What's happening in Calais is nothing but desperate.
France is having a go at us, the UK, for not doing more at their border, look France, it's your border, your country, you do a better job!
But that's not the main issue, firstly, how many countries have they gotten through before they've even reached Europe?
How many countries have allowed these immigrants to just walk on through? How many countries have not completed the correct procedures? How many countries have allowed these people to slip through?
Why are these people stopped before they get into Europe? Let alone getting all the way to Calais, or even Dover!
Why aren't the European countries who border the Asian countries doing more to stop them there?
Why are we being blamed?
If Merkel and co want us to stay in the EU, sort this problem out before they get this far! Have stricter controls on Eurasian borders! Do the job properly!
And to the Home Secretary, and the Government in general, do a better job at the airports, at Dover, at every other port in our country.
If you can tell me Mr Smith in the Shetland island's hasn't paid his TV licence, but can't keep track of illegal immigrants, there's something going terribly wrong!
Thursday, 25 June 2015
Monday, 22 June 2015
#EndAusterityNow Nah, I Prefer #EndHypocrisyNow
On Saturday the left were successful for having a peaceful demonstration against austerity, and for that I congratulate them.
However, please, please get better speakers.
Russell Brand has never worked a day in his life, Charlotte Church has never worked a day in her life, Owen Jones has never worked a day in his life.
All of them are capitalists, they have capitalised on their talents, and it's paid off rather handsomely.
Brand capitalised on his ability to make people laugh, Church capitalised on her ability to sing, and Jones capitalised on the ability to write about others struggles.
They're all rich from the backs of us, without us buying tickets to their shows, books, or even buying a newspaper, they wouldn't be sitting in, let's face it, luxury, they'd be with us, at the bottom, or somewhere in the squeezed middle.
They've never known what it's like to struggle to know how much food they could buy for their families.
They've never known what it's like to run a business, and hope you get paid on time so that you can pay your staff.
They've never had the these stresses, yet they claim they're anti-capitalism, anti-austerity, and pro-redistribution.
Church recently claimed she would quite happily pay 70% tax. When a few people told her she can pay 70% tax, she gave many excuses not too.
Brand has said he'd pay higher tax, once again when it's been pointed out to him he can do so now, he gave excuses not too.
Please, please stop the hypocrisy, start practicing what you're preaching, show us that it works, prove us wrong.
Actions speak louder than words.
However, please, please get better speakers.
Russell Brand has never worked a day in his life, Charlotte Church has never worked a day in her life, Owen Jones has never worked a day in his life.
All of them are capitalists, they have capitalised on their talents, and it's paid off rather handsomely.
Brand capitalised on his ability to make people laugh, Church capitalised on her ability to sing, and Jones capitalised on the ability to write about others struggles.
They're all rich from the backs of us, without us buying tickets to their shows, books, or even buying a newspaper, they wouldn't be sitting in, let's face it, luxury, they'd be with us, at the bottom, or somewhere in the squeezed middle.
They've never known what it's like to struggle to know how much food they could buy for their families.
They've never known what it's like to run a business, and hope you get paid on time so that you can pay your staff.
They've never had the these stresses, yet they claim they're anti-capitalism, anti-austerity, and pro-redistribution.
Church recently claimed she would quite happily pay 70% tax. When a few people told her she can pay 70% tax, she gave many excuses not too.
Brand has said he'd pay higher tax, once again when it's been pointed out to him he can do so now, he gave excuses not too.
Please, please stop the hypocrisy, start practicing what you're preaching, show us that it works, prove us wrong.
Actions speak louder than words.
Monday, 15 June 2015
#ComeOnCorbyn
With the Labour leadership now fully underway it just goes to show the fractions within the party.
Leading the battle so far is Andy Burnham. a man who oversaw the Mid Staff atrocities back in 2009, and who has really nothing else to offer, he would be a gift to the Tories, and a supposed Blairite, therefore not left enough.
Then there's Yvette Cooper (Mrs Ed Balls), who isn't exactly leadership material, a Brownite, and another gift to for the Tories, not left enough.
Then there's the Tories biggest (and only threat), Liz Kendall, hasn't performed that well so far, but when she's on form she can be quite damaging, however, for some in the Labour party, not left enough.
And now last but certainly not least, Jeremy Corbyn, a true left winger, out of all the other candidates stood shoulder to shoulder with the late Tony Benn, especially on the "Stop The War" campaign, he supports Sinn Fein (a party lead by the ex leader of the IRA), anti-Israel but pro-Palestine (led by Hamas, a terrorist group who sympathise with ISIS).
You have three left of centre candidates, with the first two candidates firmly in Ed Miliband's ground of politics (and we all know how that turned out), Liz Kendall on some issues slightly more to the left, and others more towards the centre, and then Jeremy Corbyn, an old school left winger, who's not afraid to voice his opinions.
The unions want Burnham, will this influence the Labour party members to vote for him? Probably.
A lot of voters want Cooper, a strong headed woman, but the unions don't want her.
Kendall will never win, but she is the best candidate so far.
Corbyn, a reminiscent of Tony Benn, he could be dangerous...... not for the Tories but for Labour itself, let's face it, since Blair, the party is now more of a centre, centre left party, very few in England agree with his politics, and if he's a supporter and friend of Sinn Fein, and it's murderous leader Gerry Adams, he'll ruin the Labour Party.
So my advice? Vote for Corbyn, he'll destroy the party, just like Benn almost achieved 30 years ago.
Leading the battle so far is Andy Burnham. a man who oversaw the Mid Staff atrocities back in 2009, and who has really nothing else to offer, he would be a gift to the Tories, and a supposed Blairite, therefore not left enough.
Then there's Yvette Cooper (Mrs Ed Balls), who isn't exactly leadership material, a Brownite, and another gift to for the Tories, not left enough.
Then there's the Tories biggest (and only threat), Liz Kendall, hasn't performed that well so far, but when she's on form she can be quite damaging, however, for some in the Labour party, not left enough.
And now last but certainly not least, Jeremy Corbyn, a true left winger, out of all the other candidates stood shoulder to shoulder with the late Tony Benn, especially on the "Stop The War" campaign, he supports Sinn Fein (a party lead by the ex leader of the IRA), anti-Israel but pro-Palestine (led by Hamas, a terrorist group who sympathise with ISIS).
You have three left of centre candidates, with the first two candidates firmly in Ed Miliband's ground of politics (and we all know how that turned out), Liz Kendall on some issues slightly more to the left, and others more towards the centre, and then Jeremy Corbyn, an old school left winger, who's not afraid to voice his opinions.
The unions want Burnham, will this influence the Labour party members to vote for him? Probably.
A lot of voters want Cooper, a strong headed woman, but the unions don't want her.
Kendall will never win, but she is the best candidate so far.
Corbyn, a reminiscent of Tony Benn, he could be dangerous...... not for the Tories but for Labour itself, let's face it, since Blair, the party is now more of a centre, centre left party, very few in England agree with his politics, and if he's a supporter and friend of Sinn Fein, and it's murderous leader Gerry Adams, he'll ruin the Labour Party.
So my advice? Vote for Corbyn, he'll destroy the party, just like Benn almost achieved 30 years ago.
Sunday, 7 June 2015
Sacking Ministers? Come On Dave!
David Cameron has supposedly threatened to sack any ministers if they back the Yes campaign to leave the EU.
I am a true blue, a proud, and loud Conservative, but it doesn't mean I agree with everything the Tory leadership says, and this is one thing I will gladly, and loudly stand up against.
I'm not sure if Dave has realises that just because he's won the first Tory majority in 20 odd years, doesn't mean he's a dictator.
We live a democracy Dave, if members of the party you lead have some differing views, good! It keeps the art of debate, and freedom of speech alive!
Firstly, it's healthy for a party to have differing views, it shows the public that, OK we might not agree on everything, but we can live in harmony despite these differences, it's what makes us human after all, we don't want to be living in a socialist dictatorship now do we?
If anything, sacking these ministers will only enrage them, and make them shout louder, so sacking them will only hinder your fight to stay in, rather than their fight to leave.
We aren't the Labour Party, we believe in freedom of speech, allow your ministers to back whatever they want to back, don't be an Ed Miliband please!
I am a true blue, a proud, and loud Conservative, but it doesn't mean I agree with everything the Tory leadership says, and this is one thing I will gladly, and loudly stand up against.
I'm not sure if Dave has realises that just because he's won the first Tory majority in 20 odd years, doesn't mean he's a dictator.
We live a democracy Dave, if members of the party you lead have some differing views, good! It keeps the art of debate, and freedom of speech alive!
Firstly, it's healthy for a party to have differing views, it shows the public that, OK we might not agree on everything, but we can live in harmony despite these differences, it's what makes us human after all, we don't want to be living in a socialist dictatorship now do we?
If anything, sacking these ministers will only enrage them, and make them shout louder, so sacking them will only hinder your fight to stay in, rather than their fight to leave.
We aren't the Labour Party, we believe in freedom of speech, allow your ministers to back whatever they want to back, don't be an Ed Miliband please!
Monday, 1 June 2015
Does Labour Stand For Any Of Its Traditional Values?
Labour is one mess of a party at the moment.
The Labour members, and union leaders who support Labour, want the party to go back to it's old hunting ground in true left wing territory.
The leadership candidates are all trying to pull the party back to New Labour's hunting ground of the centre.
Both sides agree that Ed Miliband's strategy of straddling the ground inbetween the left and the centre was unsuccessful.
Ed Miliband was made to look weak, from people wanting to pull him left, and others trying to pull him right.
So what does Labour stand for now? With it's politicians going one way, and it's supporters going the other, is it any wonder that Labour did so badly?
It's politicians seem to have forgotten Labour's original values, which is meant to be to give those who are at the bottom of society a voice, yet all it's party members and voters can see is Labour trying to win back the trust of businesses again.
During the election campaign the then Shadow Chancellor (and MP) Ed Balls couldn't name a single business leader who supported then, instead her came up with "Bill Somebody".
Has Labour learnt it's lesson from New Labour and Ed?
Apparently not, still not willing to accept the fact that because of their spending spree during 1997 and 2010, the recession of 2008 hit us harder than what it should have.
Labour bailed out the banks, the banks that Labour failed to regulate.
Now we have Andy Burnham (apparently their most "left wing" candidate), Yvette Cooper, Mary Creagh, and Liz Kendall.
The unions are quite obviously backing Burnham (so we can safely assume he's already won), but why?
Recently Andy Burnham has hinted that he might back the Tories benefits cap of £23,000, he doesn't want to give us, the public, the impression that Labour are the party for an "easy ride" for people who simply don't want to work.
Does Burnham truly believe this? I'm not so sure, it feels to me, that he's purely trying to bring back lost voters, so they're still treating us like sheep, we'll follow anyone who "says the right thing", not a politician who's full of conviction.
Can you imagine the likes of the late Tony Benn, or even Harold Wilson being so.... right wing?
It's making politics boring, and making the Labour Party obsolete, what's the point of an opposition if it doesn't oppose any of the governments policies?
The Labour members, and union leaders who support Labour, want the party to go back to it's old hunting ground in true left wing territory.
The leadership candidates are all trying to pull the party back to New Labour's hunting ground of the centre.
Both sides agree that Ed Miliband's strategy of straddling the ground inbetween the left and the centre was unsuccessful.
Ed Miliband was made to look weak, from people wanting to pull him left, and others trying to pull him right.
So what does Labour stand for now? With it's politicians going one way, and it's supporters going the other, is it any wonder that Labour did so badly?
It's politicians seem to have forgotten Labour's original values, which is meant to be to give those who are at the bottom of society a voice, yet all it's party members and voters can see is Labour trying to win back the trust of businesses again.
During the election campaign the then Shadow Chancellor (and MP) Ed Balls couldn't name a single business leader who supported then, instead her came up with "Bill Somebody".
Has Labour learnt it's lesson from New Labour and Ed?
Apparently not, still not willing to accept the fact that because of their spending spree during 1997 and 2010, the recession of 2008 hit us harder than what it should have.
Labour bailed out the banks, the banks that Labour failed to regulate.
Now we have Andy Burnham (apparently their most "left wing" candidate), Yvette Cooper, Mary Creagh, and Liz Kendall.
The unions are quite obviously backing Burnham (so we can safely assume he's already won), but why?
Recently Andy Burnham has hinted that he might back the Tories benefits cap of £23,000, he doesn't want to give us, the public, the impression that Labour are the party for an "easy ride" for people who simply don't want to work.
Does Burnham truly believe this? I'm not so sure, it feels to me, that he's purely trying to bring back lost voters, so they're still treating us like sheep, we'll follow anyone who "says the right thing", not a politician who's full of conviction.
Can you imagine the likes of the late Tony Benn, or even Harold Wilson being so.... right wing?
It's making politics boring, and making the Labour Party obsolete, what's the point of an opposition if it doesn't oppose any of the governments policies?
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