Brotherly Love NOT - The Miliband Brothers

Guardian: Reports on the shock news that David Milliband, the older brother of Ed Miliband and former UK Foreign Secretary is to resign as a MP and move to New York. 

Lets Get Real: 

Thus why prize victory for Ed Miliband, he stabbed his elder brother in the back to become Labour Leader, according to reports it has been a disaster for the Miliband family, lets face when you ask the general public about Ed Miliband the first thing they mention is that he stole the job his brother had wanted all his life.    The Labour Party is ahead in the polls at the present, it should be pointed out that when Ed Miliband is on the screens for a while the polls go down for Labour, the BBC and Guardian do not seem to cover EM much, less press the better it can be argued, one can say from memory that Tony Blair pre 1997 had much more better press that EM junior.   The Labour Party is ahead in the polls at the moment because of the austerity drive of the Coalition Government, but as we get closer to the 2015 General Election the Labour Party will have to produce policies; the UK is broke folks; thus it can not promise to spend money that is not there, then we shall see what Ed Miliband is made of, can he sell Labour in the heat of a General Election, interesting folks. 

Gay Marriage and the US Supreme Court

BBC News: Reports that the US Supreme Court heard arguments today on the legality and banning of gay marriage. 

Lets Get Real: 

This blog has come around to the idea that gay marriage is a Civil Rights question, thus lets hope the Supremes allow gay marriage, and over turn laws that ban same sex marriage.   It not easy folks, a lot of people would object to the idea that gay marriage is a Civil Rights issue, they argue that Civil Rights is about seeking justice for those that face restrictions based on gender or colour, one should not dismiss this view point, that is what liberals do all the time, what is needed is a counter argument that argues that we are in the 21st Century, Rights are about allowing people to be what they want to be, in way a Classical Liberal theory, or Conservative, as long as people are over the age of consent; 21 would be good age for gay or straight people; and people are not being forced to do anything they do not want to do then its should be open to the individual to do what he or she likes, the US Supemres should lead, its the right thing legally, and the Conservative thing to do, watch this space folks. 

Death in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that a UK Soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the Soldier was from the " 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment  ".  Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 441 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, of that total it has lost 398 in combat/hostile action, while 43 have died due to illness, accidents or other incidents. 

Lets Get Real:

One has to ask why folks, the UK, US and NATO is getting out of Afghanistan next year, why are we still losing our brave and heroic Soldiers, the general opinion is that after 2014  Afghanistan will fall back in to Civil War, the Taliban might even retake Kabul, how does the UK Government justify to those heartbroken families why their husbands,wives, sons, daughters are getting killed in a War that is lost and that the West has no interest in winning, and what is worse can not win.   Our BRAVE Soldiers are being lead by donkeys folks.