So Tim Yeo MP wants to know if Cameron is a man or a mouse, well most people already know the answer to that question. Hes always saying that Britain is open for business, when the truth is far from that. We, the country need a third runway at Heathrow, but he says that because it wasn't in the manifesto that he will not build one, even though business opportunities from the emerging markets are going to France and Germany. Twice as many flights leave Frankfort airport than Heathrow for China each week. 500,000 Chinese visitors visit France, whilst 700,000 visited Germany, how many came to Britain over a similar period 150,000. Brazilian companies invested $800 million in France whilst only $1.7 million in Britain., so who is the trying to convince when he says Britain is open for business? The truth is that Cameron is scared of upsetting his 11 conservative MP's who have constituencies in or around London that are under the glide path for Heathrow. These MP's such as Justine Greening the so called transport secretary are more bothered about their jobs than the country. The same applies to these wealthy people who do not want their landscape blighted or their homes invaded by the proposed route for the HS2 train. These same people never thought about the people who's homes were demolished to make way for the motorways that they now drive on. The country needs an expansion to Heathrow, or business and trade will soon leave this country, or not bother to come here. Likewise we need a high speed rail link from London to Edinburgh., the people who oppose these expansions are only bothered about their own little world I'm all right Jack, so F*** you. How many of these vociferous people who oppose the Heathrow expansion citing noise pollution never thing about it when they fly away from Heathrow on their holidays to America or the Costa Del Sol. When they are on the plane they don't think about the people left behind on the ground. Yes these people are the I'm All Right Jack that are slowly turning this once proud land into a third world banana republic, but one without the bananas. These people don't need to bother though because after spending, or should I say squandering literally billions of pounds of reports, and enquires, and debates after debates. Heathrow won't have another runway if ever and if it does get the go ahead it will be ten years into the future as with HS2 that will again if it ever gets completed it will be thirty years off. By that time business and trade will have left for greener pastures leaving Britain a wilderness with buildings and infrastructures that were built in the Victorian age as the rest of Europe and the world move towards the twenty second century.
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Friday, 24 August 2012
Prince Harry Photos and security.
Prince Harry might have been on a break but questions have to be asked about his thinking? This man is third in line to the throne, some people are saying that he was an unwitting victim, that's not correct, he's a 27 year old man and must have known when he took his clothes off that there would have been people in the room, an alleged ten males and fifteen women. How many of these were friends and how many were gate crashers, or hangers on? Reports say that he was covering the girl up with his body to protect her modesty, what a load of rubbish why were they naked in the first place? Why did his Royal Protection team not step in and confiscate the peoples phones and check them for this kind of thing, and delete any embarrassing photos.These protection officers are costing the country millions of pounds each year to protect these Royals. Perhaps we need to be getting answers to why they failed to stop this? A few months ago eleven of President Obamas Secret Service Agents checking out security in Colombia before his visit were reported drinking and cavorting with prostitutes, these agents were recalled immediatly to America and repremanded senior ones were dismissed for dereliction of duty, perhaps this should happen to Harry's protection officers. As for his cavorting about he hasn't done the Royals image any credibility but let's hope that Prince Charles has a quiet word with him. But more importantly about the photographs being shown in the Sun Newspaper, we want a free press and if the Royals and othere in these high profile positions don't want their dirty linen washing in the public domain make sure they know who their friends are before they want to carry on in such a way.
Monday, 20 August 2012
Can you trust the Tories on anything?
Extended opening hours during the olympics was not going to be carried forward after the Olympics. Mark Prisk told the Commons with equal clarity, "we have no intentions of making the measure a permanent one" This now looks like it could be a lie or just another load of rubbish from this government. Then we have information that Tories like John Selwyn Gummer now Lord Deben with their fingers in the windfarm construction is now the chairman on the committee for climate change, and Tory MP Tom Yeo earns £140,000 a year from his directorship with a green energy company. So these people can't have a neutral view of rentable energy. Lord Deben was named by David Cameron as the preferred candidate to be the new CCC chairman. It only goes to show how corrupt these people could be when wearing two opposing hats on green energy. Who can trust Cameron's judgment when you look at the debacle over the friends he has during the News of the Worlds fiasco, this certainly brings into the picture that he certainly hasn't got good judgment.
Saturday, 18 August 2012
Still the lies continue
Cameron doesn't know how many school playing fields have been sold off. Whilst saying on TV how this country was going to gain more sportsmen etc through schools participating in the Olympic glory he said that only 21 playing fields had been sold off, then it turns out that the figure is 31. This from a prime minister who said that the Olympic games came in under budget. Another fact that he got wrong, just to publicise his ego. Then we read today that his much vaunted statement when in opposition that ministerial cars would be curtailed. "Politicians swanning around in chauffeur driven cars like they are the Royal Family." Tory and Lib-Dem ministers were told that the 24 hour limousine service of old would no longer be. Ministers have now lapsed in their commitment to use public transport, surprise surprise. Again does this not go to show what a lier this prime minister, but more importantly how out of touch he is with reality and the electorate. But more importantly is the incompetence of this government, the quicker that he is brought back down to earth with a general election, the better off we will be. Failed policies U-turns how long can he go on thinking that the electorate will continue to put up with it. Britain is failing at every walk of life because of the incompetence throughout these once proud, and competent institutions.
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Britain, Ecuador and Julian Assange.
So Julian Assange has been granted political asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy, Britain has threatened to enact a 1987 law that gives Britain the right to to enter the embassy and arrest Assange. This could well be a big mistake if Britain was to do such a thing. Not only would it make us look stupid in the eyes of the free world but it would well fly in the face of international law that are sacrosanct to embassies throughout the world. But more importantly it could affect trade with many South American countries just at a time when Britain is trying to enhance, and strengthen trade deals with many countries on this continent, and not withstanding the encouragement it would give to the Argentinian government over the Falklands debate. Imperialist Britain using strong arm tactics, would be the cry. Britain's biggest mistake was letting lawyers getting involved in the Assange problem in the first place. Britain should have honoured Sweden's request for his extradition. Never mind about the possibility of him being extradited to America from Sweden on charges of espionage, that would have been Sweden's and Americas problem. If Britain is daft enough to enter the Ecuadorian Embassy and arrest him, will these and other European countries support Britain? I very much doubt it.
Wednesday, 8 August 2012
Louise Mensch MP, me,me, me.
Louise Mensch MP has decided that she is standing down as an MP after only two and a half years as one. Her reasons are that she wants to spend more time with her children and her husband of twelve months who works in America where she is now going to live. This self promoting woman must have known when she put her self forward as a prospective candidate for parliament must have known that there were long hours not a nine to five job, and as it turned out she wasn't going to stand again at the 2015 election so one has to wonder why she was only going for one period. Was it to get her snout in the trough for self importance, and contacts? Again she has whinged that long hours have not allowed her time for her children. How many women keep more than two jobs involving long hours away from their children just to keep them fed and clothed. Whilst on the Select committee into the James Murdoch hearing she left 45 minutes early so that she could pick up her children from school, although she had the money to employ a nanny, or a minder to do this. How would it look if female judges halted trials because they or the female barristers wanted to pick their children up from school, how could schools run if teachers did the same. When Parliament closes down for the summer recess, she has 12 weeks when the rest of the working population gets only two weeks summer brake. There are some people that applaud her personally, I hope that we don't see or hear from this woman ever again. She has done nothing to further the cause of women in the work place. With an attitude like hers would any business man worth his salt employ a woman over a man in today's economical climate. A young woman that might get pregnant and want her statutory maternity leave, or a middle aged woman that might want time off to look after her grandchildren. Big government departments might afford to employ these woman because at the end of the day its the tax payer that will be footing the bill, but in a small business its the struggling owner that has to find the money.
Monday, 6 August 2012
We only think about ourselves first
After the debacle over MP's expenses now we have them having to pay back £230,000 in dodged tax, and again we come up with the usual excuses. Many have second jobs earning income on top of their parliamentary salaries of £65,738 for backbenchers and £134,565 for a minister. Some work as lawyer, or earn extra income from book deals, newspaper columns and TV appearances. This from members of parliament who are always complaining that they are tired from over work and are under paid. When the real reason for their alleged tiredness and over work is greed.Then we have the audacity of these people in parliament saying that people should stay at home and take their holidays in Britain. The government has spent £3 million on a campaign extolling the virtues of holidaying in Britain.Clegg is off to Spain for a week, before going to his property in France. Hammond is off to Spain, and Miliband is off to a Greek island for two weeks. Harriet Harman the shadow culture secretary is heading off to France missing most of the Olympic games. Cameron is spending a few days in Cornwall, before yes you've guessed it he's off to Europe with his family. These people are the epitamy of hypocrisy when they keep telling us that we are going through austere times, the vast majority of the public might be but our so called leaders are not practising what they are always preaching. Is it any wonder that the British public are getting more and more disillusioned with out political masters. Now we have Cameron shelving the Lords review prompted by the Liberal Democrats because a number of backbenchers said that they would not support the Liberal Democrats proposals for change, so Clegg says that the Liberal Democrats will not support the Conservatives proposals for boundary changes. These from people who are supposed to be representing the people of this country, they are all acting like babies who are now taking their balls home. Is it any wonder that this once great country is now heading down the league of greatness. Perhaps we would do better if these members of parliament and ministers stayed away from the country permanently.
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