English Town Wants To Join Scotland

Whilst the traitors at labour have wet dreams about europe, here's a story which points out how their anti english policies are also causing divisions among locals in Berwick Upon Tweed.

Residents of English town want it to become part of Scotland to get access to better government and public services, it has been claimed.
People in Berwick-upon-Tweed have been polled by their local newspaper and a national TV company.
Both results showed a clear preference for a political move north of the Border.

A referendum for ITV1's Tonight programme saw 1,182 voters in favour of becoming part of Scotland and 775 in favour of staying in England.
The programme, to be screened on Monday, said the poll reflected "concerns" about better services including free personal care for the elderly, better access to new medicines, the absence of upfront university tuition fees, and the promise of free school meals for young children in primary schools.
Former school teacher Barbara Herdman campaigned in the town for a pro-English vote and for a change in how public spending is allocated across the UK.
"I think that Berwick should stay part of England because it's so unfair what is happening at the moment," she said. "The Scots are getting more money than we are. I'm not saying that the Scots should not get what they get, but that we should get the same."


Full story at http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1305733,00.html

Intolerant Ice Cream

I dare not even write the word and it's a subject I normally stay away from on this blog but here we are again reading about somebody receiving death threats because they simply commented on ice cream.




Leading political and religious leaders have condemned death threats against the Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, and his family.
Dr Nazir-Ali was warned that he would not "live long" and would be "sorted out" if he continued to criticise Islam, following his claim that parts of Britain had become "no-go" areas for non-Muslims.
Police have launched inquiries into the phone calls that were made to his home and have put him and his family under police protection with the use of an emergency line. Senior members of the Muslim Council of Britain have written to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, expressing serious concerns at the remarks by Dr Nazir-Ali. The meeting is expected to go ahead later this month, under the auspices of the Muslim-Christian Forum.
Relations between the two faiths became strained after the bishop argued that there had been attempts to "impose an Islamic" character on certain areas, for example by amplifying the call to prayer from mosques.
Last night David Davis, the shadow home secretary, condemned the threats as an attack on free speech, saying: "Whether you agree with the bishop or not, he has the absolute right to say what he said.
"The ability of all faiths to flourish in Britain is based on our fundamental tradition of free speech. Anyone who attacks this is not serving the interests of either British society or the Muslim faith."
Hazel Blears, the Communities Secretary, who attacked the bishop for his remarks, declined to comment.
Ibrahim Mogra, chairman of the Muslim Council of Britain's inter-faith committee, had also been critical of Dr Nazir-Ali, but he condemned the threats as "totally unacceptable".
While many of the bishop's colleagues have tried to distance themselves from his remarks, the Bishop of Winchester, the Rt Rev Michael Scott-Joynt was alarmed by the threats. "I am extremely concerned for my friend and colleague," he said.
"There is no place for threats in our public life. Whatever anybody says in public life the response should be argument, not threat. That is the proper response and always has been in Christianity and within the law."
A spokesman for Dr Williams said: "This is totally wrong and utterly inappropriate."
Canon Tony Smith, the bishop's chaplain, said that messages of support sent to Dr Nazir-Ali following his article in The Sunday Telegraph had far outnumbered those disagreeing with him.

This blogsite officially supports free speech !

Full story at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/03/nislam103.xml