So Howard (Flight) is punished, by Michael (Howard), for telling the truth?
Regards
Nicholas Newman
Your Labour Party Candidate for Sonning Common for more see http://www.oxfordprospect.co.uk/new_page_25.htm
Monday, March 28, 2005
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Odd behaviour
Odd behaviour
When Blair does something unexpected, I tend to think that it's because he knows, or believes, something we don't, and which can't be stated publicly.
The famous 'six points on the back of an envelope' which explain his decision to join the US action against Iran (and not to accept Rumsfeld's offer to send extra Americans instead) say nothing whatever about 'weapons of mass destruction' or a danger to Britain. They do include the judgment that it would be impossible to stop the Americans going in, and that it would be better for everyone if they did not go in alone. Not because it was obvious that the occupation would be badly handled - but on the contrary because it might have been handled well - and it would take a vigorous effort to prevent them going on to invade Iraq.
In the present row over imprisonment of terrorist suspects, the intelligence which Blair has been given (and perhaps has shared with opposition leaders though not with the press) is unlikely to relate to those few who have been arrestee and held, but to the much larger number of unarrested and perhaps unidentified 'sleepers' up and down the country waiting for a call to action. And the easiest question to answer about them is not where they will attack, but when. Both theoretically and from experience (in Spain) the answer must be 'a few days before a general election'. It is very important that Blair should do what he can to make it difficult for opposition parties to exploit such an atrocity, and discourage the attempt to produce it.
Posted by Nicholas Newman on behalf of Henry Blyth
When Blair does something unexpected, I tend to think that it's because he knows, or believes, something we don't, and which can't be stated publicly.
The famous 'six points on the back of an envelope' which explain his decision to join the US action against Iran (and not to accept Rumsfeld's offer to send extra Americans instead) say nothing whatever about 'weapons of mass destruction' or a danger to Britain. They do include the judgment that it would be impossible to stop the Americans going in, and that it would be better for everyone if they did not go in alone. Not because it was obvious that the occupation would be badly handled - but on the contrary because it might have been handled well - and it would take a vigorous effort to prevent them going on to invade Iraq.
In the present row over imprisonment of terrorist suspects, the intelligence which Blair has been given (and perhaps has shared with opposition leaders though not with the press) is unlikely to relate to those few who have been arrestee and held, but to the much larger number of unarrested and perhaps unidentified 'sleepers' up and down the country waiting for a call to action. And the easiest question to answer about them is not where they will attack, but when. Both theoretically and from experience (in Spain) the answer must be 'a few days before a general election'. It is very important that Blair should do what he can to make it difficult for opposition parties to exploit such an atrocity, and discourage the attempt to produce it.
Posted by Nicholas Newman on behalf of Henry Blyth
Monday, March 07, 2005
Hospital-acquired infections; and smear-tests.
Hospital-acquired infections; and smear-tests.
It's sad, how bitter the Tories become when Labour is too slow to clear up the mess they leave. They had of course expected that Kinnock would win in 1992, and catch the blame for Black Wednesday, and the inefficiency of the compulsorily contracted-out cleaners and dinner-ladies. But Major was too brave, and insisted on going out with his soap box. So today his party has tosmear all the harder.
However, dishonesty can have positive results. Just as thieves provide work for locksmiths, so smears about 'hospital acquired MRSA' will make it worth improving diagnosis.
It would anyway be hopeless to bring a case for damages over 'hospital induced MRSA' because of the difficulty of proving that the patient did not take the infection (which is endemic, but usually quiescent) into the hospital in the first place. Might as well sue over a 'hospital-induced cold'! Granted that outbreaks occur in hospitals, just as colds get worse in winter, that will very often be because immune-systems get weaker when the body gets cold or stressed. We should therefore welcome most warmly the news of a rapid diagnostic technique which aims to detect the presence of the bacteria at the time of admission. If it succeeds, it will both help to rid the hospitals of a nasty disease, and our political life of a nasty smear.
Henry
Posted on behalf of Henry by Nicholas
It's sad, how bitter the Tories become when Labour is too slow to clear up the mess they leave. They had of course expected that Kinnock would win in 1992, and catch the blame for Black Wednesday, and the inefficiency of the compulsorily contracted-out cleaners and dinner-ladies. But Major was too brave, and insisted on going out with his soap box. So today his party has tosmear all the harder.
However, dishonesty can have positive results. Just as thieves provide work for locksmiths, so smears about 'hospital acquired MRSA' will make it worth improving diagnosis.
It would anyway be hopeless to bring a case for damages over 'hospital induced MRSA' because of the difficulty of proving that the patient did not take the infection (which is endemic, but usually quiescent) into the hospital in the first place. Might as well sue over a 'hospital-induced cold'! Granted that outbreaks occur in hospitals, just as colds get worse in winter, that will very often be because immune-systems get weaker when the body gets cold or stressed. We should therefore welcome most warmly the news of a rapid diagnostic technique which aims to detect the presence of the bacteria at the time of admission. If it succeeds, it will both help to rid the hospitals of a nasty disease, and our political life of a nasty smear.
Henry
Posted on behalf of Henry by Nicholas
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Time to rename Henley Constituency?
Is the East Oxfordshire Parliamentary seat known as Henley, a British example of gerrymandering of the drawing of constituency boundaries? Well it does seem that way; it takes fewer votes to elect Boris Johnson MP in Henley as compared to electing Andrew Smith MP in Oxford East or Evan Harris MP in Oxford West and Abingdon. At present Oxfordshire has just six constituencies BANBURY COUNTY CONSTITUENCY (78,817), HENLEY COUNTY CONSTITUENCY (72,331), OXFORD EAST BOROUGH CONSTITUENCY (78,679), OXFORD WEST AND ABINGDON COUNTY CONSTITUENCY (75,153) and WANTAGE COUNTY CONSTITUENCY (74,774). To make it fairer the County needs an extra constituency or the existing six should be redrawn. The end result of either option would mean there would be fewer safe Tory seats in the county.Also naming this East Oxfordshire Parliamentary seat after the Reading dormitory town of Henley, rankles many living in the constituencies other towns and villages such as Thame or Benson, as it does not reflect the true character of the constituency, perhaps a more accurate name for the area is after the TV show which is filmed in the area ‘Midsommer’ or after the range of hills that are such a beautiful feature of the constituency ‘the Chilterns’.
Thursday, February 24, 2005
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Oxfordshire Schools
It is a great disappointment that school exam results in Oxfordshire show no sign of improving.
A county as prosperous as ours should be doing much better.
A package of measures to raise standards over the past two years is said to have brought no improvement. Now the county council is having another try.
The new focus will look at ways of engaging pupils, parents, governors and teachers in a joint campaign to improve results.
Of course it is right that parents should play a full part in their children's education.
They can do much to support learning at home and take an interest in their children's work.
But is this going to be enough to stop the rot?
We pay taxes for our children to be educated by professionals. There are some fantastic ones at work in a school near you today.
But have we got enough stars and are some of the others simply not up to the job?
Clearly something has gone wrong with education in this Conservative/Lib Dem run County. We need to elect a Liz Brighouse Labour Team to rescue Ozfordshire's Schools.
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A county as prosperous as ours should be doing much better.
A package of measures to raise standards over the past two years is said to have brought no improvement. Now the county council is having another try.
The new focus will look at ways of engaging pupils, parents, governors and teachers in a joint campaign to improve results.
Of course it is right that parents should play a full part in their children's education.
They can do much to support learning at home and take an interest in their children's work.
But is this going to be enough to stop the rot?
We pay taxes for our children to be educated by professionals. There are some fantastic ones at work in a school near you today.
But have we got enough stars and are some of the others simply not up to the job?
Clearly something has gone wrong with education in this Conservative/Lib Dem run County. We need to elect a Liz Brighouse Labour Team to rescue Ozfordshire's Schools.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Cornmarket Farce
I was disappointed to see (I suppose I half expected it) that our nefarious county council leader Keith Mitchell would refuse to apologise for the Cornmarket farce (Oxford Mail, February 17).
His ducking and diving continued with the use of a Biblical quotation from the Book of Proverbs, to avoid doing so.
I note that the quotation he has used seems to imply, however, that he is a fool and that on this occasion, he is keeping his big mouth shut.
The remainder of the quotation about being counted wise, esteemed and a man of understanding, I would have thought, based on performance, is to say the least, open to question.
His ducking and diving continued with the use of a Biblical quotation from the Book of Proverbs, to avoid doing so.
I note that the quotation he has used seems to imply, however, that he is a fool and that on this occasion, he is keeping his big mouth shut.
The remainder of the quotation about being counted wise, esteemed and a man of understanding, I would have thought, based on performance, is to say the least, open to question.
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Yukos a battle over justice?
It’s interesting both sides are fighting for justice, Mikhael for the right to keep his fortune and not face the next ten years in a Russian jail, while the Kremlin is fighting for the Russian taxpayer and the very economic future of Russia. For Europe it would be better that the Kremlin succeeds over Yukos, the EU needs a strong, prosperous and stable Russia to supply its energy supplies and provide new markets for its goods. At least the Putin regime has been delivering the goods, and the Kremlin's Treasury is enjoying its fifth year of budget surpluses, Russia is likely to become a net creditor a prospect inconceivable under the Yeltsin years, investment is up and broad based, though focused on the energy and export sectors and unemployment is down. Russia's reforms are ongoing, but Putin cannot afford to stop his program of reforms if he is to achieve more balanced economic progress for the whole country, rather than at present focused on the city regions of Moscow and St. Petersburg. For an investor as long as you obey the law and do your homework Putin’s Russia looks a good place for investment?
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Monday, February 21, 2005
EU Constitution
Spain says Si! to EU Constitution by a 77% majority today. Arguments that the EU Constitution is a threat to soveriegnty are dismissed by Spainards. In the days before they joined the EU they had soveriegnty, bu they also had Franco, fascism and poverty. They prefer to live in a prosperous democratic EU. That is why we must vote Yes in the Eu vote.
Saturday, February 19, 2005
Welcome to the Henley blog
Henley Constituency Labour Party (DRAFT)
Welcome to the Henley Constituency Labour Party Website Blog Page. Our Parliamentary Candidate Kaleem Saeed during the election will be posting his thoughts on events as events unfold. Candidate Kaleem Saeed is standing in the the misnamed parliamentary constituency of Henley. This East Oxfordshire constituency is famous for being the country retreat of Westminster Villagers such as Jeremy Paxman and fellow Comedians Rowan Atkinson and Boris Johnson the Editor of the Spectator. To many television viewers the constituency is more familiar as the location for the ITV Detetective Series Midsommer Murders staring Jeremy Irons. Kaleem Saeed as your candidate would welcome enquiries and comments on election matters that concern this constituency. Please return to website at http://www.henleylabourparty.co.uk
Welcome to the Henley Constituency Labour Party Website Blog Page. Our Parliamentary Candidate Kaleem Saeed during the election will be posting his thoughts on events as events unfold. Candidate Kaleem Saeed is standing in the the misnamed parliamentary constituency of Henley. This East Oxfordshire constituency is famous for being the country retreat of Westminster Villagers such as Jeremy Paxman and fellow Comedians Rowan Atkinson and Boris Johnson the Editor of the Spectator. To many television viewers the constituency is more familiar as the location for the ITV Detetective Series Midsommer Murders staring Jeremy Irons. Kaleem Saeed as your candidate would welcome enquiries and comments on election matters that concern this constituency. Please return to website at http://www.henleylabourparty.co.uk
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