EDM1255 (2004) That this House is appalled, but barely surprised, at the revelations in M15 files regarding the bizarre and inhumane proposals to use pigeons as flying bombs; recognises the important and live-saving role of carrier pigeons in two world wars and wonders at the lack of gratitude towards these gentle creatures; and believes that [...]

The British Chiropractic Association website informs me that The British Chiropractic Association is proud to be a member organisation of ARMA, the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance. ARMA is the UK umbrella association bringing together support groups, professional bodies and research organisations in the field of arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions. click here to go to [...]

To celebrate reaching one hundred subscribers on YouTube, I’m doing a BlogTV this evening, Sunday 23 May, at 1900 London time. Come and join me at blogtv.com/people/DLandonCole. Times for other places: 1100 Pacific 1200 Mountain 1300 Central 1400 Eastern 1500 Brasilia Time 1800 UTC 1900 London Time 2000 Central Europe 2100 Eastern Europe 2200 Moscow [...]

I would like to reiterate my support for Luke Akehurst’s candidacy for Labour’s NEC. Read why at Luke’s place, Luke’s place again, Hopi’s place and Matthew’s place. There isn’t much to add to the above except that, even though I have political differences with Luke, I know his experiences at all levels of the party [...]

The British constitution is, as we know, a strange beast. It is uncodified but it is also largely unwritten, operating on nods, winks and half-remembering how we did this last time. Evidently, the incumbent Speaker has been re-elected for 175 years; what, then, has changed with Mr Speaker Bercow? In short, it isn’t anything to [...]

I’m guessing that more than a few of my readers will be familiar with the popular YouTuber, Thunderf00t, who did the excellent ‘why do people laugh at creationists?‘ series. Unfortunately, he has ventured into the realm of politics. Below is a video he has recently posted that is causing a bit of drama on YouTube. [...]

“CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE IN THE PRESS, AND EVERY LIBERAL SPEAKER IS DUMB.”

They certainly didn’t win the election; even if they had most votes and seats, they didn’t make a majority in the Commons. Now, we retain a majoritarian system, so a small shift in vote should produce something more impressive in terms of seats. Labour have been in government for thirteen years, we’ve had two unpopular [...]