senior tory resignation

[The Lone Gunman]

He has resigned his seat to trigger a local by-election, which he will contest on a one subject platform. The new 42 day rule.
Its a risk (and part of me wants him to come a cropper) but if he wins he shows public opinion on the 42 day rule and I am sure he will also have a few points on Golden Clowns premiership and the whole state of governance under NL.

[The Lone Gunman]

exactly, the NL MP's were more concerned about keeping their snouts in the trough to consider what this bill meant.

last night all the reports stated that public opinion wanted this but I don't think I have met anybody who supported it.

Spin, smoke and mirrors.
NL have shown they hold public opinion in very low regard.
They ignored the single biggest demonstration this country has ever seen on the Iraq war. They ignored the biggest ever petition put forward on road charging and other very large campaigns which show much more public support (F4J for instance) than the scant (if any) support being publicly broadcast for the 42 day detention of terrorists.

[Moscow Mule]

I think it's quite clever.

If they keep doing it (every 6 months or so) it could keep Golden on the back foot.

[Churchill]

I think it's quite clever.

If they keep doing it (every 6 months or so) it could keep Golden on the back foot.

He's doing quite a good job of that himself!

[Pondlife]

He has resigned his seat to trigger a local by-election, which he will contest on a one subject platform. The new 42 day rule.
Its a risk (and part of me wants him to come a cropper) but if he wins he shows public opinion on the 42 day rule and I am sure he will also have a few points on Golden Clowns premiership and the whole state of governance under NL.

Beeb is saying that he's spoken to Clegg so that the lib dems won't field a candidate.

I'm assuming he's in a pretty safe seat anyhow?

[BA to the Stars]

Beeb is saying that he's spoken to Clegg so that the lib dems won't field a candidate.

I'm assuming he's in a pretty safe seat anyhow?

The only opposition in Haltemprice are the Liberals. Labour always come a poor third.

The only danger is if all Liberal voters switch to Labour which is unlikely.

[moorfield]

And I think today he's just coined the phrase "Database State". Nice.

[BoredBloke]

Spin, smoke and mirrors.
NL have shown they hold public opinion in very low regard.
They ignored the single biggest demonstration this country has ever seen on the Iraq war. They ignored the biggest ever petition put forward on road charging and other very large campaigns which show much more public support (F4J for instance) than the scant (if any) support being publicly broadcast for the 42 day detention of terrorists.

By reports I meant the BBC. I would have thought that the media left leaning luvvies at the beeb would have been spitting thier yogurt over this one, but they constantly stated that the public wanted this. I still have not found anybody who thinks it is a good idea. Is there anybody on here who thinks it is a good idea? Wilmslow is excluded for the obvious reasons!

[Moscow Mule]

By reports I meant the BBC. I would have thought that the media left leaning luvvies at the beeb would have been spitting thier yogurt over this one, but they constantly stated that the public wanted this. I still have not found anybody who thinks it is a good idea. Is there anybody on here who thinks it is a good idea? Wilmslow is excluded for the obvious reasons!

Churchy (or was it baggy) was arguing for it earlier.

[Marina]

I think it's quite clever.

If they keep doing it (every 6 months or so) it could keep Golden on the back foot.

Me too. For once, I doubt if rent boys or gambling debts etc are involved, and it's no more than what we all (?) assume - a cat playing with a mouse by letting it go and catching it again (the mouse being GB).

P.S. I wonder if Guy Fawkes's blog has any comments, on this resignation and the 42 day issue generally.