An insult to democracy

Is there one political party - either in this country or anywhere in the world - that truly believes in democracy?

Filibustering is the practice of attempting to obstruct legislation by the use of delaying tactics.  It is not remotely democratic, and it should be banned in any country which truly regards itself as democratic.  If legislation fails, then it should fail after a vote has been taken.

Nevertheless I am not aware of any political party which is actually opposed to filibustering.  Maybe we should try voting for politicians with principles.

How immigration changes countries

Two news items strike me as being of particular interest today.  The first is that children at at least one primary school in the UK are being denied water during Ramadan because it might upset Muslim pupils who are fasting.

Are Muslims who fast during Ramadan really upset by the sight of non-Muslims not fasting?  Do I care?

The other news item is that Ireland has legalised abortion.  The act allows any woman to have an abortion if she is suicidal, and of course any woman can pretend to be suicidal.  This legislation basically paves the way for a holocaust of the unborn, and was enacted following the death of immigrant Savita Halappanavar last year.  Apparently she and her husband were offended at being told that Ireland is a Catholic country.

Dear immigrants, please do not live in Catholic countries if you do not like Catholic values.  Dear Ireland, please tell your legislators to stop kowtowing to immigrants.  Dear Muslims, please stop being Muslims.  The sun does not set in water.

Well done Andy Murray, but ...

I have just read a nauseating comment in a national newspaper about Andy Murray winning Wimbledon.

I presume that the author is not about to be evicted from his home.  I presume that the author has not just been sacked from his job.  I presume that the author has not just had his benefits stopped as a punishment for being ill.  I presume that the author has never been stabbed or gang-raped.

It is easy for pretentious twits to bang on about how proud they are that Britain has another sporting victory to its credit, but really there are far more important things for our newspapers to be reporting.

One scout hut down, many more to go

A school is selling land for housing.  Apparently it did not know it even owned the land until the scout troop which used the land told the school that it was the owner.

People may say that it is a shame that the scouts will have to find another venue, but Britain needs land for housing.  Immigration and a demand for second homes are driving up house prices all over Britain, and especially in areas like Kent.

 You have a choice.  Either join a political party with a sensible housing strategy, or else stand by helplessly as yet more of our land goes for new houses.  Then again, maybe the land will have a mosque built on it instead.

Gove's history lesson

Communist oppressor Michael Gove has ruled that in future schools in this country are to teach pupils about the communist oppressor Winston Churchill.

Will pupils be taught that Churchill was friendly with the mass-murderer Stalin?  Will they be taught that Churchill was himself a mass-murderer?  That he allowed the bombing of German cities by the murderous scum of Bomber Command?  That he allowed the enforced starvation of German soldiers by the mass-murderer Eisenhower?

And will pupils be taught that Churchill ate fine food washed down with champagne while the British people were going without food and sleeping in cold damp air raid shelters?

Update: this press report details some of Churchill's bad habits.

When will you be attacked by a vicious immigrant?

Derrick Kinsasi is a vicious immigrant.  He has not been deported.  Maybe one day he will attack you.

Then again, you could always join a political party which will deport all foreign criminals.  Doing so would put you in a tiny and largely despised minority, but is that really worse than being attacked by vicious immigrants?

Immigrants and the rental market

The government has announced that it plans to fine landlords who let properties to immigrants without first checking that they are legally in the country.

In a sense this is good news.  Properly implemented, such a law would make it harder for illegal immigrants to prosper in this country.

The bad news though is that this will make life harder for private landlords, many of whom may not be clear exactly how to go about checking immigration status.

It is also bad news for anyone who might have trouble proving their immigration status, and this does not merely apply to immigrants.  Presumably the idea is that any person living in the UK will have to prove their status before they can rent a house or flat.  I hope you know where your passport is.