This is your Keith Vaz Warning

Given Keith Vaz's history of blaming all the ills of the Labour government on computer games and the terrible influence they are supposedly having on the youth of today, I am slightly surprised we have heard nothing yet from Mr Vaz regarding the release this week of the next game in the Grand Theft Auto franchise (GTA IV).

A few months ago he got very hot under the collar about a game about a school bully and unwittingly gave the manufacturers an enormous amount of free publicity, and it can only be a matter of time before he gets on his high horse over GTA IV.

Of course Mr Vaz falls in to that category of Labour MP's who see the problems that the country faces as all being down to other factors and nothing really to do with the political party he is part which has been running the country for the last 11 years. What a prat !

If Keith Vaz supports it, then I think I should oppose it

I argued earlier this week that we should have a referendum on the EU constitution.

I now see that Keith Vaz also supports the idea.

I now think I should oppose such a plan as if a man as dim as Keith Vaz supports the it then it must be a bad idea.

Are computer games really the problem ?

Keith Vaz, as some regular readers of this blog will know, is not my favourite politician. He seems to be the very model of a publicity seeking vain political who is quick to tell us what is going wrong but short on any ideas that offer solutions other than banging on about things that appeal to the Daily Mail readership, but actually, in truth offer no real solution. Witness also that these words apply to David Cameron.

A few months ago Keith Vaz achieved his weekly 15 minutes of fame by claiming that computer games are behind today's street violence and gun culture. At the time I highlighted what utter crap he spoke on the subject, but now David Cameron is saying much the same as Keith Vaz. His latest solution to the gun culture includes this from today ;

"(David Cameron will) call for ... for the media, music companies and computer game manufacturers to show true social responsibility".

You get it ? It's nothing to do with policies, alienation, a lack of policing, poor parenting skills, a lack of money for youth offending teams, indeed nothing really to do with politicians at all. it is all down to Record companies to and computer game manufacturers.

It's too glib and easy a line to blame tings associated with youth culture. but the statistics do not back up Mr Cameron's views. For example, sales of computer games systems and violent computer games are just as high in rural areas as they are run down inner city areas. If this is the case and they are the cause of gun crime, why are there no stories of shootings and gang crime amongst teenagers in rural villages. Yes, we know that rural villages have their problems with youths, but it is on a different level. Surely this tells us there are other factors involved that make inner city estate different from rural towns and villages.

As someone brought up with computers, who plays what David Cameron would describe as "dangerous" computer games, I tire of being told that these are going to turn me in to a psychopath.

Gun crime in this country will need radical solutions and a lot of money poured in to dealing with it. Attacking the computer games industry, one of this countries biggest exports, is not the solution.

Keith Vaz - Obsession with self promotion may get him in trouble

The following was taking from Nick Assinder's Commons Confidential column on the BBC website.

1215 GMT, THURSDAY 8 FEBRUARY
Leicester's Labour MP Keith Vaz may have enjoyed his moments basking in the radiance of his Bollywood guest, Shilpa Shetty yesterday.
But, as is so often the case, there may be unforeseen and unpleasant consequences.
Mr Vaz found himself on the wrong end of the Commons' authorities ire when he attempted to take Ms Shetty and a huge entourage of media onto the terrace and then, later, a committee room for a press conference.
At one point Mr Vaz was told off by deputy serjeant at arms, Muir Morton, who accused the MP of "abusing his position" and said Parliament was not to be used for publicity purposes.
I now hear, however, that the authorities may not allow the matter to stay there. Further action is being contemplated.
Can I suggest a spell in the Big Brother house.


I'm pleased the commons authorities can see Mr Vaz for exactly what he is. A pompous, self important, self publicising hypocrite who will jump on any band wagon so long as he gets five minutes of publicity from it. Have I given too much away about how I feel about him ?

If you are interested in other efforts by Mr Vaz to seek publicity, click HERE.