tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373780254831438828.post5884397870142701505..comments2023-04-29T02:26:08.411-07:00Comments on The Harrogate Agenda: Democracy demands the people have a say.Pete Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04172420184509249126noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373780254831438828.post-25888528033478334552022-07-23T10:44:08.782-07:002022-07-23T10:44:08.782-07:00We are but spectators for all bar one day every fi...We are but spectators for all bar one day every five years.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461710846190022092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373780254831438828.post-86959910893161017942022-07-20T01:24:12.339-07:002022-07-20T01:24:12.339-07:00Niall, from a practical perspective, sometimes Gov...Niall, from a practical perspective, sometimes Governments have to respond quickly to events. It is indulgent to think we always have the luxury of giving time for a set number of the public to ask for a referendum, actually undertake the referendum and then implement the result. Furthermore, we all need to be abreast of events and understand what we are voting on. <br /><br />The war in Ukraine is a case in point. I used to read ‘Turbulent Times’ and both yourself and North were very confident that there wouldn’t be a full scale invasion and both of you were dismissive of UK and US intelligence reports that stated an invasion was coming. So, you would have made a decision based on an incorrect assessment of the information available. At least you had the good grace to quickly acknowledge you were wrong unlike North who initially had a hissy fit when his errors were pointed out to him.<br /><br /> I have many problems with THA, not because I fundamentally disagree with its ideas but because I believe a lot of it is impractical. However, my biggest issue with it is its refusal to acknowledge that the voting system in the Country needs to be changed asap but also that under the demands of THA the people of this Country couldn't demand a referendum on an issue of their choosing. That smacks of trying to control outcomes that you don’t like.R O Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02659089188724571045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373780254831438828.post-6293826505456568622022-07-16T08:29:10.205-07:002022-07-16T08:29:10.205-07:00Everyone may have been to school, many may have be...Everyone may have been to school, many may have been to university, it doesn't mean they were actually educated. Many more are actually brainwashed rather than educated. Power remains in the hands of those who think they have a right to it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009640036433422761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373780254831438828.post-13151078572332542472022-07-10T00:51:20.834-07:002022-07-10T00:51:20.834-07:00Our national debt rises by £5000 a second. We are ...Our national debt rises by £5000 a second. We are paying around £50bn a year in interest.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461710846190022092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373780254831438828.post-19220004934001799732022-07-09T03:03:33.007-07:002022-07-09T03:03:33.007-07:001. Can we really wait until Nov 5th to think about...1. Can we really wait until Nov 5th to think about how to do something about this feudal state?<br /><br />2. £1.5bn to Ukraine? So what? Every day, it seems, anothe £1bn is spent on this or that. It cannot be very long before the current supporters of sterling say enough is enough, and its value plunges with all the commensurate consequences. As your neighbour writes: <i>"A currency crash would cause sharp increases, not just in the prices of essential imports such as energy and food, but also in the cost of servicing debt. In defence of its currency, Britain could be forced into rate rises which would bring down its dangerously over-inflated property market."</i><br /><br />PS. I think you have caught the North's typo virus. Alfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01694719785236153072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373780254831438828.post-71515402900456139102022-07-09T00:03:08.876-07:002022-07-09T00:03:08.876-07:00THA is about power. Who has it and who should have...THA is about power. Who has it and who should have it. Power is concentrated far too much. Being fair in some ways, once upon a time people had to be of a certain class to have an education. Now everyone is educated. Power remains in the hands of the few. Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461710846190022092noreply@blogger.com