Agenda 2019

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/22/labour-activists-in-2015-were-like-middle-class-ryanair-passengers Labour activists in 2015 'were like middle-class Ryanair passengers' Tristram Julian William Hunt How strange it is, or perhaps not that strange,  that a number of the defeated candidates (or others who stood down before the first and only ballot), from the Labour Leadership elections of last year, are now the "leaders" of the concerted efforts within the PLP to grasp every opportunity to to undermine the democratically elected leadership of the party. Amongst these stands Tristram Julian William Hunt, the son of  Baron Hunt of Chesterton and educated at an exclusive Independent School in London, Trinity College Cambridge, University of Chicago and later at Kings College Cambridge. I have nothing against a good education, nor even a semi aristocratic background, but I have great objection where the individuals concerned assume or worse, sincerel...

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/21/poor-outlook-toxic-labour-jon-cruddas-report-welfare-immigration ‘Irrelevant and toxic’ Labour losing out to Ukip, inquiry finds Jon Cruddas. MP for  Dagenham and Rainham At least the "Observer" manages to give an identity to the origin of this story rather than use another anonymous source quoted so often in this "newspaper" and in other parts of the media, when seeking to discredit or undermine the leadership of the Labour party. However, Toby Helm has taken the "report" as an opportunity to add another element to the continuing Observer/Guardian crusade against the Labour leadership, by quoting from the Jon Cruddas "inquiry". Unfortunately for both the Observer and Cruddas, the conclusions drawn in the report (as quoted by this newspaper), are wrong and seem, with a few exceptions, to be more critical of the Labour party of pre 2015 and the "Torylite" policies offering essent...

  http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/mar/29/purple-revolution-nigel-farage-self-pity-nick-cohen The Purple Revolution: The Year That Changed Everything review – self-pitying Nigel Farage Nigel Farage   I do not and never would vote UKIP, but are there no depths to which the gutter press and its venomous "journalists" would sink to demonise and discredit Farage with personal insults and abuse ?   This always promised to be a nasty negative election campaign full of slur and personal attacks, and we still have around 6 weeks to go. Things will only get worse and politicians, press and pundits wonder why so many people in this country, hold them and the political process in such contempt.

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rochester-byelection-ukip-gains-second-elected-mp-as-tory-defector-mark-reckless-holds-kent-seat-9874341.html Ukip gains second MP in Rochester by-election Nigel Farage with Mark Reckless The career politicians of all parties from the Westminster “old boys club”, still do not understand what is happening in British politics today. Already, less than 12 hours after the result was declared, our television screens have been filled with politicians from the two main parties each seeking to outbid the others in their almost dismissive attitudes towards UKIP and their election win in Rochester and Strood. Within hours of the result, leading political figures, television pundits and the media, were dismissing the result with comments such as “well everyone knew that they were going to win” or “It is only a protest vote which is usual for a by election” or perhaps the most smugly preposterous comment of all tha...

  http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/28/yvette-cooper-labour-will-not-imitate-ukip-on-immigration_n_5406427.html?utm_hp_ref=uk Yvette Cooper: 'Labour Will Not Imitate Ukip On Immigration' Yvette Cooper   It is staggering to see yet again, how politicians in this case Labour, seek to over simplify and reduce complex circumstances to just one issue. Their failure to recognise and address what is actually happening is a symptom of all that is wrong with British politics and demonstrates that either by accident, or more likely by design, they are unable to accept that their constant repetition of previous failed policies and meaningless cliches, is no longer, if it ever was, acceptable to people in this country. The success of UKIP at the polls last week is not only about immigration, as Yvette Cooper, and many other politicians from the former main parties would have you believe. In fact their constant harping on about the "immigration issue" is bot...

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27585260 Leaving the EU would be a "massive step backwards and totally contrary to the proper interests of the country", Tony Blair. Tony Blair tells Milliband to stand firm He urged Labour and other parties not to ape UKIP's stance on Europe and immigration and said Ed Miliband must "stay firm" on his pledge not to hold a EU referendum unless more powers go to Brussels. It seems that the media, particularly the BBC, are obsessed with the opinions, comments or other forms of contribution from Blair. No matter what the subject, it just happens this time to be UKIP and Europe, this war criminal, liar  self serving, and self opinionated hypocrite, is trotted out into the media limelight to offer his "gospel according to Blair" vision of reality. The "revealed truth" from the man who took this country to war on the basis of a conspiracy of lie s cobbled together in collaboration ...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/european-elections-results-2014-sweeping-gains-for-nigel-farages-ukip-deal-further-body-blow-to-main-parties-9434042.html Ukip Wins European Elections   UKIP top the European Election poll     Whichever way you look at it, whatever your own personal preferences may be, no matter what spin Danny Alexander, or Nick Robinson, or Sadiq Khan or Chris Grayling or any of the others may vainly attempt to put on it, the results of the local elections, now compounded by the results of the European elections, clearly demonstrate that the face of British politics has changed. With UKIP topping the election close to 4% ahead of Labour, who emerged less than 1% ahead of the Conservatives, the months between now and the next general election will be frantically with the two (formally main) parties seeking to claw back the voters who deserted them in significant numbers last Thursday (22nd May 2014). As for the Libera...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/local-election-results-2014-nigel-farage-hails-ukips-political-earthquake-and-vows-more-to-come-9428480.html     Nigel Farage hails UKIP's 'political earthquake'   Jeremy Hunt and Chuka Umunna defended their parties' performances   It will have been impossible not to notice that yesterday (23rd May 2014), the results of the local council elections of the previous day were filling the media and television news coverage on all channels and “special” programmes aired specifically for analysis and comment. The blanket media coverage will clearly be repeated on Sunday evening and continue into Monday morning, after the results of the European elections are announced when the polling stations across Europe close at 9pm tomorrow (25th May). One indisputable fact, commonly confirmed in every interview, analysis and story is that the three (formally) major parties, Labour, Conservative and Liberal ...

  http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/07/labour-video-nick-clegg-un-credible-shrinking-man Labour Party election video mocks Nick Clegg    The "Nick Clegg joke"   Yesterday, (Guardian. 7th May 2014),  I commented on how negativity is now the way of British politics following the awful Lib Dem election broadcast of the previous evening. Within the post, I included the comment that, The whole broadcast reinforced my view that politics today is more and more like the American model where only negativity, innuendo and slur against the other parties, candidates or policies are given . Last night's election broadcast by the Labour Party, (the party I represented at local level, campaigned for and held office in for a number of years, before anyone suggests that I am a "Tory Troll"), was the most pathetic and negative election broadcast that I have ever seen. Even worse, if that is possible, than the Lib Dem broadcast of the ni...

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/apr/29/10-good-reasons-not-vote-ukip-nigel-farage-europe   The negative propaganda of the Guardian    Hugh Muir:  Guardian's diary editor On the 27th April I wrote in the paper (Guardian 27th April 2014: Nigel Farage is a phoney. Scrutinise him and he'll crumble.) and on this Blog (Negative rhetoric from the media reaches new low), a comment criticising the way in which media coverage of British politics, particularly in respect of Farage and UKIP has degenerated into a rather poor copy of the American media where negativity and personality assassination is the driving force and order of the day, rather than any consideration of policy. I do not support UKIP and consequently would never vote for them, but this “Article” by Hugh Muir in today's Guardian (Wednesday 30th April 2014)  vividly demonstrates how the media are fixated on the perceived “threat” of UKIP and will use all means of prop...

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/european-elections-ukip-under-repeated-fire--but-its-not-putting-off-the-voters-say-the-polls-9292690.html  European elections: Ukip under repeated fire – but it's not putting off the voters Nigel Farage: UKIP   The headline "Will nothing sink Farage?" says it all. For months the popular press and media have been conducting a campaign of smear, innuendo and plain untruth to persuade people not to vote UKIP at the coming elections. The anti UKIP rhetoric now reaches the point of desperation as the date of the European elections draws nearer. I do not support UKIP and consequently would never vote for them, but it seems to me that our press and media are becoming more like the American media where negativity and personality assassination is the driving force and order of the day, rather than any  consideration of policy.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/04/02/farage-wins-polls-second-eu-debate_n_5078850.html Nigel Farage Wins Second European Union Debate Against Nick Clegg      Farage UKIP and Clegg LibDem  I did not watch last night's (2nd April) second debate. In fact I did not watch the first debate either as both are centered on a specific policy issue, rather than seeking to inform "the voters" of the wider political differences. However, having made that clear, I did watch news coverage on television, (never a completely reliable source of information) and read various news articles and discussed the issue friends.  The consensus of opinion, from all these sources, is that Farage won the debate, with Clegg coming a poor second. Reliance on very poor jokes and personal jibes is not a good substitute for balanced and reasoned political argument.The audience should be left with the view that all though we may not agree with the policy, the arguments for ...

  http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/feb/17/nick-clegg-hint-coalition-labour Clegg hints at possible coalition deal with Labour in 2015 The deputy prime minister and desperate to remain so   Clegg, the two faced hypocrite who again demonstrates, that he would say and do anything in order to hang on to his grubby little piece of power sitting at the cabinet table. The rewards of office are far more important to this wretched man than any thought of principle or credibility. He and those who follow him should be returned to where they belong, in the obscurity of opposition after the 2015 election.

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/wythenshawe-byelection-labour-hold-seat-as-ukip-surge-from-fifth-to-second-place-9127405.html Wythenshawe by-election: Labour hold seat as Ukip surge from fifth to second place Labour Party candidate Mike Kane, tops the poll.. There is only one statistic that the political parties should be concerned about. From a total electorate of more than 85,000 people eligible to vote, the turn out was only 28% and of those, the "winning" candidate received 0nly 13,261 votes. Since 1945, it has usually been the case that the turn out for a by election has been significantly higher than 30%, averaging around 48% although in recent years, the number of people voting at any form of election for Westminster, has been rapidly declining. The "major parties" (and UKIP) should be asking themselves questions as to why, in these times of austerity, only 23,000 people actually bother to go to the polling stations to cast their ...

  http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/sep/20/nigel-farage-godfrey-bloom-sluts-ukip Ukip's Godfrey Bloom has whip removed after 'sluts' remark     Godfrey Bloom   I am getting very fed up with hearing about, seeing or otherwise being made aware of the antics, or pronouncement of this buffoon. It is clearly obvious that the media and political establishment have their own agenda for discrediting and rubbishing UKIP which they perceive to be a threat to the dominant position of the main parties. It seems to me that fortunately, UKIP will never be a serious challenge for political credibility, since their main platform is centered on one issue and their members views on other political and social matters are as diverse as can be imagined. Consequently, should the media be compelled to continue their campaign against UKIP, perhaps they might find a less irritating individual than Godfrey Bloom  as a vehicle for their criticisms.

  http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/09/15/liberal-democrats-prefer-_n_3929034.html?utm_hp_ref=uk Liberal Democrats Prefer Coalition With Labour     Nick Clegg and however many of his Parliamentary mercenaries remain after the next general election, will form a coalition (provided of course that no one party secures an overall majority) with who ever offers the the best cabinet position s and or ministries and or chairmanships or any other of the perks with which they will be bribed.  A "joker" in the pack?   When it comes to manifesto commitments or political principle, Clegg and his band of hypocritical misfits will soon forget such small details in their grubby bids for "power". They will gladly grab their "thirty pieces of silver" as they leap into their ministerial limousines and purr off to their second homes.  

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ukip-mep-godfrey-bloom-shrugs-off-condemnation-after-demanding-that-britain-stops-sending-money-to-bongo-bongo-land-8749159.html   Godfrey Bloom shrugs off condemnation after demanding that Britain stops sending money to 'Bongo Bongo Land' UKIP MEP. Godfrey Bloom    It is common knowledge that I do not support UKIP, or any of their "policies", and I certainly do not support Cameron and the ConDem coalition. Having said that however, I find it difficult to construct an argument in opposition to what Godfrey Bloom has said. He has just (09:25 today) been interviewed on BBC News24 where Simon McCoy had a less than comfortable time trying to get the "BBC line" across with constant references to "Bongo Bongo land" only to be rebuked and frustrated by the logic and common sense responses from Bloom. It is common knowledge that huge sums of taxpayers money is sent to countries where greed and c...

  http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/26/job-seekers-allowance-spending-review_n_3503645.html?utm_hp_ref=uk  There is no choice between the parties. They both seek to retain the "status quo". Chancellor George Osborne   This country is lost in a quagmire of right centre politics, dominated by the Conservative and Labour parties preaching much the same policies as each other, but with marginally different emphases. The Liberal democrats are in the same dreamland, but flit around trying to find an opportunistic perch, upon which to alight and barter their few seats in the house of Commons in exchange for a few cabinet posts should either of the other parties fail to achieve an overall majority under our present antiquated and blatantly unfair voting system. All the while, the people of this nation remain locked into a situation where they have little control of their everyday environment and even less prospect of bringing about any real ...