en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/892405 Comments by Chris http://conservativehome.blogs.com/platform/2012/09/john-baron-mp-why-is-the-prime-minister-taking-so-long-to-answer-our-european-referendum-letter.html#IDComment440572965 "why vote UKIP when a major party will definitely deliver a referendum?" Last time around we had a 'cast iron guarantee' of a referendum. That's why. And not just from the Conservatives. The Lib Dems and Labour promised one as well. The voting public simply don't trust politicians to deliver on their promises any more and that is why smaller parties are gaining more and more support. If Cameron promised one now, who could honestly believe him? Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:31:23 +0000 http://conservativehome.blogs.com/platform/2012/09/john-baron-mp-why-is-the-prime-minister-taking-so-long-to-answer-our-european-referendum-letter.html#IDComment440572965 http://conservativehome.blogs.com/parliament/2012/08/when-should-the-corby-by-election-be-held.html#IDComment416397818 Thanks for clarifying. I have to say I wholly disagree with this system! Mon, 6 Aug 2012 13:13:50 +0000 http://conservativehome.blogs.com/parliament/2012/08/when-should-the-corby-by-election-be-held.html#IDComment416397818 http://conservativehome.blogs.com/parliament/2012/08/when-should-the-corby-by-election-be-held.html#IDComment416379980 Surely the date shouldn't be decided along party political lines? Is there not an independent body that arranges this sort of thing? Mon, 6 Aug 2012 12:44:21 +0000 http://conservativehome.blogs.com/parliament/2012/08/when-should-the-corby-by-election-be-held.html#IDComment416379980 http://conservativehome.blogs.com/thetorydiary/2012/07/if-cameron-is-against-leaving-the-eu-in-all-circumstances-what-will-he-do-if-renegotiation-doesnt-wo.html#IDComment404922684 So with Dave, Ed and Nick all having made their positions clear, I've only one thing to say to Eurosceptics reading this page: UKIP is now the only party that represents you. Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:43:34 +0000 http://conservativehome.blogs.com/thetorydiary/2012/07/if-cameron-is-against-leaving-the-eu-in-all-circumstances-what-will-he-do-if-renegotiation-doesnt-wo.html#IDComment404922684 http://conservativehome.blogs.com/localgovernment/2012/07/kingston-lib-dems-accused-of-running-homophobic-campaign.html#IDComment396663325 How patently absurd. I suppose it's homophobic to have a straight road? To give a straight answer? To campaign for five straight days? To sail through the Straight of Hormuz? To drink my whisky straight? They're either far too easily offended or grammatically challenged. Fri, 6 Jul 2012 09:25:10 +0000 http://conservativehome.blogs.com/localgovernment/2012/07/kingston-lib-dems-accused-of-running-homophobic-campaign.html#IDComment396663325 http://conservativehome.blogs.com/thecolumnists/2012/04/nadine-dorries-mp-cameron-and-osborne-are-not-doing-enough-to-discourage-britains-brighest-and-best-.html#IDComment339592960 Out of interest, which did you disagree with? Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:18:11 +0000 http://conservativehome.blogs.com/thecolumnists/2012/04/nadine-dorries-mp-cameron-and-osborne-are-not-doing-enough-to-discourage-britains-brighest-and-best-.html#IDComment339592960 http://chromeossite.com/2010/11/30/google-chrome-os-for-business/#IDComment113096566 In all fairness, some of these administrators could find new jobs at the Google server centres all over the world! Wed, 1 Dec 2010 10:04:53 +0000 http://chromeossite.com/2010/11/30/google-chrome-os-for-business/#IDComment113096566 http://www.indhome.com/2010/11/intransigent-mon-derriere/#IDComment110627244 Short, sweet, says it all. Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:32:57 +0000 http://www.indhome.com/2010/11/intransigent-mon-derriere/#IDComment110627244 http://chromeossite.com/2010/11/16/many-frustrated-as-chrome-os-slips-deadline/#IDComment110618793 People who want a cloud-based OS but can't be bothered to wait for Chrome OS should simply buy a netbook and install Jolicloud on to it. Perhaps such a trend might prompt Google in to getting a bloody move on. Creating anticipation is one thing, but frustrating potential customers is not good for business. Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:18:30 +0000 http://chromeossite.com/2010/11/16/many-frustrated-as-chrome-os-slips-deadline/#IDComment110618793 http://www.indhome.com/2010/06/ethnic-minorities-only-for-bristol-council-job/#IDComment78271072 Now that's racism if ever I saw it. Wed, 2 Jun 2010 21:44:49 +0000 http://www.indhome.com/2010/06/ethnic-minorities-only-for-bristol-council-job/#IDComment78271072 http://www.freshpolitics.co.uk/politics/uk/17/05/ukip-free-membership#IDComment76040317 And what is it about UKIP that you find so offensive, exactly? We are non-racist, we want to bring back democracy, and every single person in the UK would be financially better off if we left the EU. What can you possibly hate? Tue, 18 May 2010 17:41:30 +0000 http://www.freshpolitics.co.uk/politics/uk/17/05/ukip-free-membership#IDComment76040317 http://www.indhome.com/2010/02/human-rights-criminals-and-sanctions/#IDComment66041657 But then if we find that we are still bound by this, and it is to our detriment, then we can leave the council too, or simply refuse to be bound by legislation from outside of our own parliament. There is very little that they can do other than 'condemn our actions', which - let's face it - means nothing. Mon, 5 Apr 2010 13:14:27 +0000 http://www.indhome.com/2010/02/human-rights-criminals-and-sanctions/#IDComment66041657 http://www.indhome.com/2010/04/chris-grayling-right-or-wrong/#IDComment66040618 An excellently written article, and I agree with every word of it. At the end of the day, if a business has a reputation for being homophobic, they will lose custom, and so it is to their own detriment. The forces of the free market will prevent such prejudices taking place; it is not the place of government or legislation to intervene. The law is simply too blunt an instrument to use on such a delicate issue. Mon, 5 Apr 2010 13:03:59 +0000 http://www.indhome.com/2010/04/chris-grayling-right-or-wrong/#IDComment66040618 http://www.indhome.com/2010/03/labour-strikes-back/#IDComment65535038 This will probably harm Labour more than it benefits them - I personally am glad that Gordon Brown has made such an idiotic move. Tony Blair was not popular by and means - in fact he resigned due to public pressure. As far as I'm concerned, anything that damages the other parties is good for us, so I welcome this move. Fri, 2 Apr 2010 10:46:29 +0000 http://www.indhome.com/2010/03/labour-strikes-back/#IDComment65535038 http://www.indhome.com/2010/03/darling-stop-messing-up-our-country/#IDComment64980861 I agree - as harsh as it sounds, universities need to be elitist establishments. Otherwise the value of a UK degree drops and it makes it harder to gain employment. A lot of people simply can't afford to pay off their student loans and the whole thing is a sorry mess. Those who really have the drive to go to university will generally have the drive to work hard to pay off their student debts, those who go for laughs won't. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:43:18 +0000 http://www.indhome.com/2010/03/darling-stop-messing-up-our-country/#IDComment64980861 http://www.indhome.com/2010/03/ukip-full-manifesto/#IDComment64791854 This makes an excellent read. What makes the UKIP manifesto unique is the fact that, as was pointed out to me at a recent meeting, every single policy was written by an expert in the subject. It was not written by politicians, and thus has no underlying agenda. The entire thing makes complete coherent sense because it was written by people who know what they are talking about. Even if you are not a UKIP supporter, it is well worth a read - just so you know what you're up against. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:17:06 +0000 http://www.indhome.com/2010/03/ukip-full-manifesto/#IDComment64791854 http://www.indhome.com/2010/03/kfc-goes-%e2%80%98halal%e2%80%99/#IDComment64784069 Your point is valid, and I am sure that KFC will soon see sense. But it still angers me somewhat that KFC felt the need to remove bacon from their menu, as it said in the article, "to avoid offending Muslim customers." Surely the more reasonable approach would be to leave the bacon on offer to those customers who do not wish to eat Halal and simply provide information on the menu to inform those who do that there is bacon in it. It's not so much the action as the fact that they felt the need to take it. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:57:33 +0000 http://www.indhome.com/2010/03/kfc-goes-%e2%80%98halal%e2%80%99/#IDComment64784069 http://www.indhome.com/2010/03/election-watch-13/#IDComment64783618 I've always found the Greens to be a bit of a joke, personally. Fair enough, if a party feels strongly about the environment, they can include environmental measures in their manifesto. But it is absolutely ludicrous to base an entire political party around the desire to 'save the environment', and it astounds me that they have received any votes at all, let alone taken a council seat. Surely political competence ought to come before green issues. As yet there is no concrete evidence that climate change is even a legitimate theory; what a pity for the Greens if it all suddenly gets disproved. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:52:07 +0000 http://www.indhome.com/2010/03/election-watch-13/#IDComment64783618 http://www.indhome.com/2010/03/restoring-britishness/#IDComment63903174 Toque, the sensible option would then be to change the channel while those representing the other countries in the UK do their bit, then switch back over when the English part is on. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:48:28 +0000 http://www.indhome.com/2010/03/restoring-britishness/#IDComment63903174 http://www.indhome.com/2010/03/eu-hurdle-prevents-meow-meow-ban/#IDComment63876028 It's despicable that we can't even make a substance illegal without the say-so of the bureaucrats in Brussels. It has been proven to be as dangerous as many illegal drugs in the UK and the fact that it is available legally sends out the message to young people that it is safer. The EU has no right to dictate which substances should and should not be illegal in Britain. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:07:41 +0000 http://www.indhome.com/2010/03/eu-hurdle-prevents-meow-meow-ban/#IDComment63876028