Dare not speak his name: Enoch Powell
In certain parts of the UK establishment it certain is…uttering the words can be social and political suicide. Some would argue that it was not for what he said but how right he really was if one is honest.
If only he had said “blood on the Tube” he would have probably been alright.
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The sentiments in the comments are mostly positive. I wonder if the fact there are 30 active plots by ROMPA being monitored by the police has anything to do with it. That is 20k+ people and over 200 cells.
No commentsRighteous crusader or civil rights menace?
“Richard Warman says he’s fighting hate. Critics say free speech is the real victim.”
This is a long, if fascinating piece, on the free speech fight in Canada.
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Cameron’s task is harder than Thatcher’s
Margaret Thatcher’s election in 1979 wasn’t easy, of course. Most of all she had to overcome resistance to the idea of a woman Prime Minister. There are many ways, however, in which her task was easier than that facing David Cameron today.
The question is Cameron half the man that Thatcher was?
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Marty looks @ new music
Music Review: Avenging Force, Drive by Argument, Son Lux, Terror, and Michael Bormann
A bit of a journey this week; from the goth dancefloor, through the CBGB mosh pit to the classy end of hard rock.
