Death Dungeons & Taxes

by **Poppy** » 25 Apr 2005, 14:41

Who is Brett Harris? What is the Death Dungeons & Taxes manifesto???

:shock:

See this from BBC News Election 2005 website

by **mr magnolia** » 25 Apr 2005, 16:14

I think he's probably a married man standing on an anti-tax ticket...

but he is standing for a notable seat, according to your link:

"The constituency stretches from Leith along the Firth of Forth taking in the Victorian seaside resort of Portobello with its long sandy beach. In the north west it stretches into the Old Town and the city centre. It is now one of the most attractive urban seats in Britain with historical landmarks such as Edinburgh Castle, St Giles Cathedral, the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the controversial Scottish Parliament building, as well as Arthur's Seat. It takes in the south side of Princes Street with the Princes Street Gardens and the Scott Monument. "

If you read the link you'll see that I've selectively quoted!

by **Poppy** » 25 Apr 2005, 17:23

by **Maria** » 25 Apr 2005, 18:29

by **Poppy** » 25 Apr 2005, 18:55

by **Pal of Porty** » 25 Apr 2005, 23:08

by **bellybabe** » 26 Apr 2005, 08:33

by **Dadaist** » 26 Apr 2005, 13:05

by **mr magnolia** » 26 Apr 2005, 13:08

by **Maria** » 26 Apr 2005, 13:14

by **bellybabe** » 26 Apr 2005, 13:17

by **Maria** » 26 Apr 2005, 13:20

by **mr magnolia** » 26 Apr 2005, 13:23

So is this where we are going to enter into fierce debate about, er, well, something, anyway?

For what it's worth, I think Mr Blair has done a sound political job of leaving an awful lot of people wondering why, on a purely short-term selfish basis, they should vote for anyone else. That's how elections are won.

Sadly, the real moral issues don't really hack it at vote time. How many people will carry their once blazing anger over recent(ish) events in far-away lands into the ballot booth? And once there, how on earth will they decide who to vote for in a first-past-the-post system?

And how will an elected body of anyone at all ever begin to really tackle the issue that may yet make me bitterly regret having chosen to bring magnoliettes into the world?

(and by the way, for some years now I've been expecting peak oil to be 2004 (I can't remember why, but we'll know if that's right in another year or two...)

I don't want to rant too much but on the same theme, why on earth is a city like Edinburgh moving ever closer to reliance upon almost the most unsustainable activity ever invented - airborne global tourism?

by **bellybabe** » 26 Apr 2005, 14:58

by **Poppy** » 26 Apr 2005, 15:07

by **Pal of Porty** » 26 Apr 2005, 16:14

by **portocat** » 27 Apr 2005, 18:37

by **Poppy** » 27 Apr 2005, 18:42

by **portocat** » 28 Apr 2005, 07:41

by **Maria** » 02 May 2005, 10:26

by **Mimpty** » 02 May 2005, 13:42

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