Labour MPs Fleur Anderson, Apsana Begum, Ian Mearns, and Kim Johnson have voted to block the educational inequality report, which explores how white working-class pupils have been let down by the education system, before the House. It’s clear the four Labour MPs were whipped by the party…
One of the more controversial parts of the report argues that the term white privilege is “alienating to disadvantaged white communities, and it may have contributed towards a systemic neglect of white people facing hardship who also need specific support.”
Kim Johnson said in response to the report: “I am not happy with the whole section on white privilege […] I think [the committee] were trying to create a bit of a culture war.” Labour MPs demonstrating once again why they are losing the white working class vote…
The APPG for Smoking & Health today called on the government to increase the age at which you can buy cigarettes from 18 to 21. The group of nannies believes this will end the “tobacco epidemic” by the end of the decade. Just one hiccup – 60% of MPs on the APPG believe the voting age should be lowered to 16…
Guido has compiled the list of the 9 MPs who believe that 16 year-olds are mature enough to decide the fate of this country, yet won’t be ready for another 5 years until they are 21 years-old to decide for themselves whether or not to smoke:
- Labour’s Alex Cunningham backs votes at 16
- Green MP Caroline Lucas supports votes at 16
- Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine argued that 16-year-olds should decide Scotland’s fate in the 2014 referendum.
- Labour’s Ian Mearns argued that 16-year-olds should vote on Britain’s EU membership.
- Labour MP Nick Smith thinks 16-year-olds should have a say in our leaders.
- SNP MP Owen Thompson believes 16-year-olds should decide this country’s leaders
- Shadow SNP Spokesperson Philippa Whitford wants to reduce the voting age.
- Racheal Maskell fought to lower the voting age in a passionate speech.
- Finally Labour’s Virendra Sharma voted to allow 16-year-olds a say in the EU referendum.
As Guido previously reported, lifestyle restrictions on eating, drinking, and smoking have steadily increased across Europe in the past 4 years. Maybe just let adults decide for themselves…
Dopey deficit dunce Ian Mearns, re-standing in Gateshead, claims that even “after four years of the most aggressive spending cuts in living memory,” the “deficit is still rising”:
This is factually incorrect. Now either the Labour MP is deliberately misleading voters or he’s stupidly confused the debt and the deficit.
You may choose one of the above…
