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Tag Archives: Syria
Party Politics RIP
Last night on BBC One we were ‘treated’ to one of the clearest examples of why Party Politics is achieving so little in the leadership of our nation. The real question is do we throw our lot into movements such as the … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Andy Burnham, Anna Soubry, David Dimbleby, IS, Max Hastings, Mehdi Hasan, Question Time, Syria
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How angry are our Politicians?
There are numerous website postings dedicated to the things one should not do if one is angry. They cover all sorts of social media and the old fashioned social interactions. As yet I have not found one that refers to … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Aaron Sorkin, DAISH, David Cameron, IS, Isil, ISIS, President Assad, Syria, The West Wing
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Time for a new Secretary
The Right Honourable Michael Fallon is Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Defence or Defence Secretary which means he is head of the Ministry of Defence. It is clear from his comments over the last 24 hours that he … Continue reading
The need for a proper Syrian strategy
In the last two years since David Cameron first recalled Parliament to debate military intervention in Syria, there does not appear to have been any progress made by our Government in its strategy for addressing the crisis between President Assad and … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Michael Fallon MP, Russia, Syria, Total Politics Magazine, United Nations
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The problem with deterrents
I missed last night’s BBC One Question Time with its exchange between the two Stephens. On the Labour side Stephen Kinnock defended the Labour Party current position on Trident and argued for a review and debate but not at this stage … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Nuclear Deterrent, Stephen Cobb MP, Stephen Kinnock MP, Syria, Trident
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Who is the greatest threat?
According to a tweet by David Cameron over the weekend we all need to be very frightened of the Labour Party following the election of Jeremy Corbyn. Its a sign of how limited the social media strategy of the Conservative Party … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Afghanistan, David Cameron, DSEI 2015, Iraq, Jeremy Corbyn, Syria
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We need a credible Parliament
The news this morning carried two very disconnected stories both of which point towards a common problem, that our Parliament operates in a manner that places our reputation as a world power at serious risk. The discussion yesterday in Parliament included a … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged David Cameron, Drone Strike, Michael Fallon MP, Syria, United Nations
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Whose money is it?
On Monday in the House of Commons David Cameron announced he was committing the British Nation to provide sanctuary for 20,000 refugees over the next five years and also that a few weeks ago he had authorised a drone strike in Syria to … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Caroline Lucas MP, David Cameron, Michael Fallon MP, Refugee Crisis, Syria
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Urgent action, over 5 years?
The offer of sanctuary to any individual facing crisis is a good thing. If as the maths suggests, the UK Government has offered accommodation and support to 4,000 Syrians in this current year, they will each be grateful for the welcome … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Boris Johnson, David Cameron, George Osborne, Refugees, Syria, Theresa May
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Getting in with the wrong crowd?
Just when it seems our whole nation is calling for a resolution to way in which the Syrian state is treating its citizens, and our Government is being forced against its will to match the public offers to house thousands of … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Syria
Tagged Caroline Lucas, Cluster Bombs, DSEI 2015, Ministry of Defence, Syria
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