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So what is happening today at Conference?
09.00-09.40 F19 Policy motion: Transgender and Intersex Health Charter
09.40-10.25 F20 Reports: Parliamentary Parties
10.25-11.10 F21 Policy motion: Urgent Action on Air Quality and Health
11.10-11.30 F22 Speech: Willie Rennie MSP
11.30-12.20 F23 Policy motion: Securing a Global Treaty on Climate Change
12.20-12.40 F24 Speech: Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP
Lunch break
14.20-15.05 F25 Policy motion: Public Health Service
15.05-15.25 F26 Speech: Kirsty Williams AM
15.25-17.00 F27 Policy motion: Scrapping Trident
17.00-18.00 F28 Constitutional amendment: One Member, One Vote
F29 Standing order amendment: One Member, One Vote
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Tim needs to show that he can be trusted on defence and security. He’s shown a pragmatic line on Trident, but I don’t know what he and Paddy Ashdown are doing over the Syria crisis. After being very tough with Syria last time around Paddy seems to have gone in the opposite direction. Leave it to regional powers? What, like Russia?
Nicholas Houghton said the other day at Chatham House that public support for military action when we need it matters and we should show it.
I don’t want a big war and preferably not even boots on the ground. Just airstrikes when a good opportunity arises. Not too much to ask is it? Or is it?
Regards
Eddie Sammon 21st Sep ’15 – 9:27am
“… I don’t know what he and Paddy Ashdown are doing over the Syria crisis. After being very tough with Syria last time around Paddy seems to have gone in the opposite direction. Leave it to regional powers? What, like Russia?”
Eddie, if you look at the recent article by Paddy Ashdown in The Guardian (just google to find it) it is very clear what he is saying. He has been says much for some considerable time.
USA Sectretary of State John Kerry made remarkably similar cooments a couple of days ago.
It is very similar to and overlaps with the recent success Kerry had in bringing Iranin from the cold on civil nuclear power.
There are at the moment 9 civil wars continuing in countries stretching from Nigeria to Afghanistan
John Kerry and the Liberal Democrat leadership here in the UK reckon that JawJaw is a lot better than what is going on at the moment amd is threatening a refugee problem for Europe which will make today’s situation look like a boat ride on The Serpentine.
There are at the moment 9 civil wars continuing in countries stretching from Nigeria to Afghanistan.
They think JawJaw is better than the Saudi/Israeli idea of bombing Tehran and nuckear power installations, whilst spreading religious inspired wars and destabilising yet more countries in that region and beyond.
Eddie Sammon 21st Sep ’15 – 9:27am ………………….I don’t want a big war and preferably not even boots on the ground. Just airstrikes when a good opportunity arises. Not too much to ask is it? Or is it? ……..Regards…….
These airstrikes; against Assad (as per the last parliamentary vote), ISIS or both?
Expats, ISIS. But I want Assad gone too, but via diplomatic means. Not possible to remove Assad via military whilst he has Russian backing.
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