I have spoken often about the scandal of Foreign Aid because I passionately believe that charity begins at home and until we take care of our own vulnerable we should not be worrying about kids in East Africa. We have to be realistic when handing out taxpayer's money to unaudited organisations (I obviously include the EU in this).
Today in the Daily Mail columnist Ian Birrell agrees and includes ten myths of Foreign Aid many of which I have already highlighted in previous posts. It is always nice to be backed up by writers of far greater prominence with far better resources.
Thursday, 7 July 2011
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
The News of the World and the Police...
The mounting scandal related to the hacking of the phones of private individuals is threatening many people who thought that they were bombproof.
To be honest the NOTW reporters have longed been known to be unscrupulous when it comes to their stories. They have a reputation probably second to none for their ability to descend into the gutter so frankly I am not surprised that they would pay for the phone numbers of private individuals.
Having said that the editor in charge of the NOTW, Rebekah Brooks, if she has any sense of shame (Ha!) should find her position untenable. For some reason however, she is trusted by Rupert Murdoch and apparently often rubs shoulders with the Camerons. At that level, as we know, it is all wheels within wheels.
The real cancer in this scandal is without doubt, once again, the conduct of the police.
Someone somewhere has been making money from the sale of telephone numbers given to the police in confidence. It is the ultimate betrayal of the public! If we cannot trust the police to protect our security then where do we go from here? It would appear that they cannot be trusted and so what is the point of them? They are not fullfilling their purpose so unless the guilty are rooted out and punished they will have lost any remaining credibilty.
By that I don't just mean those who actually made money from this disgraceful act but I also mean their bosses and anybody who had links to the release of this information. I personally think that everything will eventually be swept under the carpet because if subsequent enquiries are really effective then the building blocks of the endemic corruption which exists within the Political Class and the Police would be swept away. So many people would be exposed, because there is no honour amongst thieves, that they will not dare to dig too deeply.
Remember Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, who recently resigned as the media head of Downing Street and was heavily involved in the hacking scandal, have the ear of the PM. I have therefore long since lost the confidence in anyone to hold a public enquiry which would really seek to discover the truth and punish the guilty. It never happens because we will not be able to find a person who is sufficiently qualified but not in someone's pocket. It highlights the state of the nation and won't change until we change it.
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| Rebekah Brooks Editor of the News of the World |
The mounting scandal related to the hacking of the phones of private individuals is threatening many people who thought that they were bombproof.
To be honest the NOTW reporters have longed been known to be unscrupulous when it comes to their stories. They have a reputation probably second to none for their ability to descend into the gutter so frankly I am not surprised that they would pay for the phone numbers of private individuals.
Having said that the editor in charge of the NOTW, Rebekah Brooks, if she has any sense of shame (Ha!) should find her position untenable. For some reason however, she is trusted by Rupert Murdoch and apparently often rubs shoulders with the Camerons. At that level, as we know, it is all wheels within wheels.
The real cancer in this scandal is without doubt, once again, the conduct of the police.
Someone somewhere has been making money from the sale of telephone numbers given to the police in confidence. It is the ultimate betrayal of the public! If we cannot trust the police to protect our security then where do we go from here? It would appear that they cannot be trusted and so what is the point of them? They are not fullfilling their purpose so unless the guilty are rooted out and punished they will have lost any remaining credibilty.
By that I don't just mean those who actually made money from this disgraceful act but I also mean their bosses and anybody who had links to the release of this information. I personally think that everything will eventually be swept under the carpet because if subsequent enquiries are really effective then the building blocks of the endemic corruption which exists within the Political Class and the Police would be swept away. So many people would be exposed, because there is no honour amongst thieves, that they will not dare to dig too deeply.
Remember Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, who recently resigned as the media head of Downing Street and was heavily involved in the hacking scandal, have the ear of the PM. I have therefore long since lost the confidence in anyone to hold a public enquiry which would really seek to discover the truth and punish the guilty. It never happens because we will not be able to find a person who is sufficiently qualified but not in someone's pocket. It highlights the state of the nation and won't change until we change it.
The BBC and Foreign Aid
This morning a regular event happened on the BBC. Their presenters brought on Andrew Mitchell the so called International Development Secretary to explain and defend how he squanders so much of our money that we don't have sufficient to care for our elderly.
This morning they employed the well known tactic of the pretty teenager who speaks English and 'wants to be a doctor' (accompanied by soft music) so that we will continue to pour money into East Africa just like we have been doing for so many years.
This morning however, Mitchell went even further by declaring that it was in 'Britain's national interest' to throw this money at East Africa (and not check how it is spent). He mentioned the threat of terrorism and immigration almost in the same word conveniently forgetting that Britain is an island and nobody could arrive here without the connivance of the Home Office and our politicians! He specifically mentioned Ethiopia and Somalia highlighting the threat of the coastal pirates as if these countries were on our doorstep. Now fortunately not too many Somalis or Ethiopeans have penetrated the rural areas of the East Midlands so far but they have swamped communities in the London/Southall areas and I cannot find much evidence to suggest that they are contributing to the economy. From what I hear they do however enhance the crime statistics.
I would therefore suggest to Mr Mitchell that he should spend some of his aid budget on OUR coastal defences and OUR elderly and leave the East Africans to cope with their own demise like they have done for centuries. Andrew Mitchell is not batting for Britain and his constituents should remember that once they open their eyes and take their hands off their ears!
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| Chief Fritterer of Taxpayer's Money Andrew Mitchell 'International Development Secretary' |
This morning a regular event happened on the BBC. Their presenters brought on Andrew Mitchell the so called International Development Secretary to explain and defend how he squanders so much of our money that we don't have sufficient to care for our elderly.
This morning they employed the well known tactic of the pretty teenager who speaks English and 'wants to be a doctor' (accompanied by soft music) so that we will continue to pour money into East Africa just like we have been doing for so many years.
This morning however, Mitchell went even further by declaring that it was in 'Britain's national interest' to throw this money at East Africa (and not check how it is spent). He mentioned the threat of terrorism and immigration almost in the same word conveniently forgetting that Britain is an island and nobody could arrive here without the connivance of the Home Office and our politicians! He specifically mentioned Ethiopia and Somalia highlighting the threat of the coastal pirates as if these countries were on our doorstep. Now fortunately not too many Somalis or Ethiopeans have penetrated the rural areas of the East Midlands so far but they have swamped communities in the London/Southall areas and I cannot find much evidence to suggest that they are contributing to the economy. From what I hear they do however enhance the crime statistics.
I would therefore suggest to Mr Mitchell that he should spend some of his aid budget on OUR coastal defences and OUR elderly and leave the East Africans to cope with their own demise like they have done for centuries. Andrew Mitchell is not batting for Britain and his constituents should remember that once they open their eyes and take their hands off their ears!
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Bombardier and the Government.
Ever since I began this blog I have been actively demonstrating how The Political Class have been undermining every aspect of our lifestyle in this country. One of the most demanding has been the dismantling of our manufacturing industry. Company after company has been destroyed because the government would not support them with orders in the same way as French and German governments support their companies.
It is all so predictable because it has happened so often so when the Department of Transport, once again, failed to award a major contract to Bombardier, the Derby based railway works, they must have known that it would signal major redundancies. But don't let that bother you folks just shut your eyes and stick your fingers in your ears and keep voting for the EU supporting politicians who want to ruin you.
They don't give a s**t for their country or their people. They are giving your money away as fast as they can but you all ignore the obvious and keep voting for them. What will it take to wake up the people of this abysmally ignorant country up? I despair!
UPDATE
Philip Hammond the Transport |Minister is on Newsnight stating that the procurement rules were set by the Labour government in 2008. So once again the NoLab politicians have screwed the country and remember Derby is a socialist supporting city. Please, please get a grip on who is screwing who. All you people in Derby who voted Labour now know that the politicians and that means Margaret bloody Beckett voted to destroy Bombardier!! Are you getting the picture yet? Will you PLEASE open your eyes and take your hands away from your ears!
Your families will continue to suffer whilst you vote Con/Lab/Lib. Our political system has been corrupted by public schoolboys/girls who care not a jot for you and I! Look at their background and ask yourselves how could they relate to you and I? Our political system is run by the public school educated elite and the Trade Union bullies.
You and I count for nothing but unlike me you continually vote for them both!!
Care for the Elderly
The debate about the care for the elderly in this country continues. There is little doubt that many of our elderly live in appalling circumstances considering the so called democracy which is supposed to support them. These are the people who have worked and paid taxes for most of their life. In the main they have reared families and 'done their bit' for their country never realising that when their turn to receive support arrived they would be abandoned in favour of 'poppy growers' in Afghanistan and black kids from the 'Horn' of Africa.
Once again our despicable politicians were all over the BBC this morning promising support for almost every useless cause in the world except of course our own elderly. David Cameron is on a high profile tour of Afghanistan promising foreign aid to that benighted country even long after the troops have left. Will he never learn? Afghanistan will always be Afghanistan and no amount of bribery will change it.
He was followed by Baroness Amos promising further aid to the kids from the Horn of Africa. Another utterly useless cause which happens in cycles largely down to their inclement climate and ignorance of the people. Our money will not change that! Contraception might change it, more modern agricultural methods might change it but that is down to them and their governments.
Here at home our elderly are our concern and one thing is for sure...we will all get there. If we don't stop wasting money on useless causes elsewhere and start investing in a welfare system which supports the vulnerable at home then we will all regret it. Foreign Aid and our contribution to the toxic European Union is a modern scandal when more money is desperately needed at home. I just don't know why the electorate keep voting for more of the same. You can shut your eyes and stick your fingers in your ears but it won't go away!
Once again our despicable politicians were all over the BBC this morning promising support for almost every useless cause in the world except of course our own elderly. David Cameron is on a high profile tour of Afghanistan promising foreign aid to that benighted country even long after the troops have left. Will he never learn? Afghanistan will always be Afghanistan and no amount of bribery will change it.
He was followed by Baroness Amos promising further aid to the kids from the Horn of Africa. Another utterly useless cause which happens in cycles largely down to their inclement climate and ignorance of the people. Our money will not change that! Contraception might change it, more modern agricultural methods might change it but that is down to them and their governments.
Here at home our elderly are our concern and one thing is for sure...we will all get there. If we don't stop wasting money on useless causes elsewhere and start investing in a welfare system which supports the vulnerable at home then we will all regret it. Foreign Aid and our contribution to the toxic European Union is a modern scandal when more money is desperately needed at home. I just don't know why the electorate keep voting for more of the same. You can shut your eyes and stick your fingers in your ears but it won't go away!
Sunday, 3 July 2011
Ed Miliband
Ever since he usurped the Labour leadership from under the nose of his brother I have repeatedly posted that he never says anything. Words come out of his mouth but he never risks proposing a concrete policy. He has no ideas, no plans, no original thought and his answer to every question is geek speak.
Today comes a report that during an interniew with ITV reporter Damien Green he answered five questions with the same reply. This is the very reason why he is totally out of his depth. He cannot connect with the public because he never says anything that matters. The Coalition would be mad to attack him too vociferously. They want him around for the next election! I do wonder however, when the penny will drop with the Labour Party and who will break ranks to wield the knife?
Friday, 1 July 2011
Dominique Strauss-Khan
Did anyone really believe that the head of the IMF would be charged with an alleged assault on a chambermaid? She has so many challenges against her integrity that once again she has no chance of justice. She was so brave to even think about bringing this French politician into the courts that I actually believe he is bang to rights!Of course my opinion is irrevelant. I find it interesting that he resigned from one of the most important positions in the world before his lawyers got to work. If this was a trumped up charge on me then I would NEVER resign because that is an admission of guilt.
The mainstream media record that he has a track record. This is apparently not the first accusation of this type of conduct. He is possibly just unlucky but the EU/banking hierarchy do have a tendency to believe that they are untouchable.
The chambermaid is possibly/probably much richer from her experience with the former head of the IMF and maybe she has reversed her original accusation. I really hope not but she, poor girl, is on a hiding to nothing. We all know how these lawyers work (witness the Dowler family) so now her whole life will be trawled over to protect a corrupt politician. Lawyers rule the world because they understand how to skew the truth.
Dominique Strauss-Khan will no doubt escape the full consequences of his actions...but apparently there is forensic evidence which prove the accusations. I await the trial with interest.
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