Trust the people
Heavens to Betsy! Sometimes one finds oneself with different bedfellows:
We oppose top-down decision making on matters central to our lives and the way our nations are governed. We want a coherent process of reform. All who wish to be involved should be able to participate in this process of change. We refuse to be patronised with a 'dialogue' if the outcomes have already been decided. We ask you to join us in this appeal to all our fellow British citizens and to share our confidence that through a discussion based on evidence we can decide the best way forward. Please add your name to ours.
UPDATE: Lordy - one of them is the Yazzmonster herself. Pass the smelling salts...
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June 21st, 2007 3:00pmPollard and Y-A-B together at last!
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June 21st, 2007 4:17pmWe had one of those people’s conventions in Australia in about 1997 on the republic issue. The whole thing was dominated by the chattering class (actors, sports personalities and other celebrity air heads) who smugly assumed the republic was a done deal. They refused summarily to really get stuck into the details of what a republic entailed. Plenty of taxpayers' money spent on canapes and drinky-poos afterwards, but not for the unwashed. Result: Queen 6, Airheads 0 (that is, she won in all 6 states). In other words, no change. Next day, HM dressed in green presented John Eales with the Rugby World Cup. If there was ever one day the good lady thought of emigrating, that was probably it.