daveydave

So much has be said and written about the BNP leader's appearance on BBC Question Time that it scarcely seems worth adding more to the discussion. But on the drive in to work this morning I thought I'd jot down a couple of brief points. Many people were furious that Griffin had be invited to join the QT panel, some to the extent of turning up at BBC HQ and causing a ruckus. To those people I say that, in my opinion, it is far better to get this debate out in the open so everyone can see exactly who this person is and what he represents. Trying to suppress the BNP, ignoring or denying their existence is essentially appeasement-by-default and thoroughly counter-productive. Griffin and his party have, for various reasons, gained a percentage of the national vote. Ignoring this fact is dangerous. Winning the open debate is, to my mind, the only way to ensure they make no further headway. The BNP's recent electoral successes are a wakeup call to the mainstream parties who must l...

Haymarket Bus Station is located at the north end of Newcastle-upon-Tyne city centre. It is a very busy station serving Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland and it is very badly run. I've used this place for years and never cease to be amazed at how shockingly bad the organisation is, and watching one girl miss her bus this evening has prompted me to vent. First, a little more background. The roads around Newcastle are not the best and they get busy. Once the clocks have changed and late Autumn arrives they get busier. If there is even the slightest hint of rain, they get busier still. Result: buses run late. So to this evening. The X1 was due to leave for Blyth at 17:25. It arrived in good time to deposit its passengers and meet that departure time. However Stand T, where it was supposed to park up, was occupied by the X4 that was running late. The X1 parks up at Stand S prompting the queue of people waiting at Stand T to push their way through crowds and round barriers to...

Can anyone explain to me what Gordon Brown was playing at this week, turning up late to the signing of the EU Treaty? As usual, the Number 10 press office was quick to refute any talk of snubs etc, but honestly, are they seriously expecting us to accept that this was a simple diary mix up? That the staff in Downing Street really didn't know that this treaty was being signed? No, this can only be some half-cocked attempt to make a point to the rest of the European Union. The result however, regardless of your opinion of the treaty, is a Prime Minister that looks like a moron, and another embarrassing episode for the UK in international circles. Brown, you're an idiot. Reference: BBC News Number 10