PoWEr commented
Fri, 05 May 2006 13:34:14 +0200
Our preliminary response to the report of the Power Inquiry (Power to
the people: J. Rowntree Trusts) may be loaded down free of charge from
http://www.iniref.org/news.hu.2.06.html
The programme of tomorrow's conference about this report is pasted
below.
Regards
Wallace-Macpherson
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#TEST YOUR POLITICAL IQ!!
Sat, 22 Apr 2006 11:18:38 -0500
http://www.seventh-dayadventism.com/AC/AppealChapIQExhibits.htm
We have already seen that the strange people will argue even the most
outrageous absurdities seemingly into reality RELENTLESSLY as the
Jesuit Oath demands. When we first encountered them over the
internet, we never thought that their influence a ...
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Stupidest Country Awards '06
17 Apr 2006 13:25:06 -0700
Please take a moment to vote in the Stupidest Country (in the world)
Awards of 2006:
http://www.rob-barry.com/2006/04/stupidest-country-awards.html
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Man arrested in political honours row
13 Apr 2006 05:51:59 -0700
LONDON (Reuters) - A 60-year-old man was arrested on Thursday under
the Honours Prevention of Abuses Act, Scotland Yard said.
In a statement, police said he was in custody at a London police
station. They gave no further details.
Scotland Yard has been investigating all political parties in the
country aft ...
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From opinion to democratic reform
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:53:15 +0200
Repeated surveys attributed to MORI have shown that over seventy percent
of people in Britain approve the greater use of referendum; and agree
that a large number of citizens should be able to trigger a referendum
on any matter of public concern.
Opinions do not automatically or mysteriously become public poli ...
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Talking shops
Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:13:37 GMT
Do we need MP's, Committees et al any longer? We have the Tony and Gordon
duo deciding policies (with a few unelected advisors). Legislation when
required
is whipped throung the Commons with the threat of deselection and no time
served
gong if bolshie so why does anyone bother? They're even passing ...
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New Bill of Rights
Sun, 02 Apr 2006 14:11:34 +0200
Dear Henry Porter,
Thank you for this timely resum¨¦ which may serve as a reform pamphlet.
How should we (the people) organise a process of constitution making and
how should new constitutional law be legitimated?
Regards
Michael Macpherson
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Only a constitution can save us from this abuse of powe ...
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April 2006 issue of the journal of the Society for Individual Freedom
31 Mar 2006 05:10:23 -0800
The April 2006 issue of The Individual, the journal of the Society for
Individual Freedom, is now available as a free PDF download. Go to
http://www.individualist.org.uk/2006aprilindiv_em.pdf to download the
journal directly or to the homepage at http://www.individualist.org.uk
and then navigate to the journal. ...
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Initiative and Referendum recommended by high powered group
Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:40:32 +0100
Would you be interested to join our campaign for democracy reform?
(Trial membership free)
We don't want to get rid of parties and parliaments but to "plug in"
elements of direct democracy which bring genuine participation as well
as better "checks and balances" on government.
Take a look at our web site -- ...
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Titles and bastardy
25 Mar 2006 04:14:01 -0800
What is required for an English child to be legitimate for purposes of
inheriting titles or the Crown?
The canon law recognizes legitimation by subsequent marriage. But some
time, I think in 13th century, the Church asked the English to accept
the canon law regarding legitimation of bastards. The peers of Engl ...
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