Stop respectable fascism now
I have long studied the rise of "respectable" fascism across Europe. From my youth, I have opposed totalitarianism, and especially the religious persecution that is often a part of it. In July 2009, I stood and won against a Polish MEP, Michal Kaminski, for the post of vice-president of the European Parliament, because he symbolised the rise of disguised extremism in Europe.It was not my principle, it was a higher one: to oppose a menacing political movement at a key moment in Europe's politics. Ambivalence about totalitarianism has no place in today's Europe. It has now been disclosed that Kaminski has had fascist links: he was a member of Poland's notorious fascist National Revival Party (NOP) and tried, as its MP, to cover up anti-Jewish atrocities.The rise of "respectable fascism" must be stopped.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/31/conservative-fascism-kaminski-europe/
"A totally different type of people"
Tory MP Sir Nicholas Winterton insisted that MPs should be allowed to continue travelling first-class on trains because passengers in standard carriages are "a totally different type of people."In an astonishing outburst, Sir Nicholas said that people travelling on cheaper standard tickets had "a different outlook on life" and were unlikely to be working or studying during their journey. He said MPs deserved to be treated like businesspeople and senior public servants and should be allowed to claim for first-class travel between their constituencies and London so they can work.
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