Heathrow Protest MP Thrown Out

[sweet soul]

A Labour MP has been suspended from the Commons following the Government announcement that it supports Heathrow expansion.

Backbencher John McDonnell, whose Hayes and Harlington constituency is under the airport's flightpath, was thrown out of Parliament after picking up the mace and shouting "It's a disgrace to the democracy of this country!"

The mace represents the royal authority by which Parliament meets and the authority of the Speaker.

Sky's Joey Jones said Mr McDonnell was clearly "extremely upset" at the Government's decision.
news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/Heathrow-Expansion-Backbench-Labour-MP-John-McDonnell-Suspended-From-Commons-For-Protest/Article/200901315204099?lpos=Politics_First_Poilitics_Article_Teaser_Regi_0&lid=ARTICLE_15204099_Heathrow_Expansion%3A_Backbench_Labour_MP_John_McDonnell_Suspended_From_Commons_For_Protest

[ricklinc]

Fcuking stupid country. This is an island. We've got lots of coastline. People don't build houses out at sea. So we build big airports inland and piss off everbody under the flightpath. Then we keep keep making the airports bigger so that there is even more traffic to them and complain about the congestion.

[VikingHumpingWitch]

Jan 15, 2009 14:24:42 GMT sweet soul said:

Sky's Joey Jones said Mr McDonnell was clearly "extremely upset" at the Government's decision.

Thank god for expert analysis.

[mids]

Typical Labour. Censor anyone who disagrees with them. McDonnell will need to watch he doesn't end up like David Kelly. Oh yes.

[cobblers]

If you go the link VHW, you will see why he picked up the mace.

Funny though, he didn;t seem to have a problem when the government withdrew the prospoect of a vote oin the Lisbon Treaty, arguably a far greater affront to the 'democracy of this country'.

[sweet soul]

would have been funny if they had all tried to grab the mace : )

[VikingHumpingWitch]

Jan 15, 2009 14:41:07 GMT @cobblers said:

If you go the link VHW, you will see why he picked up the mace.

Er, thanks.

If you go to this link:

www.smhi.se

you'll get the weather in Sweden.

[sweet soul]

The ceremonial mace is a highly ornamented staff of metal and wood, carried before a sovereign or other high official in civic ceremonies by a mace-bearer, intended to represent the official's authority. The mace as used today derives from the original mace used as a weapon. Processions often feature maces, as on parliamentary or formal academic occasions.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_mace

i want one! : )

[mids]

Jan 15, 2009 14:43:52 GMT VikingHumpingWitch said:

Er, thanks.

If you go to this link:

www.smhi.se

you'll get the weather in Sweden.

That's in Swedish. The fcuk use is that?

[VikingHumpingWitch]

Mids, have you met the Internet before? If a website has a little British flag on it, if you click it you get it in English.

[mids]

'Little' doesn't quite do it justice. It's effing tiny.

[mids]

Excellent weather map thing though! :thumby:

[VikingHumpingWitch]

Yeah well your mother warned you what that would do to your eyesight so you've only yourself to blame.

Not sure how useful the weather in Sweden is to you anyway, whatever the language. Come to that, it's not even a very useful site for me, the weather will change rapidly but probably be cold, windy, wet or all three. No need to look it up.

[Omega]

Maybe John McD should practice what he preaches and give up his passport and car?