tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post4996745797881051721..comments2023-11-05T22:35:31.766+00:00Comments on Neil Clark: A Tale of Two Prime MinistersNeil Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10479041156190090119noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-69976820275220979912007-05-12T19:14:00.000+01:002007-05-12T19:14:00.000+01:00"What's the problem with comprehensive schools?"Ar..."What's the problem with comprehensive schools?"<BR/>Are you Roy Hattersley in drag?<BR/>He's about the only person left who still thinks they were a good idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-78956421107342466922007-05-12T16:05:00.000+01:002007-05-12T16:05:00.000+01:00What's the problem with comprehensive schools giyu...What's the problem with comprehensive schools giyuniq?<BR/>do you want us to return to the days of the 11 plus? That was really fair wasn't it....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-50077605185984252012007-05-12T10:12:00.000+01:002007-05-12T10:12:00.000+01:00ugaarwi: Wilson's economic achievements are a matt...ugaarwi: Wilson's economic achievements are a matter of record as is the fact that he kept British troops out of Vietnam. My age at the time of his resignation has nothing to do with it! <BR/>giyu: Wilson should have devalued before 1967, I grant you that. But has a govt ever lost office with such impressive economic figures as Wilson's govt did in 1970?. I don't think it's fair to blame him for the industrial unrest- it was rather worse under his predecessor, Heath and his successor James 'IMF' Callaghan!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-61119291256017680132007-05-11T20:50:00.000+01:002007-05-11T20:50:00.000+01:00You conveneintly forget to mention devaluation, co...<I>You conveneintly forget to mention devaluation, comprehensive schools or the strikes that plagued the country when Wilson was in charge.</I><BR/><BR/>Once you realise that Neil was ten the year Wilson resigned, his essentially childlike perspective makes a lot more sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-74230790140600942932007-05-11T20:43:00.000+01:002007-05-11T20:43:00.000+01:00Nice piece, Neil. Wilson was the most underrated o...Nice piece, Neil. Wilson was the most underrated of post-war Prime Ministers and deserves far more plaudits than he actually got.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-36388192874273412352007-05-11T19:52:00.000+01:002007-05-11T19:52:00.000+01:00You conveneintly forget to mention devaluation, co...You conveneintly forget to mention devaluation, comprehensive schools or the strikes that plagued the country when Wilson was in charge.<BR/>Ever heard the phrase 'rose coloured spectacles' Neil?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-34540108643336053012007-05-11T18:32:00.000+01:002007-05-11T18:32:00.000+01:00Neil, This is offtop here, but it is about your pr...Neil, This is offtop here, but it is about your previous article<BR/>"Far-right extremism in central and eastern europe"<BR/><BR/>Could you write about Estonia, pls. Western media often views riots and conflict around the Bronze Soldier memorial as a conflict between Russia and Estonia. And they continue using overused cliches like "former agressor wants to repeat history, poor Estonia, bla bla".<BR/>I have not seen anybody write about what Russian community in Estonia really thinks. They formed public organization in Estonia, called Night Watch to protect the memorial from vandals about 1 or 2 years ago, before Estonian authorities decided to demolish/move it. Night Watch is also known for organizing numerous peaceful picketing against removal, one was even in Strasburg.<BR/>That was without any financial support or "orders" from Russia, they acted on they own and tried to raise private funds for such actions.<BR/><BR/>Recently we have seen outrageous acts of police violence, human and constitutional rights violations, fully backed by the state. Now authorities blame Night Watch activists - people known as organizers of peaceful meetings in plotting and organizing riots and treats them as a direct threat of Estonia's independence. One of the arrested activists, Mark Siryk is a 18 years old school kid(!)<BR/><BR/>So, how come that EU does not notice all that police terror, political prisoners and considers it only as Estonia-Russia conflict?<BR/><BR/>There is a discussion about this in English: http://www.pomnim.com/frm/viewforum.php?f=11Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com