Compass: In the Public Interest...

[articul8]

New campaign of Compass and its periphery:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jul/31/public-jury-campaign-feral-elite

Citizens jury in defence of the British public interest? Blah

Signatories are a mixed bag too.

 

[ViolentPanda]

While the idea is appealing, it would be a sop.

 

[smokedout]

The declaration is also signed by Lord Wood, an Oxford don who is a senior adviser to Miliband

Greg Dyke, former director general of the BBC, Caroline Lucas, the only Green MP who is also her party's leader. Labour peer Lady Kennedy, Neal Lawson, a former adviser to Gordon Brown, Guardian columnists Polly Toynbee and Madeleine Bunting, Lord Smith of Clifton, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC

The declaration's main critique of Britain - that power is concentrated in the hands of a small elite

what a bunch of pricks

 

[danny la rouge]

what a bunch of pricks

Your quotes say it all.

 

[articul8]

Some decent types too though - Owen Jones is alright...

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I've got shares in compass. Up or down?

 

[articul8]

down - definitely (which one? political one or turkey twizzlers?)

 

[Maurice Picarda]

I've always liked the idea of an upper house and a monarch chosen by lot. But without the power to amend or veto legislation, this proposed talking shop wouldn't be particularly useful.

 

[Streathamite]

I've got time for Greg Dyke too

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

down - definitely (which one? political one or turkey twizzlers?)

Oh I think its the twizzlers one. I remember being hit by the Oliver factor.

 

[Sue]

Some decent types too though - Owen Jones is alright...

How/why?

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Does anyone else ever get slightly tired of politics stories breathlessly reporting on utterly imaginary campaigns as if there is even the slightest possibility that they might happen?

 

[danny la rouge]

Does anyone else ever get slightly tired of politics stories breathlessly reporting on utterly imaginary campaigns as if there is even the slightest possibility that they might happen?

I'm sure everyone else does.

 

[love detective]

Owen Jones is alright...

glib cunt

 

[articul8]

You reckon? I haven't read his book yet. But his stuff for the blogs is much better than your average punditr

 

[Santino]

At least he voted against AV.

 

[articul8]

believe it or not, I don't think that is the litmus test by which everyone should be judged.

 

[ViolentPanda]

glib cunt

Jones or articul8?