Is our money spent wisely?

We are always being told that we are going through austere times yet Cameron found  £40 million to add to the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic games to show Britain at its best, how can this be when it is staged managed and is not a true reflection of the British. Just as five days of rioting are not a true reflection of Britain but that may be nearer to the truth.The Olympic games have cost so far an estimated £9.3 billion that would have been better spent on social housing. How many people involved in the physically building the Olympic stadium and other venues for the games?That  is mainly for the benefit of  London and a little of the surrounding district. If that money had been spent on social housing and improving the infrastructure throughout the country it would also have provided more jobs in  the building industry for brickies, joiners, plumbers. This would have been more beneficial for the country not for a games that is only for the glorification of a few athletes who if they win gold will turn themselves into wealthy people and corporate hangers on.with no benefit whatsoever for the rest of the population who funded the money for the games.,

Who is the winner?

Britain may now be out on its own in Europe, Cameron has used his veto to protect the city of Lindon's financial institutions, but has he been out manouvered by Sarkozy. Be that as it may has Cameron failed in protecting the banks? The Tobin Tax could be introduced through other means, through the back door under majority voting. The French are corrupt, if things don't go their way, they used the veto to prevent Britain joining the European Union in 1963 and 1967 on both occasions it was used by the French to protect their financial interests especially those concerning the Common Agricultural Policy that was always to the French advantage, so the words kettle, pot, black, pan, spring to mind. Also the EU budget hasn't been signed off for the 17 years. Fraud within the EU is now running at £1.6 billion up 25% from last year. the UK is the fourth largest contributor to the to the EU's funds. This new proposed pact will cede further legal, financial and political powers to unaccountable institutions that are renowned for corruption. Perhaps some of these countries that are in the Euro Zone should look more closely and see what Sarkozy and some of his friends are really up to before it is financially to late. Cameron made a mistake using his veto Britain's  voice needed to be heard  even if its to warn against this growing corruption that is going un-investigated as the past 17 years proves. As for Germany they have the past that still weighs on their conscience and I believe that they are trying to do the best for Europe whilst France is trying to do what is best for France, as they always have.

Advantage lies......?

David Cameron's gesture to defend the financial institutions of the city of London's, institutions that helped get us into this financial mess in the first place  may be the biggest mistake of his political career, but more importantly the future of Britain in the eyes of not only our European partners, but the world. Something that we may never be able to recover from. Whilst in the future the other 26 leaders will be feasting together at the same table he will be dining on his own, and for more years than are good for Britain. His gesture may well turn out to be a futile one. Perhaps he should remember that the advantage always lies with those on the inside, and any influential advantage he may have had he's thrown away, and he may well now feel the cold shoulder from Europe for years to come, and any co-operation in other areas may be hard for him. Perhaps Nick Clegg who is pro-Europe should have told him that if he used his veto and left Britain alone and out on a limb with the rest of Europe, that he would withdraw the Lib Dems support for the coalition government and force a general election. With Cameron's attitude we are loosing what little influence we once had in the world let alone Europe. We even have people like Bernard Jenkins MP and Lord Oakshot of the Lib Dems disagreeing on policy openly on Newsnight so no body knows which way to jump but if Cameron has jumped the wrong way then Britain is in serious trouble and we can't rely on Europe to help us in the future. The really sad part is that Sarkozy has stitched Cameron up. Perhaps Cameron should have told Sarkozy that he might have supported the financial proposes if France was prepared to re-think the Common Agricultural Policy that has always been to Frances advantage and seen what Sarkosy would have said to that? I think that there would have been a resounding Non. So much for unity Europe has always to put up with what does best for France. As for the Germans I do have a little sympathy they are providing most of the finance and therefore have certain rights to lead, as for France their financial institutions are in as much trouble as the PIGS. 

Euro zone and Britain.

Cameron says that he will fight and not let any more powers be ceded to Brussels, whilst plenty of people in Britain may agree with him and in some cases I agree with him on certain things. Britain fixing its own interest rates or dealing with our own laws that go back over 900 years and still apply today. We all want to see the Euro survive, and if Europe wants to implement a new treaty then this has to be agreed by all 27 European Countries not just the 17 Euro zone members. No body knows what will happen this weekends meeting, but one thing is sure that Germany being the strongest member and in many cases the driving force within the European Union, France may be batting above its weight and may also want to save the Euro, but the most important thing for Sarkozy is the influence that he wants to rule Europe. He wants to be top dog and will try anything to get that position. That is one of the reasons why the European Union is flawed and always will be because deep down the Tricolour is more important to France and the French people than the European Flag., and deep down the Union Flag is more important to the British people than the blue flag with the 27 gold stars of Europe, and like wise I believe that this applies to the other members of the Union no matter what their leaders may think Country before Union and this will always apply even when the 17/27countries are working together. Country first Union second. Perhaps fifty year from now when this generation is replaced by the youth or still unborn people of Europe, who will be brain washed into putting the Union before country as history is distorted with certain things being left out. Take the Spanish who are trying to forget the Franco era. or the Germans for the Nazi era, although with all respect to the Germans they have not tried in many cases to hide the guilt of the Nazi era, and is on open display at Bergen Belsen and other such camps. The Germans are I believe the country that does really believe in the Union before country more than any other of the 26  countries. But as  to paraphrase Edmund Burke. Evil only triumphs when good men do nothing. Lets hope that the good men of Brussels are doing it for the correct reason, first and foremost  the people of Europe, and not fore there self glorification.     

Germany or France?

Germany and France are meeting to see if they can come up with a solution to the Euro crisis, but surely the 17 members of the Euro zone should be meeting to discuss the problem. When two of the members meet to discuss what affects them all, is this not the start of how secret societies decide what is best for everybody. Again  this is not true democracy at work. If this affects  all 17 members then they should all be in discussions and decide what to do not just the alleged big two. Again I have sympathy for Germany and the German people as the largest contributor to the bail out, but France is not in a strong position financially. Its banks could be  in trouble, and Sarkozy is up for re-election within the next couple of months so will his mind be on the Euro crisis or on his election prospects. This man is and has for a long time been boxing above his weight, and like previous French leaders he will do what is best for France not the European Union that is why the Union will always be flawed, country and flag before European Union. Not, one for all, and all  for  one, that's only in fairy tales.