Comments on: “The Plan: 12 months to renew Britain” by Daniel Hannan MEP and Douglas Carswell MP http://www.boris-johnson.com/2008/10/10/the-plan-12-months-to-renew-britain-by-daniel-hannan-mep-and-douglas-carswell-mp/ Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:24:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Deb Daniels http://www.boris-johnson.com/2008/10/10/the-plan-12-months-to-renew-britain-by-daniel-hannan-mep-and-douglas-carswell-mp/comment-page-1/#comment-25146 Deb Daniels Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:44:48 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=503#comment-25146 I have just downloaded the book for a fiver off Lulu It is spectacularly good - it reads like Daniel's speeches - dicisive and crystal clear I do not agree with every word eg 1. getting rid of PACE - the thinking copper accepts that police interview techniques before PACE were an affront to the very idea that a person was innocent until proven guilty - too many bully boys in the police even today! 2. local authorities are not a great intstitution - the reason they had more control imposed was precisely because they were useless with money and corrupt - remember the scandels!Perhaps we need parish councils back so every group of about 3000 people has representation and their reps know most of their voters by sight and many by name? 3. As a solicitor I can see the writers do not entirely understand the judiciary and use some examples that are not representative of the whole in order to make a dubious point so be wary very wary of this However on the wider issues, the book has much to commend it For a fiver it makes an excellent and stimulating read I have just downloaded the book for a fiver off Lulu

It is spectacularly good – it reads like Daniel’s speeches – dicisive and crystal clear

I do not agree with every word eg
1. getting rid of PACE – the thinking copper accepts that police interview techniques before PACE were an affront to the very idea that a person was innocent until proven guilty – too many bully boys in the police even today!
2. local authorities are not a great intstitution – the reason they had more control imposed was precisely because they were useless with money and corrupt – remember the scandels!Perhaps we need parish councils back so every group of about 3000 people has representation and their reps know most of their voters by sight and many by name?
3. As a solicitor I can see the writers do not entirely understand the judiciary and use some examples that are not representative of the whole in order to make a dubious point so be wary very wary of this

However on the wider issues, the book has much to commend it

For a fiver it makes an excellent and stimulating read

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]]> By: Gill http://www.boris-johnson.com/2008/10/10/the-plan-12-months-to-renew-britain-by-daniel-hannan-mep-and-douglas-carswell-mp/comment-page-1/#comment-22436 Gill Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:06:50 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=503#comment-22436 Well, FHE, you are doing better at the speed reading test than I. Give me a clue: which answers did it miss and why? Well, FHE, you are doing better at the speed reading test than I. Give me a clue: which answers did it miss and why?

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]]> By: F Hugh Eveleigh http://www.boris-johnson.com/2008/10/10/the-plan-12-months-to-renew-britain-by-daniel-hannan-mep-and-douglas-carswell-mp/comment-page-1/#comment-22435 F Hugh Eveleigh Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:21:41 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=503#comment-22435 I finished Carswell and Hannan's The Plan: ... this morning and am so excited by its reasoning that I daren't have any other stimulant today. The book is a wonderful expose of what is wrong with Britain today and more importantly it offers all (or most) of the answers in how to put it right. If a new government would only take this as a manifesto, Britain would rise phoenix-like from the ashes of top down bureaucracy, inefficiency and lack of accountability and become an exciting and truly democratic nation again. And the great joy is that it can be done - in a year! I finished Carswell and Hannan’s The Plan: … this morning and am so excited by its reasoning that I daren’t have any other stimulant today. The book is a wonderful expose of what is wrong with Britain today and more importantly it offers all (or most) of the answers in how to put it right. If a new government would only take this as a manifesto, Britain would rise phoenix-like from the ashes of top down bureaucracy, inefficiency and lack of accountability and become an exciting and truly democratic nation again. And the great joy is that it can be done – in a year!

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]]> By: Mel http://www.boris-johnson.com/2008/10/10/the-plan-12-months-to-renew-britain-by-daniel-hannan-mep-and-douglas-carswell-mp/comment-page-1/#comment-21157 Mel Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:00:50 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=503#comment-21157 Am sure you will celebrate in style. :D Am sure you will celebrate in style. :D

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]]> By: jaq http://www.boris-johnson.com/2008/10/10/the-plan-12-months-to-renew-britain-by-daniel-hannan-mep-and-douglas-carswell-mp/comment-page-1/#comment-21154 jaq Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:23:00 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=503#comment-21154 Hi Mel, babe? If only! If Sarah Palin can be considered an intellectual then there is much to be said for being one :-D My birthday was more of the same I'm afraid - just being Mum :-) I think I might celebrate my birthday with a friend later in the month ;-) lol Jaq x Hi Mel, babe? If only! If Sarah Palin can be considered an intellectual then there is much to be said for being one :-D
My birthday was more of the same I’m afraid – just being Mum :-) I think I might celebrate my birthday with a friend later in the month ;-)

lol

Jaq x

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]]> By: Melissa http://www.boris-johnson.com/2008/10/10/the-plan-12-months-to-renew-britain-by-daniel-hannan-mep-and-douglas-carswell-mp/comment-page-1/#comment-21153 Melissa Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:04:04 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=503#comment-21153 Hi Jaq Hope you had a great birthday yesterday babe! lol Mel xxx Hi Jaq

Hope you had a great birthday yesterday babe!

lol

Mel
xxx

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]]> By: angela http://www.boris-johnson.com/2008/10/10/the-plan-12-months-to-renew-britain-by-daniel-hannan-mep-and-douglas-carswell-mp/comment-page-1/#comment-21124 angela Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:12:17 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=503#comment-21124 Jaq I feel very passionately that the present government have been an absolute disaster for this country, the economy and our national prestige. The present Prime Minister was not elected by the country and he is a walking tragedy. WE NEED A NATIONAL ELECTION. If taking a bullet meant that there would BE a national election, I would do it gladly, I would beg them to shoot me. That is how strongly I feel. Passionate feelings are not the prerogative of teenagers, nor is passionate love for your country or love of an ideal. Unlikely though the scenario would be, I would do it gladly, because the thought of the damage that Gordon Brown and his cowardly imps of Satan could do in the time remaining before they HAVE to call an election, makes me feel physically sick. Jaq I feel very passionately that the present government have been an absolute disaster for this country, the economy and our national prestige. The present Prime Minister was not elected by the country and he is a walking tragedy. WE NEED A NATIONAL ELECTION.

If taking a bullet meant that there would BE a national election, I would do it gladly, I would beg them to shoot me. That is how strongly I feel.

Passionate feelings are not the prerogative of teenagers, nor is passionate love for your country or love of an ideal. Unlikely though the scenario would be, I would do it gladly, because the thought of the damage that Gordon Brown and his cowardly imps of Satan could do in the time remaining before they HAVE to call an election, makes me feel physically sick.

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]]> By: angela http://www.boris-johnson.com/2008/10/10/the-plan-12-months-to-renew-britain-by-daniel-hannan-mep-and-douglas-carswell-mp/comment-page-1/#comment-21123 angela Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:57:12 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=503#comment-21123 You don't think the government are hated? You should have attended the meeting I went to during the London Mayor's Election of mostly Labour supporters. The people there feel far more strongly than I do. They all felt totally betrayed. (the abolition of the 10p. tax band). You don’t think the government are hated? You should have attended the meeting I went to during the London Mayor’s Election of mostly Labour supporters. The people there feel far more strongly than I do. They all felt totally betrayed. (the abolition of the 10p. tax band).

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]]> By: angela http://www.boris-johnson.com/2008/10/10/the-plan-12-months-to-renew-britain-by-daniel-hannan-mep-and-douglas-carswell-mp/comment-page-1/#comment-21122 angela Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:55:08 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=503#comment-21122 Don't know what tribe you seem to think I belong to Jaq. what tribe would that be? Your remark about my age is wrong as well. Would you like to take a bet on the tribal thing? £100? So you don't think Labour have ruined the country, are taking away our civil liberties, are strangling us with political correctness and ridiculous regulations, have totally betrayed our armed forces as well as the Ghurkas and have screwed the economy by hugely irresponsible overspending? And you don't believe that Tony Blair, Gordon, Mandelson and Campbell destroyed the country's faith in politicians by drowning us in spin, smears and lies and intercernine in-fighting? OK! I do believe those things and I don't believe that David Cameron would ever behave so shamefully. Don’t know what tribe you seem to think I belong to Jaq. what tribe would that be? Your remark about my age is wrong as well. Would you like to take a bet on the tribal thing? £100?

So you don’t think Labour have ruined the country, are taking away our civil liberties, are strangling us with political correctness and ridiculous regulations, have totally betrayed our armed forces as well as the Ghurkas and have screwed the economy by hugely irresponsible overspending? And you don’t believe that Tony Blair, Gordon, Mandelson and Campbell destroyed the country’s faith in politicians by drowning us in spin, smears and lies and intercernine in-fighting? OK!

I do believe those things and I don’t believe that David Cameron would ever behave so shamefully.

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]]> By: jaq http://www.boris-johnson.com/2008/10/10/the-plan-12-months-to-renew-britain-by-daniel-hannan-mep-and-douglas-carswell-mp/comment-page-1/#comment-21120 jaq Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:52:18 +0000 http://www.boris-johnson.com/?p=503#comment-21120 I can only assume that you are very young, Angela. However, come the general election I'm sure that you won't be the only staunch supporter of the Conservative party. My guess is that there will be very many who feel as strongly as you do that they have just had enough of Labour and it is time for a change. I can only assume that you are very young, Angela. However, come the general election I’m sure that you won’t be the only staunch supporter of the Conservative party. My guess is that there will be very many who feel as strongly as you do that they have just had enough of Labour and it is time for a change.

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