http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/09/...must-not-stay-in-the-european-arrest-warrant/
Sky News' Stuart Ramsay is in danger of being yet another victim of the unsafe European Arrest Warrant.
Last month, the award-winning chief correspondent of Sky News, Stuart Ramsay, reported on alleged gun-running in Romania. It was a shocking story and received much attention.
The details need not concern us.
I voted for them. As did my partner. I think it may work well. Gives Lucas the ability to stay largely focused on Brighton Pav, whilst still being there when needed for media attention.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37251361
What do we think of the Greens and their co-leaders concept?
For how long can May get away with not answering questions?
Which topics did Corbyn touch on? I'm reading that he did rather well with his questions on grammar schools, but anything beyond that?
Was that not the case with each of her three predecessors? Typically, prime ministers prefer to air the truth on ground of their own choosing.
This must be the most damning criticism in history.May has significantly less charisma than Cameron
Yep. That knock-knock joke about immigration officers was terrible.I thought Cameron's jokes were bad. May is atrocious.
It goes down well with UKIP and older voters. They probably think they can weather the early opposition (and facts) because the public is broadly more supportive than not.I still don't understand the push for Grammar schools, at the time like this, with so many other things Theresa May could focus her government on, and at a time of already significant upheaval in the education sector (have we forgotten the insane administrative burden currently coming from forcing all schools to become academies?). Does she think the whole country is like Kent, or what? No part of the policy, or its timing make sense.
My cousin works at the Home Office as it happens. And whilst i very much doubt that she agrees with all of May's politics, she was very respectful of the PM's competence and assurance as an administrator of the department. She has a few highly trusted SPADs though, and they might well ruffle some feathers over time.
To this day, however, i remain surprised that she kept Hunt in a job. Of course many political leaders would probably give their right arm for such an eager punching bag.
I still don't understand the push for Grammar schools, at the time like this, with so many other things Theresa May could focus her government on, and at a time of already significant upheaval in the education sector (have we forgotten the insane administrative burden currently coming from forcing all schools to become academies?). Does she think the whole country is like Kent, or what? No part of the policy, or its timing make sense.
It goes down well with UKIP and older voters. They probably think they can weather the early opposition (and facts) because the public is broadly more supportive than not.
Why. I can't fault much of what he said there.http://www.theguardian.com/politics...with-tory-government-for-25-years-says-farron
If Corbyn is the David Moyes of party leaders, Farron has to be someone like Joe KinNear, The man's turned into a right dislikeable piece of work since the referendum.
I can't really argue with that.Asked whether he admired Blair, Farron said: “Yes I do. Blair in three chapters – the final chapter is post 9/11, where breathtaking foolishness after foolishness, hubris and something that diminished Britain in the world, cost the lives of thousands of innocent people and misled the country. What he did was unspeakable.
“But let’s look at the first two chapters, where he built an opposition that could beat the Tories. Then when he brought in minimum wage, tax credits, schools, devolution.” He added: “I think being a person who thinks winning elections so you can do good is honourable.”
Holy feck.
Terrifying that these people just won the most significant vote in recent political history
Add things such as work capability assessments, tuition fees and PFI initiatives that seem to be missing from Farron's list of 'first two chapter achievements' and you probably could though.Why. I can't fault much of what he said there.
I can't really argue with that.
Why. I can't fault much of what he said there.
I can't really argue with that.
In politics, clear successes are few and far between. I mean, how many can you name from the last 20 years?I also wouldn't say that devolution, the NHS and tax credits have been the clear successes which Farron ascribes then as being.
Was that under the controversial policy that funding to schools should be increased over time, without destroying the schools themselves?New Labour's improvements to/ investments in schools and hospitals were an incredible success.
Also, did they not start this thing where everything needed to be ranked according to some sort of league table. So instead of focusing on the child/patient, you focus on passing a test / hospital waiting times.New Labour's improvements to/ investments in schools and hospitals were an incredible success.
New Labour's improvements to/ investments in schools and hospitals were an incredible success.
Not so sure. It's a good idea in theory, but the lack of investment in further housing arguably makes it a disastrous policy.In politics, clear successes are few and far between. I mean, how many can you name from the last 20 years?
If we start naming bailing out banks as our success stories, we're really having a bad time. I'd go with:
- Minimum wage.
- Good Friday
- Right to Buy (Council House)
- Putting Government Tools online.
Edit - Devolution & European Integration
Any others?
Definitely not: ISAs, help to buy, war on drugs, anti terror laws, any war, ...
I think that's two separate issues. Our politicians do seem to love pushing problems further and further back until they break (housing, energy, trident).Not so sure. It's a good idea in theory, but the lack of investment in further housing arguably makes it a disastrous policy.
Given where the United Kingdom now finds itself, on its way out of the EU and with a Scottish independence referendum in recent memory, it is surely a tough claim to say that devolution and European policy was a success.
The settlement of powers across the home nations has rather piecemeal much of the time, and they completely ran away form the idea when it came to England. In part due to self-serving political motives.
