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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154574972009-02-21T09:22:39.481Zold GavPOLITICS - see www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/English, Rationalist and Liberal ConservativeGavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1127081525839607352005-09-18T23:10:00.000+01:002005-09-18T23:12:05.846+01:00Important for people who link here

I have amended my WordPress version of this site so that it looks likes this page. Please amend any links you may have to http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/ as soon as possible. Otherwise people will be met with this page!Visitors, please click hereThanks, Gav

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126982037565082452005-09-17T18:23:00.000+01:002005-09-17T19:33:57.586+01:00English - not white

During conversation today it was suggested to me that to talk of an "English Parliament", "England" or to speak of the "English" may imply something to do with being white.Let me make it quite clear, the reason that I and others in the CEP want an English Parliament is entirely political. We want equity with the Scottish, freedom from the British parliament (and so-called Scottish Raj) and

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126863987170646392005-09-16T23:46:00.000+01:002005-09-16T23:46:24.363+01:00Petrol protests - terrorism?

Update: Wonko has made an excellent contribution to this story and I urge you to read his post: The advance of the police state.My concerns about government increasing its power to detain and to treat people inhumanely and to insist on branding them like cattle by imposing ID cards, have mostly been about the principle. I took it as a given that the UK's government was largely trustworthy and

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126907894517923732005-09-16T22:57:00.000+01:002005-09-16T22:58:14.523+01:00Checkpoint reporting

Once again Justify This has found an 'oversight' of the British media: Click here.It is a worrying that terrorist organisations may be gaining, or learning to exert, power in the Gaza strip. Ariel Sharon should not consider further withdrawals from the West Bank until it is clear how this power struggle is going to pan out in Gaza.

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126895676673834982005-09-16T19:33:00.000+01:002005-09-16T19:34:36.673+01:00French, Turkish and US Visitors

I've been having more and more frequent visits from people in France, Turkey and the United States. Welcome!

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126889352548897002005-09-16T17:44:00.000+01:002005-09-16T19:22:47.670+01:00Blowing my own trumpet

Blowing your own trumpet always sounds better than listening to someone else's... Or maybe that's just me!Anyway, I thought I'd share with you how clever the BBC's editors are and how consistent.First they placed my response on their Action Network on the front page for a day - it pleased me a little, I have to say.Second, today they've used my photo as the main photo of the Noticeboard:The

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126740125383696132005-09-15T00:20:00.000+01:002005-09-16T19:25:07.566+01:00King Alfred Picture

The following picture shows another view of the planned new Frank Gehry King Alfred in Brighton & Hove.I know you want them so let me know if you find any other pictures and I'll include them here.

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126738766457298302005-09-14T23:24:00.000+01:002005-09-15T00:01:41.576+01:00SEERA - QuaNGOs got promoted

SEERA is the South East England Regional Assembly. It is an assembly set up by the Labour government which is unelected but which makes decisions above the County Councils which are elected.The Regional Assemblies of England are part of the EU's plan of creating a "Europe of Regions" with areas of size similar to the German Lander. The English need a parliament and they don't want these Regional

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126701942916945152005-09-14T22:41:00.000+01:002005-09-14T23:15:41.013+01:00David Davis

David Davis has shown, in one speech, why he is the leader the Conservatives and, indeed, England, need.He has made an impassioned speech that talks of the very basis of his beliefs and looks to his origins. David Davis has said what everyone secretly knew but couldn't articulate - that England needs opportunity for all not limited by a welfare state but augmented by state-sponsored compassion.I

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126729799362339762005-09-14T20:59:00.000+01:002005-09-14T23:04:27.683+01:00Gun crime in London

Knowing, as I do from individual research, that the Daily Mail cannot be trusted to tell the truth the whole time, I am making this post despite my reservations.According to the Daily Mail Weekend magazine's review of Murder Blues, a BBC1 program airing as I write, London is the 3rd worst city in the world for gun shootings. When you consider that this is in 'competition' with cities like Los

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126613134736502642005-09-13T13:01:00.000+01:002005-09-15T00:20:08.383+01:00King Alfred Approval

Thank goodness the application was passed: Brighton Council's article.This is a partial success on the way to an exciting proposal that is taking a frustratingly long time to get even this far. The site confirms that there is yet more bureaucracy to get through. For more information about the design etc, try the following page: The plans.Update: Thanks to John for his comment. The post on his

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126563445197523412005-09-12T23:14:00.000+01:002005-09-12T23:17:58.813+01:00Jeremy Clarkson

We advocates of technological solutions to global warming are heartened by Jeremy Clarkson's public statements. I am glad, too, that he can laugh off a custard pie attack: BBC News.

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126561983662534752005-09-12T22:50:00.000+01:002005-09-12T22:53:03.663+01:00Petrol queues

The established media is reporting a surge on pumps in some locations, but I can confirm that at all times this evening there have been queues at all petrol stations in the Shoreham-by-Sea area...I'm as guilty as the rest - I was planning on going to a petrol station shortly when I thought it would be quieter. My sources say queues are still stretching around the Holmbush roundabout.The oil

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126550981014910392005-09-12T19:46:00.000+01:002005-09-12T21:36:17.180+01:00Petrol shortage / rationing

The UK government has done something so stupid that even I, a serial criticiser of New Labour, am surprised.They announced today that if there were to be a petrol shortage they would ration petrol. That is not to say there will be a shortage - the protesters have said that they will not seek to cause disruption as happened five years ago. Unfortunately, the people of this great nation rightly

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126557196706384412005-09-12T19:23:00.000+01:002005-09-12T21:33:45.276+01:00Stats

I'm confused by my site's stats....I have a country counter on the right of my site that is, granted, a bit newer than the 1 September, but it stores stats for my consumption on another site.My web hosting service, however, has much more detailed stats about all sorts of things including what the visitor had for dinner the previous evening. The following is a screenshot of the most recent info

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126554451482518292005-09-12T19:02:00.000+01:002005-09-12T20:47:31.486+01:00Kwik Fit - insincere - boo!

Don't you hate it when a company uses false sincerity as a weapon against you in order to make a sale?I was cold-called just now having used Kwik Fit for new tyres during the weekend. They asked about the service I received and, when I said it wasn't good, they said "Ah well, I've made a note of that." and then proceeded to tell me about their insurance offering...Frankly, I don't think he made a

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126545600223057342005-09-12T18:16:00.000+01:002005-09-12T18:20:00.230+01:00English Parliament Petition

There is a petition online for an English Parliament at the following location: PetitionThem.comI urge every one of you to sign this petition. If you are not sure of the reasons for an English Parliament, please visit the Campaign for an English Parliament's website and add a comment if you still have questions.

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126474490035248752005-09-11T22:30:00.000+01:002005-09-11T22:34:50.043+01:00Stargate SG1 Series 9 and Battlestar Galactica

When, oh when is Stargate SG1 coming to Channel 4 / terrestrial? Channel 5 seem to have captured Stargate Atlantis, for which I am grateful, but where is SG1? I'm started hiring the DVDs from LoveFilm, but I shouldn't need to...And Battlestar Galatica hasn't made the transition from Sky One yet... I really don't want to get Sky.

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126469211078248402005-09-11T21:05:00.000+01:002005-09-11T21:24:25.530+01:00Pledge on ID cards

Click the following link to help resist the surveillance society."I will actively support those people who, on behalf of all of us, refuse to register for an ID card and I pledge to pay at least £20 into a fighting fund for them but only if 50,000 other people do the same."

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126457012029439392005-09-11T17:41:00.000+01:002005-09-11T21:23:55.650+01:00Buckingham

If you have something you would like remedied in the Adur district or the Buckingham Ward of Adur, please put a notice on the following site:BBC Action Network (Buckingham)BBC Action Network (Adur)

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126370943868049332005-09-10T17:43:00.000+01:002005-09-10T17:49:03.876+01:00'English' towel

I bought the towel pictured below on my jollies, but guess where it's made... It's made in China! Thank goodness for globalisation and thank goodness the EU didn't stymie this import!I know which towel I'll be taking with me when I next hitch a lift on an infinite improbability drive powered spaceship.

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126369017479354562005-09-10T17:14:00.000+01:002005-09-10T17:16:57.486+01:00Brighton Wok

For those of my readers from the Brighton area, the following is interesting:

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126360622025025222005-09-10T14:56:00.000+01:002005-09-11T21:24:48.433+01:00Bloglines

I have added a publicly accessible look at my favourite feeds on my bloglines site: click here for more info.

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126352941282133972005-09-10T12:49:00.000+01:002005-09-11T21:25:24.783+01:00Coeliac disease (celiac in the US)

I have coeliac disease which is an intolerance to the gluten found in wheat and many other cereals. It is surprising how many foods contain wheat flour!First though, about me... I was diagnosed when I was around 18 months old so I have no memory of what wheat-containing foods taste like and, because I was always aware of the intolerance (Coeliac UK hates the word 'allergy'), I have never

Gavin Aylinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722031906036313417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457497.post-1126302480166893072005-09-09T22:39:00.000+01:002005-09-14T21:52:16.310+01:00At all costs?

Is it really worth it? The Conservatives and commentators (characterised by Peter Oborne's article in this week's Spectator) may be considering choosing Ken Clarke as the next leader.The reason, apparently, would be that he is the most likely candidate to win at the next election. Apparently 40% of the British people want Ken Clarke to be the Tory leader. As more than 40% of the British public

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