RobinLondon wrote:I'm listening to the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, on Radio 4 discussing how this election was a wake-up call for the Labour party. He's just said that the party must now listen to people instead of coming across as arrogant and inaccessible.
Interesting. I know that I voted against Labour as a protest in this election. Whether this means that they're going to listen more to me, however, is yet to be seen.
What do you think will be the repercussions if Charles Clarke and/or Tony McNulty lose their jobs? Will this have any effect on our campaign to end retroactive application of the four-to-five year rule?
"listen and learn", tony blair said that millions times during the general election.
look at tony mcnulty's email. little sign of it but full of arrogance.
imo, if clark and mcnulty loss their job, things could work in our favour slightly. at least the new ministers can say "it's not my fault, let's listen, learn and RETHINK about it (hope so
)".
as more and more our people got the identical disgusting response from mcnulty and his accessaries (showing little genuine desire to listen and learn), it's becoming clearer and clearer that the HO stands firm and is going to play nasty game with us. whatever you say, they don't listen at all and simply give you an identical response. i suggest we need work out a sharp general email to hit back, which can be easily sent to our MPs as a further response to mcnulty's excuses. otherwise the MPs could think job done. we need pile the pressures on and follow it up.
here are some of my thoughts for the email:
"In respect to the paper "Controlling our Borders: the Five ....", during the consultation period between Feb and now the Government has not received any views on the change in the qualifying period for settlement. "
they probably made the consultation about 4 to 5 change, but i don't think they've ever made any consultation about how to implement it. we're not against the 4 to 5 change. what we're against is the way they implement it. please don't mix up the different definitions.
"UK does not passes retrospective legislation. It passes legislation that takes effect from the date it is passed or later. "
what IS retrospective legislation? i wonder if there's a legislation which takes effect BEFORE the date it is passed? any expert's view on it?
