Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category

Thank You… Or Not.

What a surprise, I’m sure you’ll agree, that, at the start of an election year in which PR will make it very difficult for Labour local authorities to maintain no-overall-control, we are offered “below inflation increases” to the council tax. They expect us to believe that this is aВ  “real result for the taxpayer”. It’s [...]

February 8, 2007   Posted in: Council, Edinburgh, Politics, Whinge  One Comment

Coital Assistance Workers and Other Victims

I don’t get the opportunity to listen to the Today programme much anymore. Well, I don’t TAKE the opporunity at least. MY day starts with a phone call to the office at 10, then depending on how busy we are, training for a few hours from 11. Instead of getting up bright and early, making [...]

December 13, 2006   Posted in: Politics, Whinge  Comments Closed

My Tory Credentials

In response to a recent post, Croila wrote that she felt I was right to challenge my Tory credentials. This is something that came up at the recent Blogmeet too. I often find myself defending the fact that I’m a Tory.
Often after making these defences, I find myself questioning it myself. Sometimes the arguments against [...]

February 27, 2006   Posted in: Personal, Politics  9 Comments

New Links

Some new links for today:
First up, Our Scotland, a new forum to talk about Scottish politics. I’ve not had a chance to have a proper look around yet, but the link is on my sidebar (under links, not Blogroll).
Next a couple of new blogs for the blogroll….
Katia’s Random Ramblings and Blue in the Corner.
Go [...]

January 24, 2006   Posted in: Blogging, Linkage, Politics  Comments Closed

Why Cameron Should Win

So, the Tory leadership winner is announced later today.
I’ve already mentioned that I think Cameron should win to return a bit of centre-right moderation to Politics.
However, I have since discovered another reason why Cameron should win. Davis has a giant-mutant-sized left hand – noone would take him seriously in debates in the house waving that [...]

December 6, 2005   Posted in: Photos, Politics  Comments Closed

Bloody Council

100_1351Originally uploaded by edinburghsteve.
…and this is what happens when the council choose a monday morning to start some non-urgent roadworks.
In defence of the council, that might be to save paying overtime or weekend rates for the works staff.
On the other hand, if it were, then they wouldn’t be employing staff to go to George Street [...]

October 31, 2005   Posted in: Council, Edinburgh, Politics, Whinge  Comments Closed

Tories, Europe, ID Cards

Well… Clarke’s out of the leadership race. Whilst this is something which would initially suggest a more right of-centre from the MPs, it does mean that all the Clarke left-centre people are left with only one moderate-centrist person to back.
Here’s hoping it’s a Cameron vs. A.N. Other final vote. I would imagine that the party [...]

October 19, 2005   Posted in: Politics, Tories  Comments Closed

Too Angry To Think Of A Clever Title

I had all sorts of puns buzzing around my head, but the more I think about this, the angrier I get and when I’m cross, word-play goes out of the window.
City of Edinburgh Council, WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING AT?
When an American President takes a second term in office, you start to see some of the [...]

October 14, 2005   Posted in: Council, Edinburgh, Politics, Whinge  Comments Closed