Should the Liberal Democrats Stand Up For What they Believe In?
Since the Coalition the Liberal Democrats belief’s have slowly dissolved away, they seem to be acting as if they HAVE to appease the Conservatives (a bit like Neville Chamberlain but with the Nazi’s). But should the Liberal Democrats Stand up for what they believe in at the risk of looking like a unstable government and potentially […]
Should All UK Police Officers Carry Guns/Firearms?
Since the recent Cumbria shootings and the incidents with gunman Raoul Moat, some say that if police were allowed to carry guns then they would have been able to stop people like the Cumbrian gunman Derrick Bird from killing and injuring others. This is a subject of fierce debate, some believe that if police officers […]
Political Teaching in Schools Should be Encouraged by the Coalition Government
This post is only MY opinion BTW. I’m Home-Educated and I think children should in the future be taught politics in school. Before the May 6th General Election I was very naive, I didn’t care about politics, it seemed like some dry boring subject that dull people learn about and followed, to me it was something I […]
Oxford University Philosophy, Politics and Economics Degree
I started this politics site roughly one year ago because 1st I make money online making websites like this one and 2nd I was concerned the Conservatives would win the 2010 general election and the country would be subject to 5 or more years of Tory/Thatcherite rule and though I never expected my website to […]
Proportional Representation : The Single Transferable Vote
With a hung parliament looming and the most likely out come being a coalition government with the Lib Dems being the king makers, what will the Lib Dems expect for their support? Gordon Brown has already offered the Alternative Vote System, which isn’t a proportional representation form of voting system and is unlikely to be […]
Broken Britain, Broken Society and the BIG Society
Is it just me or do others find it not only unpatriotic, but also unhelpful to refer to British society as broken, especially coming from a bloody Tory? Britain is not broken. Society is not broken. And while we are at it, Britain is not bankrupt. David Cameron is arguing Britain is not as nice […]
Voter Registration Form : No Wonder Voter Turnout is Low
I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I forgot to send our Voter Registration Form in until today (14th April 2010)! Eldest son is at University so if he wants to vote he’ll have to register himself, so had I not got it in it would be myself and the wife that can’t vote on […]
David Cameron Encourages British Airways Employees to Cross Picket Lines
During Wednesday’s Prime Ministers Question Time, the opposition leader David Cameron stated he wants Unite Trade Union members to cross the picket lines and go to work and wanted Prime Minister Gordon Brown to make the same statement. Around 90% of the Unite trade union members voted to go on strike if British Airways management […]