<r>Please sign this petition to make our government more honest and transparent, it will only take a few seconds and you will be making a positive stand against all the lies and corruption that currently permeate our government: <br/>
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<URL url="http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/2accountabilty/">http ...

<t>Did anyone catch the "Ministry of Truth" doc (they asked various MPs 'should our elected representatives be more honest and accountable?'? It was thoroughly thought provoking and lucid. Now the creators of the "Ministry of Truth" are going to try to get the Elected Representatives (Prohibition of ...

<r>They've got a section of the rough cut of the Ministry of Truth up on the blog, here's the link:<br/>
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<URL url="http://mo2-truth.blogspot.com/2007/10/you-cant-have-law-against-lying.html"><LINK_TEXT text="http://mo2-truth.blogspot.com/2007/10/y ... lying.html">http://mo2-truth.blogspot.com ...

<r>"Who the heck are these people. If they are genuine where are their names and who is financing them? Ministry of Truth? they're either trying to be ironic or don't understand the irony which suggests they may be American. "<br/>
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I just typed 'Ministry of Truth' into the BBC website and this ...

<r>Ok, your responses are great, and I agree with a lot of what you are saying. However, it disturbs me when I read about cases such as the Elizabeth Filkin affair. She is the ex-commissioner for parliamentary standards who was hounded out of her job by 'important' figures within parliament after ...

I noticed the Welsh flag - I'm from N. Wales:)

OMG - thank you so much!! Honestly, after I posted I couldn't find the post so I just left it. I have enjoyed talking on the forum garden forums before and thought I'd have another go. Great responses, I'll read through them properly now and then reply

I posted this topic up a few days ago but couldn't find the thread and assumed it had been deleted, and as I wanted to discuss it properly, I thought it would be a good idea to post it up again. Do you have a link to the post I made a few days ago or any thoughts on the topic?

Did you know that in the UK there isn't a law to prosecute politicians when they are found to have knowingly deceived the public? In my mind this amounts to a fundamental gap in the UK political system. Thoughts?

<r>I just found out that in the UK there isn't a law to prosecute politicians who knowingly deceive the public - surely this is a fundamental flaw in the uk political system? Is anyone familiar with The Ministry of Truth? It's a fantastic website/blog that I've been checking for a while now. They're ...

The above photo was taken by Rock (mentioned him before) and it is one of many he took of Syd - you can see some of them on his official website: mickrock.com

C'mon peeps I wana see your photos

Embarrassingly I'm not familiar with their music I really like this photo od Syd Barrett:

Is anyone familiar with the photography of Mick Rock? I think he's taken some amazing images over the years. Here's a photo he took of David Bowie:

<t>Does anyone have any favourite iconic images of musicians? I really like some of the photos of Lennon, Dylan and Hendrix that are around (I'd post them up but I can't yet!). I particularly like the image of Captain Beefheart holding his hat and staring into the camera from the cover of ice cream ...

<t>I agree, sharedfastlane. Young people shouldn't be daunted by politics but should be encouraged to get involved - it is important that they realise they can make a change. Have you heard about the school lottery system? I think it is only used in certain areas but it basically means that final ...

<t>I feel the same way, I'm usually reluctant to ally myself with any particular movement simply because I'm very indecisive and not particularly dogmatic when it comes to issues such as these. I can never bring myself to fully support a manifesto because I always feel that I'm accepting things I'm ...

Hey you two! That's a very interesting site, sharedfastlane...they seem to have a similar sentiment to the MoT page. It's good to know that people who care about preserving democracy actually manage to change things for the better:)

I know, it's terrible! Just watched the interview with Peter Bottomley, he's very critical of the No.10 gang. Have you got any ideas as to whom they should approach for support of the 'Misrepresentation of the People act'?

<t>Welcome to the discussion Sharkie!I'm not actually sure if the law could be used to prosecute Blair over the Iraq war...there are sometimes problems when trying to apply laws retrospectively. Nevertheless, the law would probably prevent something as disasterous as the Iraq war from happening ...

Haha! She's probably right, although I think it would prevent politicians from lying in the future...in my view this would be the primary benefit of the act

<t>I also think the internet will make it easier to gain support for change because people don't have to leave their homes to have a public voice. I've only recently started to write my opinions on the internet and I've been taken aback by the passion and knowledge people have about politics and ...

<t>Hey there, sorry about late reply I've been up to my neck in DIY today! I'm not actually sure if the MPs know what they are being interviewed for...I get the impression they do. I've posted comments at the bottom of the 'Beginner's Guide' page under the name 'whatswrongwithworld'...someone called ...

Yeah, I think the website can get a bit convoluted!

I haven't fully navigated it yet myself, but a pretty good intro seems to be this link --

mo-truth[dot]blogspot[dot]com/2007/01/beginners-guide-to-ministry-of-truth[dot]html (again, obviously [dot] = .)

well perhaps if the documentary filmaker can get enough public support then politicians will be pressurised into taking it seriously at least

<t>I know (sigh). Did you manage to take a look at the documentary?. I believe that we have the right climate at the minute to push for some reform in the law (like that suggested in The Misrepresentation of the People Act), a lot of people are completely fed up with all the dishonesty, corruption ...

<t>The reason why it bothers me so much at the minute is because I found this website the other day:<br/>
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mo-truth[dot]blogspot[dot]com (replace [dot] with real dot)<br/>
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there is a really interesting documentary on it which states that there currently isn't a law to prosecute ...

<t>I'm not just talking about Tony Blair really, but all politicians. Take a look at this:<br/>
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A dossier was published on 24 September 2002 which claimed that (this was one of the claims) "the Iraqi military are able to deploy chemical or biological weapons within 45 minutes of an order to do ...

<t>I think it is very strange that politicians constantly lie and get <br/>
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