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Robin Hood
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:10 am Post subject: Blair's legacy 700 new criminal offences |
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When history comes to make a final judgment on the Blair government — and we can be forgiven for hoping that moment is not too much longer delayed — there is one key statistic by which to assess the Prime Minister’s performance. Since 1997 the Labour government has created no fewer than 700 new criminal offences. This is supposed to be an age of increasing peace and prosperity. Yet the Labour party has been in such a continuous panic about the behaviour and potential behaviour of the British people that it has found 700 new ways in which to proscribe courses of conduct. In case you are wondering how that compares with any previous administration, Labour is creating criminal offences at a rate ten times greater than that of any other government.
The lead articel in the Spectator. |
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antonio62
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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| That's allot. I wonder how many of them actually had a purpose to them. |
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Lord Hargreaves
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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| People think "nanny state" no longer has any meaning :lol: |
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JDnCoke
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Urg, when will they be removed?!?! |
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Robin Hood
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: Urg, when will they be removed?!?!
The next election, I'd guess. The seats are to be redistricted, someone told me, so that the proportion of the vote is better reflected in the number of seats won. This would lead to a swing of 30 seats lab-con, (again I was reliably informed). Therebye automatically cutting the Labour majority to just 9, or 12 when Sinn Fein are removed from parliament.
A small swing to conservatives (I'd guess pretty likely after all this time) would finish them off. |
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Snow Patrol
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| Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:15 am Post subject: |
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| Horrible and largely unjustifiable. |
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Robin Hood
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| Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:24 am Post subject: |
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Quote: Horrible and largely unjustifiable.
What? Tony Blair? |
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Snow Patrol
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| Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:36 am Post subject: |
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Reason wrote: Quote: Horrible and largely unjustifiable.
What? Tony Blair?
To a certain extent, yes, though i was meaning more large amount of amount of new ly created criminal offences. |
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Pebble
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| Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:01 am Post subject: |
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Anyone know/care what these new crimes are?
Quite a few under terrorism I suppose... |
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Robin Hood
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| Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:27 am Post subject: |
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Quote: To a certain extent, yes, though i was meaning more large amount of amount of new ly created criminal offences.
I was sort of joking....I did guess that you really meant that the latter but I thought that 'Horrible and largely unjustifiable' also applied well to Blair.
Quote: To a certain extent, yes, though i was meaning more large amount of amount of new ly created criminal offences.
Criticising another's ideas, if they can be term 'religious' ideas. |
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JDnCoke
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| Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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Reason wrote: The next election, I'd guess. The seats are to be redistricted, someone told me, so that the proportion of the vote is better reflected in the number of seats won. This would lead to a swing of 30 seats lab-con, (again I was reliably informed). Therebye automatically cutting the Labour majority to just 9, or 12 when Sinn Fein are removed from parliament.
A small swing to conservatives (I'd guess pretty likely after all this time) would finish them off.
I don't know, I think we might be seeing some interesting coalitions coming up in the future, maybe the Lib Dems leading a bunch of smaller parties? Maybe a Conservative coalition with some smaller parties?
Who knows, but I'm sure they'll be a wider mix of parties in parliament in the next election. |
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Robin Hood
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I don't know, I think we might be seeing some interesting coalitions coming up in the future, maybe the Lib Dems leading a bunch of smaller parties? Maybe a Conservative coalition with some smaller parties?
What smaller parties do you mean? Only the nationalist parties and the three main ones (plus 'Respect') have any seats... |
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