Pretty Picture - NOT

Who knows where this will go. After nine months of downturn maybe the bottom is in sight. If not then we may well be in freefall and continue along the lines suggested above. Who knows. I don't and nor do the eceonomists.

Mad Mugabes' Murder

Yep he finally had a go at eliminating his long term enemy and more recent Prime Minister. Madman Mugabe went for the oft used golden oldie, "a road accident" (Its also a favourite in Kenya). Sadly for Morgan Tsvangirai Mugabe killed the mans wife, if not the man.

What can the MDC do now? I suppose they should have a go at seeing if there is any link between the accident and Mugabe. If there is proof then that will give them great leverage. However its unlikely they can prove anything. So what to do. Stay in coalition or leave Mugabe and his henchmen to complete the total destruction of the Zimbabwe. It is tough. Can they work within the Zanu PF Gov system or should they just leave well alone until the end comes for Mugabe. This accident just goes to show how dangerous the coalition is to the MDC. They knew it would be politically risky but I doubt they thought Mugabe would be this brazen this fast.

I give up on predicting when Mugabe will go, give up, die or be killed. He always seems to come out on top. He is a genius in terms of the ability to retain power no matter at what expense.

Here is the best place to go to keep updated on the Zim madness.

The Zimbabwe Situation

Jacks Justice

Alasdair Palmer in the Telegraph picks up on the terrible bill going through Parliament at the minute. It has been heavily attacked by everyone who has spotted the horrendous attack on liberty that it contains within it. (In fact there are lots of attacks like getting rid of juries etc contained in it).

He notes; The Coroner's and Justice Act, making its way through Parliament, contains a genuinely shocking provision that would allow ministers to make an order allowing any personal information to be disclosed to a third party (such as another Government department, or a private company), regardless of whether the information was to be used for a purpose related to that for which it was obtained. Doctors have already voiced concerns that it means that medical records could be disclosed without the patient's consent.

Jack Straw, the Minister of Justice, now says the relevant clause will be abandoned – although he also plans to introduce a new clause with similar effects. The ubiquity of government incompetence may prevent ministers from creating Nineteen Eighty-Four. But it won't stop them trying.

Straw tries to defend the governments general surveillance state approach on his website. He just doesnt get it, which is worring as he is the Sec of State for Justice. What chance do we have!

This Government just sucks. They are just not very bright. In their leap to the future they repeatedly ditch the past including our hard won liberty. But as they say the price of liberty is eternal vigilence. Perhaps its time we fought back like the lady with the green custard who has just been arrested. Mandelson asctually handled that well with humour. Much better than his Andrew Marr performance where he waa back to his true and appallig self.

Potty Peter Paints Picture

What is Hain up to. His Article in the Independant is effectively an attack on Brown. About the only time he makes sense is when noting the polls are dismal for Labour. He is right and articles like his don't help.

He's the Judge and wants a Jury

Former Tory director general and ministerial adviser, Sir Paul Judge, has written in this morning's Sunday Times about Jury Team, the new political party he is launching.

Speaking on the Andrew Marr Show this morning he confirmed that he is no longer a member of he Conservative Party. The premise of this new party is that political parties are a bad thing, since the party machines and whips wield too much power.

Jury Team Proposals:

1.End of the Party Whips
2.Transparent Pay for MPs and MEPs
3.An independent Politicians Complaints Commission
4.Capping donations to political parties
5.Elected Select Committees
6.European Legislation applied appropriately
7.Term limits for MPs and MEPs
8.General elections every five years
9.Referendums as requested by 5% of the electorate
10.Government departments run by a Board
11.Independent publication of Government statistics
12.Applying these principles

I don't mind most of these proposals in fact I support many of them. I can't agree with 7 and am not keen on 9. We shall see how it goes.

Will it take votes in the Euro elections away from the Tories and UKIP. I suspect if they can get this off the ground then it will do. However its a big if.

New Labour, New Vision

Bansky has it right. Do we want to live in this type of society as thats what we are heading for.