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Saturday, July 16, 2011
Ex News of the World columnist defends Coulson's Chequers invite!
Well he would, would he not, see The Indpendent, this morning, here, from which this classic quote:
Mr Hague said he was not embarrassed "in any way" by the Government's relationship with News International executives and defended the Prime Minister's decision to entertain Mr Coulson, the former News of the World editor, at his Buckinghamshire retreat in March.
Hague used his column I recall, during the Michael Howard election campaign to plead pressure of otherwork other lucrative commitments, as an excuse for not then campaigning. So much for this individuals concern for either country or party!
Well he would, would he not, see The Indpendent, this morning, here, from which this classic quote:
Mr Hague said he was not embarrassed "in any way" by the Government's relationship with News International executives and defended the Prime Minister's decision to entertain Mr Coulson, the former News of the World editor, at his Buckinghamshire retreat in March.
Hague used his column I recall, during the Michael Howard election campaign to plead pressure of other
Friday, July 15, 2011
Brooks Resigns, what of Cameron?
The Daily Mirror is out for Cameron this morning, read here which states:
The Daily Mirror is out for Cameron this morning, read here which states:
DAVID Cameron’s pledge to be more open about his dealings with media moguls was shattered yesterday.
The Prime Minister is facing mounting demands to come clean about a dinner he had with News International chief Rebekah Brooks over Christmas.
Just days before the dinner, the PM had stripped Business Secretary Vince Cable of his responsibility for scrutinising the BSkyB bid and given it to Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt, a cheer leader for Mr Murdoch.
Although the PM promised “greater transparency”, his spokeswoman refused to say whether the BSkyB bid was discussed at the dinner, and added: “It was a private engagement.”
The Prime Minister is facing mounting demands to come clean about a dinner he had with News International chief Rebekah Brooks over Christmas.
Just days before the dinner, the PM had stripped Business Secretary Vince Cable of his responsibility for scrutinising the BSkyB bid and given it to Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt, a cheer leader for Mr Murdoch.
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Sunday, July 10, 2011
Italy reported to be seeking Bail Out by Die Welt
Britain needs to be preparing for the coming economic tsunami by appointing a Prime Minister of probity NOW! Just as I have been blogging all weekend, here on this blog, on Ironies Too and on Orphans of Liberty.
If Italy goes, read here, so too does the EU!
IDS is one of the few in Cabinet with the right to take over the Tory Party and the track record to show he knows from whence the greatest dange comes!
Von Rompuy has called a meeting of the unelected leeches at the top of the EU, it is not now their concern for they are the ones who have created the wreck!
Britain needs to be preparing for the coming economic tsunami by appointing a Prime Minister of probity NOW! Just as I have been blogging all weekend, here on this blog, on Ironies Too and on Orphans of Liberty.
If Italy goes, read here, so too does the EU!
IDS is one of the few in Cabinet with the right to take over the Tory Party and the track record to show he knows from whence the greatest dange comes!
Von Rompuy has called a meeting of the unelected leeches at the top of the EU, it is not now their concern for they are the ones who have created the wreck!
Friday, July 08, 2011
Cameron, Telegraph and YouGov in leadership election victory
My posting on this blog from Saturday 12th November 2005, when I first twigged there was something peculiar about the selective leaking of MP voting intentions and Opinion Polling on the Conservative Party leadership election, which put Cameron in charge, to face eventual and well predicted election defeat, is repeated in full below, as it is clearly time for the grass root Conservative Party members to recall how they were delivered into his hands!
My posting on this blog from Saturday 12th November 2005, when I first twigged there was something peculiar about the selective leaking of MP voting intentions and Opinion Polling on the Conservative Party leadership election, which put Cameron in charge, to face eventual and well predicted election defeat, is repeated in full below, as it is clearly time for the grass root Conservative Party members to recall how they were delivered into his hands!
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Saturday, November 12, 2005
Tories heading for oblivion?
If the headline article in the online edition of the Daily Telegraph is to be believed the Conservative Party is doomed as David Cameron, the media darling who will become its mauled and mangled victim by the next General Election were he to become Party Leader, is reported to have opened an early and large lead over rival David Davis in the leadership contest.
Such are the results of a YouGov poll which has been so manipulatively reported as to condemn the Telegraph to the lowest possible level of even present day journalism. The report may be read from this link.
To try to grasp the degree of distortion it is necessary to recall the basis on which YouGov polls. Anybody can join YouGov and participate in those polls as they may wish. Is it really likely as the report seems to imply that one third of those conservative party members who have already voted are signed up as YouGov contributors. Unlike most polls published as far as I can find there is nowhere any reference to the size of the sample. Just how many conservative party members who have already voted could have been polled - it must be an incredibly small number unless there was some collusion or identification of names of those who had voted from party sources, any names thus provided could then well have been tilted towards the results desired by the Telegraph group owners and editors and/or the party establishment.
Evidence of the desired outcome of the senior party hierarchy comes later in the same report which states:
If the headline article in the online edition of the Daily Telegraph is to be believed the Conservative Party is doomed as David Cameron, the media darling who will become its mauled and mangled victim by the next General Election were he to become Party Leader, is reported to have opened an early and large lead over rival David Davis in the leadership contest.
Such are the results of a YouGov poll which has been so manipulatively reported as to condemn the Telegraph to the lowest possible level of even present day journalism. The report may be read from this link.
To try to grasp the degree of distortion it is necessary to recall the basis on which YouGov polls. Anybody can join YouGov and participate in those polls as they may wish. Is it really likely as the report seems to imply that one third of those conservative party members who have already voted are signed up as YouGov contributors. Unlike most polls published as far as I can find there is nowhere any reference to the size of the sample. Just how many conservative party members who have already voted could have been polled - it must be an incredibly small number unless there was some collusion or identification of names of those who had voted from party sources, any names thus provided could then well have been tilted towards the results desired by the Telegraph group owners and editors and/or the party establishment.
Evidence of the desired outcome of the senior party hierarchy comes later in the same report which states:
"Anne Maine, the MP for St Albans, who formerly supported Mr Davis, said she was now backing Mr Cameron, taking his support to 107 MPs - well over half the 198-strong parliamentary party.
Michael Ancram, the party's deputy leader, said the backing of a clear majority of Tory MPs was an important signal to party members."
The Gaderene rush to support the dubious, media reported front-runner by sitting MPs and their European counterparts is understandable when looking at the calibre and motives of the present elected party and remembering that were Cameron to win at only 39 years of age and given his apparent lack of policies and therefore presumably either character or principles, future advancement within the party is likely to be lost pretty much forever as far as the present entire elected members are concerned.
The Gaderene rush to support the dubious, media reported front-runner by sitting MPs and their European counterparts is understandable when looking at the calibre and motives of the present elected party and remembering that were Cameron to win at only 39 years of age and given his apparent lack of policies and therefore presumably either character or principles, future advancement within the party is likely to be lost pretty much forever as far as the present entire elected members are concerned.
The announcement by the comparatively youthful Owen Paterson MP for David Davis is particularly commendable in this regard.
This blog quite correctly predicted the outcome of a Michael Howard leadership takeover - I feel equally certain that if the Tories go for Cameron then it will be the end of their party. How best to then restore decency and democracy to British politics will then become an even trickier problem.
Heading for oblivion indeed....
...How best to then restore decency and democracy to British politics will then become an even trickier problem.
...How best to then restore decency and democracy to British politics will then become an even trickier problem.
The title and end of that posting are repeated above! Party members this weekend must let their MPs know what they now must do. This blogger made his suggestion, first thing this morning, on this blog!
Links to posts on this blog during Cameron's shoe-in to Leadership
Click here for the posts on this blog during Cameron's extraordinary election in December 2005, or
http://teeteringtories.blogspot.com/2005_12_01_archive.html
Review all the posts from "Tory Party faces meltdown....The Times" through
"German Chancellor intervenes over Cameron, the Conservative Party and the EPP" to "Daily Telegraph urges Cameron to honour his EPP pledge"
Click here for the posts on this blog during Cameron's extraordinary election in December 2005, or
http://teeteringtories.blogspot.com/2005_12_01_archive.html
Review all the posts from "Tory Party faces meltdown....The Times" through
"German Chancellor intervenes over Cameron, the Conservative Party and the EPP" to "Daily Telegraph urges Cameron to honour his EPP pledge"
Links to posts on this blog during the ousting of IDS
Click here for October 2003 or:
http://teeteringtories.blogspot.com/2003_10_01_archive.html#106511448788136976
From "A party split from top to toe" through "IDS in his own defence" to "Howard's EU compromise with Clarke"
Click here for October 2003 or:
http://teeteringtories.blogspot.com/2003_10_01_archive.html#106511448788136976
From "A party split from top to toe" through "IDS in his own defence" to "Howard's EU compromise with Clarke"
Re-instate Iain Duncan Smith
Further to my post of this morning calling for Iain Duncan Smith to be re-instated as leader of the party, linked here, it seems worthwhile reminding ourselves of the calibre of the man by repeating some earlier posts from this blog.
The first in this series is an attack he launched on the degradation our politics by the cosying up of politicians of all parties to the tabloid press, and the lowering in standards across society as a whole by the free reign Blair provided Alistair Campbell. Read it in full herewith:
Further to my post of this morning calling for Iain Duncan Smith to be re-instated as leader of the party, linked here, it seems worthwhile reminding ourselves of the calibre of the man by repeating some earlier posts from this blog.
The first in this series is an attack he launched on the degradation our politics by the cosying up of politicians of all parties to the tabloid press, and the lowering in standards across society as a whole by the free reign Blair provided Alistair Campbell. Read it in full herewith:
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Sunday, August 31, 2003
IDS on the Attack
A strong attack came from the Tory leader today in the Independent on Sunday, titled "End the culture of deceit" , linked here. (Link repaired 8th July 2011).
According to a summary at the beginning Iain Duncan Smith quite correctly believes and states:-
The real problem with the last six years is that Labour hasn't just ruined its reputation, it has poisoned the whole of politics
Which is exactly what we have been arguing for many months on our sister blog Ironies and elswhere.
However, it is not just the deceit and the control and the inefficiences of the Blair government, all of which IDS adequately covers; it is the very quality of debate in public life that has been devalued by Campbell's thuggish approach to the media. This in turn, as I have unhappily witnessed during infrequent visits, has permeated through society so that not just on the roads or in crowded public places, but even within families or closer circles there is sometimes a harsh and badgering tone to routine daily or mundane exchanges.
I hope that with the passing of Campbell, soon to be followed (it is deeply wished) by Blair and the rest of his truly woefully awful cabinet and administration, some degree of courtesy might be restored if not to politics than at least to the broader British society.
In the penultimate paragraph of his comment the Leader of the Opposition says the following:-
At the next general election the British people won't vote for politicians whose only plea is for them to be trusted with even more power. They don't want another know-all government that promises the earth but delivers nothing. They want a government that is ready to pass Whitehall's power to local communities and to the doctors, teachers and police officers who serve them.
They also want an honest government, and the problem for the Tories as the natural successors to Blair, is that their political party is stained by the same brush as he correctly identifies colours the problems of New Labour.
British Democracy depends upon the party system to function, all parties are now rightly held in such contempt that one must wonder how any can win. That seems to be the challenge for IDS, can all traces of the Major mal-administration be completely purged so that they might just be mostly forgotten?
In my view, with Europe entering a period of almost certain, deep and seemingly incurable economic crisis a re-positioning on that critical policy matter, that impinges on all others even those he chooses to prioritise namely health, education and law and order, would seem the most attractive way of distancing himself from the disastrous policies of his Conservative predecessor. More rigorous sidelining of the remaining Major euro-federalists within the party and more robust policies towards the EU, if adopted now, might well pay dividends subject for once to both being sincerely meant and subsequently followed through.
A strong attack came from the Tory leader today in the Independent on Sunday, titled "End the culture of deceit" , linked here. (Link repaired 8th July 2011).
According to a summary at the beginning Iain Duncan Smith quite correctly believes and states:-
The real problem with the last six years is that Labour hasn't just ruined its reputation, it has poisoned the whole of politics
Which is exactly what we have been arguing for many months on our sister blog Ironies and elswhere.
However, it is not just the deceit and the control and the inefficiences of the Blair government, all of which IDS adequately covers; it is the very quality of debate in public life that has been devalued by Campbell's thuggish approach to the media. This in turn, as I have unhappily witnessed during infrequent visits, has permeated through society so that not just on the roads or in crowded public places, but even within families or closer circles there is sometimes a harsh and badgering tone to routine daily or mundane exchanges.
I hope that with the passing of Campbell, soon to be followed (it is deeply wished) by Blair and the rest of his truly woefully awful cabinet and administration, some degree of courtesy might be restored if not to politics than at least to the broader British society.
In the penultimate paragraph of his comment the Leader of the Opposition says the following:-
At the next general election the British people won't vote for politicians whose only plea is for them to be trusted with even more power. They don't want another know-all government that promises the earth but delivers nothing. They want a government that is ready to pass Whitehall's power to local communities and to the doctors, teachers and police officers who serve them.
They also want an honest government, and the problem for the Tories as the natural successors to Blair, is that their political party is stained by the same brush as he correctly identifies colours the problems of New Labour.
British Democracy depends upon the party system to function, all parties are now rightly held in such contempt that one must wonder how any can win. That seems to be the challenge for IDS, can all traces of the Major mal-administration be completely purged so that they might just be mostly forgotten?
In my view, with Europe entering a period of almost certain, deep and seemingly incurable economic crisis a re-positioning on that critical policy matter, that impinges on all others even those he chooses to prioritise namely health, education and law and order, would seem the most attractive way of distancing himself from the disastrous policies of his Conservative predecessor. More rigorous sidelining of the remaining Major euro-federalists within the party and more robust policies towards the EU, if adopted now, might well pay dividends subject for once to both being sincerely meant and subsequently followed through.
The moral and political case for IDS to resume his Conservative Party leadership.
David Cameron has lost the moral and political authority to continue to lead the country. Ridding the nation of this encumbrance to sound policies and morally based judgements ,and therefore it follows, optimum national survival during the rapidly approaching, world economic tsunami, cannot be delayed for much longer.
The first point that must be dealt with to achieve the National Government (which I believe is becoming the sole recourse,) with the authority to take the urgent decisions to protect the incomes and welfare of Britain’s population, must be taken within the Conservative Party. In calmer times the trashing of our three most recent Prime Ministers by the Murdoch empire could be given time to play out through the process of police enquiries, judicial reviews and the complicated inner politics and leadership election procedures of the Conservative Party, which holds the greatest number of seats in Parliament, from which flows the ability to select an individual to lead the country which other party MPs then have the right to accept or reject.
Iain Duncan Smith was the last leader of the Tory Party to be elected under the system of election introduced by William Hague. The coronation of Michael Howard, followed by the hugely suspect procedures which resulted in David Cameron arriving at the head of the party, are both covered in great detail on my blog Teetering Tories on a day to day basis at the time of each process. In my view, given all the circumstances as there detailed, IDS has the absolute moral right to to justify the party leadership being returned to him at this difficult moment, for just as long as the coming World Economic collapse continues, and while he can gain the necessary support from the Labour and Liberal Democrats party, whom I would suggest he invites to form a National Government, just as in war time, which the coming months seem likely to resemble.
So much for the moral case. What of the politics?
As I pointed out on these pages earlier this week, eight years ago IDS identified the dangers to our country from the European union, and was subsequently removed from the leadership of his party for his pains. Just as happened to Margaret Thatcher before him. Thatcher and IDS have both been proved entirely correct in all their warnings. Nobody in the Conservative Party, other perhaps than Ken Clarke and a few other EU fanatics, could today argue with that obvious fact.
David Cameron has failed politically. He apparently sacrificed his probity to News International, in order to gain election against the least popular and thoroughly tainted party in recent modern history. He failed! Popular opinion had it, that IDS was ruthlessly dumped following being smeared in the media, because he was considered unelectable. He could hardly have done worse than Howard and Cameron. The crisis that is about to engulf us comes from the EU. Cameron on his record since becoming PM, has proved himself unable to stand up to this monstrous and wealth destroying, oppressive and totalitarian, Construct; which is today slowly consuming itself and the wealth of its membership, to no point!
The founding by IDS of the Centre for Social Justice and his work as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions add tremendously to this upright man's political qualifications for leading the nation, where the pain will inevitably initially be felt most strongly by the poorer members of society!
This post also appears on Ironies Too, prepared during David Cameron’s Press conference at 10:20 am 8th July, 2011. It will eventually be repeated on Orphans of Liberty.
David Cameron has lost the moral and political authority to continue to lead the country. Ridding the nation of this encumbrance to sound policies and morally based judgements ,and therefore it follows, optimum national survival during the rapidly approaching, world economic tsunami, cannot be delayed for much longer.
The first point that must be dealt with to achieve the National Government (which I believe is becoming the sole recourse,) with the authority to take the urgent decisions to protect the incomes and welfare of Britain’s population, must be taken within the Conservative Party. In calmer times the trashing of our three most recent Prime Ministers by the Murdoch empire could be given time to play out through the process of police enquiries, judicial reviews and the complicated inner politics and leadership election procedures of the Conservative Party, which holds the greatest number of seats in Parliament, from which flows the ability to select an individual to lead the country which other party MPs then have the right to accept or reject.
Iain Duncan Smith was the last leader of the Tory Party to be elected under the system of election introduced by William Hague. The coronation of Michael Howard, followed by the hugely suspect procedures which resulted in David Cameron arriving at the head of the party, are both covered in great detail on my blog Teetering Tories on a day to day basis at the time of each process. In my view, given all the circumstances as there detailed, IDS has the absolute moral right to to justify the party leadership being returned to him at this difficult moment, for just as long as the coming World Economic collapse continues, and while he can gain the necessary support from the Labour and Liberal Democrats party, whom I would suggest he invites to form a National Government, just as in war time, which the coming months seem likely to resemble.
So much for the moral case. What of the politics?
As I pointed out on these pages earlier this week, eight years ago IDS identified the dangers to our country from the European union, and was subsequently removed from the leadership of his party for his pains. Just as happened to Margaret Thatcher before him. Thatcher and IDS have both been proved entirely correct in all their warnings. Nobody in the Conservative Party, other perhaps than Ken Clarke and a few other EU fanatics, could today argue with that obvious fact.
David Cameron has failed politically. He apparently sacrificed his probity to News International, in order to gain election against the least popular and thoroughly tainted party in recent modern history. He failed! Popular opinion had it, that IDS was ruthlessly dumped following being smeared in the media, because he was considered unelectable. He could hardly have done worse than Howard and Cameron. The crisis that is about to engulf us comes from the EU. Cameron on his record since becoming PM, has proved himself unable to stand up to this monstrous and wealth destroying, oppressive and totalitarian, Construct; which is today slowly consuming itself and the wealth of its membership, to no point!
The founding by IDS of the Centre for Social Justice and his work as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions add tremendously to this upright man's political qualifications for leading the nation, where the pain will inevitably initially be felt most strongly by the poorer members of society!
This post also appears on Ironies Too, prepared during David Cameron’s Press conference at 10:20 am 8th July, 2011. It will eventually be repeated on Orphans of Liberty.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Cameron's EU Interview with the Spectator.
The Conservative Home web site has a report of an interview between David Cameron and The Speccie, linked here. I particularly laughed over the following quotes:
DC.....To them the euro is absolutely central to their vision of their membership of Europe — and they will, I think, do pretty much anything to make that work.’"
A bit like Cameron & Andy Coulson in shameless pursuit of election, or indeed, of the News of the World under Coulson's editorship in pursuit of a story!
How about this opening from the man whose Government has automatically rubber-stamped more EU powers into the UK Law, than ever previously witnessed:
"‘No one in Britain, however sceptical they are about the euro — and they don’t come much more sceptical than me —....'"
But wait, the worst comes at the end of thepiece on the craven Conservative Home blog's posting:
Or, as he puts it in a slow and deliberate way, ‘There will be opportunities for Britain to maximise what we want in terms of our engagement with Europe.’"
Yeah! Like being out of the EPP by Christmas, or giving the people a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. This man is a perfect specimen of "News International Man" and to coin a phrase " - they don't come much lower than that - "
Or, on second thoughts, perhaps they do - as Rebekah has still not resigned!
The Conservative Home web site has a report of an interview between David Cameron and The Speccie, linked here. I particularly laughed over the following quotes:
DC.....To them the euro is absolutely central to their vision of their membership of Europe — and they will, I think, do pretty much anything to make that work.’"
A bit like Cameron & Andy Coulson in shameless pursuit of election, or indeed, of the News of the World under Coulson's editorship in pursuit of a story!
How about this opening from the man whose Government has automatically rubber-stamped more EU powers into the UK Law, than ever previously witnessed:
"‘No one in Britain, however sceptical they are about the euro — and they don’t come much more sceptical than me —....'"
But wait, the worst comes at the end of thepiece on the craven Conservative Home blog's posting:
Or, as he puts it in a slow and deliberate way, ‘There will be opportunities for Britain to maximise what we want in terms of our engagement with Europe.’"
Yeah! Like being out of the EPP by Christmas, or giving the people a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. This man is a perfect specimen of "News International Man" and to coin a phrase " - they don't come much lower than that - "
Or, on second thoughts, perhaps they do - as Rebekah has still not resigned!
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