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42-days and david davis’ resignation

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Aaron
on June 13, 2008
in liberty, meta, politics and uk
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Today’s netcast - originally written for LC ::

Britain was once a beacon of Liberty. Our writers and thinkers pioneered the very essence of modern Liberalism. And now? Well we’ll probably soon suffer - thanks to this most illiberal and arrogant Labour Government - one of the most authoritarian detention systems in the democratic world. To this long-time - albeit on/off - member of the Labour Party, this is the final straw. There is no point in fighting this cancerous authoritarian ignorance from within, because the leadership has now torn itself from any remaining sinew of hope. Brown has surrounded himself in a bubble of blind loyalty; a cabinet with neither backbone nor capacity. As for David Davis? I quote Mr. Eugenides: “either this man’s a self-important lunatic, or we’re witnessing one of the great principled stands of modern politics.” Now, enough of me, onto the links…

Liberty - Shami Chakrabarti’s statement and Liberty’s points of contention.
Amnesty - Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen’s statement.
OurKingdom - Anthony Barnett, OpenDemocracy’s founder and editor, ponders a new ally in David Davis.
Iain Weaver - takes a historical look at other MP’s who have put their career on the line for principle.
Chicken Yoghurt - Justin swings both ways as he weighs up Davis’ resignation.
Labour Outlook - has quotes and links-aplenty from around the media. Including news that Labour won’t stand against DD, with the view to making the Tories appear soft on terrorism. *sigh*
BlairWatch - Brown played every dirty trick in the book to win the vote. And he’s not done yet.
The Guardian - has news that Kelvin MacKenzie, a brain-dead spunkmonkey of the highest order, may stand against DD with the backing of Rupert Murdoch. Now my children, we must unite to fight this evil.

Quick! Someone release the flying monkeys…

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time to ditch new labour?

Published
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Aaron
on June 10, 2008
in liberty, politics and uk
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Sunny asks the question we’re all thinking: Isn’t it time to abandon New Labour?

I have been thinking about this a lot recently.

All the cabinet have been muttering about is reconnecting and relaunching Labour following its problems. And what do they do? They follow the same illiberal policies that have alienated their core political support and upset so much of the country.

In this mode, the government doesn’t have a chance. And to be honest, failure would be for their own good. This cabinet is fundamentally weak, rudderless, and without an ideological direction.

Brown is fooling himself that safety lies to the right of Cameron - on Home Affairs, when in fact the only support that could save his terminal administration is firmly in the liberal camp.

Brown’s biggest problem is his complete inability to connect and communicate. Does anyone really see Brown as a leader? Has he transformed himself from dour bean-counter to leader of men?

The truth is, Brown was never going to be modern political leader. The Blairites knew this. They feared his awkwardness and his lack of savvy.

I don’t think Brown’s a bad person. But he’s poorly advised and lacks some of the talents Blair has in spades.

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