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		<title>By: Charles V Master</title>
		<link>http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/07/23/a-part-time-parliament/#comment-19847</link>
		<dc:creator>Charles V Master</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes I agree 80 plus days is disgusting.</description>
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		<title>By: Geoff Lasoon</title>
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		<dc:creator>Geoff Lasoon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The MP&#039;s like to swell there chests out when we shout &quot;give back those boggusi epenses but the whole system is awash with large smelly chunks of S**t. Only public school children enjoy such a lond holiday. Cut the break down to 3 weeks and give each one a good hard kick in the dick.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The MP&#8217;s like to swell there chests out when we shout &#8220;give back those boggusi epenses but the whole system is awash with large smelly chunks of S**t. Only public school children enjoy such a lond holiday. Cut the break down to 3 weeks and give each one a good hard kick in the dick.</p>
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		<title>By: Andrew Duffin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Andrew Duffin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What Matthew Reynolds said.

Especially the bit about the EU.

Since our supreme government in Brussels make 80% of all our laws and regulations, what does it matter if the rubber-stamps in Whitehall fall silent for a while?

The real government is still beavering away, cutting doctors&#039; working hours, destroying our fishing industry, and doing all the other things they do so well.

I am sure the House of Commons will soon be able to catch up with the backlog of nodding-through that will build up over the summer.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What Matthew Reynolds said.</p>
<p>Especially the bit about the EU.</p>
<p>Since our supreme government in Brussels make 80% of all our laws and regulations, what does it matter if the rubber-stamps in Whitehall fall silent for a while?</p>
<p>The real government is still beavering away, cutting doctors&#8217; working hours, destroying our fishing industry, and doing all the other things they do so well.</p>
<p>I am sure the House of Commons will soon be able to catch up with the backlog of nodding-through that will build up over the summer.</p>
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		<title>By: colin</title>
		<link>http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/07/23/a-part-time-parliament/#comment-19844</link>
		<dc:creator>colin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What could Her Majesty the Queen do to rescue us from the remaining destruction that a further year in power of that (disliked-ed) Prime Minister will cause?</description>
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		<title>By: Matthew Reynolds</title>
		<link>http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/07/23/a-part-time-parliament/#comment-19843</link>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Reynolds</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well with 80% of our laws made in Brussels does Parliament really make that much of a difference in terms of legislation ?

We should make British law superior to EU law and not let MP&#039;s have such a long holiday &amp; such big pensions. Most of the voters do not get such entitlements and yet have to fund these largesses for MP&#039;s.

MP&#039;s should be holding the government to account over the War on Terror , Swine Flu and the recession/credit crunch not going off on holiday. I am concerned about equipment being provided for our troops , do we have enough medication to treat this pandemic and how can we get the banks both lending responsibly and back into the private sector. What I want is our MP&#039;s &amp; Peers to be holding Ministers to account to get effective action taken on these matters !

MP&#039;s should take a big cut in pensions , perks &amp; holidays to show that they are sharing our pain. Then they should pass a big Bill enacting Canadian style spending cuts and a 5% VAT hike all aimed at slashing public borrowing. If MP&#039;s suffer financial disadvantage then they might have the moral authority to implement the needed Canada style spending cuts &amp; George Osborne&#039;s plans on ending the Financial Services Authority &amp; empowering the Bank of England.

It shows that the political class has not learned from the expenses row inasmuch as rather like the public sector unions over pensions MP&#039;s are doing better over holidays than most private sector employees and that cannot be right. Public sector pensions need scaling back and MP&#039;s can jolly well make do with the average amount of paid holiday that private sector employees have.

I am sick &amp; tired of paying my taxes to HM Treasury &amp; seeing waste and perks for those coining it in from the Client State in return. This part-time Parliament is very poor value for money indeed and as such fits in with Labour&#039;s policy of  wasteful state sector spending on a vast scale.

Can the Tories pledge to stop this excessively long holiday for Parliamentarians ? David Cameron will need lots of time getting laws through Parliament regaining powers from Brussels so that the UK can legislate in its national interest. That is our best hope for improving on the mess made by Labour.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well with 80% of our laws made in Brussels does Parliament really make that much of a difference in terms of legislation ?</p>
<p>We should make British law superior to EU law and not let MP&#8217;s have such a long holiday &amp; such big pensions. Most of the voters do not get such entitlements and yet have to fund these largesses for MP&#8217;s.</p>
<p>MP&#8217;s should be holding the government to account over the War on Terror , Swine Flu and the recession/credit crunch not going off on holiday. I am concerned about equipment being provided for our troops , do we have enough medication to treat this pandemic and how can we get the banks both lending responsibly and back into the private sector. What I want is our MP&#8217;s &amp; Peers to be holding Ministers to account to get effective action taken on these matters !</p>
<p>MP&#8217;s should take a big cut in pensions , perks &amp; holidays to show that they are sharing our pain. Then they should pass a big Bill enacting Canadian style spending cuts and a 5% VAT hike all aimed at slashing public borrowing. If MP&#8217;s suffer financial disadvantage then they might have the moral authority to implement the needed Canada style spending cuts &amp; George Osborne&#8217;s plans on ending the Financial Services Authority &amp; empowering the Bank of England.</p>
<p>It shows that the political class has not learned from the expenses row inasmuch as rather like the public sector unions over pensions MP&#8217;s are doing better over holidays than most private sector employees and that cannot be right. Public sector pensions need scaling back and MP&#8217;s can jolly well make do with the average amount of paid holiday that private sector employees have.</p>
<p>I am sick &amp; tired of paying my taxes to HM Treasury &amp; seeing waste and perks for those coining it in from the Client State in return. This part-time Parliament is very poor value for money indeed and as such fits in with Labour&#8217;s policy of  wasteful state sector spending on a vast scale.</p>
<p>Can the Tories pledge to stop this excessively long holiday for Parliamentarians ? David Cameron will need lots of time getting laws through Parliament regaining powers from Brussels so that the UK can legislate in its national interest. That is our best hope for improving on the mess made by Labour.</p>
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		<title>By: Citizen Responsible</title>
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		<dc:creator>Citizen Responsible</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Frankly Mr Redwood, it can be quite depressing reading your blog day after day. I don’t know how you stick it at the coal face, but I am grateful that you do. A general election can’t come soon enough.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Frankly Mr Redwood, it can be quite depressing reading your blog day after day. I don’t know how you stick it at the coal face, but I am grateful that you do. A general election can’t come soon enough.</p>
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		<title>By: Brian Tomkinson</title>
		<link>http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/07/23/a-part-time-parliament/#comment-19841</link>
		<dc:creator>Brian Tomkinson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You must use the time wisely to prepare for the general election. Don&#039;t leave anything to chance.</description>
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		<title>By: Steve Cox</title>
		<link>http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/07/23/a-part-time-parliament/#comment-19840</link>
		<dc:creator>Steve Cox</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m afraid that our Parliamentary democracy is quite badly broken. The endless tinkering by Bliar and The Brown One, not to mention their utter disregard for the House of Commons, is largely to blame.

If and when the Conservatives form the next government, their first priority will have to be getting public spending under control, That&#039;s a shame, as we really need a revamped Parliamentary system (not to forget an improved electoral system) that is fit for the internet age. But would the Conservatives be the party to advance that cause anyway, I wonder?

Nobody in their right mind can claim that the system of checks and balances in the UK currently works at all well. Our democracy is broken and needs to be fixed. If you doubt that, just look back to the results of the 2005 General Election that got us into this mess. Bliar won with the votes of less than a quarter of the electorate&#039;s. In other words, 75% voted for other parties or else simply couldn&#039;t be bothered. Even if you look at votes cast, the Socialists won 37% versus 33% for the Conservatives, yet ended up with 158 more seats (356 versus 198). If that&#039;s not a broken democracy, then I don&#039;t know what is.

Look to Switzerland, they have a democracy that actually works. And why don&#039;t you know the name of the Swiss PM? Check that out, too, it&#039;s a lesson in Executive humility - which is as it should be.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m afraid that our Parliamentary democracy is quite badly broken. The endless tinkering by Bliar and The Brown One, not to mention their utter disregard for the House of Commons, is largely to blame.</p>
<p>If and when the Conservatives form the next government, their first priority will have to be getting public spending under control, That&#8217;s a shame, as we really need a revamped Parliamentary system (not to forget an improved electoral system) that is fit for the internet age. But would the Conservatives be the party to advance that cause anyway, I wonder?</p>
<p>Nobody in their right mind can claim that the system of checks and balances in the UK currently works at all well. Our democracy is broken and needs to be fixed. If you doubt that, just look back to the results of the 2005 General Election that got us into this mess. Bliar won with the votes of less than a quarter of the electorate&#8217;s. In other words, 75% voted for other parties or else simply couldn&#8217;t be bothered. Even if you look at votes cast, the Socialists won 37% versus 33% for the Conservatives, yet ended up with 158 more seats (356 versus 198). If that&#8217;s not a broken democracy, then I don&#8217;t know what is.</p>
<p>Look to Switzerland, they have a democracy that actually works. And why don&#8217;t you know the name of the Swiss PM? Check that out, too, it&#8217;s a lesson in Executive humility &#8211; which is as it should be.</p>
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		<title>By: jean baker</title>
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		<dc:creator>jean baker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>John,

It&#039;s tantamount to &#039;constructive suspension&#039; of parliament isn&#039;t it ?

Why until October ?   According to healthcare workers, GP surgeries through Britain are currently working in line with government directives for an en masse &#039;swine flu&#039; inoculation programme - due to commence in October on delivery of the inoculations ordered and being manufactured.  Cost to taxpayers?

I have it on good authority that order of treament (directed by government) is - healthcare workers, pregnant women, children, young adults - last on the list are the elderly.

It seems MP&#039;s were not made privvy to information and directives given to frontline NHS staff prior to the extended recess, despite the high expenditure attached to the &#039;work in progress&#039;.

It is of national importance and extremely sinister .......  the vast programme planned (according to NHS workers) to commence nationwide in October will, like all inoculations given in this country, be kept on a &#039;state&#039; owned ID database.   Nulabor has long pursued this controversial aim, hotly contested by David Cameron and other opposition MP&#039;s.

Will freedom of normal day to day activity and travel apply only to those who can prove by, for example, an ID card showing them to be &#039;swine flu proof&#039; and not a risk to others ?   If so, non willing participants - ID cardless - could find themselves barred like lepers from public transport, shops etc. - thus forcing them to comply and be recorded  on a &#039;state database&#039;.

At vast expense, Mexican &#039;swine flu&#039; is the &#039;terrorizing tool&#039; being used to get Nulabor what it wants - ID database.

Healthworkers will be required to spend on the programme currently due in October, alarmingly, to the detriment of the truly sick and needy.   No virus can be &#039;prevented&#039; - the  seasonal flu virus mutates and strengthens year on year in response to &#039;voluntary&#039; flu vaccs. programmes.

&#039;Swine flu&#039; media hype and propaganda commenced before the Parliamentary recess and escalation is guaranteed to continue - the aim being to create fear, panic and &#039;compliance&#039;.

In normal circumstances, those who die by pathologically proven illnesses are always named (MRSA, C.diff hospital victims);  not so the alleged &#039;victims&#039; in the current media spin and manipulation.   True suffers of laboratory proven &#039;swine flu&#039; report mild symptoms of 48 hour duration .... less uncomfortable than the longstanding &#039;common cold&#039;.





Mexican Swine flu is being used by</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>John,</p>
<p>It&#8217;s tantamount to &#8216;constructive suspension&#8217; of parliament isn&#8217;t it ?</p>
<p>Why until October ?   According to healthcare workers, GP surgeries through Britain are currently working in line with government directives for an en masse &#8216;swine flu&#8217; inoculation programme &#8211; due to commence in October on delivery of the inoculations ordered and being manufactured.  Cost to taxpayers?</p>
<p>I have it on good authority that order of treament (directed by government) is &#8211; healthcare workers, pregnant women, children, young adults &#8211; last on the list are the elderly.</p>
<p>It seems MP&#8217;s were not made privvy to information and directives given to frontline NHS staff prior to the extended recess, despite the high expenditure attached to the &#8216;work in progress&#8217;.</p>
<p>It is of national importance and extremely sinister &#8230;&#8230;.  the vast programme planned (according to NHS workers) to commence nationwide in October will, like all inoculations given in this country, be kept on a &#8216;state&#8217; owned ID database.   Nulabor has long pursued this controversial aim, hotly contested by David Cameron and other opposition MP&#8217;s.</p>
<p>Will freedom of normal day to day activity and travel apply only to those who can prove by, for example, an ID card showing them to be &#8216;swine flu proof&#8217; and not a risk to others ?   If so, non willing participants &#8211; ID cardless &#8211; could find themselves barred like lepers from public transport, shops etc. &#8211; thus forcing them to comply and be recorded  on a &#8216;state database&#8217;.</p>
<p>At vast expense, Mexican &#8216;swine flu&#8217; is the &#8216;terrorizing tool&#8217; being used to get Nulabor what it wants &#8211; ID database.</p>
<p>Healthworkers will be required to spend on the programme currently due in October, alarmingly, to the detriment of the truly sick and needy.   No virus can be &#8216;prevented&#8217; &#8211; the  seasonal flu virus mutates and strengthens year on year in response to &#8216;voluntary&#8217; flu vaccs. programmes.</p>
<p>&#8216;Swine flu&#8217; media hype and propaganda commenced before the Parliamentary recess and escalation is guaranteed to continue &#8211; the aim being to create fear, panic and &#8216;compliance&#8217;.</p>
<p>In normal circumstances, those who die by pathologically proven illnesses are always named (MRSA, C.diff hospital victims);  not so the alleged &#8216;victims&#8217; in the current media spin and manipulation.   True suffers of laboratory proven &#8216;swine flu&#8217; report mild symptoms of 48 hour duration &#8230;. less uncomfortable than the longstanding &#8216;common cold&#8217;.</p>
<p>Mexican Swine flu is being used by</p>
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		<title>By: brian kelly</title>
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		<dc:creator>brian kelly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>When they come back Ireland will have voted and, barring a surprise in their vote, we will find the Lisbon constitution/treaty all but ratified [just Poland and Czech Republic to vote]. What a prospect. Let us hope fervently that Ireland find that they still cannot vote &#039;yes&#039;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When they come back Ireland will have voted and, barring a surprise in their vote, we will find the Lisbon constitution/treaty all but ratified [just Poland and Czech Republic to vote]. What a prospect. Let us hope fervently that Ireland find that they still cannot vote &#8216;yes&#8217;</p>
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