A remarkable young lady graced the Politics Show platform this lunch time and in an amazing manner demolished the myths of our Education system. Her name is Katherine Birbalsingh and she of the wild hairstyle was last seen basking in a standing ovation at the Tory party conference after a speech which blitzed the education establishment. It cost her her job which of course emphasised the lengths that the socialist teaching unions will go to protect their flawed principles.
This lunch time she once again layed bare the myths behind the examination fraud which is annually perpetrated on the public by the teaching profession. She compared today's Maths papers with those written in the 1970's and pronounced that the difference in difficulty was immense.
She criticised government (mainly NoLab I suspect) for interfering in classroom discipline and in every sense was campaigning for honesty in the education system. Her premise is that children should be made responsible for themselves and that we should stop making excuses for weakness.
She was articulate and enthusiastic steadfastly refusing to apportion blame but insisting that the kids were being let down by a soft system. Her proposal is that children should be allowed to fail in order that they be allowed to eventually succeed.
If David Cameron wants to become a national hero he should sign up Ms Birbalsingh, listen to her very carefully and implement her views. He could be saving my grandaughters from the unprincipled fraud into which they have just stepped. I do hope that we hear more from Katherine Birbalsingh.
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
A Royal Engagement
I will not go overboard about the announcement today because enough is being said but I did ponder about what faces this young couple. On the surface she sounds like a well grounded young lady from a family outside of the aristocracy. She must have courage to take on the role but what an opportunity she now has to do so much good.
Her former mother in law developed into the role and belatedly realised the power that she wielded. Unfortunately she did not always wield that power to good effect BUT she left a legacy which will always be admired.
William Wales is a young man with immense power but he is also a grounded young man. This couple have tested each other for a long time and have survived the test. They have decided to marry and I now believe that we have discovered a modern marriage that can have an unprecedented effect on modern life.
Already they have outflanked Ed Miliband by endorsing the union of marriage. They are a very modern couple and I believe that they have the potential to change, by example, so much that is wrong with our society.
Her former mother in law developed into the role and belatedly realised the power that she wielded. Unfortunately she did not always wield that power to good effect BUT she left a legacy which will always be admired.
William Wales is a young man with immense power but he is also a grounded young man. This couple have tested each other for a long time and have survived the test. They have decided to marry and I now believe that we have discovered a modern marriage that can have an unprecedented effect on modern life.
Already they have outflanked Ed Miliband by endorsing the union of marriage. They are a very modern couple and I believe that they have the potential to change, by example, so much that is wrong with our society.
Monday, 15 November 2010
Afghanistan
We have lost so many good soldiers in Afghanistan that it is difficult to envisage any sort of compromise. In my opinion our intervention in that godforsaken country was, as usual, ill judged and ill advised. It is no surprise that when we entered into the conflict Tony Blair was the PM and that awful Jock, John Reid, was his Foreign Secretary.
We always have to support our lads and lasses but this particular war will,in my opinion, be recorded as a useless waste of life. Once again our socialist politicians will be found guilty of a major lack of judgement. Their war is not against the Taliban or even Al Queida...their war is against you and me.
Make no mistake these communists/socialists are all about total power. They want to control everyone and yet their philosophy is disastrous. Their economic policy is unrealistic and time after time they fail in their aims. My grandfather was a far left supporter and so was my father but I guarantee that when faced with the ideology of today's left wing they would realise that their hopes and ambitions have been usurped by political activists!
Please be aware of what is happening because the future of our grandchildren is at stake. Fortunately for all of us, Gordon Brown emerged and even to the uninterested he was such a disaster that we were all alerted. It was even more pronounced when his mentor, Jack Jones, was outed as a Soviet spy. Ouch!
I believe that Gordon blew the whole game. He became a figure of fun and as such destroyed the socialist ideology. Gordon was a gift to the right and they have swallowed it. Gordon destroyed the NoLab philosophy because he was so dreadful. Thank you Gordon, you appeared on Remembrance Day, dishevelleved as usual and a reminder of your pitiful performance.
We always have to support our lads and lasses but this particular war will,in my opinion, be recorded as a useless waste of life. Once again our socialist politicians will be found guilty of a major lack of judgement. Their war is not against the Taliban or even Al Queida...their war is against you and me.
Make no mistake these communists/socialists are all about total power. They want to control everyone and yet their philosophy is disastrous. Their economic policy is unrealistic and time after time they fail in their aims. My grandfather was a far left supporter and so was my father but I guarantee that when faced with the ideology of today's left wing they would realise that their hopes and ambitions have been usurped by political activists!
Please be aware of what is happening because the future of our grandchildren is at stake. Fortunately for all of us, Gordon Brown emerged and even to the uninterested he was such a disaster that we were all alerted. It was even more pronounced when his mentor, Jack Jones, was outed as a Soviet spy. Ouch!
I believe that Gordon blew the whole game. He became a figure of fun and as such destroyed the socialist ideology. Gordon was a gift to the right and they have swallowed it. Gordon destroyed the NoLab philosophy because he was so dreadful. Thank you Gordon, you appeared on Remembrance Day, dishevelleved as usual and a reminder of your pitiful performance.
So what would make you happy?
Apparently David Cameron is proposing a campaign to discover what makes people happy? Why would he want to do that unless he intends to follow up on it and how could he? It is quite obvious what makes people happy and even more so it is also obvious what makes them angry.
Most people want sufficient money to have a good quality of life. Most of us hold our family dear and value our friends. These are personal values most of which the PM cannot change. What he could do however, is deliver a fair society. There is so much inequality in our modern society mostly caused by the past thirteen years of socialist manipulation.
He should bring back family values which would also help to bring morality back to the country. We should also bring back fairness into the job market particularly in the Public Sector where far too many people are employed for their political beliefs rather than their ability. The Civil Service in particular should return to promotion examinations so that those who merit promotion get what they deserve (and more importantly those who don't...DON'T).
He should discontinue the Human Rights legislation which is designed to favour the criminal and above all the should tell the European Union that they will not get a penny more from the UK until they pass an audit. Then we should begin to repatriate all the foreign criminals currently filling our jails and costing us a fortune thanks to the deliberately engineered mass immigration programme.
He MUST revolutionise education in this country which is generally woeful. We used to have a fair society and we should return to it. It begins at school where closely supervised examinations should discover who deserves a university education and who should find a job. Streaming should return so that the academically bright are recognised and valued. Returning to competitive sport would also replace the physical loss of living in a country where we are too scared to allow our kids out to play!
David Cameron talks a lot about a 'big' society but fails to address the problems of an unfair society. When people start to believe that we are living in a fair society it would not be long before the feel good factor returned.
It will of course take courage. He will have to face down the public sector unions (that will be inevitable at any rate) but I am certain he would get huge support from the British public because above all else we British recognise fair play even though we haven't seen much of it for a long time.
Most people want sufficient money to have a good quality of life. Most of us hold our family dear and value our friends. These are personal values most of which the PM cannot change. What he could do however, is deliver a fair society. There is so much inequality in our modern society mostly caused by the past thirteen years of socialist manipulation.
He should bring back family values which would also help to bring morality back to the country. We should also bring back fairness into the job market particularly in the Public Sector where far too many people are employed for their political beliefs rather than their ability. The Civil Service in particular should return to promotion examinations so that those who merit promotion get what they deserve (and more importantly those who don't...DON'T).
He should discontinue the Human Rights legislation which is designed to favour the criminal and above all the should tell the European Union that they will not get a penny more from the UK until they pass an audit. Then we should begin to repatriate all the foreign criminals currently filling our jails and costing us a fortune thanks to the deliberately engineered mass immigration programme.
He MUST revolutionise education in this country which is generally woeful. We used to have a fair society and we should return to it. It begins at school where closely supervised examinations should discover who deserves a university education and who should find a job. Streaming should return so that the academically bright are recognised and valued. Returning to competitive sport would also replace the physical loss of living in a country where we are too scared to allow our kids out to play!
David Cameron talks a lot about a 'big' society but fails to address the problems of an unfair society. When people start to believe that we are living in a fair society it would not be long before the feel good factor returned.
It will of course take courage. He will have to face down the public sector unions (that will be inevitable at any rate) but I am certain he would get huge support from the British public because above all else we British recognise fair play even though we haven't seen much of it for a long time.
Sunday, 14 November 2010
The evil from within....
Sometimes it is difficult to comprehend the lengths that some modern day public servants will go to maintain a measure of power. I have long held the belief that some of our more prominent politicians/government officials are following an agenda which is designed to force change on our way of life.
It is difficult to believe that people who have reaped the rewards of living in a relatively free society would wish to bring it down but no matter which way one slices the cake it is clear that forces have been at work during the past twenty years or more attempting to change our society.
Today I read a remarkable article in The Mail on Sunday written by Brian Paddick, a former Met Deputy Assistant Commissioner, explaining why the police failed to react to the student demonstration allowing them to partly demolish the Tory Party HQ. Now I have no doubt that Paddick has an agenda of sorts but he alleges that former Commissioner Sir Ian Blair on assuming the role of the Met's top copper deliberately replaced all the experienced officers in charge of Public Order. Such was the extent of the purge that it left the Met short of experienced leaders on Public Order.In addition he alleges that Sir Ian Blair also watered down the intelligence gathering capability of the Met.
Now if this is true then why would the former Commissioner wish to do that? After all it would have been an act so foolhardy that one could almost direct a charge of treachery against Blair which is actually what Paddick is doing. It is a most serious accusation in print and I would expect legal proceedings to emerge in the not so distant future.
What I find uncomfortable however, is that Sir Ian Blair was well known to be a supporter of the New Labour cause to such an extent that when Boris Johnson assumed the role of Mayor of London one of his first acts was to sack Blair. I now wonder however,if the damage had already been done? I must admit that I was astonished at the non reaction of the Met to the hordes of students descending on the capital. I was more astonished at the lack of protection for such an obvious target as the Tory Party HQ.
I never believe that people who have ascended to roles of power are totally inept (although some are trying to prove me wrong) so the question has to be asked...are their high ranking officers in the Met who are prepared to aid and abet anarchy to forward their own weird agenda? It is all very well for the present Commissioner, Sir Paul Stephenson, to be 'embarrassed' by the absence of police on the ground but what is he doing about it?
It is difficult to believe that people who have reaped the rewards of living in a relatively free society would wish to bring it down but no matter which way one slices the cake it is clear that forces have been at work during the past twenty years or more attempting to change our society.
Today I read a remarkable article in The Mail on Sunday written by Brian Paddick, a former Met Deputy Assistant Commissioner, explaining why the police failed to react to the student demonstration allowing them to partly demolish the Tory Party HQ. Now I have no doubt that Paddick has an agenda of sorts but he alleges that former Commissioner Sir Ian Blair on assuming the role of the Met's top copper deliberately replaced all the experienced officers in charge of Public Order. Such was the extent of the purge that it left the Met short of experienced leaders on Public Order.In addition he alleges that Sir Ian Blair also watered down the intelligence gathering capability of the Met.
Now if this is true then why would the former Commissioner wish to do that? After all it would have been an act so foolhardy that one could almost direct a charge of treachery against Blair which is actually what Paddick is doing. It is a most serious accusation in print and I would expect legal proceedings to emerge in the not so distant future.
What I find uncomfortable however, is that Sir Ian Blair was well known to be a supporter of the New Labour cause to such an extent that when Boris Johnson assumed the role of Mayor of London one of his first acts was to sack Blair. I now wonder however,if the damage had already been done? I must admit that I was astonished at the non reaction of the Met to the hordes of students descending on the capital. I was more astonished at the lack of protection for such an obvious target as the Tory Party HQ.
I never believe that people who have ascended to roles of power are totally inept (although some are trying to prove me wrong) so the question has to be asked...are their high ranking officers in the Met who are prepared to aid and abet anarchy to forward their own weird agenda? It is all very well for the present Commissioner, Sir Paul Stephenson, to be 'embarrassed' by the absence of police on the ground but what is he doing about it?
Saturday, 13 November 2010
Our National Debt
The Taxpayer's Alliance has recently issued a statement which details that our National Debt is £4.8 trillion which is so huge that we cannot contemplate the consequences. We all knew that we were in trouble but to THIS extent?
Recently I surmised that Ireland may be close to bankruptcy and I suggested that we, as a country, also had problems but I never thought that we were so close to ruin. This is really serious folks. If this continues we will be close to bartar!
What I find really hard to get my head around is what our Political Class were doing to run up such a debt. I mean we had a Prime Minister who had previously been Chancellor of the Exchequer. In one remarkable outburst in the Commons he claimed to have saved the rest of the world but who in office was squandering taxpayer's money to such an extent that he has apparently ruined the economy.
In doing so he, of course, sold off gold reserves at rock bottom prices and raided the pension pot. He then blamed the bankers, who he could have regulated, for the problems facing the country. During his watch the country's MPs carried out their own raid on the public purse and government officials throughout the land awarded themselves unbelievable pension pots and salary increases.
It still continues unabated because nobody in public life can resist the temptation to raid the public purse. They are all bloating themselves at our expense. Nothing changes apart from our contribution increases annually...witness yesterday's gas prices rise... and nobody bats an eyelid.
Sorry folks but trillions in debt and socialism still rampant. I have yet to hear one word of contrition from the previous government. They just ignore the consequences of what they did. To hear them you would never realise that they presided over the worst financial diaster that the country has ever faced. How can any group of people be quite so arrogant? It beggar's belief!
Recently I surmised that Ireland may be close to bankruptcy and I suggested that we, as a country, also had problems but I never thought that we were so close to ruin. This is really serious folks. If this continues we will be close to bartar!
What I find really hard to get my head around is what our Political Class were doing to run up such a debt. I mean we had a Prime Minister who had previously been Chancellor of the Exchequer. In one remarkable outburst in the Commons he claimed to have saved the rest of the world but who in office was squandering taxpayer's money to such an extent that he has apparently ruined the economy.
In doing so he, of course, sold off gold reserves at rock bottom prices and raided the pension pot. He then blamed the bankers, who he could have regulated, for the problems facing the country. During his watch the country's MPs carried out their own raid on the public purse and government officials throughout the land awarded themselves unbelievable pension pots and salary increases.
It still continues unabated because nobody in public life can resist the temptation to raid the public purse. They are all bloating themselves at our expense. Nothing changes apart from our contribution increases annually...witness yesterday's gas prices rise... and nobody bats an eyelid.
Sorry folks but trillions in debt and socialism still rampant. I have yet to hear one word of contrition from the previous government. They just ignore the consequences of what they did. To hear them you would never realise that they presided over the worst financial diaster that the country has ever faced. How can any group of people be quite so arrogant? It beggar's belief!
Friday, 12 November 2010
A Local Derby
Tomorrow my football team, Derby County, play Leicester City in a championship league game. Tonight down at my local sports club the banter was aimed at me because I am the sole Derby fan and all the rest are avid 'Fester' fans.
Tomorrow afternoon I will get out my prayer mat and hope that my team can continue their wonderful run which is as good as I can remember in the past ten years.
Please, please don't lose to Leicester City! It may not mean much to the average Rams Fan but to me it is crucial! Sad isn't it?
UPDATE: Oh well back to the drawing board! Aaaagh!
Tomorrow afternoon I will get out my prayer mat and hope that my team can continue their wonderful run which is as good as I can remember in the past ten years.
Please, please don't lose to Leicester City! It may not mean much to the average Rams Fan but to me it is crucial! Sad isn't it?
UPDATE: Oh well back to the drawing board! Aaaagh!
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