24 May 2008

Beckett wades in

Margaret Beckett has waded in to the post Crewe and Nantwich sniping. I'm sure everyone will sit up and take notice (not).

She has said that Gordon Brown needs to change direction if New Labour are to win the next election. Isn't a big part of the problem that New Labour no longer have any direction?

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08 May 2007

Margaret Beckett to "step aside"

According to the Daily Mail, Margaret Beckett is to step aside when Gordon Brown takes over.

What that means is Margaret Beckett is jumping before she is pushed. It will be a good thing for Britain when she is gone. Promoting her as a reward for messing up farm subsidies was a disgrace.

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23 March 2007

Why we need proper Foreign Secretaries

During my feeble attempt at getting on the A List I was interviewed by Nick Hurd MP. I was asked if I could name any Conservative heroes and someone jokingly said "mentioning Douglas Hurd at this point would be a good thing." I replied quite honestly by saying that Douglas Hurd would not have been one of my political heroes, but that he was a real statesman and diplomat, something that we genuinely need as Foreign Secretary and that we have been lacking since New Labour came to power (Straw, Cook and Beckett, whatever other qualities they have are definitely not Statesmen).

The news that 15 British sailors have been abducted by the Iranians brings that issue to the fore. It's at times like this that a really Statesmanlike and diplomatic Foreign Secretary comes into their own.

I have concerns.

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13 March 2007

Margaret Beckett Puts Power over Principle

It is suggested that Margaret Beckett was at the forefront of the anti-trident argument in the Cabinet. Apparently it was quite a spat.

More Junior Ministers have put their principles first, even though their Ministerial position has no direct involvement in that policy. Margaret Beckett chooses to stay as Foreign Secratery, even though she will have to vote in support of a decision which has a huge impact on Foreign policy and which she opposes.

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