Comments on: Elections abolished (?) http://www.owen.org/blog/385 Thoughts from Owen in Africa Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:18:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rob http://www.owen.org/blog/385/comment-page-1#comment-1676 Rob Wed, 16 Nov 2005 09:29:39 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/2005/11/03/elections-abolished/#comment-1676 Brilliant - and really rather chilling, because it doesn't take a huge leap of the imagination to see Blair doing exactly that - to ensure his legacy, of course... Thanks for this, and congratulations on a very elegant site. Brilliant – and really rather chilling, because it doesn’t take a huge leap of the imagination to see Blair doing exactly that – to ensure his legacy, of course…
Thanks for this, and congratulations on a very elegant site.

]]> By: Blairwatch http://www.owen.org/blog/385/comment-page-1#comment-1677 Blairwatch Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:09:48 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/2005/11/03/elections-abolished/#comment-1677 <strong>OMB News, BlairAnnounces Abolition of Elections</strong> Advice from the police Mr Blair said that the police had advised him that elections would be dangerous. "They would divert attention from the war on terror", he said. "If the public chose a new government, that would be a victory for terrorism. We... OMB News, BlairAnnounces Abolition of Elections

Advice from the police

Mr Blair said that the police had advised him that elections would be dangerous. “They would divert attention from the war on terror”, he said. “If the public chose a new government, that would be a victory for terrorism. We…

]]> By: Tim Worstall http://www.owen.org/blog/385/comment-page-1#comment-1678 Tim Worstall Sun, 06 Nov 2005 14:35:22 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/2005/11/03/elections-abolished/#comment-1678 <strong>Britblog Roundup # 38</strong> Here ’tis my luvverlies, this week’s Britblog Roundup. As you know you can nominate posts for inclusion by simply emailing the URL to britblog AT gmail DOt com. We’re interested in what you think were the best posts of British Britblog Roundup # 38

Here ’tis my luvverlies, this week’s Britblog Roundup. As you know you can nominate posts for inclusion by simply emailing the URL to britblog AT gmail DOt com. We’re interested in what you think were the best posts of British

]]> By: Mad Minerva http://www.owen.org/blog/385/comment-page-1#comment-1679 Mad Minerva Sat, 05 Nov 2005 20:44:12 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/2005/11/03/elections-abolished/#comment-1679 Wonderfully clever! Wonderfully clever!

]]> By: The Sharpener » Blair announces abolition of elections http://www.owen.org/blog/385/comment-page-1#comment-1680 The Sharpener » Blair announces abolition of elections Sat, 05 Nov 2005 19:00:06 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/2005/11/03/elections-abolished/#comment-1680 [...] Have a look at this: [...] [...] Have a look at this: [...]

]]> By: Phil Hunt http://www.owen.org/blog/385/comment-page-1#comment-1681 Phil Hunt Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:32:44 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/2005/11/03/elections-abolished/#comment-1681 Very Good! I particularly like the links at the right "Watch scenes from the last ever parliamentary debate", "How freedom helps terrorism", "Be very afraid" Very Good! I particularly like the links at the right “Watch scenes from the last ever parliamentary debate”, “How freedom helps terrorism”, “Be very afraid”

]]> By: Not Little England http://www.owen.org/blog/385/comment-page-1#comment-1682 Not Little England Fri, 04 Nov 2005 23:17:24 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/2005/11/03/elections-abolished/#comment-1682 <strong>Elsewhere: It sounds so True</strong> Owen has a nice little skit up about the future of democracy under Blair. Elsewhere: It sounds so True

Owen has a nice little skit up about the future of democracy under Blair.

]]> By: Ephems of BLB http://www.owen.org/blog/385/comment-page-1#comment-1683 Ephems of BLB Fri, 04 Nov 2005 22:04:54 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/2005/11/03/elections-abolished/#comment-1683 <strong>It couldn’t happen here</strong> It couldn’t happen here. But that’s what we said before they abolished detention without trial, the presumption of innocence, double jeopardy…. [More >>>] ... It couldn’t happen here

It couldn’t happen here. But that’s what we said before they abolished detention without trial, the presumption of innocence, double jeopardy…. [More >>>]

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]]> By: Johnathan Pearce http://www.owen.org/blog/385/comment-page-1#comment-1684 Johnathan Pearce Fri, 04 Nov 2005 19:14:01 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/2005/11/03/elections-abolished/#comment-1684 Go for it Phoney! Go for it Phoney!

]]> By: Mr Burrard http://www.owen.org/blog/385/comment-page-1#comment-1685 Mr Burrard Fri, 04 Nov 2005 09:13:39 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/2005/11/03/elections-abolished/#comment-1685 Brilliant spoof, because it's so plausible. You obviously aren't too concerned about getting your DFID job back then? Brilliant spoof, because it’s so plausible. You obviously aren’t too concerned about getting your DFID job back then?

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