John Major

Douglas Is Crying Shame

dailyrecord.co.uk     Jun 9, 2008          

Jun 9 2008 George Galloway IF John Major is the mouse who roared, Douglas Alexander must be the mouse who squeaked. Standing on a box like Hollywood's Alan Ladd used to do, Alexander opined all week about the "obscenity" of...                    

Sierra Leone (again)

libdemblogs.co.uk     Jun 8, 2008          

Been off for a week in Sierra Leone training their political parties ahead of their local election campaign which starts on Monday and ends on July 5th. This was another cross party effort (as none of the UK parties really have...                    

Detention Without Charge - a Reminder

libdemblogs.co.uk     Jun 7, 2008          

In the light of John Major's comments re: the 42 days issue, I'd like to remind everyone of one thing. The debate before the house is not referring to the total period a person can be kept inside before they have to be...                    

John Major on 42 days

libdemblogs.co.uk     Jun 6, 2008   1 related          

The 42 day internment detention without charge vote is due to come up next week. Former Prime Minister John Major, himself the target of a terrorist attack when the IRA launched mortars into Downing Street. has this to say...                    

John Major: "The threat to liberty is graver than terrorism"

conservativehome.blogs.com     Jun 6, 2008   9 related          

Former Prime Minister John Major has written for this morning's Times about the many ways in which he sees Labour assaulting Britain's fundamental liberties: Complicity in rendition: "We now know that, despite repeated denials,...                    

No change

libdemblogs.co.uk     Jun 6, 2008   58 related          

Anybody who genuinely thought that the Tories have managed to effect a step-change from the nasty, sleazy party they were around the time of the 1997 General Election must have been disabused of that illusion by this latest...                    

'In Office but not in Power'?

skipper59.blogspot.com     Jun 6, 2008          

John Major today opined that forcing through the 42 day detention measure for terrorist suspects, wouold only assist their efforts to recruit new members. This led me to wonder if Gordon has not yet reached that premier's...                    

Whipped: Friday 6th June

telegraph.co.uk     Jun 6, 2008          

Full coverage of UK politics The best from the blogosphere and beyond. 1. The UK is increasingly dysfunctional after a decade of New Labour, writes Jeff Randall. 2. Sir John Major condemns 42-day detention in The Times... 3....                    

Strip Mugabe of Knighthood

bloggers4labour.org     Jun 3, 2008   14 related          

Mike Gapes was interviewed by Channel Four News yesterday about the presence of defeated Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe at the UN World Food summit in Rome and explaining why the Foreign Affairs Committee has called for him to be...                    

Cameron is right to focus on family breakdown

guardian.co.uk     Jun 3, 2008          

One of the liberal heresies of the age is the assertion that children don't really need two parents Drink, drugs, petty crime, the not-so-petty kind thats include violence to the person, including murder, the papers seem to be...