Month: April 2006
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Labour Defends Sale of Parliament Seats
A “senior (labour) party official” has admitted that a seat in parliament can be bought for cash, according to a report in the Financial Times. The official told the newspaper that it was acceptable for business people who made donations to finance “city academies” to be rewarded with the position of legislator-for-life, know euphemistically as…
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Government Retreat On Rule By Decree
The government has promised to narrow a proposed a new law that would allow it to rule by decree. New powers to amend or repeal laws without the agreement of parliament would now be limited to to regulatory matters, according to cabinet office minister Jim Murphy. The Financial Times said that the extraordinary law “would…
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23 New Legislators-for-Life
Twenty-three new legislators-for-life have been appointed to sit in the UK parliament. The new legislators who demonstrate their contempt for the rights of the British people include former trade union general secretary Bill Morris as well as a number of business people. Four nominees for legislator-for-life who had given large donations to the Labour or…
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High Court Stops Anglican Privilege
A law giving special rights to Anglicans has been declared a breach of human rights by the High Court. The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 required that immigrants pay a fee of £135 in order to marry in the UK. But those who married in an Anglican church were exempt from…
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British Rights Fraud Exposed
The fraud of the British idea of the “rights” of the people has been exposed by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill. If the Bill becomes law a government minister will be able to change existing laws without the consent of the legislature as long as this “does not prevent any person from continuing to…