Agenda 2019

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/feb/24/tory-mp-90-minute-attempt-to-talk-out-domestic-violence-bill Tory MP in 90-minute attempt to talk out domestic violence bill Philip Davies: The"expert" at the filibuster  Why would an MP of any party, (this one just again happens to be a Tory) seek to filibuster and destroy a bill demanding the ratification of a treaty on domestic violence? What hidden agenda can Philip Davies possibly have, for opposing any measures aimed at preventing violence against women and domestic violence? It is not the first time that Davies has used the tactic of filibuster to hinder and sometimes even prevent the passage of legislation through the Commons. He employed the odious practice to block a Bill which would have prevented landlords from evicting tenants for requesting vital repairs, a bill to compel landlords to provide accommodation fit for human habitation, a proposed bill that would have given free hospital parking to...

A friend sent this to my e-mail inbox this morning and I thought that I would share it. "Thought you might find this interesting.  Can you imagine working for a corporate company that only has a little more than 635 employees, but has the following Employee statistics? 29 have been accused of spouse abuse, 7 have been arrested for fraud, 9 have been accused of writing bad cheques, 17 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses, 3 have done time for assault, 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit, 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges, 8 have been arrested for shoplifting, 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits, 84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year, And collectively, this year alone, they have cost the British tax payer £92,993,748 in expenses! Which organisation is this? Of course; it's the 635 members of the House of Commons. The same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws each year designed to ke...