Political prisoner, activist, journalist, hymn-writer, emerging thinktanker, aspiring novelist, "tribal elder", 2019 parliamentary candidate for North West Durham, Shadow Leader of the Opposition, "Speedboat", "The Cockroach", eagerly awaiting the second (or possibly third) attempt to murder me.
Thursday, 12 June 2014
A Real Operation Trojan Horse
To restore the teaching of Classics and Ancient History in state schools.
So far, that has proved to be nothing more than another of Michael Gove's many Jay Cartwright promises.
Not that I could care less, or that it makes any difference.
He hilariously once edited his own Wikipedia to call himself the 'British Obama'.
He'll be forever known for that and for his laughable BBC Question Time appearance when he seemed to imply we could restrict EU immigration to those guaranteed a job here which implies either a) doesn't know the rules of EU membership b) he is an outright liar.
He was immediately exposed as an ignoramus by smarter members of his own party when he came out with that.
You can. If you don't, then you choose not to. Only a Labour Government ever would, though.
But this is all academic. There won't be a Labour Leadership contest for a good 10 years. The polls still clearly indicate a Labour overall majority larger than in 2005. Ed will be Prime Minister for at least two terms.
No, you can't. Without the agreement of all other members. Free movement is enshrined in treaties-which cannot be amended without the agreement of all signatories.
Britain does have particularly lax arrangements (meaning that other places don't), the product of a former government which had eschewed much of its party's trade union roots and of a present government which is unabashedly the political wing of global capital. But that is up to us.
You need to stop listening to a party which is essentially comparable to one of those novelty acts which are occasionally allowed to have Number One records for a laugh.
It is not even on Question Time tonight. The former Leader of Respect, who is no longer a member either of that party or of Birmingham City Council, is on. But not UKIP.
Over to Tristram Hunt?
ReplyDeleteI nearly fell off my seat laughing.
Don't take your eye of that man. And he's still only 40.
ReplyDeleteI'd still bet on Chuka as the next Leader, when the time comes. But there will be a contest.
Hunt obviously wants it. And then there is my old mate Jonathan Ashworth, who is the same age as Chuka.
None of them was an MP under Blair or Brown. That is very notable.
I'd bet on Chuka too.
ReplyDeleteNot that I could care less, or that it makes any difference.
He hilariously once edited his own Wikipedia to call himself the 'British Obama'.
He'll be forever known for that and for his laughable BBC Question Time appearance when he seemed to imply we could restrict EU immigration to those guaranteed a job here which implies either a) doesn't know the rules of EU membership b) he is an outright liar.
He was immediately exposed as an ignoramus by smarter members of his own party when he came out with that.
You can't do any such thing under EU law.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/01/10/chuka-umunna-eu-migration_n_4575406.html
You can. If you don't, then you choose not to. Only a Labour Government ever would, though.
ReplyDeleteBut this is all academic. There won't be a Labour Leadership contest for a good 10 years. The polls still clearly indicate a Labour overall majority larger than in 2005. Ed will be Prime Minister for at least two terms.
No, you can't. Without the agreement of all other members.
ReplyDeleteFree movement is enshrined in treaties-which cannot be amended without the agreement of all signatories.
And they'd never agree.
Anyone but an ignoramus knows that.
http://www.euractiv.com/video/reding-freedom-movement-non-negotiable-9294
Funny how no country has it, then. Not one.
ReplyDeleteBritain does have particularly lax arrangements (meaning that other places don't), the product of a former government which had eschewed much of its party's trade union roots and of a present government which is unabashedly the political wing of global capital. But that is up to us.
You need to stop listening to a party which is essentially comparable to one of those novelty acts which are occasionally allowed to have Number One records for a laugh.
It is not even on Question Time tonight. The former Leader of Respect, who is no longer a member either of that party or of Birmingham City Council, is on. But not UKIP.
After Newark, UKIP is over.
The government can do what it wants. Not to say that there won't be consequences. But what would the EC do? Chuck us out?
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