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Let me try hard in this to say things that hopefully will be significant, and indeed thought-provoking, but that I hope people would not disagree with.. Just try reading these 8 headlines. If you agree with the headlines, then is that consistent with what you are posting or re-posting? 1, THIS TOPIC MATTERS At least 26,000 people have died and many more will die. If there are better ways to handle the crisis then it is valid to consider them. 2. GOVERNMENT HAS A DUTY The first duty of a Government is the safety and security of its citizens - it's not the duty of the citizens to look after the Government and keep it free from criticism. 3 THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A COUNTRY OF FREE SPEECH. Banning some reputable journalists, or all journalists, has no place in a democracy. Other countries without free speech are available if that's what you are looking for. 4. DEBATE THE TOPIC, NOT THE PERSON. "You're just saying that because you are" - pro-Tory, anti-...

“Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; “ Psalm 37 I am writing for those Christians who are concerned at deceit in our politics. If you accept political deceit then I do not know how to convince you, but this article will most likely not do that. But if you are concerned as I am, how do we reconcile that with respect for authority? How, for example,   do you respect authority if your figure of authority encourages you to drink disinfectant? A quick summary of what is covered in this 1800 words: ·          How do we have respect for authority when figures of authority do not command respect? ·          Can we understand how we reached this situation? ·           Are there such concerns in UK as well as USA? ·          Psalm 37 tells us not to fret, to refrain ...

“Boris Johnson, I voted for you but I don’t agree with what you are doing now” . I cannot say that, and never will. I did not vote for Boris Johnson or for anything he proposed.   But can you, should you? Or – can you justify staying silent? There are reasonable people who voted Tory, to "Get Brexit Done". I know some of them.  In this blog, I want to challenge rational Leavers who intend, as so many of their number, to stay silent. As ever, comments that are reasonable, respectful, reliable and relevant are welcomed.  “I’m glad we have got Brexit done now”. We have “got Brexit done” in the same way that leaving school and starting to attend university equates to getting a degree, or that getting planning permission equates to getting a house built. (It doesn’t). Brexit always meant more than a Withdrawal Agreement - all the Leavers told us that. Conventional programme management tells us that we have not finished until we have a sustainable operation. “...

Once upon a time some people started to make a fuss about traffic lights. Plenty of people thought traffic lights were ok and actually helped people to get around smoothly and safely. But there were some who said “We never voted for traffic lights. Plus, when they first came in, it was just red, amber, green; now we have green right filters, green left filters, pedestrian crossings, timers, buttons for pedestrians to push - it’s never-ending. We even hear that there’s going to be a traffic-light army”. "We don't want to controlled by unelected red lights" Those who wanted to Remain with traffic lights felt that they could make gradual improvements to traffic light systems where necessary, but that there was no need to scrap them all. But their opponents told people that the traffic had flowed much better before there had been so many traffic lights. They also said we could save a lot of money if we didn’t need the electricity for the lights, and lies about how m...

I am genuinely puzzled as to how anyone of reasonably good character can consider voting Tory now. Can anyone clarify? A. QUICK CHECKS – are you ok with points 1-6; read on if you are Let’s get a few things out of the way quickly. 1. This is a political (and moral)   post. See note 1. 2. The post may be considered controversial/ challenging. See note 2 . Lies are lies and I refer to them as such. 3. The post   is specifically and solely about Tories. See note 3. 4. Feedback (recognising points 1 to 3) is definitely hoped for and welcomed if it’s reasonable,   reliable, respectful and relevant.   Can be face to face, phone skype etc, or written comment. "Relevant" is very important See previous point and   Note 4. 5. Comments out of scope will therefore be deleted after flagging the issue. See Note 5. 6. If you think "Mike would say that, wouldn’t he?",   I encourage you to focus instead on the issues, but if in doubt please see point 6 ...

Irrespective of what is the "best" politically, the question of technical feasibility should be considered. The Withdrawal Agreement results in an unachievable timetable Without considering the political desirability at all, in my view the new Withdrawal Agreement is unachievable in the time . The new proposals mean that there would be a new business need to track whether products coming into Northern Ireland are for consumption there, or export, or inclusion in manufacture, in which case the destination of the manufa ctured item becomes important. Indeed the item might become part of a unit which is not exported but which becomes part of a larger product which is exported. This creates a need for new cross-organisational and cross-border disclosure and monitoring arrangements. There would need to be cross-organisational information systems, otherwise the administrative burden would be intolerable. Disagreement about the requirement EDIT: Questions would arise a...

For too long we have allowed liars to win. There is a better way. People have found this “better way” to be empowering. Read on. The lies show what truth the liars are very afraid of. The fact that they lie shows how powerful that truth is. This assists us to construct hypotheses that our opponents seem to believe. The lies are an indication of the truth that the liars fear. Examples of such hypotheses: 1. Very many of the British people do not want Brexit. 2. James Cleverley knows that Keir Starmer speaks convincingly about Labour’s Brexit policy. 3. Boris Johnson is very worried about the report on Russian interference in the 2016 referendum becoming public before the General Election. 4. The Leave campaigners who spoke about trade deals in 2016 knew that those Trade Deals would be very difficult. To start with number 4: if Gove, Davis etc had believed in a real Brexit then they would have campaigned for a real Brexit. So we can tell from the lies that they had other motiv...