15 Dec 04
Originally posted by Freddie2004The thing that bothers me about David Blunkett is the degree to which he dominated the Private Eye Christmas Edition.
so david blunkett resigns ( thats the british home secretary for you foreigners lol) good think/bad thing. whos going to take over? discuss...
fred
16 Dec 04
Originally posted by StarrmanI'm not after a fight, but could you explain your objection to the ID card? I wasn't too keen on the idea when I lived in the UK solely out of anti-big brother ideas, but after living in Belgium where ID cards exist I've found them not only harmless but useful.
I've always found that for someone who, being blind and a socialist, you'd think would champion tolerance and social unity, he is in fact a complete fascist git. I am glad he's out, maybe now this nonsense of ID cards will slowly slip from the agenda.
What does an honest person have to fear from having to carry an ID card. Apart from anything else, it could replace your driving licence, passport, video club card etc. all in one - pretty handy.
16 Dec 04
Originally posted by belgianfreakI shall start a thread where I shall be happy to continue this conversation 🙂
I'm not after a fight, but could you explain your objection to the ID card? I wasn't too keen on the idea when I lived in the UK solely out of anti-big brother ideas, but after living in Belgium where ID cards exist I've found them not only harmless but useful.
What does an honest person have to fear from having to carry an ID card. Apart from any ...[text shortened]... it could replace your driving licence, passport, video club card etc. all in one - pretty handy.
16 Dec 04
Originally posted by StarrmanI don't think Blunkett, by any stretch of the definition of the word, could be considered a socialist.
I've always found that for someone who, being blind and a socialist, you'd think would champion tolerance and social unity, he is in fact a complete fascist git. I am glad he's out, maybe now this nonsense of ID cards will slowly slip from the agenda.
16 Dec 04
Originally posted by StarrmanDunno about that. When he was leader of Sheffield council, he was a hero of the soft left of the labour party.
Not now perhaps, but he was certainly a strong supporter of socialism in his former years.
I guess it just depends on what you define as a socialist.
Like all these New Labour clones, he said what had to be said for career purposes in the early days of his career. If that meant mouthing left-wing politics, then that's what he did (For example, Tony Bliar, amongst others, was a member of CND)
16 Dec 04
Originally posted by RedmikeAgreed
Dunno about that. When he was leader of Sheffield council, he was a hero of the soft left of the labour party.
I guess it just depends on what you define as a socialist.
Like all these New Labour clones, he said what had to be said for career purposes in the early days of his career. If that meant mouthing left-wing politics, then that's what he did (For example, Tony Bliar, amongst others, was a member of CND)
16 Dec 04
Originally posted by StarrmanWell said!
I've always found that for someone who, being blind and a socialist, you'd think would champion tolerance and social unity, he is in fact a complete fascist git. I am glad he's out, maybe now this nonsense of ID cards will slowly slip from the agenda.
You took the words out of my mouth!
He also used his powers as home secretary to send a chief of police round to a school to warn two 12 year old boys who had rung the doorbell of his mistress and run away.
What an abuse of power!!!!
The law lords have just overruled his policy of imprisonment without trial for terror suspects.
Blunkett was as bad as Bush in terms of being a right wing lying bastard.
16 Dec 04
Originally posted by howardgeeHowardgee: "The law lords have just overruled his policy of imprisonment without trial for terror suspects."
Well said!
You took the words out of my mouth!
He also used his powers as home secretary to send a chief of police round to a school to warn two 12 year old boys who had rung the doorbell of his mistress and run away.
What an abuse of power!!!!
The law lords have just overruled his policy of imprisonment without trial for terror suspects.
Blunkett was as bad as Bush in terms of being a right wing lying bastard.
We could wonder why he had to go ..... because of this "mistress" thingy or because the law lords were going to trash this aspect of his policies.
16 Dec 04
Originally posted by StarrmanStarrman: " ...... maybe now this nonsense of ID cards will slowly slip from the agenda."
I've always found that for someone who, being blind and a socialist, you'd think would champion tolerance and social unity, he is in fact a complete fascist git. I am glad he's out, maybe now this nonsense of ID cards will slowly slip from the agenda.
..... that's wishfull thinking I'm afraid Starrman.
