DAMION GREEN CONSERVATIVE IMMIGRATION SPOKESMAN ARRESTED

“On the day of the vote, Nazi storm troopers gathered in a show of force around the opera house chanting, “Full powers - or else! We want the bill - or fire and murder!!” They also stood inside in the hallways, and even lined the aisles where the vote would take place, glaring menacingly at anyone who might oppose Hitler’s will.”

Mr Green was not charged with any offence but was released on bail until February, when he could face further questioning.

The Ashford MP, the Tories’ immigration spokesman since 2005, has denied any wrongdoing and said “opposition politicians have a duty to hold the government to account".

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg told the BBC that he was “really shocked” by Mr Green’s arrest.

Nick Clegg said the arrest was a “mayday warning” for democracy in Britain.

“This is something you might expect from a tin-pot dictatorship, not in a modern democracy,” he said.

Given the culture of “extraordinary secrecy” in Whitehall, it was getting harder to hold the government to account and opposition MPs had a constitutional duty to keep “ministers on their toes", he added.

He called on Gordon Brown to “rule out any further use of anti-terrorism powers in cases that have nothing to do with terrorism,” although the Metropolitan Police stressed the arrest was made under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act and not anti-terror legislation.

The Met said some counter-terrorism officers were involved because they were the most “appropriate” to carry out such an operation.

But David Cameron attacked the “heavy-handed” way in which it took nine officers to make the arrest and search the premises.

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This is completely intolerable behaviour. . The Police are out of control. . . . Heads must roll. .

We must have an immediate election to stop the rot.

Our parents and grandparents didn’t defeat the Nazis over 60 years ago to allow our country to be turned into a Police State.

Charles Henry 1945-(diuturnity)

Trevor Lawson’s claims get increasingly extravagant as he at last realises the badger cannot escape blame, and the epidemiology surrounding tuberculosis cannot be changed just because of his obsession with badgers and apparent disregard for human health or the well-being of agriculture. Farmers are quite prepared to cull all reactor cattle with whatever test, as long as the reservoir sources of the disease are also dealt with.

DAILY TELEGRAPH
Cattle, not badgers, are reservoir of bovine TB.???

The thing the badger groups cannot seem to accept is that we once conquered this problem by clearing badger setts and culling any reactor cattle. . The national herd was clear of disease and all herds in the UK were officially designated ‘Brucellosis Free’ in October 1985. . That is ‘all such pathogens’. . With anti-biotics, Streptomycin, the Tetracyclines and other drugs; we had beaten tuberculosis and all the sanatoriums had long been closed. . . Then some bright spark decided the risk from badgers was ‘now’ minimal. . With the explosion in the badger population we can all now see just how ‘minimal’ that was.

The gassing of badgers ceased in the late 1970’s.

Extensive testing for tuberculosis now takes place.
In 1986, a total of 38,000 herds comprising 3,200,000 cattle were tested, resulting in the slaughter of 506 cattle that reacted to the test.

In 1996, 33,016 herds were tested containing 2,412,993 cattle, resulting in the slaughter of 3,253 animals that reacted to the test.

This year over 40,000 cattle have already been slaughtered.

If anything has been shown by recent activities it is that there is probably now a need for a return to gassing complete setts. . But now with the greatly increased populations, we also need to sterilise them, to prevent reinfection. . The bacillus is known to survive for an extraordinary length of time under certain conditions. . 6 to 8 months and more in body fluid, in dark cool conditions.

THE ELEVENTH of THE ELEVENTH. . .

OUR TIME TO REMEMBER.

‘The Blockade Busters’ by Ralph Barker recounts one of the greatest sea stories of World War II. . It is the story of how George Binney, a 39 year-old civilian working in neutral Sweden when Norway was overrun by the Germans in 1940, set about running vital cargoes of Swedish ball-bearings and special steels to Britain through the blockaded Skagerrak, where German air strength was dominant and where the Royal Navy dare not trespass. . Despite Admiralty gloom and in the face of political objections that were overcome by Binney’s persistence, FIVE ships carrying a year’s supply of valuable materials for the expanding British war industries were successfully sailed to Britain in January 1941. . Sadly a following attempt was not as successful and ended when six ships were sunk or scuttled. . But then came the saga of the Little Ships, the motor gunboats flying the Red Duster that operated out of the Humber to and from the Swedish coast in the winter of 1943/44, defying the strengthened German defences and the wrath of severe weather.

The Ship M/T Elizabeth Bakke. . 5,450 tons. was captained by Andrew Henry a Shetlander, but a Bristolian by residence.

M/T John Bakke. . 4,718 tons. . . Capt. W.J. Escudier
M/T Tai Shan. . 6,962 tons. . . Capt. Einar Fredrik Isachsen
M/T Taurus. . 4,767 tons. . . Capt. Carl Iver Jensen
M/T Ranja. . 6,355 tons. . . Capt. J. Nicolson

Tai Shan was the flagship with George Binney on board. Ranja just carried ballast. She was the slowest and the first to go.

We certainly do ‘Errol’. . . We must never forget.

. . Charles Henry 1945-(diuturnity)

My family is jumping for joy, along with so many others around the world, at the news of Barack Obama’s historic victory.

What he has achieved was unthinkable just 40 years ago. Now Martin Luther King’s dream has been realised.

It is a credit to the American public, showing the freedom and power of true democracy in action.

They have shown themselves to be a people that have overcome their prejudices, overcome the false accusations from Right- wing racists and the so-called “Christian Right” false prophets of doom.

Obama’s victory gives great hope to all black, coloured, mixed race people indeed, all people who haven’t come from a privileged background, not just in the States but around the world; that they, too, can realise their dreams, whatever their skin colour or social or economic origins.

It also gives the US the opportunity to improve its image in the world, which is currently at an all-time low.

Let’s hope all people of America embrace Obama and give him a chance, no matter how strong a Republican they might be.

If only they could be as gracious in defeat as McCain showed in his losing speech ; his humility also showed what a great man he is.

There is indeed an opportunity to become a true United States of America. So resist the negative and racist people who will find the Obama victory very hard to swallow and will probably continue to sow their poison seeds of doubt and division wherever they can.

Simon Icke

Much rubbish has been written and spoken about the significance of the Obama victory. . . After 8 years of Republicanism the American people have chosen Barack Obama over Hilary Clinton. . He is obviously much more intelligent. . Once Colin Powell, the highly respected, black Republican had come out for him; the result was hardly in doubt. . Nor indeed McCanes graciousness in defeat, or indeed George Bush’s assurance of a smooth handover. . . . “It’s The Economy Stupid!". . Mind you, I am still waiting to find out what any of them would have done about Saddam Hussein. . And I am now really hopeful Mugabe will soon start feeling the heat without accusations of racism.

Charles Henry

Once more the incompetent BBC failed to recognise that Gordon Brown’s success in Fife was at the gift of sensible Conservative and Liberal Democrat voters who chose to support the Labour party and the United Kingdom; rather than let Alec Salmon and his supporters, who increased their vote as expected, further destroy the Union. . . The BBC should now be privatised. . . .

Just how many BBC employees and broadcasters did actually travel to America to cover the election of Barack Obama?. . . And how much did it cost?

They’ve got a new President elect. . (NOW PRESIDENT) Congratulations Senator Obama.

But nothing’s really changed. . ."It’s just the economy stupid!”

America just ‘woke up’ that’s all, and it’s time we did! . .

It didn’t all ‘START’ when America invaded Iraq!

This time three of them were ‘Doctors’ in OUR N.H.S!

So why do we keep beating ourselves up!?

Politicians are all so bloody wise with hindsight. . . . But none of them have any answers; or say what they would have done about Saddam Hussein.

But this is what U.S. Navy Captain Ouimette, the Executive Officer at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida had to say. . . Here is a copy of the speech he gave some while ago. . . It is an accurate account of why we are in so much trouble today and why the US action was so necessary. (more…)