Turned Out Nice Again Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 What has Stephen Lawrence's mother done to merit a life peerage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richc Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 The Labour Party has exactly zero connection to the British working class. The people in charge of the party aren't working class, and they aren't even British. They're just a different faction of the elite looking for votes, and they've decided that people who actually work for a living represent a shrinking market, whereas their new constituency of non-British ethnic voters will soon provide a lock on a parliamentary majority (due in no small part to Labour's lax immigration policies). Baroness Lawrence will make an excellent standard bearer for Labour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 What has Stephen Lawrence's mother done to merit a life peerage? Yep, got to agree this is a WTF? Are we really handing out peerages on the basis of family connections to someone who was murdered? Looks like a cynical vote grabbing exercise by Labour to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermaus Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Labour are all but guaranteed the ethnic minority vote anyway, what's the point of this stunt exactly? What a joke. She's a hypocrite too, president of UAF who speaks out against violence. yeah alright love, like they're any different to the EDL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hectors House Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 About time the Lords was scrapped and the honours system overhauled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronyx Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Because dead son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Posted on another thread: Interesting blog: The murder of Stephen Lawrence and the strange case of the missing Wikipedia entries In modern Britain it seems there are racist killings, and racist killings. And some are deemed very important. And some are “non-notable" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eight Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Posted on another thread: Interesting blog: The murder of Stephen Lawrence and the strange case of the missing Wikipedia entries In modern Britain it seems there are racist killings, and racist killings. And some are deemed very important. And some are “non-notable" The murder of Mary Ann Leneghan, referenced in that article, is for me one of the most shocking criminal acts ever committed in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 This is a Scottish case that was massively underreported. The Bbc even admitted it after the fact. If you want details of what actually happened to this poor lad have a Google. Be warned - its not pleasant reading. But if you do imagine this crime had been committed by a group of white blokes on a young black kid. And then imagine just how many panorama specials and years of stories and updates we would hear on the case. Total double standards. Kriss Donald murder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 The murder of Mary Ann Leneghan, referenced in that article, is for me one of the most shocking criminal acts ever committed in this country. +1 I still can't understand how no-one called the police when they were at that small hotel in Reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executive Sadman Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 In her defence, she hasnt said 'go forth and riot, black people' which seems to be the line the race baiters in america take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 only white people can be racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 only white people can be racist. And bloo people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ayatollah Buggeri Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 In her defence, she hasnt said 'go forth and riot, black people' which seems to be the line the race baiters in america take. Accepted, but even so, refraining from inciting mass criminality has not, thus far, been considered grounds for awarding a peerage. Labour are all but guaranteed the ethnic minority vote anyway, what's the point of this stunt exactly? Presumably an attempt to chip away at that monopoly, using a similar strategy to that of Cameron's championing of gay weddings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okaycuckoo Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I guess this woman has a lot of dignity and has campaigned on principle for a long time. So why not allow some power to a decent person, instead of some ego boink who will sell his vote to the bankers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormymonday_2011 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I think Oliver Cromwell is the only person who has got reform of the House of Lords right. He simply abolished it. The reason given was that the institution was 'useless and dangerous'. I see no reason to revise that judgement. Sadly, the Lords returned with all the other panoply of privilege and patronage when the monarchy was restored in 1660. The fact the Labour Party appear as keen as the Tories to use it to reward their political chums tells you all you need to know about their principles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okaycuckoo Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I think Oliver Cromwell is the only person who has got reform of the House of Lords right. He simply abolished it. The reason given was that the institution was 'useless and dangerous'. I see no reason to revise that judgement. Sadly, the Lords returned with all the other panoply of privilege and patronage when the monarchy was restored in 1660. Other states are proposing abolition of their upper houses. Not sure what to make of it. Danger is that bought-and-paid-for professional politicians will be unchecked in pushing the rentier agenda. We've seen the destruction of unions, and are now seeing the destruction of judicial authority, so it adds up to a slam dunk for authoritarianism. Rents beat wages, and profits go with the flow. It wouldn't be a disaster if people had an alternative. But the monopoly on debt money makes that impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmonitor Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 It has cost the country 50 million plus. Police corruption appears to be the difference that makes this one special. Meanwhile I doubt 1 million has been spent looking into the case of the young white guy who was kidnapped by an Asian gang and murdered for racist reasons only. It must be difficult for the parents of other victims that Mrs Lawrence is the special one. But it is difficult in our Society to question the time and effort on one case, when you can have the racist card played on you. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2312017/Stephen-Lawrence-Drop-hunt-Stephens-killers-Friend-ran-Lawrence-murder-scene-says-money-spent-trying-solve-case.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormymonday_2011 Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 It has cost the country 50 million plus. Police corruption appears to be the difference that makes this one special. Meanwhile I doubt 1 million has been spent looking into the case of the young white guy who was kidnapped by an Asian gang and murdered for racist reasons only. It must be difficult for the parents of other victims that Mrs Lawrence is the special one. But it is difficult in our Society to question the time and effort on one case, when you can have the racist card played on you. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2312017/Stephen-Lawrence-Drop-hunt-Stephens-killers-Friend-ran-Lawrence-murder-scene-says-money-spent-trying-solve-case.html Black mothers having their sons murdered in London is not that unsual. the main difference is that the perpetrator of the crime is usually also black (hardly surprising as most people are killed by people who they know in their own peer group) and that the bereaved parents do not get a shoe in to the Lords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Frankly she is probably more deserving than a load of people that just gave a big bung to one party or another! Still, I'd like to Lord Pin of Gurt Clodney! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheBlueCat Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 I guess this woman has a lot of dignity and has campaigned on principle for a long time. So why not allow some power to a decent person, instead of some ego boink who will sell his vote to the bankers? Agreed. It's no bad thing having a peer that knows what a lying bunch of sh1ts the police can be when it suits them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porca misèria Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 What has Stephen Lawrence's mother done to merit a life peerage? She's spent many years campaigning on issues arising from the death of her son. And whether you agree with her or not[1], she has a track record as an effective campaigner who has achieved some important goals. Looks to me like a lot more than many of their Lordships have done. But I notice some commentators saying she'll be a voice of the common people there. Erm, nope. She'll be like the rest of them, a voice of Londoners, with no insight into life in the rest of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheBlueCat Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 She's spent many years campaigning on issues arising from the death of her son. And whether you agree with her or not[1], she has a track record as an effective campaigner who has achieved some important goals. Looks to me like a lot more than many of their Lordships have done. But I notice some commentators saying she'll be a voice of the common people there. Erm, nope. She'll be like the rest of them, a voice of Londoners, with no insight into life in the rest of the country. Oh, and the Tories have Helen Newlove of course so it's not like there isn't a precedent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Newlove,_Baroness_Newlove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R K Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 What has Stephen Lawrence's mother done to merit a life peerage? Is the answer not given cash to the Tory party? That alone ought to merit a seat in the Lords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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