The Resignation of Dr Liam Fox

Sky News, and BBC News Channel are reporting the resignation of the Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox.

It’s about time he resigned!

He had previously acknowledged he had allowed the situation where people thought that his friend Adam Werritty was an advisor of his, when in fact he wasn’t even part of the government or the Conservative party.

He should have resigned when he made that statement.

But he didn’t.

He tried to hang on, he tried to defuse the situation, which we ALL knew was a time bomb just waiting to go off.

David Cameron could have shown some leadership, and basically told Dr Fox to go on Monday, when the preliminary findings where released.

But he didn’t.

He tried to keep his friend in government, despite it being clear that he had broken the ministerial code.

This government has shown contempt for  following process and has avoided trying to do the right thing.

Nick Clegg, now should show some leadership.

In the face of this scandal, and the revealations about Oliver Letwin disposing of government documents and correspondence with constituents in a public bin in a park, he needs to turn around and say to David Cameron, this…

“You and your party have shown a lack of respect for the processes of government.  As such, either you need to resign as Prime Minister, or the Liberal Democrats will walk out of this coalition and force a general election.”

This is a government that has brought itself into disrepute in record time.  It needs to be kicked out of office.

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Time Marches On: Crashing on the wrong side.

From Current TV’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Thursday 25th August 2011.

Viewpoint: Tony Blair and the England Riots

I don't agree with Tony Blair on a lot of things, but he made some good points in a column he wrote for the Observer.



Britain is not in a “moral decline”. That phrase has been a favourite of the right wing, since the days of Mary Whitehouse back in the 60s.



The police need the backing of the public at large and politicians. They have a tough enough job to do, without well meaning people undermining them.



But Tony Blair misses one key point, by talking about a social mainstream.



There's an old joke that goes “Now repeat after me, we are all individuals.” But the truth is that we are all individuals. And societies evolve over time.



The Goon Show was revolutionary when it first aired in the 1950s, now it would be considered tame.



We must make sure that we encourage respect in others, by respecting the differences in us all.

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Major Political Upheavals in Britain and Ireland.

It’s been an odd day in the UK and Ireland.  Political turmoil seems to be the order of the day.

First off, all day in Ireland, ministers have been resigning from Taoiseach Brian Cowen’s government left right and centre.  Just before 5pm, Brian Cowen announced that a general election would be held in Ireland on March 11th.  Will be watching the TV3 News at 5.30 and RTE’s Six One news to see how the broadcasters over there will cover these developments.

Secondly, at around the same time, Alan Johnson has resigned from his position as Shadow Chancellor, and is to go back to the back benches.  Ed Balls has been named as his replacement.  Alan Johnson has given no details for the resignation, except for saying it was for “personal reasons”, which to be blunt is political speak that covers a multitude of sins.

This is gonna be an evening of following developments with much interest.

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