Comments for Gav's View http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog Increasingly liberal, increasingly frustrated, increasingly unsure... Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:17:42 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 Comment on For goodness sake (BNP) by James.R.Skinner http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2009/06/11/for-goodness-sake-bnp/#comment-78349 James.R.Skinner Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:17:42 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/?p=1320#comment-78349 Ridiculous. They are an established political party with the right to limit their membership in any way. It's a simple case of "if you dont support them, support someone else". Dont try and alter their membership requirements just so they conform to over the top race relations requirements. Ridiculous.
They are an established political party with the right to limit their membership in any way. It’s a simple case of “if you dont support them, support someone else”. Dont try and alter their membership requirements just so they conform to over the top race relations requirements.

]]> Comment on The trouble with politicians by Cheap HIPS http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2009/06/02/the-trouble-with-politicians/#comment-78336 Cheap HIPS Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:29:41 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/?p=1297#comment-78336 Why we choose that kind of politician who not even give an answer of simple question. Why we choose that kind of politician who not even give an answer of simple question.

]]> Comment on The trouble with politicians by jameshigham http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2009/06/02/the-trouble-with-politicians/#comment-78333 jameshigham Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:16:22 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/?p=1297#comment-78333 Right. Can we please stop employing interviewers who are after soundbites. Can we please stop quoting soundbites in the ‘news’. And can we please use the BBC (a public service broadcaster afterall) to remind people that at all elections except those to the EU ‘parliament’ we are voting for individuals not parties. Right again. Right.

Can we please stop employing interviewers who are after soundbites. Can we please stop quoting soundbites in the ‘news’. And can we please use the BBC (a public service broadcaster afterall) to remind people that at all elections except those to the EU ‘parliament’ we are voting for individuals not parties.

Right again.

]]> Comment on The trouble with politicians by Gav http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2009/06/02/the-trouble-with-politicians/#comment-78332 Gav Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:46:59 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/?p=1297#comment-78332 I don't have a 'view' on homosexuality any more than I have a 'view' on heterosexuality. It is an intrinsic part of the person that they are sexually attracted to people who are the same sex as they are. I don’t have a ‘view’ on homosexuality any more than I have a ‘view’ on heterosexuality. It is an intrinsic part of the person that they are sexually attracted to people who are the same sex as they are.

]]> Comment on The trouble with politicians by jameshigham http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2009/06/02/the-trouble-with-politicians/#comment-78330 jameshigham Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:49:47 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/?p=1297#comment-78330 What is your view on homosexuality, Gav? What is your view on homosexuality, Gav?

]]> Comment on The trouble with politicians by Gav http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2009/06/02/the-trouble-with-politicians/#comment-78329 Gav Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:03:43 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/?p=1297#comment-78329 <a href="#comment-78328" rel="nofollow">@Kalebarkab</a> Such a random comment that I had to approve. Use Spotify. @Kalebarkab Such a random comment that I had to approve. Use Spotify.

]]> Comment on The trouble with politicians by Kalebarkab http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2009/06/02/the-trouble-with-politicians/#comment-78328 Kalebarkab Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:16:33 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/?p=1297#comment-78328 I want to find good pop music. Help me please. I want to find good pop music. Help me please.

]]> Comment on The trouble with politicians by Gav http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2009/06/02/the-trouble-with-politicians/#comment-78293 Gav Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:17:53 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/?p=1297#comment-78293 I am thinking of a post on that subject actually James. You may be pleasantly surprised. I am thinking of a post on that subject actually James. You may be pleasantly surprised.

]]> Comment on The trouble with politicians by jameshigham http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2009/06/02/the-trouble-with-politicians/#comment-78275 jameshigham Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:45:39 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/?p=1297#comment-78275 Become a Christian and all will be well, Gav. :) Become a Christian and all will be well, Gav. :)

]]> Comment on The trouble with politicians by Gav http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2009/06/02/the-trouble-with-politicians/#comment-78239 Gav Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:18:57 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/?p=1297#comment-78239 I do understand that people didn't vote for me -- they voted for the blue rosette but it is the fault of the party machines that I had to. The expenses scandal has presented us with a unique opportunity to fundamentally reform the system. It won't happen of course, but if it did... We could have a ban on political parties and whips. We could have recall on all elected representatives all voted for on a single transferable vote or other fairer proportional representation system. These decisions could be made by holding sub-regional town-hall sessions where *real* debate could help decide the decision locally before a national referendum. But it won't happen. We may deserve the quality of the media, but we are not deserving of an enforced de-facto rolling LibLabCon dictatorship. I am not convinced that I know whether the media or the politicians are the chicken or the egg, never mind which came first! And I would not trust an army of helpers to know what I would stand for, what I would break with the party whip over etc. I do understand that people didn’t vote for me — they voted for the blue rosette but it is the fault of the party machines that I had to.

The expenses scandal has presented us with a unique opportunity to fundamentally reform the system. It won’t happen of course, but if it did…

We could have a ban on political parties and whips. We could have recall on all elected representatives all voted for on a single transferable vote or other fairer proportional representation system. These decisions could be made by holding sub-regional town-hall sessions where *real* debate could help decide the decision locally before a national referendum. But it won’t happen.

We may deserve the quality of the media, but we are not deserving of an enforced de-facto rolling LibLabCon dictatorship. I am not convinced that I know whether the media or the politicians are the chicken or the egg, never mind which came first!

And I would not trust an army of helpers to know what I would stand for, what I would break with the party whip over etc.

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