The Smith Institute, a secretive organisation that claims to be a charity, yet appears to be setting government policy, which is just not on, where members of its board of trustees also own the Limited Company SI Events that organises its meetings with and in No.11, over 200 times to date, that also shares the same office and has the same staff.   more »

‘Not one single petition has been acted upon so far, you are wasting your time people. Downing Street is boasting it has ignored the views of a million people.’   more »

I said yesterday in my Blog that now it all made sense. Well here’s my take on how it could all fit together, the cause, the reasoning and the likely effects. What we are seeing today, at both a political and a military level in the US, the UK and across Europe is our politicians taking decisions that will affect the globe forever. They have decided that this course of action is too big and too important to discuss with us, the voters, and anyway, it would tell everyone else what they were up to.   more »

No, its not a video review, its your future! I am thinking, if this is right, if this is true, it all fits. Everything that has happened so far would all make sense.   more »

Do you often wonder where all that money goes? Do you wonder how all the taxes that are collected are divided between departments and how they are spent? Do you often wonder how much is paid to consultants for their work in government? If the Government Spending (Website) Bill passes through the Houses of Parliament and becomes law, then you will.   more »

It is a sad reflection upon the political society that we now live in that we hear all too regularly of another reform in Education. Reform, reform, reform. What this really means is meddle, meddle, meddle. So what exactly have these reforms brought us over the years.   more »

We should never be complacent that our politicians are doing things right. We should never believe blindly that they are there to ‘serve and protect’ and are doing things only in our best interests. HISTORY IS REPEATING ITSELF.   more »

We must never forget to ensure that this never happens on this planet again. Whilst the emphasis for the Holocaust has always been on the millions of Jews who suffered in the hands of the Nazi’s, it must also be remembered that hundreds of thousands of Blacks, Gypsies, mentally ill, homosexuals, petty criminals and social misfits also suffered along side them. It was not just ethnic cleansing of the worst kind, it was also social cleansing.   more »

During the Second Reading of Baroness (Sue) Miller’s Public Demonstrations (Repeals) Bill, the minister announced that instead of supporting her Bill, the Government would instead soon be announcing other locations where they intend to curtail the right to protest.   more »

The government does not want to "share" my data - it wants full control. How can I give informed consent to having my data 'passed on' if I don't know how it will be used in the future, or who will have access to it? These [data-sharing] proposals show government claims for 'ID cards', centralised medical records and a Children's Index are not only complete fantasy - but currently ILLEGAL. No government that passes (or ignores) laws to serve its own "efficiency" over the personal security and privacy of citizens, can claim to represent the public interest. - Phil 'NO2ID' Booth, London   more »

In 6 years over 80 laws have been passed which have stripped the citizens of Britain of the fundamental right of innocence before proven guilt, stripped of the right of an accused to be presented with the evidence, stripped of the right not to be detained without charge, stripped of the right of a trial before a jury of our peers, stripped of the right to silence, stripped of our right to freedom of movement without let or hindrance, and in many cases stripped of our right of free choice.   more »

The latest in a line of politicians trying to tell us how important the ‘War’ on terror has become, is now likening it to the Civil War, Magna Carta and World War II in a vain attempt to foster National Socialism in our schools.   more »

You have lost your right to know what goes on in Government.   more »

When I starting writing on this blog back in November, I put into my articles some pretty outrageous stuff, about Britain moving through the stages of a nation on the road to an authoritarian state. But today, the one thing that has been bugging me for ages and ages, has finally dropped into place. How were they going to build all those detention camps without anyone noticing.?   more »

Fraud is Fraud, fraud is theft. No ifs, No buts If you break the Law, you risk facing an interview under caution, and even a criminal record.   more »

Another National Database failure, £40bn of taxpayer money later, and it still isn’t working, is likely never to be finished, and the information held in it, is in the majority incorrect.   more »

The Guardian begins its article by saying An overwhelming majority of people in Britain are willing to surrender civil liberties to help tackle the threat of terrorism. This is propaganda in its most unacceptable form, and shame on the Guardian for being a part of it.   more »

I am making a call for the government to set up a public access database showing the costs of Britain hosting of the Olympic Games in 2012. I am going to write to Tessa Jowell, outlining why I believe that the only way she can possibly gain public support for taxes to be used to pay for this, is if the public have complete faith that the money being spent is being used properly.   more »

Sir Ken said “We need to be very clear about this. On the streets of London, there is no such thing as a war on terror. The fight against terrorism on the streets of Britain is not a war. It is the prevention of crime, the enforcement of our laws and the winning of justice for those damaged by their infringement.”   more »

The Cabinet Office put out a press release today, entitled ‘Government calls for 'shared responsibility' for ensuring regulation works for everyone’ In my first reading of this, I thought yeah, maybe, some power back to the people, but then it hit me, its another smoke and mirrors exercise.   more »

In what can only be described as a County at the end of its tether, the premier Norfolk daily paper, the Eastern Daily Press (EDP) has delivered on behalf of its beleaguered police force, local councils and taxpayers a scathing attack on the Home Office.   more »

The latest entrant in the Government's war of attrition on the Metropolitan Police investigation into the Cash for Peerages scandal emerged this evening.   more »

Today the Government has announced "more money" for 40 Local Authorities to set up Anti-Social Behaviour Order "Respect Zones".   more »

In a letter that I can only say beggars belief, Geoff Hoon, the Europe Minister openly admitted that Labour policy was to ignore the legal basis when voting for European legislation.   more »

Whilst the story is covered extensively in the Sunday press, along with anaysis and thought provoking questions, The UK TV media has effectively buried the news of the arrest, for perverting the course of justice, of Ruth Turner, a high ranking aide at No.10 in the ongoing investigation into the Cash for Peerages scandal.   more »

Tony Blair has refused to lead the debate on Iraq. A shameful position to take in light of the number of British troops who have laid down their lives on the basis of his policy.   more »

Another story that apparently is not being covered by the BBC (for whatever reason) is the news as published in Al Jazeera that Iran is to conduct 3 days of missile tests.   more »

Having read this story, it seems that the neo-con database exercise that Peter Hain talked about last week has indeed failed.    more »

Britain was on the brink of a constitutional crisis today as Politicians were seen to put undue pressure on Police investigating the Cash to Peerages scandal.   more »

In the light of the arrest this morning in the Cash for Peerages scandal, this story from America, where they have gotten round to locking up their corrupt officials.   more »

Tuesday 16th Jan saw Gordon Brown head off to India with a trade delegation that was described as a B-Rated trip. “Gordon Brown will not do anything in Bangalore and Delhi that the head of British Telecom or his senior bureaucrat could not have achieved at less expense”   more »

Downing Street political adviser Ruth Turner has been arrested by police investigating the cash-for-honours allegations. The government has confirmed Ms Turner, a senior adviser to the prime minister, was arrested at 6.30 Friday morning but was later released without charge.   more »

ACPO spokesperson said: “Tackling serious and organised crime is a serious issue to the police service. ACPO welcomes any measures that support us in our endeavours to combat this from of criminality”.   more »

It is suggested that now Assistant Commissioner John Yates, the Met officer who is investigating "cash for honours", has passed his findings on to the CPS, that the whispering campaign designed to discredit him is getting louder, as is the political pressure for the CPS to bury it.   more »

How Britain (and America) is heading for the authoritarian state status, and at the same time spread the war in the Middle East.   more »

The US defence department has released a manual with new rules for upcoming trials of terrorism suspects. The rules, which the department says are fair, would allow suspects to be convicted and possibly executed on the basis of hearsay evidence and some coerced testimony.   more »

Newsnight revealed tonight Iran offered to withdraw all support for Hamas and Hezbollah in Spring 2003. It is also clear the Iran was willing to hand over Al Qaeda people they believed to be operating in Iran. The offer from the Iranians was rejected by US vice president Dick Cheney.   more »

Cabinet minister Peter Hain woke up today, and read the writing on the wall for New Labour. He said: "The neo-con mission has failed.   more »

For those of you who have seen the TV drama ‘The Trial of Tony Blair’ which had its first showing on More4 on Monday evening, and is repeated on C4 tomorrow, you will know that this was the fictional story of Tony being charged for war crimes and being forced to trial in The Hague, by the International War Crimes Tribunal. Most of us agree that whilst it would probably be a very popular event, should it ever come to pass, there may be a more local remedy to hand, or should I say by Tony’s hand.   more »

According to Hansard, a question was raised in the House yesterday by Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent, Independent) that was either a waste of time, or, has the makings of a story.   more »

The home office released just before Christmas their Strategic Action Plan for the National Identity Scheme and the NIR. How does this differ from, and is it included in, the Treasury PPF of Identity Management.   more »

Voting begins for the 'Channel 4 News Most Inspiring Political Figure Award'. vote for Brian Haws.   more »

This nation is in crisis. It has been so since 9/11, when the reactionaries in Government began their push for regulations to ‘secure this country from terrorism’ and began to enact the most overreaching laws this nation has ever seen.   more »

I am seriously beginning to believe that there is something very nasty going on in Britain today, something unsavoury and evil, and while it is presented as being good for us, in everything I have seen and read, I can only conclude that it is all to our detriment.   more »

Not content with the Minister for Constitutional Affairs trying to slip a quick one in with his Statutory Instrument due for release over the Easter break that limits FOI requests on the grounds of cost, TORY MP David Maclean wants to hide EVERYTHING by raising a private members bill.   more »

Tony Blair thinks that creating a super database for everyone in Britain is a good idea, then ponder that combined with all his new laws lets look at the story of Average Joe Soap, clean, honest living man.   more »

CONMAN Peter Foster is in custody in Port Vila after being arrested by Vanuatu and Australian Federal Police yesterday morning. He has not been charged with any offences but is expected to face a count of illegally entering the country.   more »

The latest offering is the Super ASBO, whereby police will have the power to apply a curfew, movement restrictions, force you to live in a named hostel, have you placed on the violent and sex offender register BEFORE you even commit an offence. And any breach could lead to up to five years in jail.   more »

What began as a simple human interest story in The Scotsman earlier last week was quickly picked up byThe Daily Mail then by the BBC about an exhibition, simply one persons childhood collection which has been manipulated into something ugly.   more »

On Tuesday it is the 300th anniversary of the 1707 signing of the Act of Union, so where Gordan are the flags?, the banners?, the street parties?. This government has made no plans to celebrate, because Gordon Brown has another agenda and has posed us in his article with a trick question. What he really wants to know is how much opposition would there be if he scrapped it!.   more »

I do recall speaking once with a wise American, probably the only one that I would like to call wise anyway, an ex CIA project manager that I had the pleasure of working with many years ago, who described to me his own country in the following terms. 'America is the only nation on earth, that has gone from infancy to senility, with no period of maturity'.   more »

The storming of an Iranian consulate in Irbil, northern Iraq by American forces has not only irked both the Iranian and the Iraqi government, with both governments claiming that it was sovereign territory, but it has crossed an Internationally agreed boundary.   more »

A Pacific-wide alert has been issued for the Australian international conman Peter Foster, who is under house arrest in Fiji, has not been seen for two days and may have fled several days earlier to the Pacific island of Vanuatu on a drug-trafficking boat.   more »

The MOD was condemned for awarding a 2nd phase contract to a project that has FAILED TO DELIVER and meet the criteria of its 1st phase Gateway review.   more »

Astonishingly, MI5, the Security Service, part of whose remit is supposed to be giving protection advice against electronic attacks over the internet, is sending all our personal details (forename, surname and email address) unencrypted to commercial third party e-mail marketing and tracking companies which physically and legally in the jurisdiction of the United States of America, and is even not bothering to make use of the SSL / TLS encrypted web forms and processing scripts which are already available to them.    more »

The government has attacked its own information watchdog for failing to understand the workings of Whitehall, as it gears up to fight an order to publish confidential reports into the ID cards programme.   more »

Council workers are expected to participate in state repression by spying on a minority section of UK society identified by 'race'. British Muslims are all suspected of terrorism and have lost the presumption of innocence. How long will it be before British Muslims have to wear badges sown on their clothing?   more »

As we await the handover of power from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown, ‘events’ will occur both in the US and here in the UK designed to shock and outrage the population. Many people will die.   more »

The latest bill to hit the legislators proposes amending the existing Mental Health Act from 1983, and would allow the enforced detention of people who are mentally ill, even if they have not committed any crime, and also suggests strengthening powers established in 1983 to ensure patients have therapy.   more »

We see reports in the press that the US is building up its forces again in the region, both in Iraq and on the Afghan side of the Iranian border, and giving overall command in the region to a Naval Officer, who no doubt would wage a first war on Iran from carrier bound aircraft.    more »

As announced on the BBC News at 7am this morning, and again published in the online version of The Sunday Times, the Home Office is to deploy UK troops to power stations around the UK. The deployment is in response to terror concerns, but is not in response to any specific threat.   more »

TAX inspectors are to be given new powers allowing them to tap taxpayers’ telephones and plant bugs inside their homes and offices.   more »

Whilst it is not unusual for committee’s to be set up, the 2 committee’s in question will be looking specifically at the way in which Ministers are using delegated powers and their use of Statutory Instruments to slip changes to legislation through the house with the minimum of resistance, thereby being able to apply most of the draconian orders to Acts resulting in the mammoth losses to our rights that we have seen.   more »

Disproportionate powers of entry to business premises under the Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment) Regulations 2006 have now been massively increased in the name of Consumer Protection.   more »

A private members bill (Public Demonstrations (Repeals) Bill [HL]) has been introduced before the House of Lords by The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer, having had its first reading on 23/11/06.   more »

Reported in The Washington Post is that the Department of Justice is building a national Database code named DOJOne, and is moving towards the same kind of electronic surveillance of its population that we are seeing in Britain.   more »

If Martin Salter MP gets his way, the Thought Police could soon be knocking on your door.   more »

This morning I spotted 2 articles in the press that demonstrate that the introduction of both the ID Cards and the Bio-Passport will go no way to protect us.   more »

In a free society, the rights and laws protect the individual from the government. In a dictatorship, the rights and laws protect the government from the people.    more »

Do you remember seeing the bit in George Orwell’s film ‘1984’ where they pan across desk after desk in the Records Department at the Ministry of Truth, where the functionaries doctor historical records in order to comply with the Party's version of the past, and every desk looks exactly the same, the stapler, the desk lamp, the official stamp, the pens etc are all in exactly the same place on every desk ….. then read this.

Do we have so many civil servants now that the Nanny State have to find them absolutely stupid things to do at our expense ?.

When this country was devastated by Foot and Mouth desease, investigators found that the possibility of it being an engineered event were quite high.   more »

I wrote before Christmas about how the government had all but destroyed the UK IT market by importing cheaper foreign IT workers, to keep costs down on the multitude of government IT projects</