Re: Clegg Vows to Defy ID Cards Law
Tue, 6 Nov 2007 00:51 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
In article <7f2dnZeQ1dsSFbLanZ2dnUVZ8qugnZ2d@pipex.net>,
not.telling@noparticularplacetogo.com (JNugent) wrote:
> Breaking the law deliberately and publically on a matter of
> "principle" (whether one views that as justified or not) is quite
> another.
It's fine as long as you accept the consequences, like ...
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Re: Clegg Vows to Defy ID Cards Law
Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:05:19 -0800
> In article <ZG$VL6Bab2KHF...@genghis0.demon.co.uk> on Fri, 2 Nov 2007
> 18:05:14 +0000, edw...@genghis0.demon.co.uk (Edward Cowling London UK)
> wrote:
> > There is no little bit of leeway on this. It's like trying to be a
> > little bit pregnant :-) If Clegg breaks the law he should be
> > removed as an MP ...
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Another victory for (so-called) PR?
Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:07:20 GMT
Following on from last month's thread "Another victory for FPTP?", I
notice from Iain Dale's Diary at www.iaindale.blogspot.com that Belgium
still has no government, almost five months after their General
Election.
It's worth reading this short article, posted at 0927 hrs today, titled
"If it's Monday it Must b ...
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Emergency clamped in Pakistan: short term
Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:07:06 -0800
Emergency clamped in Pakistan: short-term
Emergency clamped in Pakistan: short-term
by Nksagar | November 5, 2007 at 12:26 pm | 10 views | add comment
http://www.nowpublic.com/politics/emergency-clamped-pakistan-short-term
Justice Rana Bhagwas Das said oath under PCO was unconstitutional
05.11.2007 13:37:11 ...
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Re: Clegg Vows to Defy ID Cards Law
Mon, 5 Nov 2007 12:37 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
In article <1194257270.447452.296940@v3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
usenet@bondegezou.demon.co.uk () wrote:
> Should every MP who breaks the law be removed as an MP? Liam Byrne,
> the Immigration Minister, recently broke the law (driving while
> using a mobile phone). Would you like to see him sacked?
Extraor ...
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Re: Clegg Vows to Defy ID Cards Law
Mon, 5 Nov 2007 01:00 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
In article <ZG$VL6Bab2KHFw0Z@genghis0.demon.co.uk> on Fri, 2 Nov 2007
18:05:14 +0000, edward@genghis0.demon.co.uk (Edward Cowling London UK)
wrote:
> Twaddle, an oath is an oath. "Oh sorry M'lud it was only a wee bit
> of treason and the royal I assassinated was only a minor one."
>
> There is no little bit ...
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Re: Clegg Vows to Defy ID Cards Law
Sat, 3 Nov 2007 22:12 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
In article <5p1uuoFp8o0qU1@mid.individual.net>,
T.C.Roll-Pickering@qmul.ac.uk (Tim Roll-Pickering) wrote:
> So why haven't the Lib Dems fought the Welsh and Scottish elections
> in alliance when they've been part of the incumbant government?
> Those are multi-party systems and parties do fight in tandem in
> ...
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Emergency clamped in Pakistan: Constitution suspended
Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:21:00 -0700
http://www.nowpublic.com/press/emergency-clamped-pakistan-constitution-suspended
Soon after the proclamation of emergency by Gen Musharraf, an eight-
member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar
Chaudhry, reportedly set aside the decision.
...
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Re: LibDem leadership election
Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:33:18 -0700
On 2 Nov, 04:10, James Farrar <james.s.far...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:00:51 -0700, JohnLoony
>
> <john.lo...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> >On 1 Nov, 20:49, "Tim Roll-Pickering" <T.C.Roll-Picker...@qmul.ac.uk>
> >wrote:
> >> JohnLoony wrote:
> >> >> As we have argued on many occasions, I am not a T ...
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Financial meltdown soon - prepare for revolution
Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:50:25 -0700
The world economy is heading towards a severe crisis, mainly due to
debt held by governments and individuals (particularly those with
"subprime" mortgages), and rich people and companies exploiting tax
loopholes and tax havens to pay little or no tax. Many Western
countries have very little manufacturing industry ...
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