Paul Sinnett

Category: politics

  • The importance of education

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    Paul Sinnett
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    We have a new young chancellor and it was his first budget this week. He made at least one schoolboy error. Did you spot it?

  • The politics of apathy

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    A while back I wrote to my MP. A few days ago, he wrote back. This is only the third time I have written to my MP and the first time I’ve had any reply whatsoever. It was negative but at least I got a response. Many of my friends consider writing to their MP…

  • The Ministry of Truth

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    During the Blair wars I petitioned for impeachment of the PM on the grounds of lying to the house. And sure enough, 3 years and countless pointless deaths later, he voluntarily stood down to a standing ovation from his peers. (And let that be a lesson to you!) It was the first time that I…

  • Politics and religion

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    Facebook is the latest craze at work. It’s another social networking site. This one connects people by tagging faces in photos. I’ve been meaning to scan in some photos for a long time and this was as good an excuse as any. But in filling out my profile, I was forced to choose my politics…

  • Democracy in action

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    A mere three and a half years after voting to invade Iraq, MPs got their first chance to debate the wisdom of their decision. It is also the first time I’ve watched a parliamentary debate since that vote. It is time to review my opinion of our form of government.

  • The problem with democracy

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    Paul Sinnett
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    Democracy, if it’s done right, is mob rule. It’s easy to forget but we get the odd reminder. Recently the local elections provided the slumbering British media with a horror story in the form of the BNP. The press love this kind of story, but only because they can spin it as the rise of…

  • Crossing the event horizon

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    Paul Sinnett
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    I may not remember exactly why I installed a blog; not yet anyway. But I’m beginning to see why blogs are so popular. I think they will significantly contribute to the future of individual expression in a way that I simply hadn’t considered before.