Welsh police spend 20k investigating murder of man reported by his ghost via a medium
on Nov 7, 2009 in Uncategorized I've quoted a whole Guardian piece because I am shocked into silence. An element of the Welsh police force appears to be disturbed in the balance of their mind, and the Welsh Police have made themselves, as the source admits, a laughing stock. From t...

Three gay teenagers are on death row in Iran: please help to try and save them
on Nov 7, 2009 in All WW Campaigns Politicker Iran is preparing once again to execute young gay men arrested while they were a minor. Guilty of ‘lavat’ (i.e. sexual conduct between two men, regardless of penetration), the three teenagers do not yet have dates set for their state-spon...

Lord Martin on Damian Green: car-crash committee evidence
on Nov 7, 2009 in All WW Parliaments Politicker A special Commons committee chaired by Sir Ming Campbell is currently inquiring into the arrest of Damian Green MP last year, and search of his Parliamentary offices; and last Monday they heard evidence from the former Speaker, now Lord Martin. You c...

Local Blog impact on Local Democracy: Somerton Town Council
on Nov 6, 2009 in All WW Media Politicker Local Bloggers are beginning to produce a few good examples of effective scrutiny of Local Councils. In this piece David Keen, who is a Vicar in Yeovil and writes regularly for my Wardman Wire political site, gives an account of a local controversy i...

Local Blog impact on Local Democracy: Somerton Town Council
on Nov 6, 2009 in All WW Media Politicker Local Bloggers are beginning to produce a few good examples of effective scrutiny of Local Councils. In this piece David Keen, who is a Vicar in Yeovil and writes regularly for my Wardman Wire political site, gives an account of a local controversy i...

Open Europe calls for an opt-out from equal pay
on Nov 6, 2009 in Uncategorized For many years Eurosceptic Conservatives have wanted the UK to be "opted out" of EU social legislation - John Major negotiated an opt-out from the "social chapter" at Maastricht and Michael Howard has long been arguing for repatriation of power in th...

Eyup, Duck – The Duck House Parliament
on Nov 6, 2009 in All WW Parliaments Politicker Quite: It’s the Vote for a Change campaign, keeping the buggers’ feet to the fire. Post from: The Wardman WireEyup, Duck – The Duck House Parliament Post from: The Wardman WireEyup, Duck – The Duck House Parliament...

Kelly Report into MP Expenses – Summary of Changes
on Nov 5, 2009 in All WW Comment Politicker The Kelly Report has been published this week, and like the Legg Report from a few weeks ago, the Kelly Report is a further step in the right direction. To my mind the basic principle that must underlie any new system, and which must be pursued rele...

SNP Candidate David Kerr introduces Birthplace Flipping
on Nov 5, 2009 in Uncategorized There is a byelection going on in the Glasgow North East Constituency which used to be occupied by Michael Martin, the thoroughly discredited former Speaker of the House of Commons (and what the hell is Martin doing in the House of Lords?), and the S...

Norwich North by-election report undermines the case for Friday counting
on Nov 2, 2009 in All WW Comment Politicker Although this summer’s Parliamentary by-election in Norwich North kicked off much subsequent debate about the alleged benefits of Friday (rather than Thursday night) counts after it was counted on a Friday, a close reading of the Electoral Comm...