, my top twenty in alphabetical order- Andy Mayer - http://andymayer.blogspot.com/ [...]

Stick with the grandkids and gardening, Paddy

The Times is reporting that the Brown offer of an Afghan role to Paddy Ashdown is a "flyer". Yesterday's report said that Paddy had turned the role down, saying: I am not looking for a new job. I don't intend to go to Afghanistan and I do not know anyone who would want that...I enjoy in my role of grandpa and gardener. The Times reports Paddy as saying that a co-ordinating role for Afghanistan

Pods and Blogs podcast

The BBC Radio Five Live Pods and Blogs programme, which regularly features the BritBlog Roundup, can now be obtained as a podcast. Appropriate, you may think. Details on the BBC website.

PMQs - Entertainment not accountability

I have not being going to PMQs that much recently. That is mainly because I find I can be more effective dealing with things in my office. PMQs is quite an entertaining spectacle, but really does not help in terms of accountability. The House of Commons is actually quite bad at holding the government to account. That is obvious when you look at the ludicrous responses I have got from

Careless

They should try down the back of the sofa - that's where I found my remote controls yesterday. Story here.

BBC rewrites Boris Johnson story

A few days ago I complained about the BBC treating Dawn Butler and Diane Abbott as though they were disinterested observers of Boris Johnson's Mayoral bid rather than members of a rival political party. When I wrote that posting the BBC story began: Black MPs spurn Boris mayoral bid Conservative MP Boris Johnson's bid to become London mayor has been condemned by black MPs.James Graham's Queaquam Blog! points out that the same link now takes you to a story that begins: Labour MPs spurn Boris mayor bid Conservative MP Boris Johnson's bid to become London mayor has been condemned by ...

By-elections, by-elections, by-elections

Will we ever have a few weeks go past with local government by-elections in the West Midlands? It seems not, we have three coming up.

Quotations of the Day

Niles's Blog is back from holiday. Having spent part of it singing in Hereford Cathedral, he has some odd phrases from the Psalms for us: He hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse: neither delighteth he in any man’s legs. Deliver me from the hand of strange children. I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

Does signing true "fans" make a difference to the way they play ?

As a football fan, I always dreamed of playing for my team. In my case it is Everton, although I am a big follower of Norwich City too. However, I get very frustrated at the mercenary nature of footballers these days and their perceived lack of effort. So this summer Everton seem to have taken something of a departure from the norm in signing two Everton fans. These fans are not just ordinary fans, they are England Under 21 player Leighton Baines and England B international Phil Jagielka. But to me it is an interesting move. I am sure these ...

Gobbledigook - not dead yet

I hate to rain on Stockport Council’s parade, but a quick Google search confirms that not all jargon has been expunged from their website. At least, not when it comes to my own, personal, bete noir. I applaud the initiative however. Share This

The Simpsons to give a lesson in humility

David Beckham refused a part in an episode of The Simpsons , it has been reported, because in an earlier episode they made reference to his affair with Rebecca Loos. So according to David Beckham it was The Simpson's fault that whilst his wife was at home in England looking after the kids, he decided to have a sordid affair with Rebecca Loos. Now we know whose fault it was. Anyway, never a show to be spurned, The Simpson's creators are working on a show where an English Soccer player moves to America, his name ? Tony Peckham. I bet ...

Lib Dems declare war on poverty and inequality

Radical new proposals to reduce poverty and tackle inequality in Britain have been launched by the Lib Dems. The plans aim to reverse Gordon Brown's dependency culture by giving people educational and employment opportunities as well as incentives to work and save. And they sound like good sense to me, as well as clearly differentiating us from the other two parties again. Five million people

Stockport Council declares war on jargon

The Liberal Democrat run council in Stockport is trying to eliminate pointless jargon. Dizzy Thinks has the story, whilst I breathe a sigh of relief that I’ve only used one of the phrases on the hit list so far this week

You know you are in trouble when the only person that will stand up for you is Andrew Gilligan

Iain Dale tries yet again to put up a sterling defence for the Conservative Party and Boris Johnson in this post HERE, but to be honest, when the only journalist that will defend you is Andrew Gilligan, you know you've got problems. Andrew Gilligan, who now seems to be running a "get labour" campaign in the wake of him losing his job at the BBC after the Hutton enquiry, is hardly the best journalist to read on such matters as he fails, in my estimation, to show any objectivity.

She's Turned Off Too

I've written before about how the behaviour of some MPs at PMQs, the so-called "theatre" of the House as they jeer and cheer, can put the public off the political process. Well, it would seem at least one MP finds it equally disdainful.

Camelot wins Lottery licence, BUT…

Camelot has been announced as the winner of the third National Lottery licence, extending their tenure until 2019. No surprises there. Their “pioneering and proven” bid (their words not mine) contains “a series of proposals designed to create more winners, maximise returns to the Good Causes” What a load of crap! Okay so I haven’t read the 18,447 page document, but I have taken a look at Camelot’s press release (pdf). What they actually propose is a large number of new games including a global draw and limited-edition games based on movies and TV shows. I worry about the latter ...

The froth has started

Have you noticed how, since Gordon Brown took over, politics has acquired something of an edge? Of course, there was the Ealing Southall silliness, in which the political blogosphere became obsessed with spin and counter-spin (mea culpa, feeble “I didn’t start it” excuses notwithstanding). Now, with the dead tree press’ traditional silly season in full sway, the tone in the newspapers is becoming distinctly high pitched. Today is a case in point. Tom Cowie is not a poor man, nor has he given the Conservative Party an insignificant amount of money, but £600,000 isn’t exactly make or break for them ...

Delusions of Grandeur ?

Labour made bold claims in the press about their latest defector from the Tories, a chap named David Anstee. Labour claimed that Mr Anstee was “a member of a powerful Welsh Conservative Policy Group which wrote the party's 2007 Assembly election manifesto”. The Conservative replied by stating that “There was a small policy group of about five people in charge of writing the manifesto and he was not involved in that." The Conservative spokesman believed Mr Anstee had attended a policy forum in Wales, but he added that that was an event similar to a mini party conference and was ...

Guantanamo Poetry

Check this out: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/8/5/103314/2827

Family Fun Weekend of nostalgia at Redcar

People will be able to relive their youth at the Kirkleatham Museum as it celebrates the success of its current toy exhibition with a Family Fun Weekend. Toys, games and familiar objects from every decade from the 1950's to the present day are featured in the Memories of Childhood exhibition. The exhibition features from: 1950's, Wells Fargo and Robin Hood board games; 1960's, Action Man, Cindy and Scalextrix; 1970's Star Wars and Sooty; 1980's Rubik's Cube and Transformers; 1990's Buzz Lightyear and Teletubbies; and examples of modern day toys like Bionicles, Dr Who and Sony Play Stations. There is a ...

Politics on Second Life

I’ve wondered online before about the potential for politics, on online facilities like Second Life. I’ve now found, through the website of German Green MP Anna Lührmann what seems to be an official space for German politics on Second Life - very like a virtual version of the public noticeboard stands that are a feature of elections in some continental European countries, though not here in the UK. I’m quite a novice myself in using Second Life, but if anyone knows anything similar for UK politics on SL, then I’d be very interested to know about it. It has been ...

The Liberal Green Challenge

Liberals face a twofold challenge when it comes to green issues. Firstly there is the obvious challenge of coming up with solutions to green issues, secondly there’s the more insidious and less obvious challenge - challenging the collectivist consensus on green issues. Most environmental pressure groups are collectivist and as such they are opposed to liberty [...]

American incompetence feeds the Iraqi insurgency

An American government report has highlighted that 190,000 weapons have been lost in Iraq since 2003. These include 110,000 AK 47 assault rifles and 80,000 pistols. In addition some 135,000 pieces of body armour and 115,000 helmets have also vanished, again perhaps to end up in the hands of insurgents. So who was in charge of this incompetence policy of losing weapons on a mass scale ? Surely they have been sacked of punished in some way ? Er, no. In the two years under scrutiny, the programme was headed by General David Petraeus, now the top US commander in ...

Sir Tom Cowie witdraws funding from the Tory Party

A major Tory donor has withdrawn support from the Conservative Party, and he does not mince his words when it comes to levelling criticism at David Cameron. Sir Tom Cowie made clear that he was "disillusioned" with Mr Cameron's style of leadership, after what he described as "a series of blunders". He also made reference to Davic Cameron's decision to go to Rwanda during the recent flooding, which affected Mr Cameron's Witney constituency, and the internal Tory party row over ending support for grammar schools. I think it is going to be a long summer for David Cameron.

Fat cats

The Western Mail reports that Rhodri Morgan is back at work, feeling ten years younger and fitter then ever. He has lost a stone in weight and up to four inches from his waist since undergoing an emergency procedure a month ago. I really am going to have to ask him for a copy of his diet. Meanwhile, concern grows about another group of fat cats who, The Guardian says, are in danger of developing diabetes. They report a warning from veterinarians that Britain's vast population of lethargic and over-fed cats are in danger of developing the disease as soaring ...

Are you using the Liberal Democrat extranet?

The party’s extranet is a resource for party activists, elected representatives (including councillors) and staff and the home for artwork, campaign materials, policy briefings and also resources to accompany the party’s big national campaigns, such as the crime and health ones. It also features an online discussion forum. Access is open to all party councillors, staff, [...]

Misery upon misery for David Cameron

It's turning out to be a wretched summer for David Cameron. Bless him. Firstly, all sorts of criticism from his own party, Ali Miraj, Lord Saatchi, Graham Brady and Lord Kalms, an onsalught of Yorkshirefolk stopping him eating his dessert, trips and holiday plans put through the meat mincer in order not be wrong-footed by the hyperactive Clunking Fist....it's endless misery for poor fellow. Lord

Bird Champion of Mountsfield Park

Would somebody like to be the Bird Champion of Mountsfield Park Details in the e-mail below from Glendale's Nature Conservation Officer. "Glendale and Lewisham Council are starting a new Bird Champion Project, which aims to survey the park for different bird species and involve the park users in the park’s biodiversity. We will place one bird feeder in a suitable location in the park and a delegated park user (The Bird Champion) will regularly fill the bird feeder and monitor and record the different bird species and their numbers. The collated data will show the abundance and diversity of the ...

Oi! Over Here Nich!

Was a bit dismayed to see this blog only ranked 100th (!?!) after Stephen Tall had me up at 16th=. I can only speculate that Nich either really hates this blog or perhaps didn't realise that I had restarted blogging and that www.liberallegend.blogspot.com is not really a functioning blog any longer. A bit frustrating to be ranked lower than someone who is no longer a Lib Dem and a number of other bloggers that are no longer posting. Perhaps Nich is trying to tell me something!!

Poor Dave, More Woe For Cameron

The row over the botched policy shift on Grammar Schools by 'David Cameron's Conservatives' is rapidly turning into the gift that just keeps on giving. According to the Guardian today, Arriva founder and multi-millionaire Sir Tom Cowie has ended donations to the Conservatives in protest at the furore. He has also said he is "very, very disappointed" with the Tory leader. The donor, who has backed previous leaders such as William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith and gave Michael Howard £500,000 towards the 2005 general election campaign, said he had become disillusioned with Mr Cameron's leadership after what he considered a ...

Top Tory donor abandons “arrogant” Cameron

David Cameron’s “arrogant Old Etonian” approach has cost him the support of Tom Cowie, who until now has been one of the Conservative Party’s top donors, giving over £630,000 to the party since 2001. Tom Cowie, president of Arriva (the bus and train company) will instead donate funds in future to the Prince’s Trust: “The Tory party seems to [...]

"The Audacity of Hope"

I was recently watching Barack Obama's 2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address "The Audacity of Hope" on the American Rhetoric website and while I don't know much about what Barack Obama stands for or intends to deliver for America I can certainly see why there is a big buzz around him.

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