Apologies to Sam on Facebook but this post was prompted by your post about the government.
It is being increasingly clear that Dave and his boys are struggling and are not fit for government. They lurch from one crisis to another day by day. The budget they have presented has been panned by most major economists who believe it will push us back int recession and cause mass unemployment. How they believe it will create 2.5m jobs when most private sector businesses are trying to just stay afloat is beyond me.
Then we get the shambles of the school building programme. Talk about benefitting the few with their pointless free schools programme. Do we not all remember the leaking schools and mobile classrooms before Labour came to power. This will all be back.
Then we get the deputy PM giving a personal view on the Iraq war, talking about it being illegal. Standing in the House, calling it illegal when the House voted for it. Shows he knows little.
Now we get the row over Trident. Should it be Treasury funded or paid by the MOD who are fighting in two places and will have to have funds cut and find £20bn.
Expect to see Liam Fox go.
I do hope Labout get the right leader because this time next year it is likely we will have a new Labour government.
Saturday, 31 July 2010
Monday, 26 July 2010
The Brokeback Coalition
Well, we are now 3 months into our grand Coalition government and the strains are beginning to show. David Davis MP is not impressed and quite a few Lib Dem councillors are talking about joining Labour for fear of the kicking they will receive at the next election.
The latest plan is to massively reduce the road safety budget. Yes, some do seem to be placed to raise money but outside schools, surely these are doing so good?
There was always an alleged theory under Mrs Thatcher that the winter fuel payments were so low that it was felt better to kill OAP's off to save the NHS money. It seems that perhaps getting more killed on the road will do the same job, and perhaps cut the benefit bill.
The Coalition does seem to be stumble from one disaster to another. Prison parties, school building, programme, pointless free schools, commission on Trident turns into well, we will spend £20bn when we can't afford it. Cowtowing to the US over BP and waiting 4 days to defend the police over Raoul Moat.
Come on Mr Cameron, get some proper leadership. You have been pretty much a shambles so far.
The latest plan is to massively reduce the road safety budget. Yes, some do seem to be placed to raise money but outside schools, surely these are doing so good?
There was always an alleged theory under Mrs Thatcher that the winter fuel payments were so low that it was felt better to kill OAP's off to save the NHS money. It seems that perhaps getting more killed on the road will do the same job, and perhaps cut the benefit bill.
The Coalition does seem to be stumble from one disaster to another. Prison parties, school building, programme, pointless free schools, commission on Trident turns into well, we will spend £20bn when we can't afford it. Cowtowing to the US over BP and waiting 4 days to defend the police over Raoul Moat.
Come on Mr Cameron, get some proper leadership. You have been pretty much a shambles so far.
Sunday, 18 July 2010
BBC
Ah, so I return from holiday and find the knives out for the BBC. Is it because they are overspending or because the BBC were not always Tory friendly.
Maybe the second more than the first. What we need is more trash TV. More garbage like Harry Hill, Ant & Dec etc. Most of the stuff churned out by ITV. Our TV used to be the best in the world. It is possible at it's lowest ebb.
I would imagine that one of the digital tv services is right for the chop. I hope it's not BBC4 which is excellent and I hope they cans till afford Family Guy. Bird is the word anyone?
Maybe the second more than the first. What we need is more trash TV. More garbage like Harry Hill, Ant & Dec etc. Most of the stuff churned out by ITV. Our TV used to be the best in the world. It is possible at it's lowest ebb.
I would imagine that one of the digital tv services is right for the chop. I hope it's not BBC4 which is excellent and I hope they cans till afford Family Guy. Bird is the word anyone?
Monday, 5 July 2010
School building programme cut
So, the education secretary has announced today the freezing of Labours milti billion pound school rebuilding programme affecting 700 schools. However they are to press ahead for their free schools plan. A new school from scratch will cost £25m.
You have to question the logic of these. A few free schools in exchange for better buildings for 700. The good of the few outweighing the good of the many.
I’m not sure about you but this is certainly not a progressive government they claim to be. It seems to be again about benefiting the better off in society at the expense of the not so better off.
Parent governors only stay in the job while their kids are at school 7 years at the most. Then they are not interested, will it be the same as free schools.
In addition who has the time to set up these schools, certainly not parents who are both working.
Finally, why are we committing to spending billions replacing Trident. Yes I know there is a review but the defence secretary has already premepted that review by saying we will spend the money.
Does anyone seriously think that we would use it to, say, attach Al-Qaeda. How many other countries in the area would you take out as well.
In addition, if we were attacked do we seriously think the US wouldn’t retailiate on our behalf. I’m sure we can find better ways to spend the money, school rebuilding perhaps?
You have to question the logic of these. A few free schools in exchange for better buildings for 700. The good of the few outweighing the good of the many.
I’m not sure about you but this is certainly not a progressive government they claim to be. It seems to be again about benefiting the better off in society at the expense of the not so better off.
Parent governors only stay in the job while their kids are at school 7 years at the most. Then they are not interested, will it be the same as free schools.
In addition who has the time to set up these schools, certainly not parents who are both working.
Finally, why are we committing to spending billions replacing Trident. Yes I know there is a review but the defence secretary has already premepted that review by saying we will spend the money.
Does anyone seriously think that we would use it to, say, attach Al-Qaeda. How many other countries in the area would you take out as well.
In addition, if we were attacked do we seriously think the US wouldn’t retailiate on our behalf. I’m sure we can find better ways to spend the money, school rebuilding perhaps?
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