Comments on: Bye bye election

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:31:41 +0000

Well, if Iain Dale says it it must be true, eh? Forgive me if I get my facts elsewhere, thanks. I've got a friend who's right wing. Doesn't mean I want him to have equal rights in a civilised society though.

By: Jackart

Jackart — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:20:15 +0000

Abhorrent views on homosexuality? You lefties have a doubleplusgood relationship with the truth, don't you. Right wing tory... must be a poofbasher, right? No need to check the facts... None at all.

By: Scott Redding

Scott Redding — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:30:17 +0000

Davis should have resigned as Shadow Home Secretary, but created a different vehicle to campaign on 42 days/civil liberties, i.e. some sort of 100 constitutency speaking tour, rather than a by-election.

By: Dave Hansell

Dave Hansell — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:09:15 +0000

We’re here; because we’re here; because we’re here; because we’re here.

Or, to put another way we are where we are.

I’ve got an idea.

Lets hoist David Davies by his own petard. He’s stepped out of the tent and been slated by the political commentariat and the Westminster bubble for trying to start what he says is a serious debate.

So instead of joining in with the tittle tattle merchants who don’t want us to talk seriously about these issues (or even be involved) lets hold this guy to his current word/position.

We’ve already won the first skirmish, as the drubbing on the blogs and talk threads etc that the Political classes have taken during the weekend over their united stance of trying to spin this as a circus in order to divert everyone from the real issue has already forced a rethink in Murdochland. That particular penny seems to have dropped for at least some of the media players who are quicker on the uptake given some of the more thoughful articles that have appeared today.

Personally I’m not interested in what David Davies thinks or does, or what he thought or did previously. Sod him. The space has suddenly opened up lets bleeding well occupy it before it gets retaken.

Because you can bet you ID card fine that if he does lose that particular debate will be killed stone dead and the authoritarians will be emboldened to go even further than they are now.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:33:44 +0000

Ha ha ha ha. The Sun have seen which way the wind is blowing and switched bandwagons accordingly.

I’m tired of the clowns, when do we get the seal lions that play bicycle horns and the budgies that can ride a bike?

By: redpesto

redpesto — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:33:16 +0000

There’s no way Murdoch would allow him or any of his flying monkeys to be held democratically accountable. So Davis v a Loony it is then (trust me the headlines and campaign slogans will write themselves if it happens).

By: Backword Dave

Backword Dave — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:24:24 +0000

The Gruaniad says Kelvin MacKenzie unlikely to stand in byelection. Apparently Murdoch wasn't asked. Blimey.

By: Dave Cole

Dave Cole — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:31:08 +0000

It's possible it could be the first election in history to be a no-score draw. Dave Cole's latest blog post... Irish ayes aren’t smiling

By: ejh

ejh — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:09:23 +0000

Smeaton's Wikipedia entry is excellent. ejh's latest blog post... Aspirations