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Phillip Hammond new UK Defence Secretary; best-man business cards sinks Fox
Britain’s Defence Secretary Liam Fox has resigned after a week of pressure over his working relationship with friend and self-styled adviser Adam Werritty. Mr Fox was being investigated amid claims he broke the ministerial code. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesanother new man,
Oct 14th, 2011 - 10:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0soon we will see if this man is as good, better or worse,
time will tell .
I remember a few days ago Liam fox “vows to keep the Falklands British”
Oct 14th, 2011 - 11:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And today Liam Fox resigns under pressure from Cameron. How are you going to do that now big mouth?
Enjoy retirement.
And the new man will vow the same - so your point is ?
Oct 15th, 2011 - 02:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0Fox resigning does not change the UK government policy on The Falklands.
Oct 15th, 2011 - 09:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0Of course, they use Malvinas as an excuse to cover up British scandals for a while until blows wide open.
Oct 15th, 2011 - 03:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Is he going to retire in Thailand like Coldhoyt?
Is he taking his boyfriend Adam Werritty with him? :-)))
“Malvinas as an excuse”
Oct 15th, 2011 - 03:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The islands are hardly even reported in the UK.
Marcos0 defending the Falkands and the rights of the people of the Islands has been- and remains - standard Policy of ALL British Governments - what is your question about?
Oct 15th, 2011 - 04:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As Zethee says the Islands are rarely reported on in UK itslef - no need for it - policy is undersrtood and accepted.
Marcos Alejandro
Oct 15th, 2011 - 05:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You and your fellow argentine bloggers are nothing but envious and jealous of the British,
You always condemn what you do not understand, and indoctrinated bloggers do not understand,
You are [deep down] ashamed of your own government, who promises you the Falklands, but give you nothing but corruption,
Deep down you hate her, because she is not only embarrassing you guys, but she has tied your hands and feet, there is nothing you can do,
She promised to talk, and that’s just what she is doing talking,,
You oddballs got the wrong end of the stick; you thought she would fight,
Surprise surprise, talk, is all you are going to get, you Argies might even get a bacon sandwich if you crawl enough, but you will never get the Falklands,
Another nail, laugh laugh .
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Well, there we have it!
Oct 15th, 2011 - 08:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As predicted.
Not a hint of corruption, but impropriety is sufficient in the UK for the removal of a politician.
If only the rest of the world - and especially South America, and especially Brasil - would act with such despatch and effectiveness when one (or more, or all) of their own politicians did something wrong.
9- “Not a hint of corruption”
Oct 15th, 2011 - 11:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Excuse me for a second Goeff... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA suuuuuuuuuuuure.
Good old geoffrey hes always good for a laugh.The French have always had fun with the propensity of the English elite for homosexuality.But will this guy be the last defence minister of the “United Kingdom”.In a Mirror poll today Scotland would vote 49 to 37 for indepence with 14% undecided.So mwhat will happen then to the North of Ireland,Wales and eventually the Malvinas?
Oct 15th, 2011 - 11:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0O gara being silly again.
Oct 16th, 2011 - 08:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0I like the endearment “Good old Geoffrey”
Oct 16th, 2011 - 12:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But I think both Marcos and O'G should be able to distinguish between
CORRUPTION :
(”Political corruption is the abuse of public power, office, or resources by elected government officials *for personal gain*,
e.g. by extortion, soliciting or offering bribes.
It can also take the form of office holders maintaining themselves in office by purchasing votes by enacting laws which use taxpayer money.
SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION:
the complete subversion of a political or economic system (‘Like in Brasil’. my words).
Governmental corruption of judiciary is broadly known in many transitional and developing countries because the budget is almost completely controlled by the executive. The latter undermines the separation of powers, as it creates a critical financial dependence of the judiciary. The proper national wealth distribution including the government spending on the judiciary is subject of the constitutional economics. It is important to distinguish between the two methods of corruption of the judiciary: the government (through budget planning and various privileges), and the private sector. ”) Wiki.
and IMPROPRIETY:
(“a failure to observe standards or show due honesty or modesty; improper language, behavior, or character”). Wiki.
(13) GeoffWard
Oct 16th, 2011 - 02:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What is it you call it….? ”SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION”...? You mean like this?...:
http://www.eurasiareview.com/15102011-liam-fox-resignation-business-state-corruption-is-endemic-in-democratic-government-oped/
Or this?
http://www.eurasiareview.com/15102011-liam-fox-resignation-business-state-corruption-is-endemic-in-democratic-government-oped/
Chuckle chuckle®
The Great British Soap Opera
Oct 16th, 2011 - 05:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Love letters beteween Corrupt British Officials:
Liam Fox's resignation letter
Dear David,
I am very sorry for this...
Yours ever, Liam
David Cameron's response
Dear Liam,
Thank you for your letter.
I understand your reasons for deciding to resign as defence secretary, although I am very sorry to see you go.
You have done a superb job in the 17 months since the election...
Yours ever, David
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/14/liam-fox-resignation-letter
In the next episode, the Conservative Party, secret lover Adam Werritty and the Israeli intelligence service Mossad.
The great argentine Soap Opera
Oct 16th, 2011 - 05:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Love letters between , corrupt argentine Officials
Shall we go there????????????
Unfortunately it would take most of the brit bloggers years to list all argentine corruption,.
To condemn others is fine,
But please not over an even more corrupt society like coruptatina .argentine
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I have read you links, Think, and I am totally underwhelmed:
Oct 16th, 2011 - 06:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Link 1: ‘Liam Fox Resignation: Business-State ‘Corruption’ Is Endemic In Democratic Government.’
By Dr. Abdul Wahid in New Civilisation, an Islamist magazine. He is chairman of the UK-executive committee of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Britain.
[Note: The Editor refused to call these friendships corruption, preferring ‘Corruption’ because he had no evidence that the people were corrupt, thereby avoiding litigation.]
Synopsis:
The politician has a friend who was part-retained by some people who liked the USA and Israel, one of whom has a father who supplies defence equipment and chairs the British-Israeli Communications & Research Centre.
The politician’s friend has two other friends – one is head of an investment company, the other used to work for Goldman Sachs. Some of the Tory politician’s friend’s friends donate to the Conservative Party.
This is a ‘Non-article’.
Link 2:‘The merchants of war and corruption behind the Liam Fox scandal’
By Lindsey German, Stop the War Coalition
[Note: “Who is brave enough to say “In between plotting corrupt deals, Liam Fox loves to get behind mass murdering weapons”?” phrased as a question, to avoid litigation.]
Synopsis:
The politician used the US-UK 'special relationship' for promoting business, military and economic interests.
His friend ran Atlantic Bridge, a now-defunct think tank to strengthen the special relationship; run by his friend; patron: Margaret Thatcher; advisory board: George Osborne, William Hague and Michael Gove. His friend was an ‘asset’; he toured the world meeting businessmen and setting up deals similar to (but much smaller than) the armaments sale that Thatcher brokered with Saudi Arabia.
BUT, the politician’s friend used an unregistered business card – a common, but unofficial ‘back-corridor’ device designed to distance the official Government from sensitive defence-related contacts.
This is polemicised knocking-copy.
Typical of Think, but unworthy
(17) GeoffWard
Oct 16th, 2011 - 07:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Your comment just proves what the “British Libel Legislation” is being used to protect the corrupt, degenerated warmongers in the British political system.......
You call my links about the corrupt warmongering British government for “Non-articles”…..
What do you call those then?
“Non-People”………….?
http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/A5A933A7-AC11-4C2A-B6CF-E3839D4FC20F/0/opherrick_casualties_stats_up_15Sep2011.pdf
http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/A5A933A7-AC11-4C2A-B6CF-E3839D4FC20F/0/opherrick_casualties_stats_up_15Sep2011.pdf
Interesting pictures of this corrupt British official and his special adviser around the globe, war is a good bussiness, bloody bastards.
Oct 16th, 2011 - 08:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“In pictures: Dr Liam Fox and his unofficial ”adviser“ Adam Werrity”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/uknews/8827593/In-pictures-Dr-Liam-Fox-and-his-unofficial-adviser-Adam-Werrity.html
Think,
Oct 16th, 2011 - 09:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I believe you would fare better if you used more authoritative and less partisan articles - you are displaying imbalance and using puff articles to validate your imbalance.
And I don't appreciate you using the list of war-dead to validate your use of the term 'Non-People'.
You are a little sick.
(21) GeoffWard
Oct 17th, 2011 - 03:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0If by partisan and imbalanced you mean exposing “Fat Cats” like Mr. Liam Fox and his “Best Mate”…….. Yes, I’m imbalanced and partisan.
If by sick you mean don’t letting those “Fat Cats” sending young people to die for war profiteering…… Yes I’m sick......., I’m very sick.
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