Yawn! It's that General Election time again....

Since everyone is getting bored by now of the excessive general election media coverage, and the American style managed TV debates; I thought that I had to make a note of the event, and would add a brief comment.
It could be a major turning point in our failing 'First past the Post' system, which puts political parties into power with the minority of the total vote, and might get changed now - or end up in a '70's style hung parliament mess. Most likely the latter.

The usual bunch of unelectables standing for power, putting forward the incomprehensible policies to most people, with fundamentally flawed manifestos, if you look too closely at them!

Whatever they say or do, the country lurches from one crisis to another, and whatever happens, you end up paying more taxes - direct or indirect for the privilege of it all! 

I'll be glad when it's all over tomorrow! Just wonder what the real cost will be?

The madness of chairs, life, or is it political correctness?!

I've been away for a while from the Blog, due to being quite busy, and getting into the world of second hand GPS hand held units, and 're-cycling' them.

Anyway, a short while back, whilst I was walking through an ubiquitous looking 'cathedral of shopping' in my local dull looking shopping centre, which panders to the 'religious faithful' of the ardent 'religion of shopping' and unbridled fashion led consumerism; in place of the traditional forms of god based reverence, which are slowly fading into history. Is this the 21st century meaning to life?!
I was wondering that all these shopping centres (malls) look very similar, and I could be almost anywhere, in any major town or city, and they would look the same.

                                                     With thanks to 'one man and his blog' for the picture.

I was also thinking, (a dangerous thing to be having two thoughts almost simultaneously!) about one of the latest political debates in the Houses of Parliament, where a proposal was put forward, debated, and then voted for, to change the name of the person in charge of committees, so to prevent any seeming gender discrimination under the latest human rights acts.
This was obviously so important, that a lot of time had to be spent on it, despite the country's economic future going down the drain, and government deficit reaching record historical levels, with no realistic idea of how we are going to pay for it and the compounding interest charged on the debt for decades to come.
It's comforting to know that the cross party committee debate, on the committee name change takes priority over really important things!
So the politicians decided to change the name from 'Committee Chairman' to just 'Chair' and you will now be addressing the 'Chair' at the committee.

                                           Is it a chair, a person, or a politician? I'll let you decide the difference!  

It sums up perfectly the wooden and  dumb behaviour of a lot of politicians these days!
They could have just allowed the traditional meaningful name of 'Chairman' or 'Chairwoman' to be used; but now they seem to be discriminating against the gender of living beings, being scared of gender sensitive politics, in favour of inanimate furniture! I think that the human rights acts should be amended yet again, to stop real living people's names being discriminated over furniture! before it all goes too far with the ridiculous gender discrimination name laws, and dubious uses of the human rights acts.

The world of politics gets crazier every day.........

P.M. or Prime Monster? That is the question?!

As stated in the Sun 'news comic' - Is Gordon Brown the P.M. or the "Prime Monster?!" With previous antics of smashing mobile phones against the room walls of No.10 Downing St., in fits of anger with his 'minions'. That's one way of disposing of now regarded unfashionable and unwanted electronic devices!
 
Then scowling and going on long sulks during meetings, and not communicating with anyone thought less important than our 'Great Leader' (Dictator) Gordon, for substantial periods of time. All of this has been repeated and reported many times in the past; so it comes as no surprise when lower orders of government, resort to 'blabbing' on bullying complaint phone help lines, when Gordon throws his weight around, and they also report sick off the 'No.10 school' for some time.

Then the next public relations fiasco after reeling out the minister 'clones', all saying how human and concerned 'Big Brother Gordon' really is, despite his dour control obsessive, robotic like public image; was the attack on the Chancellor of the Exchequer, after stating the plainly obvious, that we were in the worst economic mess for 60 years! 
More bullying "Forces from Hell unleashed" from No.10, from the candid admissions this weekend, by the normally mild mannered Labour's 'Economic and Political punch ball', Alistair Darling in charge of the doomed Chancellors job from Hell! He had to admit that the bullying press releases attacking him, originated from Gordon as well.

As for the opposition waiting for government?! 'Chameleon Cameron' still busy going around in ever increasing 'U turns' over Conservative economic policies, about swingeing budget cuts, and not wanting to scare the average 'Joe Public' too much. Then the childish squabbles in Parliament, trying to make the "Bully" name calling smear stick to "Our Leader Gordon", with the house erupting into a 'zoo like' shouting and name calling match, which makes the public respect M.P's even less.


I know the start of the pre-election silly season is here, but it all just makes you want to weep with frustration at times, at the stupidity of politicians and Parliament these days. Could you really vote for this lot of dishonest money grabbing crooks at the next General Election?!





David Cameron suddenly realising the big flaws in Conservative policies!

Oh Dear! It's Party Political Conference time again.

I know that it's 'yawn a minute' time at the moment, regarding politics, but I'm sure that there's some Blog readers out there who follow the current news sometimes.

It's that time of year where the main U.K. political parties try their best to look ridiculous, or 'bore the pants' off all but the most die hard and committed political party supporters.
In the past, they have ranged from ludicrous Conservative style 'Nazi party' rallies; to a 'Stalinist style' Labour 'squeaky clean' stage managed 'peoples democratic committee' meeting, where elderly party supporters in Brighton can be arrested under the police state 'Prevention of Terrorism Acts' for wearing the wrong type of T shirt!!! Truth can actually be stranger than fiction!

Yes, I know that some people should be arrested for fashion crimes, with some of the naff T shirt and tracksuit designs that can be seen around! but it goes to show how stupid politics has, or is becoming.

It's funny that a couple of years ago, all three political parties were in a public spending bidding match, seeing who would spend the most money on pubic spending, without any mention of how it was going all going to be funded, and no mention of tax rises! A scene a bit like supermarket price cutting wars.
And yet now, it's all changed to spending cuts and large tax rises for the average person.

Starting off the party season, was the Liberal Democrats who were 'all at sea' with their economic policies, with also no consultation with their party members concerning new policy decisions; when Vince Cable 'absent mindedly professor style' announced the new tax on £1 million pound home sales.

With party leader Nick Clegg looking foolish trying to defend the 'back of a fag packet' calculated tax policy. "That's another fine mess you've got me into!"

What they don't seem to realise is that a large number of homes in Central London and other large cities are priced at £1 million plus, because of stupid long term government low interest rate policies, which caused the housing price speculation problem in the first place!
They  looked even more foolish when they had to retract their defence of the new flawed tax policies! More like "A fresh muddle for Britain!"

At the Labour Party conference, like a bunch of 'Chumps'; it descended into a bit of a farce, with the beleaguered and tired looking P.M. Gordon Brown (a bit like his policies) was doing an impression of a horizontal bungee jumper! when he tried to storm out of a  BBC T.V. interview, after being asked some awkward questions, whilst forgetting that he was still attached to a microphone lead!

His haggard and crumpled look at times, almost makes you feel sorry for him? - or maybe not!

With his list of unfunded 'wish list' public spending priorities that will make us go bankrupt even faster, throwing more taxpayers money down a bottomless black hole of public spending. And also admitting to the 'C' world! The political swear sword of 'Cuts', and how they would have to make them despite all their spending promises. How stupid do these politicians think we are?!

Also Peter Mandelson, Lord of all the government departments he can see, was also caught out by another four letter 'C' word as well, during the conference, after apparently swearing at a woman News International executive on the 'phone; when the Sun 'tabloid rag' newspaper made its announcement about changing political allegiances.

Being evasive and slippery when interviewed about this, he said that he used the word "Chump" rather than "C---t". So who's a right "Chump" then?! 
 









And finally, the party season ends with the 'Tory Taxing Toffs', who appear to offer nothing much else but tax rises and tightening of belts. A bit like a Churchill speech during the war, with "Blood, Sweat, Toil and Tears", but without the great oratory and leadership! We seemed to have entered into a 'financial World War' now, according to the Conservatives, and you can be sure that they will look after their own kind, with their policies! 

'Chameleon Cameron' the Conservative party leader, changes political party policies, as quickly as opinion polls change. One minute he's red, and copying New Labour, then he's green with environmental policies, and the next he's turned true Tory Blue! with tired old right wing policies.










The party will be over soon - thank goodness! Everyone will just have to nurse their 'financial hangovers' now. And will the last person leaving, please turn the lights off in Britain! Before the predicted power cuts and shortages start.

CRB Checks - not for me!

Bubbling away over the past week and being hotly debated, is the Criminal Records Bureau and the CRB checks.

It's all in the name - Criminal. The state automatically assumes that you're a criminal adult around children, unless proved otherwise!

Looking at the 'swanky' new website, another new expensive empire that has to be paid for, created for grey suited career civil servants. With the past history of government data bases; data getting lost or incorrectly accessed and abused, lack of data security, and no controls of how much it all costs when contracted out - who has much faith left in the 'Big Brother State'?!

As a volunteer myself, who occasionally comes in contact with children on Open days; If I was forced to undergo a CRB check to continue on volunteering, I would quit straight away out of principle, and for the cost to the charitable organisation that would have to carry out the CRB check.

All over Britain, it would most probably lead to the collapse of volunteers doing voluntary work out of principle, or because of the fees charged for the criminal checks.

Could this be New Labour's equivalent of the 'Dangerous Dogs Act'? Which brought the previous Conservative government so much ridicule! Rapidly followed by the 'Identity Card Act' for 'naff' legislation and law making! They must have spent too much time reading '1984' by George Orwell, and seeing if they can make it happen in real life!

Possibly a symptom of too much Labour political 'Whipping' of back bench MP's, to get the ill judged legislation through the house (forcing Member's of Parliament through veiled threats and bribes, to tow the party political line). I knew (political) S&M deviant practices would creep back into the blog again sometime!!!

Now would you allow 'plastic politicians', with their 'plastic' smiles and 'clammy' handshakes, hang around schools and children during the 'Hustings' - without a CRB check? According to the letter of the 'flawed' law, all MP's should have a CRB check as well, especially since a lot of their political decisions and daft new laws appear criminal!!!

So to appear politically unbiased, here's a few examples:

A rather apt and unfortunate picture for New Labour taken by the press! Of the 'Great Dictator Gordon' back to school - he needs it to re-learn what 'Boom and Bust' really means in economics!
Also lecturing the pupils on how he has improved on history, regarding state control and being 'Brother Number 1!'

Or New Conservative, new plastic tailor's dummy look for David Cameron! More like a dodgy back street car salesman, trying to peddle dubious political policies, (with sawdust in the gearbox) to unsuspecting children!

And not forgetting.... Er. What's his name? That other one of the Liberal Democrats.... Had to do a 'Google' to remember his name! Ahh... It's Nick Clegg - the quiet one!

I can just imagine the conversation: "Mummy told me not to speak to strange politicians!"

Some people would say, "Good idea this CRB check, get all those 'pervs' and 'child abusers' onto a data base and monitor them". Just one minor point, is from independent government research, the majority of child abusers exist in families and friends of the children being abused!

The main reason why a tiny minority of people, in jobs that are involved with children carry out child abuse; is that from the 1970's onwards with politically inspired budget cuts, people working with children and vulnerable people, have been treated as unimportant to society, in low pay, poor promotion prospect jobs, which tend to attract the wrong people for the wrong reasons.  
And lax reference checks have been carried out, due to desperation at times to fill unattractive vacant job posts.

Now what crazy half baked politically inspired legislation will be coming along next?!

Pet dislikes for today!

I heard the term 'Staycation' today, yet again on the radio! The use of it has been 'creeping' in over the past couple of months; a lazy word used by even lazier journalists! Another ugly and meaningless 'Americanese' expression (I'm almost getting as bad as them using made up jargon!) - if you break the word down into it's parts.
It could easily be replaced by 'Staying at home' or  'Holiday in England' or whatever part of Britain you wish to spend your time in.  

Another bad and potentially meaningless expression is 'Clear blue water', used by just as lazy political journalists, and will most probably make it's unwanted return soon, when the 'Beleaguered' Brown has to announce a general election, most probably by next spring onwards.
Apparently it's meant to mean large political or policy differences. And don't get me started on 'Real terms spending' and economics!

There, that's my rant over, and I'm feeling a lot better now! Must be therapeutic!!!

Oh, I almost forgot; and finally, the nasty American habit of using euphanisms, to sanitise their unpleasant habits of oppression and torture of prisoners - sorry, ' Battlefield combatants' and 'Insurgents'! I must use their terms correctly! Not forgetting their cool water sports activity of 'Waterboarding', (Water Torture to you and me). It sounds to me, so much jolly fun and entertainment, having water sports in the warm blue Caribbean waters off the 'resort' of Guantanamo Bay - sorry, prison or concentration camp!

A modified version of the Beach Boys song comes to mind, "We're all going Waterboarding.... In the USA!"

Plus there's 'Extraordinary Rendition', and 'Redaction' of documents. The list could go on and on....

Or maybe I have got it all wrong?!......