Comments on: Politics Summary: Wednesday, February 24th

By: Anon E Mouse

Anon E Mouse — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:24:24 +0000

Mr.Sensible – Who David Cameron does or does not appoint is his business. Coulson, apart from being cleared in any event, is not a public servant and costs us nothing.

What is clear is that Damian McBride was paid for by the taxpayer but I’m sure you’re as disgusted by his behaviour as myself and Alistair Darling are…

By: Mr. Sensible

Mr. Sensible — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:42:54 +0000

My point is, how could Coulson possibly have kept a strait face when writing that for Cameron?

By: Mr. Sensible

Mr. Sensible — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:20:44 +0000

Mr Mouse, as has been said in the Guardian column I linked to earlier, Coulson probably rights Cameron’s scripts for him.

By: Anon E Mouse

Anon E Mouse — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:22:58 +0000

Mr.Sensible – “Maybe not, but he is an adviser to David Cameron.”

So what?

Last time I looked Andy Coulson wasn’t a public servant…

By: Mr. Sensible

Mr. Sensible — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:58:55 +0000

“Mr.Sensible – last time I looked Andy Coulson wasn’t a public servant…”

Maybe not, but he is an adviser to David Cameron.

By: Anon E Mouse

Anon E Mouse — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:12:35 +0000

Mr.Sensible – last time I looked Andy Coulson wasn’t a public servant…

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By: Mr. Sensible

Mr. Sensible — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:10:57 +0000

I’m interested in the Independent’s comments on the government’s policy of allowing parents to change the running of a school.

Personally, I am not a big fan of ocadomies; sounds too close to the Tory free schools policy for comfort! I think a good school is one run in the common interest by the local authority, who can be held publically accountable, and think the ocadomies program has run its course.

By: Mr. Sensible

Mr. Sensible — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:01:09 +0000

There’s definitely something going on with our press at the moment; the phone hacking, and the appalling comments about Stephen Gately’s death in the Daily Mail. I think the Press Complaints Commission should be Independent, not run by newspaper editors ETC.

It is important that a balance must be struck; no big company should be able to take out a super-injunction against the Guardian to prevent the reporting of Parliament, yet some people should have the right to privicy.

It’s a case of what is in the public interest; the Traffigura case is, but John Terry, frankly, isn’t; I’m bored stiff of hearing what the selebs are up to. I prefer to focus on real news!

There’s an interesting editorial on Mr Coulson from Alistair Campbell in today’s Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/feb/24/coulsons-role-tory-poll-slump

Which shows, Mr Mouse, that whatever the allegations are about bullying in No 10, Mr Colson has had his fair share of controversy too.

One thing I’m surprised at though, Shamik, is that Left Foot Forward has not commented on Gordon Brown’s apology in relation to the Child Migrants.

As someone who lives in Nottinghamshire, I am particularly interested; it was a former Nottinghamshire County Council social worker who uncovered what happened.

Yet, when David Cameron echoed Gordon Brown’s comments praising her work and that of the child migrants’ trust, I couldn’t help thinking that Mr Cameron’s comments were rather hollow, given that our County Council
removed a notice board about the trust.

See this from the Nottingham Evening Post last year:

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/county-council-apologise-Child-migrants/article-1518695-detail/article.html##