Archive for May, 2008
Boris Wins London – Time for a Rule Change ?
May 3rd, 2008 | 
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I must admit that I was delighted with Boris becoming Mayor of London, I think that he will be very good at the job though he may upset the Tory Party from time to time in the process. I thought that his acceptance speech was very good and after a hard fought and at times bitter contest, he was generous and graceful to his opponents.
I have never been a fan of Ken Livingston but Boris was quite right when he pointed out that he had “built” the job of Mayor and at least in his first term, did quite a lot of good things for London, his second term, less so. But I will also give Livingston credit for not deflecting the blame for losing the election and instead fully accepting personal responsibility, he did better as an independent than as part of Labour.
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Stuart Wheeler – British and European Hero
From time to time on controversial issues such as the Fox Hunting Ban, there have been attempts to force the hand of the Government to change direction using the Law Courts. Under most circumstances, it is a route that is doomed to failure because the Courts are reluctant, quite rightly, to over-rule Parliament.
Yesterday, an action bought through the High Court in London by Stuart Wheeler and aimed to force a Judicial Review of the Governments refusal to hold a Referendum on the European Constitution, was successful. Ultimately I suspect, the action will fail but it does raise some interesting issues.