Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Showing posts with label Dennis Skinner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dennis Skinner. Show all posts

Sunday, April 17, 2016

British Lawmaker Calls David Cameron ‘Dodgy,’ Is Tossed From Parliament

Ongoing fallout from the recent Panama Papers leak got one longtime British lawmaker so heated Monday he was thrown out of Parliament for the fiery words he directed at Prime Minister David Cameron.

Referencing revelations that Cameron benefitted financially from his late father’s offshore investments, which were revealed in the leak, Labour Member of Parliament Dennis Skinner dubbed Cameron “Dodgy Dave.”

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