Archive for May, 2007

Good Riddance to Blair – the man who raised hopes only to dash them

Sunday, 13 May 2007

 
When Margaret Thatcher left Downing Street, I never thought that I would ever feel such loathing towards another person.
I rejoiced when I saw Michael Portillo and other overmighty Tories lose their seats in the landslide General Election of 1997.  I truly thought that Tony Blair’s government would usher in a new dawn.
How wrong I was, [...]

Taking the war to the enemy in Iraq

Monday, 7 May 2007

Excellent piece (and video of Javelin launch) by Michael Yon
on how the British Army is taking the fight to the terrorists who spend their time laying IEDs (improvised explosive devices) around Basra to blow up our troops.
Hat-tip to EU Referendum.
But what we really need is a government that is prepared to take to fight to [...]