Category Archives: Politics

Liberal Conspiracy » Why vote? No point for most voters

Posted on 08/04/2010 by jim

I emailled my My MP to say that I would not vote for him at the General Election as he did not attend the Digital Economy Bill debate last night.  Not that he will be worrried, according to Liberal Conspiracy … Continue reading →

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Tories drop opposition to UK.gov DNA plans • The Register

Posted on 08/04/2010 by jim

I ave already written to my MP because he did not attend last night’s debate on the Digital Economy Bill and now I read that Tories drop opposition to UK.gov DNA plans • The Register – so much for principles. … Continue reading →

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Sense About Science | Message from Simon Singh

Posted on 08/04/2010 by jim

Simon Singh’s victory in the High Court in his appeal against the British Chiropractic Association is just the first step. As he says in Sense About Science | Message from Simon Singh we need to keep up the pressure on … Continue reading →

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How the hell do the tories expect to get elected?

Posted on 13/03/2010 by jim

First off let me say that I don’t support any political party, I vote for the person who will deliver the policies that I want. We have a Tory MP, Mark Hoban, who seems like a nice enough bloke and … Continue reading →

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In defence of lawyers

Posted on 18/10/2009 by jim

Jack of Kent has an insightful piece defending lawyers over cases like Carter-Ruck and Trafigura. As he points out, the problem is not the lawyers it is their clients and the laws themselves. It was not the Lawyers that granted … Continue reading →

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