Lansbury's Lido

Trawling through the BBC's website I came across this article about a mother convicted of child cruelty upon her daughter. It says: A mother who struck her 12-year-old daughter with a computer cable, a broom, a wooden spoon and her fists has been given a suspended jail sentence. The 37-year-old asylum seeker was jailed for 12 months suspended for two years at Preston Crown Court after she pleaded guilty to child cruelty. And it's good that she should receive such a sentence. But what does get me wondering is why 'asylum seeker'? Is there something about asylum seekers that makes them more partial to a bit of physical chastisement of their offspring, a bit more handy with their fists? Something perhaps that sets them apart, as somehow different from 'us'? I expect better from the BBC.

Could this be the next Labour Party political broadcast? I thought it was good until Kinnock and the architects of New Labour came into view, their stories undo the victories of the past. Did the producer see the irony? Aside from that some interesting images, and it's got Lansbury in it!

Not a carnival or anything like that I'm afraid, just some links to other blogs that I inflict upon this interweb. So this one you're at now is all about my politcs, knocking capitalism on the head and creating a fairer world. For my technical ramblings there's Plans to Prosper . And for my thoughts on faith in today's world there's a new one called The Sign Of The Cross . Enjoy. Or not as the case may be.

Just been looking back at one of my old sites on the wayback machine. What stands out is a posting I made in June 2001. Surely I can't be the only person on this planet who's bored to tears with the glut of reality tv programmes at the moment? I still feel the same nowadays. :(

To date two of the panel that were appointed by the Government to advise the Government on drug policy have handed their cards in. Seems that there's a bit of bad feeling over Alan Johnson's decision to give Prof Nutt, the Chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs his P45. So what's it all about? The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs is a panel of experts that advise the Government on Drug policy, providing evidence and expert opinion which will assist the Government in putting together a coherent and viable policy. Lately the panel have been advising the Government on the reclassification of Cannabis from a Class C to a Class B narcotic. But the Government have decided to continue with the reclassification which goes against the provided evidence from the panel. So certain members of the panel, specifically Prof Nutt have decided that they will try and alter Government policy by acting outside of the panel. He had criticised the fact the Home Office...