GE2015 Leaders Debate

On Thursday night 2 April 2015 we watched the cut and thrust of British politics and very quickly realised that there was a lot of similarity between the party leaders and no distinctive winners.

Thursday 2 April 2015
Photo by courtesy of the Manchester Evening News

Me? - No Axe to grind!

Although I have lived in the UK since 1971, I continue as a Dutch and EC National. It was only in the last 15 years that legislation changed to allow me to vote in United Kingdom local (municipal) elections.

As a Christian, I am conscious of a life long duty of care toward those less fortunate and the "Love your 

Neighbour" principle. It is easy to forget that there are many who may not share my/our attitude or commitment.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE is at the heart of our democracy in Europe and needs a thorough review to protect us from bureaucratic excesses...

Proportional Representation {PR} has been around in the Netherlands and has grown organically since the early 1500s. Over several centuries it has been fine tuned in our 200 year old monarchy.

In my next blog(s) I will share with you:

ONE - 8th April 2015, Andrew Neil and the Daily Politics Team will be discussing the role of Christians in modern elections, with Jeff Green from the Christian Party (founded 2005) and Sid Cordle, leader of the Christian Peoples Alliance ( Founded in its present form in 1999, it grew out of a cross-party advocacy group known as the Movement for Christian Democracy. ) 

TWO - From United Republics of the Netherlands to a Kingdom.
THREE - PR and the Dutch States General institutions
FOUR - AngloDutch history as appropriate
FIVE - Is "First-Past-The-Post" gone for good?
SIX - Professional Journalism in the Social Media environment
Seven - The rebalancing and/or separation between state management and spiritual/pastoral care.