WorKid wrote:@Beano
No, as it literally concentrates the power in one man (let's face it, it will be a man), with a 4-year term and virtually no way of removing them.
And also, the public are fucking stupid and will elect - for example - a man in a monkey suit who promises free bananas for the kids, and that bloke off've Have I Got News For You.
Mod74 wrote:I'm not sure London is a great example, nor Doncaster where they elected an English Democrat mayor.
Andy Coulson held shares in News Corporation while he worked in Downing Street as a senior adviser to the Prime Minister, it has been claimed.
As a special adviser and civil servant, Mr Coulson would have had to declare the shareholding to the Cabinet Secretary Gus O’Donnell, now Lord O’ Donnell, when he moved into Downing Street in 2010.
When was the last time the government had a good week? Perhaps Cameron's veto at Europe? Which in reality wasn't really a veto made by us it was more like Europe vetoing us and going about their business.A spokesman for the Cabinet Office said: “On appointment, Andy Coulson complied with recruitment processes, including declaration of any interests to the Cabinet Office.â€She refused to say whether or not Mr Coulson had reported the shareholding.
I_R wrote:it might in some place like Liverpool with the right person.
XTC_NRG_4_DARKRAVER wrote:
Hai. Yep - did a 6yr stint at City Hall, worked for Ken for around 4, and Boris for about 2.beano wrote:Yeah I think @rockissponge did?
I am deeply moved by the announcement made a short while ago that President Obama has gone back to his original position in 1996 and come out publicly in support of same-sex marriage. It may seem like a risky move, but the majority of Americans already support the equal rights of gays and lesbians to marry. Public opinion has completely flipped since 2004. It's been a faster change than anyone could have predicted. But the older generation with their anti-gay views are replaced with a younger generation who are not as rigid, hate-filled, frightened, and bigoted as many of their elders. Hate to have to put it that way, but that's the truth. It's why we were able to have an African American president, and it's why I believe, in spite of all other proof to the contrary, things WILL get better in this country.
One other point: One reason the majority's opinion on this issue has changed is due, in large part, to the many of our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters who have taken the risk and come out of the closet. By doing so to their friends, family, neighbors, classmates and co-workers, they have forced people to deal with them as human beings. It is much harder to hate when that gay person is your son, that lesbian is your aunt, that homosexual is the person who covers for you on the job when you've got a sick kid, and that gay couple next door have the best-kept yard on the block (I'm not saying they're better at gardening, i'm just saying, they're neighbors, like anyone else). So, the more people said they were gay, the faster that fear and hate peeled away.
To all of our gay and lesbian citizens who have had to suffer for far to long in this "land of the free," thank you (and President Obama) for making us a true home of the brave.
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