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Midnight rambling: Parliament.

Pressyuk — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:07:46 +0000

“Parliament is sovereign.” My A-Level Government & Politics lecturer stated and she emphasized sovereign. The idea that a legislature elected has the power to overrule monarchs, courts or even international bodies stirs the cockles of possibly the most patriotic of Americans. The idea however has very British roots. The ideals of Parliament’s armies and of [...]

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Election part 2: Party games.

Pressyuk — Sat, 01 May 2010 11:21:07 +0000

Well it had to happen eventually during this campaign. To call it a “Joe the plumber” moment is understating the gravity of this great piece of predictable British political drama which happens to a similar extent in other Commonwealth nations: when the walkabout goes wrong. When out and about in Rochdale in the North of [...]

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Times when you really should know better.

Pressyuk — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:11:12 +0000

When I was a child, I was brought up to respect an opinion and respect the right of someone to voice that opinion. He or she may be right or they may be talking utter tripe but they have the right to say that. And trust me, in my household it was dog eat dog [...]

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49 – Best. Interview. Ever.

Pressyuk — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Took the words out of my mouth. Wait, those were my words. Awesome. I’ll chat about the comic in a moment but first, I’d like to talk to you about something. Human Trafficking. Its something that you read online or watch on telly every day but do you really know the facts? For example, did [...]

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Poor education.

Pressyuk — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:51:37 +0000

I must say I did smile lightly in wonder at the BBC’s Mike Baker who staunchly rejected any suggestion of “inverted class war” against the Middle & Upper Classes in UK University selection. That may well be the case but he then goes on to make some glaring contradictory statements. For example: But they are [...]

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Required reading #3

Pressyuk — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:12:58 +0000

Well now! This is turning into quite the tradition now. Hope you’ve enjoyed the links I put forth recently but lo! Here are some more: Glenn Beck gives me a migraine, somehow discovers that Rockefeller was a commie-nazi. Another Huff’ Post article, this time on a rare photo of the dying moments of a US [...]

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34 – Gaddafi’s gifts.

Pressyuk — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:30:14 +0000

Ah! Gaddafi, supplier to the rich and famous terror groups across the globe. If the French and Israelis won’t sell to you then these chaps probably will…or at least used to anyway. The weapons featured in this strip are a Benelli SPAS-12 shotgun and a Pakistann license made Rheinmetall MG3 which looks like this and [...]

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On questions of Scottish soveriegnty

Pressyuk — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:52:40 +0000

The decision has been made. The man has been released. It is clear that the die has been cast. The decision to release Abdelbaset al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds is a controversial yet fascinating verdict. While this may not be of comfort to the families of the many victims of the Pan-am disaster, the release came [...]

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Things I’ve been reading…

Pressyuk — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:46:58 +0000

I’ve been a bit of a busy little bee in recent weeks going from place to place, doing various things from Beer Festivals (Wassail!) to attending Cricket matches. But one thing I have been doing has been reading online a fair bit. Politics My focus is still focused on Iran which is now settling down to [...]

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A message to the BNP: Not in my name!

Pressyuk — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:06:32 +0000

BNP: not in my name! A nice rehash on the mass action photo idea in the wake of the BNP winning two seats in the European Parliament elections last night. Lets be clear here: all the BNP represent is a future of isolation, humiliation and disaster for the UK. I have absolutely no doubt that [...]

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