FlyTheNest

howsillyofme1 wrote:

citizenJA wrote:

HindleA wrote:Unsurprisingly,the Republicans took control of the Senate.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29910542" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The voter turn out was just as low as any fascist regime could wish. Don't ever believe voting doesn't matter. Voting matters. We must save ourselves here, people.

Evening everyone

'Have we passed Peak Democracy' - discuss

citizenJA wrote:

rebeccariots2 wrote:

ChrisDean wrote:Just back from an event in the forest organised by HOOF, trying to get the MSM to notice how the Infrastructure Bill will affect our public woodlands if it passes unamended.


http://www.jonathonporritt.com/blog/infrastructure-bill" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I really hope they can get some traction in the media re the infrastructure bill - it's very very scary.

I note that Denton in Texas - the home of fracking - has today voted to ban fracking - and many of the comments BTL on the story are pointing out that we in the UK will be pretty powerless to stop anything similar if this bill goes through.

A loud wake up call is needed - urgently.

Oh, wow. I'd like to emphasise the Draft Infrastructure Bill document I've linked to isn't that piece of crap that started out in the House of Lords.

You are very right. Current government's infrastructure bill is very scary indeed.

Infrastructure Bill [HL] 2014-15
http://services.parliament.uk/bills/201 ... cture.html

Our forests have been saved - again! And together we played a huge part in that.

The government was trying to sneak through plans which would have paved the way for our forests to be sold off. But at the very last minute, they backed down. They u-turned and made changes which mean our forests will be protected - in law. [1]

This is huge. For months, forest campaigners have been fighting for this. [2] In the last 24 hours, over 150,000 of us signed a petition backing them. And it was carried into the House of Lords debate by Baroness Royall who’s been battling the plans. [3]

As the debate started thousands of us took to Twitter. Together, we made sure they knew we were watching. [4] The government was well aware that they were fighting a losing battle.

Baroness Royall wanted to thank 38 Degrees members:

“This is a big victory for everyone that has campaigned to protect our forests. The 38 Degrees petition was a vital part of that. I’m grateful to all who showed their support.”

A few years ago, when it looked like the government was going to sell our forests, 38 Degrees members fought long and hard to save them. [5] And we won. This latest campaign proves how much power we have when we scramble together quickly to stand up for something we care about.

Lib Dems urged: return to ‘dog poo’ local politics to win back voters
New frontbencher admits core Liberal Democrat supporters are ‘pissed off’ but insists grassroots work can change minds
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... poo-voters

rebeccariots2 wrote:

Lib Dems urged: return to ‘dog poo’ local politics to win back voters
New frontbencher admits core Liberal Democrat supporters are ‘pissed off’ but insists grassroots work can change minds
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... poo-voters

Well you can guess what the comments are like BTL.

Still to be fair no one has yet talked about the Lib Dems being lower than something on the bottom of their shoe ...

pk1 wrote:
Sometimes I despair for the countrymen of my birth for they seem to have no sense of humour when it comes to Saint Salmond. Twitter has a lot to answer for.

Another police source said: "Some people from the calls we have had seem to think that Alex Salmond himself is being set alight but it was in fact an effigy."

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home ... 1415202044

Eric_WLothian wrote:

pk1 wrote:
Sometimes I despair for the countrymen of my birth for they seem to have no sense of humour when it comes to Saint Salmond. Twitter has a lot to answer for.

A few seem to have a bigger problem than the lack of a sense of humour:

Another police source said: "Some people from the calls we have had seem to think that Alex Salmond himself is being set alight but it was in fact an effigy."

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home ... 1415202044

Wish we could have 'Spitting Image' back!