UK Politics

Yeah, I think this has to happen...

Mr Eugenides (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Yeah, I think this has to happen.

A statement by Gita Sahgal

Pickled Politics (Free subscription) | 22 minutes ago

Gita Sahgal, a senior figure in Amnesty International, was suspended by that organisation following comments made by her to the Sunday Times. This concerned Amnesty's continued support for Mozzam Begg and his Cage Prisoners' group, a controversial organisation which Ms. Sahgal felt should be treated with caution. Here's what she had to say on the matter:

• Amnesty International and Cageprisoners: Statement By Gita Sahgal - Undhimmi
• Re-instate Gita Sahgal - Shiraz Socialist
• See the 5 articles on the same subject

Why the criminal classes are winning.

Fausty's Blog (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Vote NHS: Labour's health guarantees

Labourlist (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 At a press conference at Labour head office this morning, Andy Burnham launched the new VoteNHS website to support the "target cancer" campaign. The campaign aims to save up to 10,000 lives a year by backing a pledge to create a new NHS guarantee of...

• Labour Target Cancer campaign at voteNHS.com - Labour Matters
• Labour Target Cancer campaign at voteNHS.com - Labour.org.uk

Northern Ireland decommissioning – progress but not the end

Left Foot Forward (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Speaking in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has confirmed that two republican Paramilitary groups, the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) and the Official IRA and the loyalist South East Antrim Ulster Defence Association have decommissioned their weapons. The news came as the Independent Body on Arms Decommissioning, established ...

• INLA confirms disposal of weapons - SAOIRSE32
• ‘Conveyor belt’ that took weapons from INLA - SAOIRSE32

Miliband trails idea of “reset referendum” in next Parliament

Left Foot Forward (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

On the day of a crucial vote on electoral reform, David Miliband used a speech to the parliamentary press gallery to trail the idea of a manifesto commitment to a "reset referendum" on the whole political system. In a political speech, which focused on the Conservative's current weaknesses, the foreign secretary ...

• Miliband: 'Ahead Of The Curve' - Boulton

Labour Launches New Ad Campaign ... Er....

Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

• Fusion AD Launches 'Media Cup' Outdoor Advertising Campaign - PR News Wire

Anticipating the electoral reform vote

Left Foot Forward (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Between 20 and 40 Labour MPs are expected to vote this afternoon against a referendum on the Alternative Vote. But the vote is expected to pass with support from Liberal Democrat MPs. An amendment to the constitutional reform and governance bill will require a referendum to be held by the end ...

• Fair votes are simple with STV - Next Left

The problem with some atheists (+ Sikhs and daggers)

Pickled Politics (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

The story of the judge who said he wanted to allow Sikhs to walk around with kirpans has prompted some debate across blogs that I quickly want to weigh in on. My position, as I’ve said previously when writing on knife crime, is that schools should have the right to make up their own policy. In [...]

The conspiracy behind it

John Rentoul (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Pierce Brosnan on Tony Blair , whose character he plays in Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer : Once the camera starts rolling, the performance starts pouring out of him -- the populist [who] wanted to be charming, wanted to be loved and to be witty, but absolutely has no idea how to run a country. Absolutely none whatsoever. A total puppet. A total puppet. Tony Blair on why the criticism over Iraq...

• Blair should have said this to Chilcot - Events dear boy, events
• As Blair blasts Iraq ‘conspiracy’ hunt, British officials eye Bush, aides - Raw Story

Joanne Cash found alive!

Liberal England (Free subscription) | 41 minutes ago

Last night Joanne Cash resigned as Tory PPC for Westminster North resigned. This evening she has tweeted saying: I did resign. Assoc did not accept. CCHQ has resolved specific issue so I am not leaving. It's official DC has changed the party!!!!!!!! Tory Bear has more, but no one using that many exclamation marks should be allowed into the Commons.

Prime Ministers Question Time

TalkCarswell.com (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

I'm due to ask Gordon Brown a question tomorrow. Any suggestions? The comment thread is yours ....

What's Browning Gordon Off?

The Red Rag (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Make up your own line. Here is my suggestion What's Browning Gordon off? Leave your suggestion in the comments and I will make you your own poster (subject to demand). Or, please feel free to help yourself to the template and make you own. Click image for full size.

Whoops

Tory Bear (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

She's no Jonah Brown but you can hardly take anything Kerry McCarthy says seriously. Naively she swallowed a line and didn't bother trying to fight for her constituents. Jan 19th : Today : "Cadbury's new owner, Kraft, says it plans to close the company's Somerdale factory in Keynsham, near Bristol." What's that word she always uses? Ah yes. Fail.

Why Do Labour Want to Change the Voting System?

Tory Bear (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Well lets ask TB's favourite thumb Eric shall we? Think that clears everything up.

Peter Hitchens: Why The Pope is British.

misssuffragette | 07/02/2010

Actually, I am uneasy about the Pope telling us what to do. This is part of being British, or was when I was growing up before the namby pamby, wishy washy, do-as-i-tell-you liberal trolls came to existence. I can still recite great chunks of Tennyson’s wonderful Ballad Of The Fleet, which makes me an old fashioned twat and a bit of a weirdo, as i like nothing but to roll over my tongue the defiant...

Sir Michael Scholar UK Statistics Authority "Embroiled" in US Carroll Trust Public Interests National Security Case Scandal

carrolltrust | 05/02/2010

Leaked UK Government sources have confirmed that pressure is now mounting on the Home Secretary Alan Johnson MP for final police action in the US Carroll Trust National Security Public Interests Case. As the former Secretary of State of the DBERR Insolvency Agency the renamed DTI Companies House Department Alan Johnson continued to block statutory obligations in the Carroll Trust affair. It is further

Alan Johnson Home Secretary "Blocking Police Assistance" Gerald Carroll Trust National Security Case

carrolltrust | 05/02/2010

UK Government high level sources have confirmed that pressure is now mounting on the Home Secretary Alan Johnson MP the former Minister of the DBERR Insolvency Agency responsible for the Gerald Carroll Trust Case. Serious concerns are being expressed by the White House and Kremlin aides to both President Obama and Prime Minister Putin with the latest revelations in the Carroll Case involving Baroness