http://www.blueidea.co.uk A Conservative-supporting thinking blog. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:45:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The most important document in history, the document that first gave anyone but the King any rights and guaranteed liberties, has been granted World Heritage status by the UN and admitted to the "Memory of the World" register. It is about time. It really should be more recognised for what it ... http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2009/07/the-magna-carta.html Gordon Brown is John Major. There are simply too many parallels between them for this to be denied - that they both took power after the assassination of a previously all-powerful and extremely popular leader, they're both rather bland in personality (especially in contrast with their predecessors), and they both ... http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2009/07/gordon-brown-john-major-but-1992-or-1997.html Mandelson is setting the scene for Brown to be thrown to the lions. Suggesting a that Brown should take part in a televised debate with David Cameron during the election campaign is setting Brown up to lose. Big time. However, I think that televised political debates during election campaigns are the ... http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2009/07/political-tv-debates.html It's nearly over and I'm only just posting my "vote for me!" speel! Yes, I'm lazy and have been rather a blogging slacker recently due to other demands on my time, but you should still vote for me. Because... erm... I asked nicely? Please? So, if you would like to vote ... http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2009/07/blogging-vote.html This weekend I went to a wedding, hence the complete lack of posts. This is the first wedding I have been to as an adult, and it made me feel old - my friends are married! The only thing worse at making me feel old will be when they start ... http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2009/07/wedding.html The media, it would appear, are using the internet as a resource for endless numbers of stories about "online crazes" or "internet hits". Like this latest one: A new blog matching pictures of drunk people with yoga positions has become a huge internet hit. The blog has become a huge hit since ... http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2009/07/internet-hit-become-media-news.html The news that David Cameron is planning to bring experience into his government should the Conservatives win the next election is a good thing to hear. Of the current front bench, only William Hague and Ken Clarke have previously served as Cabinet members, so getting some more experience in a ... http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2009/07/cabinet-experience.html So James Purnell hopes to be proved wrong does he? He has said: I do hope that I turn out to be completely wrong about it... I hope I look an absolute idiot on election day and the Labour party does win and that Gordon is a success. I said what I ... http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2009/07/purnell-hopes-he-is-wrong-on-brown-does-he-bollocks.html The mosy unexpected question came up on University Challenge yesterday evening: Launched in 2005 by Randall Monroe, a former NASA contractor, which Internet publication describes itself as ‘a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math and language’? To which the answer is a webcomic which I occasionally use on this blog: XKCD. It's not the ... http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2009/07/university-challenge.html "That'll be £20 please." Well, it will be if this idea gets put into practice: Patients should be charged £20 to see a GP in a bid to limit demands placed on the health service, a centre-right think-tank says. The Social Market Foundation said forcing people to pay a fee for an appointment ... http://www.blueidea.co.uk/2009/07/doctor-doctor.html