tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50653942720154874412024-03-14T08:10:40.462+00:00Political ParryActive. Feminist. Liberal. Political. Aware.Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.comBlogger291125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-89695159187204598772011-06-12T21:32:00.003+01:002011-06-12T21:36:58.888+01:00Did I mention, new blog?I may have mentioned, I've moved to a new URLwww.politicalparry.co.ukIn case you fancy catching up on the following;Why I wore a hijab to #slutwalk LondonEd Milliband continues to fail as a Labour leaderSlutwalk London 2010Degrading Women Only in Marking Cancer AwarenessorMore on Moore and So-called Sexualisation of ChildrenCurious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-10791083020319886382011-06-12T12:26:00.001+01:002011-06-12T12:26:21.143+01:00Lib Dems may be being Outmanoeuvred by Tories on NHSThe Lib Dems appear to be being circumvented yet again in their attempts to make the coalition more liberal and fair.
Following Vince Cable's removal from the Murdoch competition review, where Jeremy Hunt MP took over and approved the Sky News deal, we now see Clegg about to be sidelined by Sir Stephen Bubb's biased review of the NHS competition body.
As Lib Dem MP John Pugh observes,Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-71437915919761268332011-06-11T11:58:00.001+01:002011-06-11T11:58:44.361+01:00An Experiment: Wearing a Hijab in Ashford, KentWe don't see a great deal of ethnic minority in Ashford. So in preparation for the slutwalk I had to go to the town centre and station to catch a train.
I probably do not have the body language of someone who wears a hijab regularly, I'm nosy and curious and I tend to meet anyone's eye.
Therefore, I was astounded to have people actively looking away as I walked across the car parkCurious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-87671077049636245592011-06-10T20:32:00.001+01:002011-06-10T20:32:28.999+01:00New BlogThis blog can now be found at:www.politicalparry.co.ukPlease have a look!Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-31700483799180710202011-06-08T11:34:00.000+01:002011-06-08T11:35:36.276+01:00Move to New URLThis blog can now be found at:
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Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless deviceCurious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-71202532595015908422011-06-07T09:16:00.001+01:002011-06-07T09:16:50.918+01:00Why the sexualisation debate is about both gendersThe sexualisation debate is in the news following Cameron's commissioning of The Bailey Review. Jane Fae makes a strong argument against the report in today's Guardian, pointing out the research is not academic, the debate is geared towards blaming women and that we should be geared towards solutions not blame. However, the fundemental flaw I see is surrounding Fae's argument 'Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-76219146391392490282011-06-07T08:36:00.001+01:002011-06-07T10:51:42.315+01:00Cameron's Rhetoric on NHS Reforms Tells Us NothingThe five pledges Cameron is proposing today with regards to reforming the NHS are simply the rhetoric that he patronised the country with in his election campaign. Not endangering universal coverage means nothing where there are clear signs of postcode lottery with a range of services, including IVF in today's news. With consortia at a 100,000 person level, not every one will contain a hospital, Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-2785268212993286262011-06-07T08:17:00.000+01:002011-06-07T08:19:19.310+01:00Pulling together the threads in the Cable and Union rowVince Cable, seen by many as the conscience of the Lib Dems in the coalition, has been exploited and dragged over the coals in a row about Unions and Strikes.
The Metro carries an article of little weight reporting the boos this morning, The Evening Standard sought to justify his position yesterday and The Guardian today has decided the article isn't worth commenting on at all.
The Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-88932135694220238652011-06-06T21:23:00.003+01:002011-06-06T21:39:56.182+01:00Economic Gloom and a Government on the DefensiveHow many phone calls did George Osbourne's office make today? Or perhaps it was Osbourne's attack on the BBC for only reporting the bad news and attacking the government all the time that did it.The leading story on the BBC proclaims "IMF Supports UK Economic Policy". With so many attacks on the economic policy from a variety of esteemed sources, including OECD and the Bank of England, the Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-36597438368129269162011-06-06T18:33:00.000+01:002011-06-06T18:34:26.387+01:00Vince: a worrying thoughtWhen a centre-right paper like The Evening Standard mellows down Union's reaction to a left-wing politician, us Liberal Democrats ought to be worried.
Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless deviceCurious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-10435169925116501862011-06-06T08:09:00.000+01:002011-06-06T08:13:25.333+01:00Nato's ignorance makes me ashamed to be BritishNato are behaving ignorantly and dangerously in continuing to bait Gadaffi and continuing to strike on Libya.
Hague deliberated yesterday on Marr that the rebels, a group Britain refuse to acknowledge as a political party or otherwise, should be preparing for a Gadaffi-free country. The implicit threat is obvious, Nato intend to bomb and bomb and bomb.
I have been virulently against the Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-54625731590873087922011-06-05T21:54:00.004+01:002011-06-05T22:34:31.228+01:00Discussing New "Class" Fluctuations aka 'Chavs'Suzanne Moore, Guardian Columnist, writes an interesting piece on 'Chavs' in this week's Saturday Guardian on Chavs, that, while eloquent, entirely misses the point of the debate.Moore's take is aggressive and snide, and fails to come to any conclusions other than Chavs exist and the other classes don't like them.The UnderclassUsing the ubiquitous Lauren from Catherine Tate as a point of Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-89499094907374306712011-06-03T17:42:00.001+01:002011-06-03T17:42:10.852+01:00Reading between the lines of Lloyds' Advertising CampaignI'm fast discovering the most interesting part about the Evening Standard is the Business Section. Especially for politics.
Today's highlight has been a whole page ad taken out by Lloyds TSB to sell themselves as business lenders and advisors.
Not only does it mask it's self as an article, it is shamelessly self congratulatory, reiterating their 'compassionate' side, Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-84782164491812773952011-06-03T08:42:00.000+01:002011-06-03T08:46:57.074+01:00In Need of Clarification of Unfair Redundancy in Birmingham Council Jobs RowBirmingham City Council has made the decision to outsource one part of their IT department to India.
Trade Unions are right to dispute the move, which breaches section 90 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 and would fall under unfair redundancy.
The act is shaped to prevent people from being made redundant when their role is to be performed by someone else.
However, there appears to be some Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-64969481693090276662011-06-03T08:29:00.000+01:002011-06-03T08:30:03.928+01:00Limiting Access to Sexualised Videos OnlineOvertly sexualised videos on the web? How about challenging overtly sexualised images everywhere else?
While I'm delighted that there is a campaign to limit sexualised content on the internet, I also think the reason, the message has been lost.
We should, bilaterally, be teaching children and young adults what is wrong with sexualised images of people, predominately women. This isn't Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-89464917431343378522011-06-02T18:33:00.001+01:002011-06-02T18:33:15.983+01:00An Analogy on Pakistani International RelationsReading Declan Walsh's article on Islamabad in today's Guardian, I am struck by the social system between countries. As he observes, Pakistan's first nuclear explosion signalled 'it's entry into the global nuclear elite'. Yet having big bombs doesn't guarantee your social status alone. There are many analogies, but let's go for the school yard favourite of mine. IfCurious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-7085683883896810892011-06-02T08:45:00.000+01:002011-06-02T08:46:32.781+01:00Confusing and Agitating the Asylum DebateI'm confused by the Assylum seeking figures in today's news. The Tory Government in the early 1990s processed legislation which effectively criminalised the behaviour of assylum seekers; taking their finger prints and DNA and electronically tagging some. Criminalised, because we in the UK do not allow this sort of treatment of the regular citizen, only of offenders. If we hold this Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-37641685523685217912011-06-02T08:25:00.001+01:002011-06-02T08:25:34.818+01:00A QuestionCan someone explain to me practicality, moral or otherwise, of allowing one limited company to go bankrupt, but then for the director to simply start another the next day?
Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless deviceCurious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-55590234705460813432011-06-02T08:23:00.001+01:002011-06-02T08:23:39.101+01:00Wider Implications of Cyberspace HackingThe first question that came to mind when I heard of Google's superheroics blocking hacking spies, was how did they know these people were senior US Officials?
I am simply too cynical to believe Google has a philanthropic approach to spam, and seeks to protect every user from phishing.
As modern technology strives to battle governments on democracy, we also see it battle to steal, lie andCurious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-82276014345591332642011-06-01T18:16:00.000+01:002011-06-01T18:17:03.085+01:00Contrary to Popular Belief there is Light at the End of the Economic TunnelThe economy is in the news again (was there ever a time when it wasn't?). This time it's spending power which is slow, identifying the overall impact on trade, business and employment in the UK.
Amidst the doom and gloom in the Standard, who actually use the term 'gloomy forecast', there is some light, you just have to look carefully.
It has been observed many times there are Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-53398287749716514742011-06-01T08:27:00.001+01:002011-06-01T08:27:47.010+01:00The latest Paraphrasing of Government Money WastingA rose by any other name, or a waste of time, money and expenses is a better description for coalition decision to appoint not Tsars, but supremos.
A supremo for volcanic ash.
Will we now get supremo committees to replace quangos?
It certainly can't be said that tsars, peers or Mary Portas have aided votes in recent years.
And I for one cannot see how any range of adverbs can alter Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-69870502804309139662011-05-31T17:25:00.001+01:002011-05-31T17:25:58.348+01:00Superinjunction Precedent should be used for Public Interest OnlyBring on the salacious details, cry out the public. After all, we've been trained to see gossip as a commercially viable transaction with a variety of positive outcomes.
The feeling of elitism of knowing the details of one affair to another is apparently unrivalled as another Tweeter launches titbits of social currency into the world wide web. The value is measured by his Klout, his Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-43647588954988654022011-05-31T08:15:00.000+01:002011-05-31T08:17:12.996+01:00Nato need to Abandon Libya and Promote TalksI feel somewhat vindicated by the current situation in Libya.
I have been voracious in my insistence Nato and UN should not have gone in to the conflict, and instead should have adopted diplomatic relations.
President Zuma has proved me right as he visited Gaddafi this weekend. Gaddafi has agreed to ceasefire. But the rebels have declined.
Of course the rebels have declined. They have an Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-30214639228592472532011-05-31T08:05:00.000+01:002011-05-31T08:10:41.652+01:00Olympic Sport in FarceThe Olympic drama bubbles on over tickets.
There was significant success in getting the Olympic park up and running within budget. We're all grateful for that.
However, the continuing farce over tickets is a quagmire of issues.
The obscure process of applying, having money taken and then finding out what you got is completely illogical. It offends the very British love of queues, is Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065394272015487441.post-61029286292506723242011-05-31T07:59:00.001+01:002011-05-31T07:59:07.557+01:00Why Britain should Follow Germany in Ending Nuclear PowerGermany's announcement yesterday to close Nuclear reactors was met with a literal cheer in my house yesterday.
One of the greatest acheivements in the UK Coalition was the proposal the government would no longer fund Nuclear power.
The dangers of the plants are in peoples' minds with the Fukushima crisis in Japan. People with slightly longer memories will recognise the threats Curious?http://www.blogger.com/profile/14220141774833587152noreply@blogger.com6