Political party funding

We have paid for Northern Rock, and now the politicians want us to put their kids through university. Unbelievable! Nothing rattles tax payers more (the 40% who subsidies the 60%) than politicians who have their hand in the public till. Tory MP Derek Conway has to be the most despised man in Britain right now and has upset the nation so much that even his core Middle England Tory constituent would rather go to bingo than shake hands with this guy. This is a guy who has been voting in parliament on issues like banning tuition fees, yet all the time using public funds to pay for his kid's university education that normal parents are now being asked to increasingly pay for, ...  Read the complete review

Oh, sorry - I couldn't resisit putting this in here! Cherie Blair: Does it really matter? In the great run of things, I do not really care about the Blairs buying property for their son to live in at University. I also have little interest in them buying a property to let as an investment. Many people do exactly the same thing. Do I care if they use a known con man to assist in the purchase? Well, yes. Why? Well, firstly, judgement in postions of power is important. We have a right to expect the Prime Minister to handle his family affairs in a way that is above reproach. Appointing the friend of a friend to ...  Read the complete review

"Lange says US threatened to kill him." That was the story from New Zealand's Independent newspapers Ltd on 27 March 2002. Former US vice-president Dan Quayle reportedly told the Australian Cabinet that David lange, New Zealand Prime Minister from 1984-89, "would have to be liquidated." Mr Lange made the claim in a television interview about the pressure put on him over New Zealand's anti-nuclear stance during his time as prime minister. "There were personal pressures," he said. "There were veiled threats. There were specific threats. There were threats made to other countries. (It) was announced to the ...  Read the complete review

If you think party corruption is bad here then think again. The bastions of truth in America not only have a corrupt business ethic but its bedfellows with their political leaders. Five of the top guys in the current administrations have links to current on going investigations involving company scandals. The President is the head of an administration packed with ex business leaders he appointed. Vice president Dick Cheney who conveniently picked up a heart complaint whilst he was being probed over bad business deals with a company called Halliburton corp is the head of the most suspected list.. Paul O`Niel who is the Treasury secretary and the guy who ...  Read the complete review

Scandals of various natures have surrounded every government since my birth (1977), so why should the politicians stop now? Labour are New Labour are the New Tories... scandal abounds and the politicians keep covering things up, so what is the difference with the new scandals the surround the Blairites? The Tories, especially though not exclusively, were found out on numerous occassions for improperly gaining money to line the MPs own pocket. A bad lot, indeed, but the difference between the Tories' Cash for Questions and Labour's Cash for Whatever You Want is fundamentaly different, because big business, and big businssmen, can buy the Labour Party, ...  Read the complete review