Quote of the day 23rd March 2014
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."
(Nelson Mandela)
(Nelson Mandela)
Nick Herbert on his visit to flood hit areas of Cumbria
Please note that the post below was published more than ten year ago on 21st November 2009 Nick Herbert MP, shadow cabinet member for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, was in Cumbria this morning to see the areas affected by the flooding. He writes on Conservative Home about his visit. Here is an extract. I’ve been in Cumbria today to see the areas affected by the floods. I arrived early in Keswick where I met officials from the Environment Agency. Although the river levels had fallen considerably and homes were no longer flooded, the damage to homes had been done. And the water which had got into houses wasn’t just from the river – it was foul water which had risen from the drains. I talked to fire crews who were pumping flood water back into the river, and discovered that they were from Tyne & Wear and Lancashire. They had been called in at an hours’ notice and had been working on the scene ever since, staying at a local hotel. You cannot fail to be impressed by the
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The thing is the thought of David Cameron retaining the keys does not exactly fill me with glee, ok its the least worst option perhaps, but its hardly a good place to be.
I know the safest way to save the country is to vote tory. But that poses a much more important question - "who should govern britain?" - my answer of course would be "the sovereign british people".
There is perhaps some merit in the saying "you cant create a new system until you have successfully destroyed the old"
thing is a Labour victory in 2015 would be the fast path option to destruction, rather than our current "slow train" route to the bottom. Also it would be a much shorter time window to create a new system, one that's fit for purpose.