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Today’s best newspaper article was undoubtedly in the Times and written by Daniel Finkelstein with the headline: “MPs? Well, I can’t trust anyone. Not even you”. For a touch of sanity and common sense in these benighted days, I highly recommend it:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/daniel_finkelstein/article6367828.ece

In practical terms all the substance of the expenses row is now behind us, certainly some more MPs will step down at the next election, some will be deselected and perhaps a handful might face a criminal prosecution but in all honesty there is the growing feeling that the Circus has left town and moved on to the topic of “Constitutional changes to produce better government”.

In Today’s Independent

I think that the “Indy” is trying to start a campaign and debate about constitutional changes and reforms and to this end there was a short article by Brown, Cameron and Clegg concerning moving Government and governance forward in the future through the reform of Parliament.

To be honest Clegg was as vapid as ever, Cameron was interesting because he picked up on themes he first laid down some time back and is the most likely to be the one in power anyway. However Brown was totally bonkers because what he wrote seemed to totally ignore the fact that we have been watching this Prime Minister stumble from one crisis to another for two years, if those the Gods wish to destroy… he is going nuts !

The following post to Livejournal was my response:

Gordon doesn’t get it

I am not too sure that this article is all that worth printing, it is just election waffle to a large extent but in the case of the Great Gordon, only a truly dumb, deaf, blind and totally stupid politician could write as he has and imagine he will be taken seriously.

The other two Cameron and Clegg can be excused on the grounds they have no power that they can exercise and in the latter case likely never will either. The Opposition may say anything they like, make any promise to assure us that the gleaming new car they wish us to buy is the most modern, fast, economical and environmentally friendly too !

Its a harder sell for Brown because we know he’s trying to sell us a clapped out old banger (no I didn’t mention Hattie), with bald tyres, dodgy brakes, built in rust, no MOT, Road Tax or insurance. How do we know this ? Because we were in the ruddy thing when chauffeur Brown rammed it into a brick wall that suddenly jumped in front of him from nowhere !

A Brown Quote:

“When I became Prime Minister I was also concerned, as a long-standing supporter of Charter 88, that our freedom of information was not robust enough. Transparency is the foundation of a modern democracy and I strengthened the public’s right to secure information free of charge.

But as I said at that time, the strengthening of Parliament against the executive was merely the first part of a rolling programme of constitutional reform.”

Freedom of information, well I guess that is all the data that Government Departments up and down the land, keep losing in the post, via couriers, left on trains, stolen laptops and discarded hard drives.

Brown Has Done Nothing

This the same man who refused the British people the promised Referendum on the EU Treaty on the lame excuse that it was called a “No.9 bus instead of a No.39 bus” – Yes clearly this man wants to share power with the people. As for reform, all we get is once a year is Jack Straw coming up with yet another document about reforming the Lords when it has been as plain as the nose on your face for years that it is the Commons where all power resides that needs reform first and most.

Brown has done absolutely nothing since becoming Prime Minister to devolve power to the people or engage in a serious and public debate about constitutional reforms. As for them “consulting widely”, it has not been with you or I, it has been all the usual behind closed doors stuff with only people invited who will say what the Labour Party Soviet wants them to say and fits in with what they decided to do in the first place.

Run Them Out of Town !

In living memory, I cannot remember a Prime Minister and a Party more deserving of being hounded from Office and power. I don’t think that changing their Leader would help them avoid defeat but, it might leave them with a basis to rebuild from. The PLP has thus far been totally cowardly in not getting rid of Brown before now, if they still keep him after June 4th, we should all mount a civil disobedience campaign until we get an immediate General Election so that we the people may not just speak but roar our contempt and anger at this derelict Government of all the incompetents.