Times Online (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
The role of an orthodox religious movement in the radicalisation of Muslim youth should be closely examined by government, a senior opposition MP said last night.
Liberal England (Free subscription) | 13/07/2008
The idea of curfews on young people is back with a vengeance. It is rapidly getting caught up with the current concern about knife crime. The Sunday Times this morning says: A report from a House of Commons committee will say this week that a national curfew on young teenagers could curb anti-social and violent behaviour. I suppose such a curfew would have that effect. And if you included older teenagers...
ConservativeHome's ToryDiary (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
You may remember that in September John Bercow and Patrick Mercer had agreed to advise the government on learning difficulties in children, and security issues respectively. Mercer discontinued his role after a month but Bercow has published an extensive report...
malung-tv-news (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Preaching jihad on welfare As Tory MP Patrick Mercer observed, “Yet again, terrorists are laughing at us and remaining in this country at the taxpayer’s expense….
The Independent (Free subscription) | 22/06/2008
Whatever your stance on the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, no one can doubt the courage of our young soldiers, sailors, airmen and airwomen who fight there. Thank God that we have got youngsters like these who are prepared to do the brutal and bloody work that ultimately keeps us safe in our beds.
Jonathan Fryer (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
The Association of European Journalists (AEJ), being an intrinsically pro-European assemblage of hacks, does not normally celebrate Waterloo Day, but it was fitting that our guest for lunch at the European Parliament’s offices in Westminster today made reference to this military anniversary. Patrick Mercer, Conservative MP for Newark and Retford, served for 25 years in the [...]
Raedwald (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
The Mirror carries a story that Brown's 42 days detention proposals are flawed because suspects cannot be held for that length of time either in police cells or in overcrowded high security prisons (where suspects would be in solitary confinement, no doubt). Despite Patrick Mercer's deep misgivings based on his personal experience of detention without trial in Northern Ireland, it seems the government...
Daily Mail News (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
People often say that if MPs had more experience of real life, the laws that they pass in Parliament might make more sense.
Dating man online. (Free subscription) | 18/05/2008
After Tory dating ethnic Patrick Mercer was sacked for his comments about ethnic minority soldiers, friends have insisted he’s not a “racialist”. Do they mean racist or do the two words mean the same thing? Last week Tory MP Patrick Mercer was forced to quit his role as home affairs spokesman over comments he made about [...]
h.hoffman's blog (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Wednesday, 7 May 2008 Labour's listening problem continues http://tonysharp.blogspot.com/2008/05/labours-listening-problem-continue... Just days after Gordon Brown (he of the 'new politics' - whose party recruited John Bercow and Patrick Mercer to help the government, yet is considering disciplinary action against Kate Hoey for helping the new Mayor of London) pledged to listen to the public, the...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 16/03/2008
Patrick Mercer MP on the increasing empathy between civilains and our Forces.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 17/02/2008
Nato kept the Soviets at bay during the Cold War but how useful is it against the Taliban? asks MP Patrick Mercer
Moonbattery (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
The British preoccupation with growing the welfare state may be taking its toll in other areas. For example, the Army is running out of machine guns. Laments Tory MP and former Army officer Patrick Mercer: Thank God the Army have...
The UK Daily Pundit (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
When it comes to defence the Tories are being found out one by one. Patrick Mercer's shameful efforts to win over the hearts and minds of suspicious Tory colleagues following his flirtation with New Labour are plain to see. Add to that the disgraceful behaviour of the 'Tory generals' forced to apologise after they used a widely publicised House of Lords debate to demand more spending on the
The UK Daily Pundit (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
The Register of Members Interests doesn't say how much military security company, Blue Hackle, pays Tory MP Patrick Mercer. Maybe Patrick is offering his services out of the goodness of his heart? Either way, I hope he's more consistent in his role as a private advisor to Blue Hackle than he is as a self-appointed Tory defence expert. Richard North, Defence of the Realm blog: "So there it is,
