The runaway inconsistencies of the Labour government’s handling of the economic crisis in Britain are truly terrifying. Last week, they began printing money to buy back debt they themselves have issued, a process I described as like a snake eating its own tail. Technically, this is considered ...

I've long held the view now that Parliament would be a much better place if it was like it was hundred of years ago in the days of Fox and Pitt. Back then whilst you belonged to a "party" the party structure itself was much looser and on a par with the way the party system works in the US. Progressi...

BLOGGING FROM PARLIAMENT Does the federal government have the money to see through Budget 2009 announced in September, and the RM7 billion Stimulus Package in November 2008? The sluggish execution of both fiscal measures indicates that Putrajaya is pretty tied at its purse-strings. Hence, there was ...

The Parliament Building Malaysia.Dated December 20, 2006.Photo by Wuan. The Malaysian Parliament building is the symbol of democracy. It is there that bills are debated and laws passed to protect the wellbeing of the people. It also represents the people’s collective aspirations as a nation wh...

Educating the public about the pornography bill and legal challenges against UU Porno at the Constitutional Court. Socialization On 30th October 2008 the controversial pornography bill (UU Pornografi, text in Indonesian and English translation) was passed by the parliament. On 9th December 2008 pres...

a posting from the Patti Network find out what else I'm writing. OK, Who Let the Other Harper Out of His Cage? After weeks of there being just a bit of a semblance that maybe the boys and girls on Parliament Hill were capable of playing nice and getting the business of government done — someon...

It takes a really arrogant man to describe himself as being naive, adding immediately that being naive, if you are also ambitious, may not be the worst thing. Sometimes you just have to take your lance, charge downhill and to hell with the consequences. There was much more sub-military language in D...

Thomas Gensemer has one message for Whitehall: "Stop trying so hard." The man who helped Obama raise $500 million is concerned that British politicians are too caught up with "gimmicks" to focus on what really matters: building an engaged community. Gensemer is a managing partner...

The Scottish Parliament’s newest MSP has found herself getting a bit of attention from the media because of her blog. Anne McLaughlin, known to bloggers as Indygal, has become the SNP’s newest Parliamentarian following the sudden and sad death of Bashir Ahmad. The first story I saw about...

Geoffrey Boycott was a great English batsman. England could certainly do with him now. David Cameron at the Conservative Party Conference His style was to put up a straight bat to any ball that couldn’t be nudged along the ground for a couple of runs. Gordon Brown is a bit like that at Prime M...