Category Archives: Politics

Mark Pritchard MP, The Pope Vs. BBC

Posted on 15/9/2010 by bigdaddymerk

In today’s Mail; ‘Blatant bias’ in BBC’s coverage A Catholic MP has accused the BBC of ‘institutional Christianaphobia’ over its coverage of the Pope’s visit. Mark Pritchard is urging Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to give the corporation’s director general Mark … Continue reading →

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Can’t we all just get along? No.

Posted on 11/5/2010 by bigdaddymerk

So I voted after all, but clearly as tonight’s events are showing, it didn’t quite go the way I’d have liked.  That aside, I wanted to write something about sharing and give & take. Throughout life, from our early childhood, … Continue reading →

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Electioneering…

Posted on 9/4/2010 by bigdaddymerk

What follows is a letter recived in the post from my MP today regarding the Digital Economy Bill. DIGITAL ECONOMY BILL As you are probably aware, the above Bill was passed in Parliament on Tuesday, 6th April. Despite protestations from … Continue reading →

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Dissolution

Posted on 8/4/2010 by bigdaddymerk

I was too young to vote in 1997 (I was 16) but I remember the tremendous feeling of change in the air, young people who had voted for the first time had felt they had changed the world. A new … Continue reading →

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Daily Mail states the bleeding obvious

Posted on 20/11/2008 by bigdaddymerk

This is probably the frist time the abhorant Daily Mail has made me smile. heh.

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