The Optimism Continues At Labour Conference

The conference today has been interesting. What makes me happier is the openness and inclusivity of it all. From Tory civil servants to LibDem politicians, from trade unions to students unions, CLPs, different ethnicities, balanced gendered speakers and far across, to the international scenes.

Peter Mandelson's speech cheers. His high point was indicating that "...the pull to return (to Labour

The Attorney General And Her Maidservant

The case of Baroness Scotland and her former maidservant is beginning to take a funny turn. This morning, the BBC (and I hope other media) are as usual having fun singing us the news over and over. But there seems some suspicion about this new development.

It is not very common for someone who her boss has defended so passionately to just swing around and try

The Trumpet Sounds for Labour Party.

I am on my way to join the Labour party at the annual conference in Brighton for the first time. It promises to be a serious one as the party pauses to reflect and get set for election. With the threat of losing the election, this conference will show, not only outsiders, but within Labour itself, if it can still hold together.

No! Peter Tatchell Is Wrong

While I like and follow Peter Tatchell's campaigns, I do think that he is missing the point this time with his obsession about lowering age of consent for sex. I think that is completely a nonsense.

Sex is a gift of nature and should be free, but I think that adults has the responsibility of guiding young people until an age they are able to face life with its emotional and psychological burdens. This is so because,

Yes! Gaddafi Spanks The UN

Gaddafi has outlived his enemies even the ones that are right. He has shown resilience although with brutality and corruption mixed with deterrence. All we know about the man is his bad sides because the so-called western media mafia make or mar as it pleases their ulterior motives. Without condoning the evils of the man

Baroness Scotland Should Resign

For one who makes the law, it should be expected that Lady Scotland knows and understand that law inside-out. If nothing, the cores of that law. Also, having participated solely and even presenting and defending that law at some point in the making, Baroness Scotland should not only know it but

Did Derren Brown Really ‘Predict’ National Lottery?

Derren Brown, last week or so claimed to have 'predicted' the national lottery; great! But as I am never jumping onto a bandwagon or joining the crowd, I did not more, than just get the knowledge of that joke because I knew from the start that it is not just magic but folly.

Nevertheless, what bothered me isn't Derren Brown's claim which I coined as 'prOdiction'. In stead, my worry was how much people got amazed and praised his intelligence cum magicky... crap! It also goes a long

New Vetting Program For Adults

While I will agree that the government has good intentions for trying to put the vetting of all adults who gets responsibilities of young people in England, the disadvantages of such may surpass its gains.

Young people and children surely need to be protected as much as we can in these days of various evil. But we must be careful not to let our good intents and efforts result in more damaging effects. If this proposal will go live, it will be a great divisor of community relationship.

British PM Issues Apology To WW2 Codebreaker, Gay Man Alan Turing

57 years after, British government issues an apology to Alan Turing who was punished for being gay. That punishment led to his committing suicide and ending a brilliant life which contributed immensely to the victory of against Nazi Germany. Below is Gordon Brown's statement. I am glad my signature was one of them that brought this action for a man we all as gay people are proud of. RIP Alan.

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2009 has been a year of deep reflection - a chance for Britain, as a nation, to

Obama Game – But How?

I have always thought Obama to be too /or over confident. And while I praise his attempt and victory on what no one expected someone of his type to do, I still do not buy his charms; yea, just as I don't buy David Cameron's anyway.

However, today as he addresses the United States Congress, he played his card nearly well. While he returned to using political campaigning tactics and employing morals, - I disagree with morals and immorals, -

The Obama Game In The Congress – Morals Or Concern?

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  2nd Obama speech to congress since inauguration. Let's see difference/similarity from the 1st Oration?Smart?Confident? mmm surely controversial
  
  
  

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  Back to history as he always do. Today is John Dingle in

Alan Duncan Fired?

Well; regardless of how David Cameron has tried to make us believe he takes swift decision, the case of Alan Duncan seem to say quite the opposite. He initially berated and also exonerated him insisting that he has apologised, etc. All of a sudden, weeks after and when we have moved on – as usual – he took a most drastic action. Awesome? Awful? Erm...

With this scenario, are we expecting a punishment for Daniel Hannan too? Is the Tory leader beginning to understand that the act of leadership is not just about acting, but is mainly about thinking, and deeply too? That it is not about following or pleasing the crowd but it is about taking the hard decisions after thoroughly pondering over it? That is it not about rushing out to join the popular views and jump onto thoughtless bandwagon of cheap views, but it is about taking responsibility and reaching conclusion after conscientious considerations of long term consequences. That is leadership.

Leadership is that position where you are ready to be in the firing line knowing that it will be alright. It is the situation where you have to think long and hard and find explanations even when the lot want a short term-shortcut measures. Because leadership is about the abiding legacies of calm, assurance, focus and taking the right decisions for the right reasons with no compromise.

This single act about Alan Duncan confirms the reason why the Tories won't win a landslide if they even win. Because each time you watch Cameron on the screens, you are very sure he is not sure of what he is saying and you can see the extensive struggle to sell himself.