Posted on 08 May 2013.
This article has a calculator to determine what the vote percentage in a British General Election would be required for UKIP to win the General Election in 2015. I found this analysis to be useful as to what happens in the vote. Here’s part of the conclusion: Electoral Calculus said that Ukip would win enough [...]
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Posted on 13 September 2012.
As expected, the German Constitutional Court largely upheld the plan by Chancellor Merkel to have a permanent bailout fund (funded largely by Germany whose people have not approved this in any sort of referendum) to step in any future Greece situations. The Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe dismissed motions that sought to block the European [...]
Posted on 10 August 2012.
This is a remarkable story: Major suburban county in Virginia pulls out of its association of counties! Here’s the story from Real Clear Politics! The Goochland County Board of Supervisor (sic) is withdrawing from a state association that supports counties and lobbies on their behalf, saying some of the group’s legislative positions do not reflect [...]
Posted on 09 January 2012.
The ToryDiary is reporting that British Prime Minister David Cameron is considering a snap election on Scottish Independence: Alex Salmond wanted to choose the timing of a referendum on Scottish independence and he wanted to choose the question. It now appears that David Cameron is moving decisively to end both options for the SNP leader [...]
Posted on 10 December 2011.
I am well aware that several days ago, UK PM David Cameron vetoed the increase in power/loss of sovereignty fiscal provisions proposed for the EU. This proposal was nothing short of turning the sovereign nations of the EU into states. It proves my “Tweedledee/Tweedledum” theory of most of the major European political parties. I have [...]
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Posted on 04 November 2011.
The Greek people have been sold out again. No referendum. Both major parties are Tweedledee and Tweedledum – all for EU and its elites. What Greece needs is a euroskeptic, non-racist, libertarian political party to organize peaceful protest and field candidates to take back their nation and give the Greek people a real choice. I’ll [...]
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Posted on 24 October 2011.
The Prime Minister is trying to offer an olive branch on the EU by exchanging a vote to strengthen the euro for limited sovereign powers: The Prime Minister is to demand more British control over employment and social laws in return for supporting a new European treaty to shore up the single currency. But it [...]
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Posted on 21 October 2011.
Developments in the impending EU vote: PM Cameron moved it up to Monday, October 24: The stage therefore seemed set for the following drama: the debate would be rushed forward to Monday, in order both to thwart voter pressure on MPs to vote against the Government and to allow Cameron and William Hague to be [...]
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Posted on 29 September 2011.
This from the Daily Caller: Vice President Joe Biden told Florida radio station WLRN on Thursday that voters should hold President Barack Obama, not former President George W. Bush, accountable for the poor state of America’s economy. Conservative PAC American Crossroads circulated the startling statement Thursday afternoon, expecting it will take Democratic campaign strategists by surprise. [...]
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Posted on 09 September 2011.
The Daily Mail reports that Tory euroskeptics, rebuffed by their PM, are considering trying to form a Conservative-Labour alliance against further European integration (read loss of UK sovereignty): Tory MPs are plotting to join forces with Labour Eurosceptics to try to force David Cameron to take a harder line on the EU. The Prime Minister [...]
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Posted on 15 August 2011.
It appears the University of North Dakota will give up the fight over its mascot and name – the Fighting Sioux – according to the blog The Sin Bin quoting the AP. This is in spite of the support of one of the Sioux tribes for UND’s use of the nickname: The university won the [...]
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Posted on 18 February 2011.
Once again, the votes have been cast, the Council has spoken and the results of this week’s Watcher’s Council contest of are history. This week’s winner was Joshuapundit for Turkish PM Erdogan Consolidates His Islamist Regime By Purging The Military, my look at what’s going on under the wire in Turkey while the West’s eyes [...]
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Posted on 04 February 2011.
Once again, the leaders of the UK refused to even give the people any rights to control their own nation. On the motion of MP Peter Bone to trigger an automatic in or out referendum on EU membership if any further sovereignty is transferred to Brussels, there were only 26 or 28 votes out of [...]
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Posted on 03 January 2011.
I have blogged frequently on what I contend is the most important issue in the United Kingdom today: Sovereignty. Specifically the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Some highlights: Add the Daily Express to the roll of honor for the United Kingdom. Add this newspaper to the names of Churchill, Nelson, Wellington, Pitt the Elder and [...]
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Posted on 03 November 2010.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says he’ll push to repeal the health care overhaul passed by congressional Democrats, and if that fails he’ll try to undo the law “piece by piece.” McConnell will lead a larger Republican minority when the next Congress convenes. Republicans gained at least six Senate seats in Tuesday’s [...]
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Posted on 12 September 2010.
Christopher Booker writes in the Daily Telegraph about the uselessness of the EU and how the European on the street is getting wise to it. Booker reports that the average approval rating in EU nations for the multinational pretend empire is a wonderful 19 percent. (In the UK it is TEN percent! No wonder the [...]
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Posted on 09 September 2010.
David Nuttall was elected MP in the 2010 General Election as a Conservative for the constituency of Bury North. (Here’s his bio from Wikipedia and here’s his personal web site) I could call him a Young Turk but he is only a few years younger than me; however, he has the spirit of the Young [...]
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Posted on 03 June 2010.
Daniel Hannan, Conservative member of the European Parliament is in jeopardy of losing his seat in the E.U. body that imposes European rules on Britain. The danger is not due to an election loss. Hannan is quite popular. But the Brits are increasingly unhappy with the E.U.’s actions of late. Or in actions as the case may be.
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Posted on 13 April 2010.
The Washington Post published a rather disturbing article yesterday on Senator Creigh Deeds, the Democratic Candidate for Governor last year.
While this blog supported Bob McDonnell in that race, during the process, I came away from the race with a lot of respect for Senator Deeds.
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