Another Death - Another Police Apology?

On 26 March I blogged about the regular apologies issued by our Police after yet another cock-up and how sick I was of hearing the apology but never seeing those responsible reprimanded or sacked.

Now we hear that a man who was walking home from work got tangled up in the G20 protests and apparently was attacked by the police. He subsequently died. Initially cause of death was announced as natural causes but unfortunately and rather inconveniently there are witnesses who recall that this man was set upon by police.

Now we all know that there were so many CCTV cameras in action and dozens of police cameramen recording the 'action'. What is the betting that all of them were pointing in the wrong direction when this poor man was assaulted.

G20 and Gordon Brown

On 02 April I blogged that I was surprised that the G20 meeting had come up with some positive outcomes. I was amazed because the press had been full of disagreement between Gordon and the French and Germans. Angela Merkel the German leader had openly criticied Gordon's fiscal stimulus policy without regulation of the banking industry as 'burning public money'.

It now appears that if we scan the blogs and some of the more serious political commentators that much of what Gordon claimed had been achieved by the G20 was smoke and mirrors. He has once again spun the outcome to be much greater than the actuality. Is that not just pure Gordon Brown? The champion girner who spent the entire time almost slavering at the feet of Barack Obama spins everything he does. He must be seriously deluded and has come to be scared by the truth. Perhaps he is doing us a favour because we would probably be scared if we knew the truth.

The problem is that one day the truth always emerges. In this case it may be too late to save our grandchildren from a very miserable life.

G20 Decisions

Time will tell if the G20 decisions will save the world from calamity but I must admit my first thoughts are favourable. I am really surprised that all the major countries have come together to carve out some enterprising initiatives. I never thought I would live to see the day that countries like America, Russia, China and the European conglomerate would agree on a way forward.

I am particularly heartened that the Gordon Brown way forward was discarded in favour of a common sense policy of financial stimulus accompanied by restrictions and regulations on the banking industry. The fact that it even addressed the problems of tax havens was an added bonus.

Angela Merkel was correct when she announced that financial stimulus without regulation was 'burning public money'. How Gordon Brown can face the public proclaiming a triumph when his policies have been ridiculed I do not know. If he and his hapless Chancellor, Alistair Darling, had imposed any form of regulation on the Royal Bank of Scotland then 'Fred the Shread' would not be walking off with his obsene pensions. They knew all about it even if Gordon Brown's appointment of Lord Myners as his city representative has proven yet another own goal.

I have just seen a financier on BBC Newsnight question the decisions complaining that they are a bit 'light'. He looked as though he knew what he was talking about and I must admit that I would not trust Gordon to walk my dog across the road.