tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post2035560544659778283..comments2024-03-28T13:48:13.606+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Spending £90 Million To Make Things Worse…JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-55097762251207723112009-03-11T06:07:00.000+00:002009-03-11T06:07:00.000+00:00Whoops, was supposed to post that on a previous en...Whoops, was supposed to post that on a previous entry! I was wondering why the other comments didn't seem to make sense.<BR/><BR/>Doh, sorry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-69549518761310361482009-03-11T05:59:00.000+00:002009-03-11T05:59:00.000+00:00So is their policy to encourage islamofascists to ...So is their policy to encourage islamofascists to disparage soldiers in Luton, for instance, in the hope that they'll be able to vent so much anger that they'll not set themselves on fire and then crash into an airport?<BR/><BR/>Good plan!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-61827688452506947232009-03-10T20:08:00.000+00:002009-03-10T20:08:00.000+00:00Cack, I posted this on the wrong bit, damn you bir...Cack, I posted this on the wrong bit, damn you bird, you can have it twice.<BR/>Slappity Slap Slap Slap.<BR/>http://andtherewasmethinking.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/not-getting-much-reading-done/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-1908854291438205292009-03-10T17:32:00.000+00:002009-03-10T17:32:00.000+00:00"A feature, not a bug."Undoubtedly!<I>"A feature, not a bug."</I><BR/><BR/>Undoubtedly!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-4985418105441003472009-03-10T14:53:00.000+00:002009-03-10T14:53:00.000+00:00MWAs you so rightly point out, Work Foundation qua...MW<BR/><BR/>As you so rightly point out, Work Foundation qualifies as a fake charity - I should have checked! I also agree that Policy Exchange undertakes some valuable studies. <BR/><BR/>However, from a BBC perspective, any organisation which doesn't automatically buy into - or research into the preferences of - the <I>bien pensant</I> agenda is "right wing". Feet to the fire, I would also categorise it as "right wing" (but not excessively so) since its recommendations tend to err on the side of the market and individual responsibility. OTOH I notice from its <A HREF="http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/about/" REL="nofollow">website</A> that PE has been praised by Oliver Letwin: maybe I'm wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-16622492472638109042009-03-10T13:38:00.000+00:002009-03-10T13:38:00.000+00:00Agreed.Just two points to make:1. Will Hutton's Wo...Agreed.<BR/><BR/>Just two points to make:<BR/><BR/>1. Will Hutton's Work Foundation is a bona fide fakecharity, it gets £5 million a year from various departments.<BR/><BR/>2. Policy Exchange is pretty middle of the road as think tanks go, most of what they publish seems eminently sensible (or at least thought provoking) and well researched.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-27524514796979280232009-03-10T12:32:00.000+00:002009-03-10T12:32:00.000+00:00Letters From A Tory said... Having read 'Cameron o...Letters From A Tory said... <BR/>Having read 'Cameron on Cameron' recently, I'm glad that DC is unimpressed by multiculturalism and can see it for what it is - political posturing by the Labour Party to get themselves more votes<BR/><BR/><BR/>I hope you're right about this.<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid you aren't right, though, given how much he thinks of Baroness Warsi and his abject failure to follow through on any cultural promise, policy announcement, or pledge so far.North Northwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990919627286136085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-43306687974655113772009-03-10T11:53:00.000+00:002009-03-10T11:53:00.000+00:00"The Government is "underwriting the very Islamist..."The Government is "underwriting the very Islamist ideology which spawns an illiberal, intolerant and anti-western world view" the report says."<BR/><BR/>A feature, not a bug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-70822707695122386972009-03-10T11:10:00.000+00:002009-03-10T11:10:00.000+00:00BTW Policy Exchange - according to BBC's Today pro...BTW Policy Exchange - according to BBC's Today programme yesterday re its report on litter - is a "right-wing" think tank, which indeed it is. However, Today never tells us that, for instance, the Work Foundation (CEO and serial pundit - Will Hutton) is, effectively, a left-wing outfit nor that the endless stream of "independent" pressure groups (eg ASH, Alcohol Concern) on whose bandwagons the BBC can't wait to climb, are fake charities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-5652056752257201072009-03-10T09:58:00.000+00:002009-03-10T09:58:00.000+00:00Having read 'Cameron on Cameron' recently, I'm gla...Having read 'Cameron on Cameron' recently, I'm glad that DC is unimpressed by multiculturalism and can see it for what it is - political posturing by the Labour Party to get themselves more votes.Letters From A Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612766550608940053noreply@blogger.com