Patrick Mercer Is A Martyr For Common Sense; David Cameron & Iain Dale Are Boneheads

During the 1980s, the Blessed Margaret Thatcher once commented that "you can't buck the market". I would like to go further and state that no one can buck reality. Is racism a fact of life? Yes, it is! Does that mean that any sane person is prepared to tolerate or approve of racism? Absolutely not!

What Patrick Mercer said was the truth. He did not say that he welcomed or tolerated racism. Yet the politically correct brigade of the BBC and their friends tried to twist his words into something else in order to damage the Conservatives on ideological grounds. What makes me angrier however is the way Mr. Mercer has been treated by his own colleagues, particular by both David Cameron and Iain Dale. I have read Mr. Mercer's remarks and I support him 100%. If "Dave" had paid more attention to the nature of Mr. Mercer common sense comments and worried less about appeasing Polly Toynbee and her drones, then he would see that his political ambitions have not been damaged. The fact that Cameron caved into his fears about how the Left would try to spin this non-event into a second Holocaust shows that he is not ready to become Prime Minister until he stops worrying about what left-leaning elements think of him.

What saddens me more is Iain Dale's thoughts on this matter. I have lost some respect for this usually perspective man after he came out in favour of Mr. Mercer's dismissal on the grounds of "political realities". If you are reading this Mr. Dale, yes I do appreciate that certain political realities have to be respected, but let me put this opinion to you. Mr. Mercer's comments did not warrant his sacking; they certainly would not have cost the Conservatives the next general election nor done any real long-term damage to both the party or Mr. Cameron's leadership. Yes, the Left would have made a storm in a teacup about Mr. Mercer's remarks, but it would not have made his position untenable and would have been forgotten about within a few months. The fact that some weeks earlier you came out in defence of a school teacher suspended for saying that most suicide bombers are Muslims makes you a bloody hypocrite. Those reasons I have just given you demonstrate just why you are yet not a Member of Parliament and why Mr. Mercer sits as one.

I am VERY disappointed in you, Mr. Dale!

The Cannibal Infant

Earlier this afternoon, one of my fellow co-workers brought her infant grandson into the shop for a chat with the Manager. When the child saw yours truly, he looked as if he wanted to eat me. He was grinning at me while drool went down his chin. I do not know whether to laugh, be worried or both!

A Message For Dave "Unity" Lambert

Don't hunt what you can't kill!

Terry Kelly Facts Part Two

"May I have a puff of your cigar-like manhood Comrade Castro?"

6. Terry Kelly ate all pies…. twice, much to the annoyance of Gormless George Galloway.

7. Contrary to popular belief, Terry Kelly does indeed have a brain, but it is still only the size of a pea.

8. Terry Kelly ate his adoptive parents when he was 10-years-old.

9. Terry Kelly’s ambition in life is to give Fidel Castro a blowjob.

10. Before he goes to sleep at night, Terry Kelly checks both his wardrobe and under his bed for Margaret Thatcher.

11. Terry Kelly was the stand-in ‘actor’ for Jabba The Hut in an out cut of the original film negative of Star Wars.

12. George Lucas was repulsed by Terry Kelly’s appearance; he decided to redesign Jabba to look like Kenneth Baker instead.

13. Terry Kelly has never had a bath in his life.

14. Terry Kelly does not walk, he slivers.

15. Terry Kelly is a socialist…. except on weekends.

16. Just before he died, Pope John-Paul II converted to Anglican church after he learned that Terry Kelly was a Catholic.

Quote of the Day 7.3.2007

"The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by men worse than themselves." - Plato, 427 - 347 BCE

Wills And Kate To Tie The Knot - Claim

A group of MPs has been told that Kate Middleton and Prince William are certain to marry. The claim was made by a veteran tabloid photographer, who said it was based on conversations with the prince.

Sun snapper Arthur Edwards was talking to MPs about the self-regulation of the press.

He said he felt sorry for Miss Middleton when he saw footage of the way she was treated by packs of paparazzi photographers.

"When I saw the pack break and they all surrounded her I felt awful about that and it does remind me of what happened to Princess Diana and I hope we don't make that same mistake again," he said.

"I think we should pull back a bit and start to look at this girl's life.

"She's a private citizen, she needs a bit of space, she's in love with Prince William - I'm sure of that and I'm sure one day they'll get married and I've talked to William about this."

He added: "I have talked to him about that and he's made it clear... he wants to get married."

Mr Edwards said the royals had been "open season" for The Sun in the 1980s but his job was very different now.

"When celebrities appear in newspapers I just think a lot of it is brought on themselves - they call the papers, get in there and, by and large, they enjoy it," he said.

"It helps them sell their music and their films."

The 300th Post

To celebrate, here is another video of one of my favourite professional wrestlers, Bill Goldberg.

Another JBL Tribute

The soundtrack is "You're A God" by Vertical Horizon.

Despite his claims, JBL is NOT a wrestling god, but he is very entertaining on the microphone.

Quote of the Day 6.3.2007

"It's Eeyore versus Tigger" - Reported response of Sir John Major when asked what he thought a contest between Gordon Brown and David Cameron would be like; as printed on page 23 in today's Western Mail newspaper

Coming Soon From The Creators Of Borat...

Terry Watch

In Association With Fidel Castro & Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Present

A Theo Spark Film

Starring:

Terry Kelly

Rayleen "R Kelly" Kelly

And George Galloway

TERRY:

Cultural Learnings Of Communism For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Scotland

BBFC Rating: 18

The film Lord Goldsmith and the Standards Commission of Scotland tried to ban

"A cunt classic" - Shotgun

Home Office split plan 'danger'

Home Secretary John Reid's plans to split the Home Office in two could damage the UK's security, a think tank has warned.

Demos said Britain already risked being "overwhelmed" by the threat of terrorism, domestic unrest and the drugs trade because of a fragmented approach. And it suggested the solution was a national security "vision" - under the direct control of the Prime Minister.

Mr Reid wants to divide the mammoth Whitehall department he said was not "fit for purpose" into a Ministry of Justice and a Security Department.

The proposal is under discussion by Cabinet colleagues, but Tuesday's report warned it could worsen an already "overly fragmented approach to security". It blamed the lack of an overall plan for "infighting between departments, mixed messages from politicians and the duplication of resources".

The report, written by Demos lead security researcher Charlie Edwards, concluded: "Managing national security without a strategy is like running an orchestra without a musical score: a recipe for an ill-co-ordinated and out-of-tune response.

"A national security strategy is not a panacea for joined-up government and there are limitations to strategy: a strategy by no means renders national security invulnerable to threats. Nor does a strategy eradicate all risks.

"It would, however, enable the Government to communicate clearly concerning its ability and inability to safeguard national security. While there is no doubt that the Government understands the size and nature of these threats and hazards, the lack of an overarching strategy that places all these challenges into context with one another is lacking.

"In the absence of a clear framework, it has become increasingly difficult to prioritise policy at national level for the future, as the focus remains on managing the short term, often causing further problems down the road. Too often, the British Government has relied on individual departments and agencies - as well as occasional good luck - to win the fight, but such a piecemeal approach to security can only end in tragedy.

"Creating a national security strategy will not be an easy process, but it is the first step in understanding how the Government should respond to the dynamic and changing threats and hazards to the UK today and in the future."

The report suggested Parliament should debate the strategy and be updated annually on its implementation as well as scrutinising it through a select committee. And it said a single counter-terrorism budget and a separate fund for policy development could be needed.

Cameron spells out vision of Europe

Conservative leader David Cameron is set to spell out his vision of the future European Union - one that "does things that matter".

His message to the party is that he has no intention of leading a Tory retreat from the EU.

And his message to the public is that he will back the national interest and push for decisions people want in the EU on climate change and CO2 emissions, strengthening a competitive economy, cutting red tape and tackling poverty.

Mr Cameron's defining speech on the EU comes in Brussels at the first conference of the Movement for European Reform, which he launched last year with the Tory's sister party in the Czech Republic, the ODS.

Mr Cameron will call for a new EU approach, replacing integration and institutional navel-gazing with more co-operation between nation states.

His speech this afternoon to an audience of European politicians, academics and business leaders attacks Labour's stance on Europe, accusing the Government of indecision on the becalmed constitution, and "posturing" on EU policy.

Mr Cameron will say: "There are two ways that a British politician can speak in Europe. One way is to posture for the TV cameras back home and boast of your determination to stand up for the national interest. And then, later - inevitably - to agree to whatever proposal is on the table.

The Tory leader says his approach to EU negotiations generally will be different.

"I believe that the best way to pursue your national interest is not to posture - but to persuade. I will be polite, but solid and consistent. I will work to create a flexible Europe by building alliances with those who share our interests and our ideas," he says.

Europe minister Geoff Hoon said Mr Cameron was copying Labour's EU reform programme, saying: "I'm not quite sure which horse Mr Cameron is riding at the moment: is he eurosceptic or is he changing horses to become more sympathetic to the Government's EU programme?"

Click Click Boom: A Goldberg Music Video

"Click Click Boom" is sung by the group Saliva.

R.I.P. Alex "Recess Monkey" Hilton?

Apparently, Mr. Hilton was kidnapped from his home in the early hours of this morning; black bagged and bundled into a waiting car by an elderly man. Mr. Hilton has not been seen since that incident and the police have issued a photo fit of the kidnapper to the media (see below).

Quote of the Day 4.3.2007

"Christianity is freedom" - Bobby Ball of Cannon & Ball fame

To say that Christianity is freedom is a very powerful message to those of a libertarian persusion. Compare this statement to that of Islam, which despite its claims that Allah gave humanity free will, openly preaches submission. It is not just the lunatic clerics that go on about submitting ourselves to Allah, as this message is a key part of the genetic code of Islam itself. Even the word Islam itself means submission. How can Muslims believe in free will when Islam tells them to submit to Allah and deny ourselves our right to autonomy, whether it is for good or ill?

Some might make the same claim of Christianity, but there is a cruical difference. God and Jesus do not want us to become mindless robots who have exchanged our liberty for slavery as is demanded by Islam. God and Jesus want us to always use our free will to enjoy a better life in this world as well as the afterlife so that we can develop a strong and enduring relationship with the Holy Trinity based on mutual trust and affection. You cannot have such a relationship based on such a rigid master/slave dynamic where the slave obeys the master out of fear instead of love as is the case with Islam. That is why I am a Christian and not a Muslim.

A Music Video Tribute To John Bradshaw Layfield's World Wrestling Entertainment Championship Reign

The song is called "Engage" and is performed by the group Edgewater

Quotes of the Day 3.3.2007

"If your not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain." - Winston Churchill

"some say, when he sneezes he does so emitting pure acid... and that he has the ability to destroy entire cities with just his mind... all we know... is he's C4." - Dave Barry about yours truly

Councillor Kelly Wants Iran And President Ahmadinejad To Wipe Out Israel

Earlier today, I asked the John Prescott of blogging, Councillor Terry Kelly what was his personal opinion of Iranian President and Hitler-wannabe Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Cllr Kelly replied with the following statement:

"I know that he shares my dislike and distrust of Israel and America and he shares my views about Palestine."

Yes, that is right - read it again, just to be clear in your own minds.

"I know that he shares my dislike and distrust of Israel and America and he shares my views about Palestine."

It seems that Cllr Kelly wants Ahmadinejad to create a new Palestinian state through a genocidal war of aggression against the state of Israel and murder another six million Jews. I have always thought Cllr Kelly to be an imbecile, but it seems that I have underestimated Scotland's answer to Porky Pig big time. Cllr Kelly is an imbecile AND dangerous! In his own pathetic way, Cllr Kelly is representative of a boarder militant left-wing network of racists, totalitarian twats, hyperactive politically correct killjoys and corrupt hypocrites such as the Muslim Council of Britain, Gormless George Galloway, Fuzz Helen Watters and Polly Toynbee. If these lunatics had their way, Britain would have become a Soviet satellite state with an inefficient third-world Marxist economy and socio-political repression.

Thank the Almighty that the Blessed Margaret Thatcher stood up for the freedom-loving majority of the British people and repeatedly raped these fucking cunts into (temporary) submission. Although she had the body of a weak and feeble woman, she had the balls of a rutting male rhinoceros as those Looney-leftie harlots found out to their cost. We desperately need another well-endowed freedom-fighter to rape the likes of Kelly and his fellow bitches at the moment.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to adopt from Vietnam

"I wanna join their gang!"

Quote of the Day 2.3.2007

"No nation has ever taxed its way to prosperity." - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney at this week's Conservative Political Action Conference

It is always nice to be appreciated!

"I'd like to thank my manager, my wife for making me the blogger I am today by being on the menopause, to my children of course without which I may be a more rounder and calmer blogger...to DK for his inspiration since becoming a blogger...to MR E for being also a source of inspiration, Istanbultory, Praguetory, C4, Reactionary Snob, Bretters, Angry Steve, the Hitch and all the rest of the back room team...but most of all I'd like to thank that cunt Cuntcillor Terry Kelly for being such a real and genuine cunt, and in the short time I have come to know him as a cunt he has excelled as a total cunt..thankyou you cunt." - Shotgun, posting on The Devil Kitchen

Quote of the Day 1.3.2007

"Councillor Kelly is unusual in that the comment threads are usually far more entertaining (in the same way as a Cumbrian train crash) than his actual posts; although, given that his posts are pretty much the equivalent of the pus dribbling from the diseased fanny of a 90 year old whore, that is hardly surprising." - The Devil's Kitchen about guess who....? ....that's right, Terry Kelly!

America Fuck Yeah!

Like Lord Iain Dale of Cyberspace, I would also like to pay tribute to the greatness of the United States of America!

Quote of the Day 28.2.2007

"i met galloway the other day and had the pleasure of hearing him speak. hes far from being an idiot. he's a cold and calculated PR stunt who is in love with the idea of himself. if he could bend his cock behind his legs he would clearly try and fuck himself. judging buy the smell of his breath it was clear to me that he has already mastered the art of licking his own arse." - Stuart Graham on Gormless George Galloway

Yo Blair?!?

BANG BANG!!!

Terry Kelly Facts Part One

1. Terry Kelly is Chuck Norris' afterbirth.

2. As a newborn baby, Kelly was abandoned by his parents and raised by farmyard animals. This inspired George Orwell to write the book Animal Farm.

3. Terry Kelly's middle names are Sod Off.

4. Terry Kelly has an IQ of less than 12.... and dropping!

5. Terry Kelly was appointed the village idiot for Kensington and Chelsea by Ken Bates in 1987 after Kelly failed to turn up for his final interview for the position. Kelly was the village idiot until 2003, when he was sacked by Roman Abramovich, who replaced Kelly with former boxer Ivan Drago.

Conservatives say EU has lost direction

LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union has lost its way and needs to refocus its efforts towards the economy, the Conservative party will say on Wednesday.

The traditionally eurosceptic Conservatives command a significant lead over the ruling Labour party in polls, which suggest they could take power in the next election, expected in 2009, after more than a decade in opposition.

And in their most explicit statement on European policy since the revival of their political fortunes over a year ago, Conservative shadow finance minister George Osborne will say the EU has got it plain wrong.

"The European Union has not understood that it needs a complete change of direction. It hasn't understood that today the primary challenge we face is an economic one, not a political one," Osborne will say, according to an aide.

"Europe has to wake up and realise: it's the economy, stupid."

Chancellor Gordon Brown, almost certain to take over from Prime Minister Tony Blair within months, has also castigated Europe for being too inward-looking, saying the more important issue is meeting the economic challenge of countries like India and China.

The Conservatives, Osborne will say, would drive for free trade within the EU by completing the services directive; insist the EU's central external objective is to break a deadlock over world trade talks; and reform the Common Agricultural Policy.

He would also want Britain to reclaim control over issues of social legislation and work together with the EU on issues like the environment.

Tim Roll-Pickering On Thatcher & Thatcherism

It is very rare that someone can make a credible case against Thatcherism, but fellow Conservative Tim Roll-Pickering does so on his blog. Thatcherism wasn't perfect and there were many things that the Iron Lady did get wrong, but this is to be expected of any government good or bad, especially one led by such a formidable women for eleven-and-a-half years. Many of the problems that the Blessed Margaret had to deal are longer as a great an issue as they once were. One has to remember that the Blessed Margaret was leading a counter-revolution against entrenched, corrupt and cancerous interests within her own party, government and the nation as a whole that required her to sometimes set aside certain aspects of libertarian idealism to achieve a better future. Fortunately for all of you she was successful in her efforts to rebuild Britain, putting both the Conservatives and the nation in a stronger position to fully realise the noble and practical ideals of libertarian Conservatism.

Quote of the Day 27.2.2007

"i don't like him. he is a nasty man." - the user "so tired" about Gormless George Galloway on the official Channel Big Brother forum

What I Have Given Up For Lent!

Hope - and I didn't even realise it until yesterday afternoon!

A Short Story

Here is a short piece that I wrote yesterday. I hope you all enjoy it!

Here Without You: The Electric Dreams of C4'

By C4'

“Monster, wake up! Can you hear? MONSTER?!?” said a woman’s voice. Eventually, an old man’s eyes opened. When they did, he was startled. “Bob? Bob, is that you? What are you doing here?” A moment later, the old man realised that he was no longer at home. He had somehow woken up in the debating chamber of the House of Commons, sitting in front of the government ministers’ despatch box and dressed in his favourite all-black three-piece suit. “How did we get here?” the old man firmly asked the women. “Happy Birthday Monster!” the woman said, ignoring the old man’s question. “That doesn’t answer my question!” the old man replied, refusing to be sidetracked. “Does it really matter?” said another man’s voice. “What matters is that you get only one birthday a year and at your age, each one maybe your last!” the man continued.

“Charlie?” asked the old man. “Happy Birthday C4’! Many happy returns!!!” answered Charlie. “There are some more guests that want to pay their respects.” He continued. “Guests?” said C4’. “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” shouted a small crowd of friends at C4’. When C4’ saw them, his eyes were filled with tears of joy.

“Andy, how are you doing?” C4’ asked the first man he met from the crowd. “I’m very well thank you” Andy replied. “I see you’re looking as smart as always!” he continued. “Why thank you, and where is Oliver?” said C4’. “Here I am!” answered Oliver with his thick Welsh accent. “Ole!” exclaimed C4’. “I hope you’ve cut down on the joy juice?” he enquired teasingly. “Yes I have, I’m now down to fourteen bottles of gin a day.” Oliver quipped back with a jolly sincerity. “Only fourteen? That’s practically being sober for you!” joked C4’. “Yes it is, its something of a shock to my body and mind.” responded Oliver. “I have something for you C4’.” he went on to say before producing a dirty beer glass. “I got this at the time of the party conference in Bournemouth. David Cameron had a little tipple from it and I would like you to have from me as I still have the one from IDS when we went on the march.” Oliver said. “Thank you Oliver!” responded C4’ before he moved on to talk to another acquaintance. “Remember me C4’?” said a second woman. “Of course I do Joanne!” replied C4’.

“How’s your poor body?” Joanne asked. “My left elbow is rather sore!” answered C4’. “I didn’t expect to see you again. How’s your little girl?” he continued. “She’s fine, she’s wonderful. Here, have this!” said Joanne as she handed C4’ a red and white bikers’ bandana. “Happy birthday!” she proclaimed to him. C4’ was delighted with Joanne’s present. “Thank you Joanne, I’ve always wanted one of these.” Said an enthusiastic C4’ as wrapped the bandana around his forehead. “I look like the Undertaker now!” he added. “I’m glad you like it.” said Joanne as another man shouted to C4’. “Tom!” shouted C4’, “How are things?” “Fine; happy birthday.” responded Tom as C4’ continued to circulate through this small crowd of his friends.

Eventually, C4’ made a short address to his associates from the speaker’s chair. “Order, order!” he began jokingly, causing his audience to laugh. “I’d like to thank all of you for being here today. I really am very touched. Being here in this august chamber with all of you is the best birthday present I have ever had. I have really enjoyed myself and I hope you all have as well. Again, thank you all very much.” The group all applauded C4’ when he had finished his brief speech. Some in the crowd then started chants of “C-4’! C-4! C-4!”, which C4’ himself clearly relished because it made him feel alive and full of confidence and energy. The chanting gave C4’ a sense of purpose and mission; that he was put on this earth by God to achieve a great and historic goal that would make the world a better to live in when he finally does pass away than it was when he entered it.

Suddenly, C4’s ego trip was brought to a halt by a familiar and unwelcome figure at the entrance to the Commons chamber. “Excuse me, but what are you doing? None of you are supposed to be here!” said Tony Blair. Before Blair could continue to speak, everyone in the chamber could hear a strange noise. This sound grew louder with each passing second until a blue police box appeared in the chamber from nowhere – it was the TARDIS itself! Shortly after the noise from the engine of the TARDIS had finished, the doors of the world’s most famous blue police box opened and a rather large puppy dog sprinted out of it and savagely attacked Blair with its teeth. Both C4’ and Joanne recognised the animal, it was actor Billie Piper’s dog Bear. Blair’s screams of pain and agony were like music to C4’s ears as Bear continued to tear the Prime Minister to sheds. When Blair’s torment was brought to an end by his death, Bear reverted into a seemingly harmless, friendly and adorable puppy. “Come here Bear!” C4’ told the dog, who rushed over to the old man. “There’s a god dog!” said C4’ to Bear as he got down on his left knee to pat and stroke the killer puppy. As C4’ played with Bear, the old man heard another loud noise. It was the sound of an alarm!

“Ah no!” said an annoyed and disappointed C4’ to himself. “This is all a bloody dream!” he finished before he woke up!

Major achievements amid Major disasters

There are two schools of thought on the legacy of former Prime Minister Sir John Major. The more prominent and popular of these considers him a weak leader who presided over a party, government and country in meltdown plagued by divisions and outrageous sleaze. The latter of these problems was further accentuated by Edwina Currie’s revelations that she had had a four-year extramarital relationship with Major during the mid-to-late 1980s; revelations subsequently confirmed by Major himself.

The second, smaller and almost unnoticed school of thought (the one that I belong to) has a more favourable view of the man. This group does not deny that the second Major government of 1992 to 1997 suffered from some major disasters (no pun intended), many of which were self-inflicted by the Conservatives. Yet it also recognises that in spite of its continuous troubles, this much-maligned administration accomplished a phenomenally series of improvements that have not only still gone unacknowledged by wider opinion, but bequeathed an extremely enviable inheritance to New Labour. This legacy is so great that its effects have prevented an economic downturn despite Tony Blair and Gordon Brown’s corporatist methodology and meddling. In addition, despite the continuous supply of sleaze stories about his second government, that Major administration was still remarkably well-behaved in comparison to New Labour’s shower of hypocritical “me too” gravy-boat passengers and Westminster village idiots who are living off of the backs of all the decent, hardworking and honest taxpayers that pay their wages.

In hindsight, the issue of scandal caused by members of the second Major government was primarily confined to public positions on the outer rim of high office (the most senior government minister found at fault was Treasury Chief Secretary Jonathan Aitkin); the same cannot be said of Tony and his cronies. Whether it be Blair himself at the centre of storms over illicit donations and loans, deliberate public deceptions and a pathological aversion to the nation’s history and traditional civil liberties, John Prescott’s private and public misdeeds or Peter Mandelson’s activities, New Labour is rotten to the core, with the scale of this corruption putting even Richard Nixon to shame.

Also in hindsight, economic troubles between 1990 to 1993 such as Black Wednesday proved to be rather minor blips as the British economy improved tremendously for almost five consecutive years from 1992 through to the end of Major’s mandate in 1997. The u-turns that the government was compelled to perform were no different from those that almost all administrations both competent (such as those of Thatcher) and incompetent (like New Labour) have made over unpopular policies.

If one ignores the negative attitudes that surround the Major years and instead just focuses on the promises Major had made and what he accomplished such as low inflation, greater accountability of public figures and private and public institutions not to mention fewer unnecessary and stifling regulations that harmed wealth creation, then you will come to a different conclusion. The record of Major’s second government is one of the very finest in British political history, building on the already solid foundations of Margaret Thatcher’s premiership. In good political times, this record in office would be a remarkable achievement, yet when one considers the troubles that Major faced during this period and the lingering aftermath of Margaret Thatcher’s fall from power and the legacy of her political dominance, it was little short of a divine miracle. Major inherited an almost impossible situation, yet he managed to win a general election that nearly everyone thought he was going to lose and got the country back into economic shape despite the myriad of problems that plagued him almost non-stop, spending eight years of his political career cleaning up the economic mess made by Thatcher’s renegade Chancellor Nigel Lawson.

If Major is not the paragon of integrity that he had portrayed himself to be before Currie’s made her revelations public, then he more than paid his penance as Prime Minister, doing so with determination, good grace, hard work and talent. We all have much to thank him for and as such, his record and reputation deserve rehabilitation.

I Love HUSTLE!

HUSTLE! HUSTLE! HUSTLE!

My Favourite Kenta Kobashi Tribute Music Video

The music is "Burn" by Alkaline Trio

K.o.K preparing for government

A new website aimed at increasing public engagement with select committees is launched today.

Run by ePolitix.com and the monthly Parliamentary Monitor magazine , Selectcommittees.co.uk uses video technology to let committee chairmen speak to users.

The site will also encourage electronic submissions for committee inquiries, and is also intended to let committee members consult the public.

The Commons defence, education, health, international development and Treasury committees have taken part so far.

The site, which is intended to complement rather than replace the official parliamentary committee sites, is launched in the Commons on Tuesday.The Conservatives would open up a double-figure lead over Labour if Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair as prime minister, according to a new poll.

The ICM survey for the Guardian newspaper on Tuesday puts the Tories on 40 per cent - three points up on last month and nine points ahead of Labour who are unchanged on 31 per cent.

The Liberal Democrats are down four on 19 per cent.

However, if as expected, the chancellor takes over at Number 10 when Blair steps down later this year, support for Labour would drop to 29 per cent while the Conservatives would rise to 42 per cent, giving them a 13 point lead.

If converted into seats at the general election it would give the Conservatives a working parliamentary majority.

The findings are a blow to Brown and may revive talk of a heavyweight leadership challenge when Blair goes.

In contrast Conservative leader David Cameron will be heartened to see that allegations of past illicit drug taking has so far failed to damage him in the polls.

Quotes of the Day 16.2.2007

"The real question for the "diversity" and PC brigade to ask is why neither the Labour Party (lets not count Margaret Beckett who was only an acting leader) or the Libs have never been led by a woman or a Jew?" - Istanbul Tory

"For Martin Jacques, the principle of multiculturalism remains a sacred one as it “recognises the importance of pluralism” and “The attack on multiculturalism is (of course) the thin end of the racism wedge”. Martin Jacques is a prime specimen of moral idiocy, an appeaser of religious fascism. The worst of it is that his ilk believe they are fighting the good fight. They associate anti-Westernism, no matter what form it takes, with concern for the underdog and with being a compassionate lefty. It's self-hatred, but it's not hard to see why it's so appealing: it's easier to criticise your own free Western society than to take aim at countries like Sudan, Iran or China. Wouldn't want to be called a racist, would we?It's about time that the vacuous drivel chanted by leftist appeasers was attacked head on." - Istanbul Tory

Coming Soon From Communist China

SARScasm, the bird flu that kills through the power of satire!

Britain could become 'decivilised'

Britain is in danger of becoming "decivilised", with adults no longer able to exert discipline over the young, according to a senior Tory frontbencher.

Shadow trade and industry secretary Alan Duncan will say that the country is facing a "collapse of authority" as teenagers lose their fear of adult institutions.

In a speech to the Centre for Policy Studies think tank, he will say some young people are living out the story of William Golding's Lord of the Flies in which a group of children descended into barbarism after being stranded on a desert island.

His comments come amid national alarm over the shooting dead of three teenagers in south London within the space of a fortnight. "The greatest problem we need to address in Britain is that it is steadily becoming decivilised," Mr Duncan will say.

"We need to empower teachers so that they can exert the control that too many parents are unwilling or unable to exert. The collapse of authority cannot remain undiscussed. If there is no fear of authority, there is no respect for it.

"It cannot make sense in a civilised society for children of school age to face the discipline they need in court rather than in class or in the home. Even though most of the problems at any school are family-based, we are condemned to decline if adults and institutions remain unable to reclaim authority over younger people.

"Living out in real life the disturbing plot of William Golding's Lord of the Flies risks corroding Britain's well-being."

Mr Duncan will say that the country must have the "gumption" to confront the decline of the education system which has been eroded by apathy and a lack of desire for achievement.

"Behind educational degradation lies a contempt for some people doing much better than others. Olympic sportsmen are part of an elite. If education is not about excellence, then it's not about anything," he will say.

"There can be no success without the risk of failure. Our culture of achievement in education has become corrupted."

I Am NOT Nostradamus!

So I was wrong about the date of the royal engagement! When you're right 58% of the time, you're wrong 42% of the time.

Quote of the Day 15.2.2007

"Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious" - Peter Ustinov

I could not have put it any better myself!

Bus bombed in Iran killing at least 11

TEHRAN (Reuters) - A booby-trapped car blew up a bus owned by the Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, killing at least 11 people, in a border city in southeastern Iran where security forces and drug smugglers often clash, state media reported.

The semi-official Fars News Agency said Jundollah (God's soldiers), a shadowy Sunni Muslim group Iran has linked to al Qaeda, claimed responsibility. The group has been blamed for past kidnappings and killings in the area.

Clerics were quick to urge Iranians, who are overwhelmingly Shi'ites, not to blame Sunnis for the incident. Iran is wary of anything that might spark sectarian tension in a country where Sunnis make up about 9 percent of the 70 million population.

Provincial governor Hassan Ali Nouri told the official IRNA news agency 11 staff members of the Guards were killed and 31 were injured in the blast in Zahedan city in Sistan-Baluchistan province, which is on the border with Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The governor said one of those behind the blast was killed in the incident, suggesting a total toll of 12, but he did not spell this out. IRNA earlier said 18 people were killed, while state TV and radio said 11 were killed.

The bomb was hidden in a car and exploded at about 6.30 a.m. (3 a.m. British Time) as the bus, belonging to a unit that transports employees of the Guards, passed by, IRNA said. Pictures showed the blast left a mangled bus wreckage on the side of the road.

"Five people have been arrested," an official in the governor's office of Zahedan told Reuters.

Fars news agency said four people were in the car which seemed to have broken down on the road. When the bus approached, the four fled on motorbikes and the car exploded.

"A group called Jundollah, under the leadership of Abdolmalek Rigi, the eastern rebels in the country, ... took responsibility for this terrorist act," Fars reported.

"ALL MOURN AND WORRY"

Iran has said Jundollah was behind the murder of 12 people in a roadside attack in May, and other incidents. Officials previously said Rigi was a cell leader of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network in Iran.

IRNA quoted an unnamed official saying evidence suggested the group had support from Iran's arch-foe, the United States. Iran often blames Washington for stoking tensions.

"People should face this crime with patience, awareness and realism just like other events and separate the issue of a few rebels from Sunnis -- though they were Sunnis -- because our Sunni brothers are innocent of these crimes," said Abbasali Soleimani, who represents Iran's supreme leader in the area.

Soleimani, who was quoted by IRNA, said "enemies" had crossed into Iran to carry out the attack. Iraq, on Iran's western border, is riven by Sunni-Shi'ite tensions.

Sunni regions in Iran, like Sistan-Baluchistan, say they suffer discrimination in the Islamic Republic.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in response to fighting in Iraq, has also warned Iranians about what he says are U.S. efforts to divide the two Muslim sects.

The area around Zahedan resembles a war zone, dotted with forts, trenches and machinegun posts. More than 3,300 Iranian security personnel have died in the region fighting drug traffickers since the 1979 Islamic revolution.

An Engagement Announcement

Conservative Mind would like to announce the engagement of "Fuzzy" Helen Watters (aka Stalin in Drag) to fellow Jew-hating looney leftie, the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

I hope that readers of this blog will join me in condemnation of this gruesome twosome and hope that they both die and burn in hell in the near future.

Falconer attacks "bonkers" police decisions

LONDON (Reuters) - The Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer defended the Human Rights Act on Wednesday, saying it was not to blame for some "bonkers" decisions by police forces such as not publishing photos of escaped prisoners.

He told BBC radio the 1998 act -- which the Conservatives have pledged to repeal -- did not hamper Britain's efforts to combat terrorism.

He is expected to say in a speech later on Wednesday that in fact human rights and the rule of law are the most effective weapons against terror.

Derbyshire police were criticised last month for not issuing photos of two escaped prisoners, both convicted killers, because it would infringe their human rights.

The Lord Chancellor said the act did not stop such pictures being published.

"Don't seek resort in the Human Rights Act if it is obviously a bonkers decision," he said. "You can't blame the Human Rights Act when it didn't prevent it."

Lord Falconer said the European Convention on Human Rights, now embodied in UK law through the act, upheld long-standing British freedoms.

He denied claims by Abu Bakr, a Birmingham man released without charge last week after being arrested in an anti-terrorism raid, that Britain was "a police state for Muslims."

"It is not," said Falconer, "We are a free country, our freedoms are embodied in that convention.

"That convention wrote down the freedoms we had before and we can point to that and make it clear. And it's incredibly important that we can.

"We shouldn't be ashamed of it, we shouldn't be embarrassed by it -- it doesn't prevent us fighting terrorism."

He said the government had been prepared to restrict people's freedoms where it was in the wider interest, such as extending the period of time that terrorism suspects can be held without charge.

The Conservatives say the government's attempts to tackle crime and terrorism have been undermined by the act.

"Some public bodies are now so frightened of being sued under the Human Rights Act that they try to protect themselves by making decisions that are often absurd and occasionally dangerous," Conservative leader David Cameron said in a speech last year.

Falconer is a bloody liar!

I DESPISE St Valentine's Day!

Al Capone had the right idea to slaughter all those fools!

N.Korea agrees on disarmament steps

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea agreed to take steps towards nuclear disarmament under a groundbreaking deal struck on Tuesday that will bring the impoverished communist state more than $300 million (154 million pounds) worth of aid.

Under the agreement, which was reached by six countries in Beijing after nearly a week of talks, Pyongyang will freeze the reactor at the heart of its nuclear programme and allow international inspections of the site.

"This progress marks another firm and important step towards the denuclearisation of the peninsula," China's chief delegate, Wu Dawei, told the closing session of the talks, which was carried live on television from the heavily guarded Diaoyutai state guesthouse.

"It is favourable for the peace process in northeast Asia and for the improvement of ties between relevant countries," he said, after which delegates rose hesitatingly to their feet in restrained applause.

The proposed plan hammered out by the two Koreas, the United States, Japan, Russia, and China will only be the first step in locating and dismantling North Korea's nuclear arms activities, leaving many crucial questions to future negotiations.

"This is only one phase of denuclearisation. We're not done," chief U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill said.

As details of the draft leaked out earlier, Japan was already voicing doubt that any agreement could be made to stick, and a prominent U.S. conservative decried it as a "very bad deal".

John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said the Communist state should not be rewarded with "massive shipments of heavy fuel oil" for only partially dismantling its nuclear programme.

"It sends exactly the wrong signal to would-be proliferators around the world," he told CNN.

OIL, POWER MAY FOLLOW

Under the agreement, North Korea must take the steps within 60 days, and in return it will receive 50,000 tonnes of fuel oil or economic aid of equal value.

It will receive another 950,000 tonnes of fuel oil or equivalent when it takes further steps to disable its nuclear capabilities, including providing a complete inventory of its plutonium -- the fuel used in Pyongyang's first nuclear test blast in October.

The 1 million tonnes of fuel would be worth around $300 million at current prices for heavy fuel oil, which is used in power stations, shipping and elsewhere.

The steps for now do not involve the provision of 2,000 megawatts of electricity that South Korea pledged in a September 2005 deal reached by the six countries. That is reserved for after the completion of denuclearisation of North Korea.

The electricity, at an estimated cost of $8.55 billion over 10 years, would be about equal to North Korea's current output.

The Beijing talks had focussed on how to begin implementing a September 2005 accord that offered Pyongyang aid and security assurances in return for dismantling its weapons capabilities.

The United States would contribute to the infusion of oil and aid for North Korea, meaning that President George W. Bush must win Congressional approval for the deal, the New York Times reported.

North Korea stepped down the path to nuclear disarmament before, in a 1994 agreement with the Clinton administration that also promised aid.

But that Joint Framework agreement fell apart amid accusations of bad faith between Pyongyang and Washington, and the agreement collapsed in late 2002 after Washington accused North Korea of seeking to produce weapons-grade uranium.

A gulf of distrust divides the isolated North from others in the talks, especially the United States. Diplomats have stressed that even this new initial disarmament action could founder.

"This is a first step," Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in a telephone call, Kyodo reported. "Whether it actually goes ahead remains to be seen. We do not know whether it will go ahead just because it has been signed."

(Additional reporting by Ben Blanchard, Nick Macfie, Lindsay Beck, Ian Ransom and Teruaki Ueno in Beijing)

R.I.P. Ian William Richardson CBE, 1934 - 2007

Although I am late with this, I would also like to mourn the passing away of one of the greatest British actors all of time, Ian "Francis Urquhart" Richardson. While Mr. Richardson is best remember for his portrayal of the Urquhart character in the House of Cards trilogy, he was also marvellous in The Fourth Protocol and many other fine productions.

Quote of the Day 8.2.2007

"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt" - Bertrand Russell

Bob Piper's Psychological Flaws Exposed!

"I hate the snow. I hate the cold. I've always hated it, even as a child. Cold, wet, and bloody horrible, that's snow. Why anyone in their right mind goes to mountain slopes full of snow for a 'holiday' I have never been able to fathom. But a covering of anything up to a foot of the bloody stuff overnight meant that instead of going to school the kids around here seemed to enjoy rolling around in it all day. Roll on the summer I say."

Rowdy Bobby is a typical socialist killjoy!

Looney Leftie Bans Mother's Day In School

A school headteacher is under fire for banning pupils from making Mother's Day cards to avoid upsetting children without a mother.

Helen Starkey, 46, fears the time-honoured tradition of making a Mother's Day card at school could be seen as insensitive. As a result, the headteacher of Johnstown Primary School, in Carmarthen, west Wales, simply banned pupils from making cards.

But the move was branded as "ridiculous" by one angry parent who has accused her of being insensitive to the majority of youngsters at the 357-pupil school.

Mrs Starkey claims she has nothing against Mother's Day, which falls on March 18 this year, but would not allow pupils to make cards during lessons.

"More than 5% of children here are separated from their birth mother and have either no contact or no regular contact with their mother," she said in a statement.

"These include children who are bereaved, children whose parents are separated and are not domiciled with their mothers, and children who have been removed from parental care by statutory bodies. In all of our dealings with these children, we have to exercise great sensitivity."

She added: "This decision was not taken because of any philosophical attitude towards the celebration of Mothering Sunday, but to protect a significant number of children in our school."

But the decision has come in for strong criticism.

One parent, who did not wish to be named, said: "It means 95% of the children have not got an opportunity to make a card. I take issue with the fact that Mothering Sunday is a Christian festival and Mrs Starkey is not allowing children to celebrate in the way they know how."

She added: "This is ridiculous, they will have to ban Father's Day as well, just to be politically correct. Where is this going to end?"

When the Conservatives are returned to government by the British people!

Downing Street Lies About The Existence Of A Police State In Britain

Downing Street has dismissed as a "gross caricature" claims that Britain was now a police state as far as Muslims were concerned.

Abu Bakr, one of nine men arrested under anti-terror laws and then released by West Midlands Police, said he was "taken aback" when he learned of an alleged plot to behead a Muslim soldier.

"It's a police state for Muslims, it's not a police state for everyone else, because these terror laws are designed specifically for Muslims," he told BBC2's Newsnight.

"That's quite an open fact because the people who have been arrested under terrorism laws, the groups for example that have been banned under the terrorism laws, the people that have been affected by terrorism legislation, have been Muslims.

"So we are feeling the brunt of it all. We are the ones that are being locked up, detained, and then told go back to our lives."

But the Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "In a police state a court would not have been able to release someone who was being questioned by the police.

"In a police state that person would not have been able to go on national radio and be interviewed."

The spokesman added that the police had an "absolute duty and responsibility" to act if they received information which they believed would enable them to protect the public from a threat.

Mr Bakr was among eight suspects picked up in a series of dawn raids in Birmingham on Wednesday last week. A ninth was stopped on a motorway in the city several hours later.

He and another were released without charge from Coventry's Chace Avenue police station. In a statement, the men said there had been no mention to them by police of a plot to kidnap or behead any soldier.

Ex-suspect slams anti-terror laws

One of the nine men arrested under anti-terror laws has described Britain as a "police state" for Muslims.

Abu Bakr, one of two suspects released by West Midlands Police, said he was "taken aback" when he learned of the alleged plot to behead a Muslim soldier.

"It's a police state for Muslims, it's not a police state for everyone else, because these terror laws are designed specifically for Muslims," he told the BBC.

"That's quite an open fact because the people who have been arrested under terrorism laws, the groups for example that have been banned under the terrorism laws, the people that have been affected by terrorism legislation, have been Muslims.

"So we are feeling the brunt of it all. We are the ones that are being locked up, detained, and then told go back to our lives."

In an interview on BBC2's Newsnight, Mr Bakr said the episode would live with him for the rest of his life.

"I'm scared for myself and my family, because I've been picked up and told to go back home and everyone is assuming someone can pick up their life after such a major incident that occurs," he said. "And, you know, this is going to affect me for the rest of my life."

Mr Bakr was among eight suspects picked up in a series of dawn raids in Birmingham last Wednesday. A ninth was stopped on a motorway in the city several hours later.

He and another were released without charge from Coventry's Chace Avenue police station. In a statement, the men said there had been no mention to them by police of a plot to kidnap or behead any soldier.

Detectives were granted a further 72 hours to question the seven other suspects.

Although I agree with Mr Bakr that Adolf Blair and his cronies are turning Britain into a police state, I strongly disagree that Blair's "anti-terror laws" are targeted exclusively against Muslims!

Guido Fawkes Is Nostradamus!

"Thatcher is surely due to become "cool" in 2007."

Quote of the Day 7.2.2007

"For sale: Full set of encyclopaedias. No longer required as wife knows everything." - teocali on the Retro Gamer forum