Thatcher and her legacy

Three days after Baroness Thatcher's death, I've read a lot of support, and a lot of negativity.

Today Russell Brand wrote a piece in The Guardian about his views on Thatcher, and how he felt towards her.

He wasn't cruel, nor was he praising. He is obviously left wing, like so many in the Show Bizz industry,

Caitlin Moran tweeted, 'how children think of Thatcher'. What I think she means to say is, 'how children THOUGHT of Thatcher'.

Most of my school friends haven't got a clue who she is, in fact, most of my school friends haven't got a clue politicians are.

But people like Russell Brand, Caitlin Moran, Sally Lindsay, and others support anything against the right, seem to have forgotten what it was like before Thatcher came into No10.

Firstly it was a three day working week, as the Unions had the country on their knees striking every two seconds. Oh yes I'm sure that helped the country's debts a  lot, I can see why she is such a bad person for bringing back stability.

Secondly, we were in extreme debt! The left decided, as usual, to spend, spend, spend our hard earning money for what? Nothing.

Owen Jones hasn't come up with one reason why Jim Callaghan would have been better to stay in the Cabinet instead of Thatcher, in fact nor has Russell Brand in his piece.

In fact, I can't see a reason why people today would vote for Labour. Firstly Ed Miliband is a shambles of a leader, and so is Cameron, and so is Clegg.

As I've made earlier points, it's embarrassing watching them sometimes.

Labour spent money we didn't have, and Cameron and his bodies aren't doing a great deal to undo that. Labour also start wars on false pretenses, sell gold for it's lowest value ever (bet Gordon was really pleased with himself when he did that), and for the fact that they had Peter Mandelson.

I understand why miners don't like Thatcher, in fact they have every right not to like, and to celebrate her death in the way that they feel fit.

She took away their lively hood, although lets be honest we are all glad she did, it was a very green thing to do for the planet.

She hit them hard and fast, however, by going on strike, and proving to the nation that we can keep going without them they almost dug their own miners graves.

Something the left don't like to admit, sometimes when you strike you make your own argument invalid.

All I have to say on Thatcher is, I thought she did the country better than any Labour party  has done. The left have only ever had one thing to look back on and that's 'The Spirit of '45!" Makes me feel quite sad for them really. 

People vs The Welfare System

It's been a huge debate that has split the country for decades, people who do and don't deserve to claim benefits.

Today Mick Philpott, Mairead Philpott, and Paul Mosely were given their sentences after the deaths of the Philpott's children in a house fire, that they caused.

Mick Philpott has 17 children by five different women, and claimed tens of thousands of pounds, and although it definitely wasn't the cause, nor the reason why he decided to set fire to his house, with his children still inside, it is people like him we need to reign in!

It's people like the Philpott's who abuse the system, and people like them who need to be stopped, they put an unjust stereo type cast over others who are deserved of their benefits.

However, for some reason, people on the left like Owen Jones, Lab MP Tom Watson etc, don't seem to think that these people need to be stopped! And if they do, and I'm not fully understanding their stance on this issue, how would they go about it?

Owen claims there's a was against people claiming from the right. Well I'm not against people claiming benefits, in fact I think it's awful that he doesn't want to get rid of the people who are completely and utterly abusing the system!

Tom and Owen would carry on the New Labour's way of life, who had more people on benefits under their government than any other.

Firstly, benefits are there to help people while they are out of a job, and looking.

Secondly, it's not there as a way of life for people, unless you are disabled, or have a disabled child, family relative who you look after, or are otherwise unable to work.

People like the Philpott's will carry on abusing the system if there are no consequences, there should be a system in place where its either pretty obvious that you are unable to work, or you go through a little process to prove so.

That way we can eliminate these abusers, and the people who need, and rely on the benefits would probably be able to receive a bit more.

I think the left need a long hard look at how many people were on benefits under the last Labour Government, and come up with a solution that would help the deserved, because all they are doing is feeding abusers like Mick Philpott.

The Philpotts

The disgusting actions of two parents, Mick and Mairead Philpott, which resulted in the deaths of their 6 children.

Also just as disgusting, the headline of The Daily Mail.

Firstly, I agree with Owen Jones (it seems to be happening more and more!!!), don't blame the entire class, there have been many cases of rich men/ women taking the lives of their family and their own, in fact, I've probably read more cases of rich men/ women doing so.

Although it's obvious it wasn't the Philpotts plan for their children to die, it was their plan to frame someone else for the fire, and they are still trying to blame someone else!

But The Daily Mail is blaming an entire class. This isn't fair. Mick Philpott is a known abuser of the system, and is also a known violent, and controlling man.

So instead of The Daily Mail mourning the awful, and tragic death of these children, they point out the class in which these children were living in, not that class has anything to do with their death's, and how he had never worked a day in his life.

I feel for the six children that lost their lives, and I can't imagine how they would feel, had they survived, if they had found out their parents put them in such a dangerous position.

Let them rest in peace, and give them some dignity in death, that their own mother and father took away from them.

Press Regulation

I think today has been pretty embarrassing for all of the main three parties.

The Lib/Lab coalition for Press Regulation has been awfully organised, mainly due to that dreadfully British actor Hugh Grant.

Hugh Grant's phone was hacked, yes, but do I care about his feelings towards it? No.

Firstly because he is on the public eye, and chose to be so, no one forced him become an actor. Secondly, Milly Dowler's parents have every right to be so angry at the press, and how they abused their daughter's case. Also Sara Payne, who's daughter Sarah Payne was kidnapped and murdered, was given a phone by News Int's Rebekah Brooks which was obviously hacked.

These people have absolutely 100% right to hate, and be completely disgusted by our press, and the way they used their tragedies just to sell some papers.

So how can Hugh Grant even stand next to these people, who have gone through tragedies he couldn't even imagine how the felt, or even feel today.

Hacked Off are a brilliant voice for the real victims of hacking, and a fantastic driving force to get the people responsible brought to justice.

I also agree with Owen Jones, (and I thought pigs would fly before I ever typed that sentence), is correct in saying that the 'free press' we have at the moment, is largely run by millionaires, who think they are above the law, and can bribe anyone into doing what they want.

Such as News International, and Trinity Mirror. Both have had journalists arrested for hacking phones, therefore both as bad as each other.

I don't believe the press need regulating, but I do believe justice will be brought to those who deserve it, such as the Dowler family, and the Payne family. Hopefully people like Rebekah Brooks, and Andy Coulson will be punished, and the journalists from the Daily Mirror as well.

Cameron vs Clegg

This weekend Nick Clegg has portrayed the Tories as 'extreme'.

The Deputy PM is obviously trying to win back some Lib Dem voters, and no one can blame him. After all they have made a shamble of themselves.

First the tuition fees, now bedroom tax (if they weren't in office they would protest), and not to mention Chris Huhne, and Lord Rennard.

It's been an embarrassing and awful three years for the Lib Dems, I'm not a fan of them, and never will be, but it's been pretty embarrassing for the Conservatives too.

As a tory supporter, I am embarrassed by David Cameron's inability to stay calm at Prime Ministers Questions, it's not as f Ed Miliband really grills him! He also never seems to fight back when the Lib Dems call the tories, and as a looker on, I find it quite sad.

I do belive, if the Lib Dems want to save any dignity they have left, they should leave government, but they won't as Nick Clegg, like Gordon Brown, enjoys the power too much.

I also think it would do the tories a great deal as well. The Conservative voters I speak to can't stand the Lib Dems being office, and the Lib Dems I speak to, can't stand the Lib Dems siding with the tories.

They should be separate, become themselves again.

David Cameron should learn to stand up for the party, and be a true leader, Nick Clegg, should take them out of government, show his dwindling supporters that just because their party colours are yellow, doesn't mean he is.

Of course David Cameron won't retaliate, and won't stand up for the party, for some reason he sees them as a fall guy, someone to blame, someone for the public to hate instead of him. Of course he doesn't realise, majority of the public already do hate him.

Nick Clegg, if he thinks the tories are so 'extreme', that the Lib Dems can't handle them should leave, be a leader, a man to look up to, but sadly for him, majority of us hate him as well.

But then I say to myself, where's the alternative. Ed Miliband? Ed Balls? Any of the old 'New Labour' lot that are the Shadow Benches? Nah, they haven't even got round to getting their policies out yet, there's only two years left kids, look how quick the first three have gone for the current bunch!

Ed Miliband is weak, has no alternative, just a nice flat hand from his sidekick Balls, and a demeaning smile from Harman.

And it hasn't been a nice three years for the opposition either. One, they picked the wrong brother, two they have no policies, and three, the hacking scandal happened under their government.

I tweeted John Prescott, ex DPM, about the hacking scandal, I pointed out that it happened under his nose, and all he could answer with was "We didn't know. Covered up by police and News International". Sorry Ed, you've lost all credibility, if that's the best and ex colleague can come up with, your in dire straits.

What a sorry bunch we have, and how sad that that's all we have to vote for!

Disability Benefits

The left are proclaiming that the Coalition are taking the Disability Benefits from 500,000 people in the UK.

That is a huge number of people, and in an economic crisis, it is probably quite a scary prospect for some people.

However, one thing he left always forget to mention, or think about, or give numbers on are, out of the 500,000 people getting stripped of the Disability Benefits, how many are actually deserved of it.

In May 2012 there were more than 2.5 million people claiming incapacity benefits.

That is a lot of people, and when you think the number will only go down to 2 million still claiming, surely that means the 500,000 people who are most likely to lose their benefits, are probably benefit cheats!

How is that fair on the remaining people who are deserved of benefits?

I feel awful for those, who are being 100% honest, and have complete right to claim their benefits, because Labour allowed people to claim for years, and years without being checked properly.

Labour allowed this to spiral out of control, they allowed thousands of fraudsters get away with it for years.

What would Labour do to crack down on these cheats? What would Labour propose?

How can we reduce our spending if there are 500,000 people claiming on disability benefits when they could be working, helping the economy, and themselves.

How is it fair on disabled people, that these fraudsters are claiming benefits they have no right to, and because of these fraudsters, and Labour, are now being punished because of it.

It isn't fair on them, on the economy, or on us people. So surely, and sadly, harsh regulations are having to come into place to get these cheaters off of benefits.

I have family who are on the disability benefits, and are backing the government 100%, because they are fed with being penalised for other people.

Do the left need another think tank?

Although Owen Jones is stating he doesn't want to start a new political party, and I do believe him, he is, however, wanting to start a new left-wing think-tank.

Surely there are enough think-tanks for people to turn to Owen such as:

The Fabian Society
Institute for Public Policy Research
Demos
Compass- Direction for the Democratic Left

These are just a few, I'm sure there are more think tanks our there that are just as useful for people.

But there aren't  just think tanks, but  smaller politcal parties, if Labour aren't doing or saying what you would like them to, to turn to:

SWP
The Green Party
The Liberal Democrats (Although we can all speculate there)
Respect Party
Social Democratic and Labour Party

Then there are blog sites:

Left Foot Forward
Liberal Conspiracy
Next Left
Labour Uncut
Progree Online
Young Fabians Blog
The Green Benches
Penny Red

I could go on, and on, and on.

Then of course you have the Unions, if you feel you need to back up whether it be for political reasons or legal reasons, they are there:

TUC
Association of Flight Attendants
Musician Union
EQUITY
National Union of Teachers
NUJ
UNISON
VOICE

There are a lot of voices on the left, I've only mentioned a few here, do they really need another voice, shouting out, trying to 'unite' the left together?

I can see what he's trying to do, he is a brilliant PR spokes person for Labour, he's trying to get all of the left back on Labour again, but sadly, no amount of think tanks, and blog sites, and Unions will change the faces of Labour: Ed Miliband, Ed Balls, Harriet Harman, all three people that we, the general public, lost faith in after 13 years of absolute dishonesty, and power.