South Korean Military Drills

Telegraph: Reports that South Korea will have further military drills on its contested border with North Korea. The lack of action by North Korea to the last South Korea military drill shows that North Korea has learned its lesson, if the North had attacked the last time the South with the support of the US would have taken action, the lack of action could show the influence of China its ally. These military drills should be a warning to communist North Korea, back off or else, your military blackmail no longer works.

Liberal Democrats - Two Faced ?

BBC News: Reports on more unguarded comments by Liberal Democrat Ministers, from their negative views on raise in tuition fees to the removal of child benefit from those on high earnings. The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg really has to read the riot act to his Liberal Democrat colleagues, the Liberal Democrat Ministers are being two faced ( expletive deleted ), they can keep Cabinet responsibility or resign their red boxes and cars. In the past the Liberal Democrats have been accused of being two faced, saying different things to different people, well that time is over, they are part of the Government, shape up or ship out, one or the other.

Death in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that a British Soldier was killed on Tuesday in Afghanistan by an IED, the Soldier was from the “ 216 Parachute Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals ”. Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 347 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, of that total it has lost 306 in combat action and 41 due to illness, accidents or other incidents.

Cable - Stripped of Power but in the Cabinet

Telegraph: Reports on how the powers of the Business Secretary Vince Cable have been curtailed due to his unguarded comments that he was at War with the Murdoch Broadcasting Empire. Any other Secretary of State would have gotten the chop but Cable is a political shield for Coalition Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Mr Cable is now a lot weaker, any future walk out of the Cabinet by Cable has been blunted by this character weakness as shown by Dr Cable. After this event the Murdoch Empire will get what it wants in broadcasting terms, and it will be all down to Vince Cable and his unguarded comments.

Winter Fuel Allowance , reduced or scrapped - Vince Cable

Telegraph: Reports on more damaging comments by Dr. Vince Cable the Business Secretary, the Secretary State has stated that he thinks the Coalition PM David Cameron will try to reduce or scrap the winter fuel allowance for old age pensioners. Someone from 10 Downing Street should be send to handle Dr Cable when he talks to people, saying the above to strangers who happen to be undercover reports shows a naivety beyond measure, it’s the Lib Dems that want to scrap the winter fuel allowance for richer pensioners, the Conservative Party under David Cameron has stated that all pensions will get the winter fuel allowance. Nick Clegg the DPM should have a word with his Liberal Democrat colleague, something along the line of SHUT UP!

The UK Coalition Government - Inside Tensions

BBC News: Reports on comments by the Business Secretary Dr. Vince Cable that if pushed he could bring down the Coalition Government. This will be music to the left wing media, starting with the BBC and down to the Guardian, the political left is looking to bring down the Coalition, these unguarded comments by Dr Cable suggest that Liberal Democrats don’t get the fact yet that they are in a Coalition Government, the comments of a Cabinet Minister have consequences. One can see 10 Downing Street rolling its eyes on these comments, but he is a Liberal Democrat and thus cant be fired, but can be replaced in the future during a Cabinet reshuffle with a new Liberal Democrat.

The New START Treaty - Senate Chances ?

CNN: Reports that the Republican Senate Minority Leader, Senator McConnell has stated that he cant support the latest US - Russian Treaty when it comes to cutting the nuclear arsenals of the two countries. The Republicans are afraid that that the Treaty will harm the US’s missile defence shield protection. The US Senate must pass a Treaty by 67 votes for it to come in to force, it can be argued that the US Senate should pass the treaty, if the Treaty has a negative effect the Republicans can use it to clobber the Obama White House for being weak on national security, think JFK and the missile gap in 1960. It would be a good issue to run on in 2012 by any Republican nominee.