Politics
Rishi Sunak attacks people receiving welfare benefits
This is the ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak MP demonising those claiming benefits, even though a significant percentage are actually working!
Cabinet Confirmed at South Cambs 2022 Annual Meeting
The South Cambs 2022 Annual Council meeting today is a milestone. It marks the start of the second 4-year term of South Cambridgeshire Lib Dems running the District Council. The May 5th elections results where we increased our seats from 30 in 2018 to 37 in 2022 reflects the confidence communities have in what we […]
Some Early Warning Signs of Fascism
Fascism is not a word that I quite understood, until recently. It is a political ideology that dominated many parts of central, southern, and eastern Europe between 1919 and 1945. It is a word that is being used quite commonly now and we have to wonder why that is.
Brexit Britain leaving visitors feeling unwelcome
This is from a French writer Marion Van Renterghem who is a regular visitor to the UK. However on his most recent visit, he detected what he called “unwelcome changes” in the country since Boris Johnson’s victory.
Conservative Leader Hopeful Rory Stewart Debunks No Deal
Rory Stewart is one of the many Conservative MPs in the Tory Leadership race in a bid to become the party Leader and next Prime Minister. He is beginning to make some waves though he has some catching up to do on the other hopefuls. He says his colleagues advocating no-deal brexit and WTO terms […]
Why Paddy Ashdown thinks Politics is Failing
I have lost count of the times when campaigning or door knocking to get peoples views, I get some one literally interrupt my doorstep introduction to tell me firmly “sorry I am not interested in politics”, bid me good bye and then firmly
UKIP Councillor and MEP Candidate Advocates Discrimination Against Women And Gay People
Hardly a day goes by without some politician being hauled up by the press for saying something they shouldn’t have said. This item about the UKIP Lewes Councillor Donna Edmunds came to my attention as it is trending on facebook, albeit with a slightly distorted version. So I figured I better investigate to get the […]