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Former British Army Officer Resigns Tory Whip

31 Friday May 2013

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Former British Army Officer turned Tory MP Patrick Mercer has resigned the Tory Party Whip. Mr Mercer was being investigated by the BBC Panorama programme in relation to lobbying. Mr Mercer who rose to the rank of Colonel in the British Army was awarded an OBE for his service in the Six Counties.

In a statement, Mr Mercer said: “Panorama are planning to broadcast a programme alleging that I have broken Parliamentary rules.

“I am taking legal advice about these allegations – and I have referred myself to the Parliamentary commissioner for standards. In the meantime, to save my party embarrassment, I have resigned the Conservative Whip and have so informed Sir George Young.

More Than 500,000 People Need Help From Foodbanks To Survive

30 Thursday May 2013

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According to a joint report by Oxfam and Church Poverty Action over 500,000 people need help from foodbanks in order to survive.

Mark Goldring, the chief executive of Oxfam, said: “The shocking reality is that hundreds of thousands of of people in the UK are turning to food aid. Cuts to social safety-nets have gone too far, leading to destitution, hardship and hunger on a large scale. It is unacceptable this is happening in the seventh wealthiest nation on the planet.”
The Trussell Trust, the biggest organiser of food banks in the United Kingdom, said almost 350,000 people received at least three days’ emergency food last year, compared with about 130,000 in 2011-12. But because there is an array of organisations distributing food, the new report conservatively estimates that well over 500,000 people are now relying on the charity handouts.
Niall Cooper, the chief executive of Church Action on Poverty, said: “The safety net that was there to protect people is being eroded to such an extent that we are seeing a rise in hunger. Food banks are not designed to, and should not, replace the ‘normal’ safety net provided by the state in the form of welfare support.”

The Trussell Trust runs 350 food banks across the UK with help from 30,000 volunteers. It is also opening three new foodbanks every week. It helps out people referred to it by Social Services and doctors as well as school liaison officers and Jobcentre Plus staff.

Don’t Worry Be Happy

28 Tuesday May 2013

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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Better Life Index for 2013:

1. Australia

2. Sweden

3. Canada

4. Norway

5. Switzerland

6. United States Of America

7. Denmark

8. Netherlands

9. Iceland

10. United Kingdom

11. New Zealand

12. Finland

13. Austria

14. Luxembourg

15. Ireland

16. Belgium

17. Germany

18. France
  
19. Slovenia

20. Spain

21. Japan

22. Czech Republic

23. Italy

24. Israel

25. Poland

26. Slovak Republic

27. Korea

28. Portugal

29. Hungary

30. Greece

31. Estonia

32 Russia

33. Brazil

34. Chile

35. Mexico

36. Turkey

Nice Work If You Can Get It

28 Tuesday May 2013

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The MP’s who are making the most money outside Parliament are:

Gordon Brown (Lab) £1.37million
Stephen Phillips (Con) £740,000
Geoffrey Cox (Con) £417,000
Nicholas Soames (Con) £305,000
Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Con) £276,000
Alistair Darling (Lab) £263,000
John Redwood (Con) £238,000
Jack Straw (Lab) £183,000.

But are they neglecting the needs of their constituents?

SDLP To Support TUV Victims Bill

28 Tuesday May 2013

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The SDLP are now to support the TUV victims bill. After being put under pressure by their former Deputy First Minister Seamus Mallon and the former Agriculture Minister Brid Rodgers. The bill would ban anyone who has been sentenced to five or more years in jail from holding a job as a special advisor to a Government Minister. After much political soul searching the SDLP decided to take the side of the most right wing Unionist in the Assembly.

The Battle For Liberal Unionist Votes

26 Sunday May 2013

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The battle for liberal Unionist votes will begin in earnest next month. Basil McCrea will launch his new party no doubt to much fanfare in the local media and blogosphere. So far the Alliance Party has had the so called middle ground all to itself. But the fight for hearts and minds will be bitter and nasty. Basil will have to offer something new something that distinguishes him from the Alliance Party. All the other three Unionist parties seem to be right wing both on Social and Economic issues and fighting for the same votes. In fact the UUP seems to think it can out DUP the DUP if recent public statements by it’s leadership is anything to go by. Is to much to expect that Basil will have a greater cross section of society here at the Party launch?

BBC Question Time Fair And Balanced?

24 Friday May 2013

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Last nights edition of the BBC’s Question Time came from Belfast. And according to the floor plan featured John O’Dowd of SF/IRA and Ian Paisley Junior of DUP Goodies. And they say the BBC doesn’t have a Pro Unionist bias.As far as I know John O’Dowd was never a member of the IRA. And to accuse him of being a member is a thundering disgrace. As for Ian Paisley Junior being a Goodie I assume that means a good guy not a member of the 1970’s comedy trio made up of Graham Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Bill Oddie. Well you can judge Ian Junior for yourself as he seems very fond of judging others especially gays.

Who Are These People?

22 Wednesday May 2013

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According to the recent Census along with British and Irish there is a third identity here. People who live here and who call themselves Northern Irish. But what does that mean exactly? Northern Ireland is not a Independent Country. Do they have a shared history no they don’t they are mixture of Catholic and Protestant. The history of the North is a one party police state run by the Unionists for almost 50 years. Then the whole place erupted in violence in the 1960’s. British troops were sent in to protect the Catholics from Protestant mobs intent on burning every Catholic family out of Belfast. The undeclared Civil War went on for more than 30 years leaving thousands dead and even more injured. And then came the ceasefires followed by all party talks bringing about the Good Friday Agreement. Now we have a power sharing government up at Stormont with North/South bodies. If you are British you no doubt vote DUP or UUP or maybe even TUV. If you are Irish you can vote for Sinn Fein or the SDLP. But who do the Northern Irish vote for? Do they even vote at all? Are they happy to just sit in the middle or can they be pursuded to pick a side.

Corporation Tax Will Be Slashed In Scotland

22 Wednesday May 2013

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Corporation Tax will be cut if Scotland becomes a independent country says Alex Salmond. It will be 3% less than in the UK. Giving Scotland a rate of 17%. Which would be lower than Luxembourg’s 21%, where the likes of Amazon and eBay base some of their business operations.

It would also put Scotland way below Germany at 29% and France at 33%.

However, the Corporation Tax rate would still be higher than it is in Ireland, where companies are charged at 12.5% This has helped it attract computer giants like Apple and Dell and Microsoft, allowing Irish export levels to soar to more than €130bn – compared with just £24bn in Scotland.

More Trouble For The Tories

21 Tuesday May 2013

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So Boris Johnson has a three year old daughter he doesn’t want anyone else to know about. Mr Johnson’s mistress took out a court injunction in order to keep secret her lovechild fathered by Boris. Yet in recent times Boris has been one of the biggest defenders of the British Press. I suppose Boris thinks as long as he can hide behind a court injunction than everyone else can just go hang. Which just goes to show what a appalling hypocrite Boris really is. They say people get the politicians they deserve. Well I don’t know what the poor people of London ever did to deserve Boris. I really don’t.

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