BBC out of touch

Tonight we see the last episode of silk the BBC puts money into the Michael McIntyre  Chat Show paying a so called comedian is one thing, and that that he isn't funny in fact he's absolutely rubbish again the BBC squandering licence fee payers money. Will they ever be brought to book?

Network Rail Crossings

Commons transport committee is urging ministers to considering imposing a statuary duty of  transparency this has come about due to the nine deaths at level crossings. What these people seem to misunderstand is that many of these deaths although tragic were the result were in most cases not of the crossings design but because of the people killed. The Elsenham accident in which two young teenagers aged 13 and 14 died as the were hit by a train. These girls had used the crossing on numerous occasions. On the day in question they opened a gate as the warning lights were flashing and an audible warning was sounding. To their left was a road where the barriers were closed to traffic as a train was due. There are calls to have such gates locking automatically as a train approaches, but this does not stop idiots who might decide to climb over a locked gate.Tragic as it was they were 99% responsible for their deaths. They were not babies. In many other incidents people have attempted to cross when ample warnings is being given. We have many videos of people crossing railway lines as barriers are coming down. Drivers in cars who drive round split barriers  in many examples the train missing them literally in seconds. No matter how many crossings Network Rail try and improve on safety they can never legislate against gross stupidity in many cases by adults. To improve on crossings by erecting foot bridges, but what do they do at barriers that involved a road crossing rail lines? Safety is every bodies buisness, but common sense has also to be major priority. But how do you legislate against  gross stupidity?  Again tragic as these incidents have been relatives can't keep blaming Network Rail for their relatives who died they are to blame for their own deaths.

Sir Michael Rifkin on newsnight

Sir Michael Rifkin said on Newsnight that the Russia hadn't attacked a country since 1945 but didn't they invade Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968 to crush uprisings with these countries trying for democracy?

BBC squander licence fee payers money

Why have the BBC sent Hugh Edwards to Kiev when we already have reporters out there he could have done what he does from the studio. This happens on many more times on news programmes. It again is just a pleasure trips for these people and it a waste of money. But again this is the BBC squandering licence fee payers money. This is just one reason why the licence fee should be scrapped and make the BBC deal on a level playing in the free market. 

Ukraine

America has said that there could be repercussions if Russia doesn't pull it's troops out of the Ukraine this from a country that once invaded Granada in the 80's. William Hague has pulled out of a G8 meeting in Sochi. Wouldn't it have been better to have the meeting in another country and not to invite the Russians that would be a stronger point to make to  Putin. NATO has said that it can do nothing militarily and why should it. The Ukraine was one part of the soviet empire, let them sort it out the Americans have enough problems with their backing of the Japanese over the problems with China. The European Union is sticking its nose into to much of other countries business. But they do nothing over Syria that has cost thousands of lives over the past three years.