Open Letter
Dear Gordon Henderson MP
The following article was featured on Channel 4 Jon Snow claimed Dispatches could have made the programme in any local authority area in the UK and he was backed by Shelter in his assessment that private landlords are out of control. Private landlords, it was claimed, know that they won’t be prosecuted and therefore are content to be slum landlords whilst they themselves live in exclusive ‘executive’ homes.
As a local Landlord in Swale I consider this a totally unjustified statement, landlords like me provide accommodation where the local Council cannot, my accommodation are One bedroom flats and Bed sits I like most of the Landlords in the area provide good quality accommodation and abide by the letter of the Law and the government should give landlords more help with bad tenants. Over recent years I have learnt by past mistakes I now only rent to the Over 30’s who are working WHY in the past I have rented to youngsters who nearly every case have abused their Tenancy by having loud parties, have multiple occupancy, loud music and in general wreck the places plus they never paid their rent on time as most all of my tenants are on 6 months rental agreements I can get rid of them after 6 months as trying to evict through the courts is expensive, time consuming plus the courts are to lenient.
In the past I have had Tenants who have begged me to rent them a flat even though they are unemployed, I have agreed but it takes months for Housing Benefit to be processed mainly because the tenant does not give the right information and on countless occasions they spend the benefit before paying the rent This is fraud I hear you say NO? I am told if they intended paying me the rent but got tempted into a pub to spend the benefit it is not Fraud! So I have to go through the process of evicting and trying to collect back rent, this could go on for months before we go to court and they still do not pay and if you win they say they have got no money to pay the fine or rent and they are told to pay a few pounds a week. Recently I had a women in her 30’s who begged for a flat she was unemployed and not very well educated, her mother paid her deposit and for a few months she paid her rent but then it stopped she built up a debt of £1200 when asked for the rent she just replied “I have spent it tough” She was bright enough to know the system the cheapest way to get rid of her was to say if you move out by the end of the week I would for go the £1200 on the day she left she asked for her deposit back. Nearly all asked for their deposit returned no matter what condition the property is. Recently someone I shall call Ashley done a runner owing £800 and stole a mini cooker and he looked like a respectable guy but this time I have the Police and debt collectors chasing him
Gordon we landlords need you to make eviction easier, plus a better way to get back rent paid as for Housing Benefit, this should be what is says on the Tin! Housing Benefit if it is spent on anything else it should be considered fraud and the person charged with a criminal offence
The notion that landlords cut of Electricity, Gas, and Water etc and do some heavy handed eviction is nonsense, we can get heavy fines. Mind you some times you do take a chance and it pays dividends on two occasions we have taken people from the Doss House in and rented them a Bed-sit, these were just guys down on their luck and needed a step up and 10 years later they have full time jobs and renting houses.
So now there is no compromise NO DHSS in my Flats and all new tenants must have two references which are checked, also they have a credit check, they must be in full time work pay at least equivalent of One Months rent as a deposit which by law has to be protected.
TUESDAY, 5 JULY 2011
Are All Landlords Rogue Landlords?
"During the programme we have shown two very different people who are representative of private landlords . . . "
With those words Jon Snow of Channel 4’s Dispatches programme ended yet another damning indictment of the private rented sector last night. In a shocking programme landlords in Manchester and London were shown to be treating both their tenants and the law with utter contempt.
The programme showed that Meridian, a Manchester property company that claims to be a charity, was wilfully housing people in truly awful slum conditions. Landlord Mr Gill from London happily housed people in his garden shed and arranged for illegal immigrants to gain access to the UK.
Jon Snow claimed Dispatches could have made the programme in any local authority area in the UK and he was backed by Shelter in his assessment that private landlords are out of control. Private landlords, it was claimed, know that they won’t be prosecuted and therefore are content to be slum landlords whilst they themselves live in exclusive ‘executive’ homes.
Dispatches also interviewed Housing Minister Grant Shapps who promised to personally look into the allegations made in the programme. And there lies the problem.
Is the Government’s Housing Minister unaware that there are rogue landlords? Would Mr Shapps be surprised to learn that there are rogue tenants? He is the Housing Minister in a country that allows some tenants to be housed in utter squalor at the tax payers’ expense. He is the Housing Minister in a country where some people live in garden sheds. He is also the Housing Minister in a country that allows tenants to cause £13,000 worth of damage to a landlord’s property without any method of redress for the landlord (see the link to the article below).
Successive Governments have targeted the majority of good, decent landlords and utterly failed to eradicate rogue landlords. There are over one million private landlords in the UK and it is always the honest landlord who has to comply with the legislation whilst the rogue landlord does what they like.
It is this inequality in the treatment of landlords that is the real scandal. There is clearly one law for honest landlords and one law for rogue landlords, but all are tarred with the same brush. No-one wants rogue landlords, especially not decent landlords.
Jon Snow should have said that Dispatches has shown two people who are representative of rogue landlords, not the majority of private landlords. Grant Shapps should target rogue landlords and at the same time make life easier for the majority of landlords who already comply with the law.
This country needs the housing that honest landlords provide, it does not need a witch hunt.
Click here to read the article Tenant 'caused £13k worth of damage to Lincoln home'
Click here to visit the NetRent Facebook campaign The Damage That Some Tenants Do
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Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Dutch want to throw out migrant Poles who can't find a job
Dutch want to throw out migrant Poles who can't find a job
Migrants out of work for three months 'should be kicked out of the country'
Tenfold increase in Poles in four years in Holland
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2011096/Dutch-want-throw-migrant-Poles-job.html#ixzz1RG000jDb
Can you imagine Cameron and his LIbDem Government (it certainly is not Tory) doing this. All the major parties love the EU they are like lap dogs to this terrible organisation yet in a recent survey 50% of Tory MP's want come out of the EU and 75% of Tory members want the same, when will these week knees MP's do something about it
Migrants out of work for three months 'should be kicked out of the country'
Tenfold increase in Poles in four years in Holland
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2011096/Dutch-want-throw-migrant-Poles-job.html#ixzz1RG000jDb
Can you imagine Cameron and his LIbDem Government (it certainly is not Tory) doing this. All the major parties love the EU they are like lap dogs to this terrible organisation yet in a recent survey 50% of Tory MP's want come out of the EU and 75% of Tory members want the same, when will these week knees MP's do something about it
Monday, July 04, 2011
Cotswold Caravanning
Caravan trip to Slimbridge Cotswold weekend July 1st 2011
This time we had good weather for the full 4 days and stayed at the Tudor Park here is there bumf and came up to everything that was said of it. Those who can remember Peter West will know he found the Westlands trust about 60 years ago we visited this place and went on one of those Land Rover excursions it was great.
Tudor Caravan Park is one of the best located caravan & campsites in Gloucestershire.
A quiet country caravan site right alongside the Gloucester-Sharpness canal,
an easy 5 minute walk from the world famous Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Centre at Slimbridge.
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Sitting by the Canal was also enjoyable watching the Narrow Boats go by drinking a nice cold Beer brilliant, there is so much to see in the Cotswolds, we travelled to Cirencester to look round this unique place then on the Cotswold Wild Life Park and back through the countryside seeing some amazing villages, streams, rivers churches etc I can recommend this part of the World to anyone.
The start of the trip nearly never happened I hooked on the caravan began to pull out with the Wheel clamp still connected, with it jammed up the wheel arch I thought I would have to go back and get a hack saw as you can imagine my patience was sorely worn (or as Valerie’s says I lost my temper) luckily enough I found a friend Mr Hammer so much for £50 worth Wheel security it took just 10 minutes to knock it off.
I recently purchased a new vehicle it is a Volkswagen Caravelle 5 year old a beautiful 7 seated MPV with seat you can turn and have a the table in the middle, you can remove them all together. The most expensive luxury I have ever purchased, normally I plough money back into my business or into the IBF and Sambo but at 61 I thought NO this time I will buy something just for me and the wife, something the two of us can enjoy. This is a marvellous vehicle, automatic, pulls and drives like a dream, has a TV in the back (have not found out how to work that yet) and lots of other gizmo’s. On the way back the tank was on red I thought I could make it to the Detling Service Station, the VW had other ideas as we came of the M20 it slowed down to 25 mph no matter what I done it would not go faster as we approached Detling hill it got slower (Then I got “I told you to fill up at the last service station, but you always know better”) we crawled up the Hill in 1st at 5 mph at the top it picked up to 25 mph getting to the fuel station, I filled up and we went as per normal. This VW is not a vehicle it is ROBOT it can think for me, some may say that is not such a bad thing; I will never say a bad thing about VW again. Well not in ear shot as it may hear me.
Once again I will tell anyone to try caravanning it is great and cheap, I have include some photo’s for those of you who are bored
https://picasaweb.google.com/Valmarclarke/SlimBridgeCotswold2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCK7v-PKT1uTkUw#
This time we had good weather for the full 4 days and stayed at the Tudor Park here is there bumf and came up to everything that was said of it. Those who can remember Peter West will know he found the Westlands trust about 60 years ago we visited this place and went on one of those Land Rover excursions it was great.
Tudor Caravan Park is one of the best located caravan & campsites in Gloucestershire.
A quiet country caravan site right alongside the Gloucester-Sharpness canal,
an easy 5 minute walk from the world famous Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Centre at Slimbridge.
Sitting by the Canal was also enjoyable watching the Narrow Boats go by drinking a nice cold Beer brilliant, there is so much to see in the Cotswolds, we travelled to Cirencester to look round this unique place then on the Cotswold Wild Life Park and back through the countryside seeing some amazing villages, streams, rivers churches etc I can recommend this part of the World to anyone.
The start of the trip nearly never happened I hooked on the caravan began to pull out with the Wheel clamp still connected, with it jammed up the wheel arch I thought I would have to go back and get a hack saw as you can imagine my patience was sorely worn (or as Valerie’s says I lost my temper) luckily enough I found a friend Mr Hammer so much for £50 worth Wheel security it took just 10 minutes to knock it off.
I recently purchased a new vehicle it is a Volkswagen Caravelle 5 year old a beautiful 7 seated MPV with seat you can turn and have a the table in the middle, you can remove them all together. The most expensive luxury I have ever purchased, normally I plough money back into my business or into the IBF and Sambo but at 61 I thought NO this time I will buy something just for me and the wife, something the two of us can enjoy. This is a marvellous vehicle, automatic, pulls and drives like a dream, has a TV in the back (have not found out how to work that yet) and lots of other gizmo’s. On the way back the tank was on red I thought I could make it to the Detling Service Station, the VW had other ideas as we came of the M20 it slowed down to 25 mph no matter what I done it would not go faster as we approached Detling hill it got slower (Then I got “I told you to fill up at the last service station, but you always know better”) we crawled up the Hill in 1st at 5 mph at the top it picked up to 25 mph getting to the fuel station, I filled up and we went as per normal. This VW is not a vehicle it is ROBOT it can think for me, some may say that is not such a bad thing; I will never say a bad thing about VW again. Well not in ear shot as it may hear me.
Once again I will tell anyone to try caravanning it is great and cheap, I have include some photo’s for those of you who are bored
https://picasaweb.google.com/Valmarclarke/SlimBridgeCotswold2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCK7v-PKT1uTkUw#
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Power to the People Time for a Revolution
IS IT TIME FOR THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND TO REVOLT?
This is what has happened over the last couple of days
1) Eastern European given working tax credits and child tax credits to supplement their low incomes, yet if they work for less then 6 months in the UK they do not pat Income Tax
2) One in four primary school pupils are from an ethnic minority and almost a million schoolchildren do not speak English as their first language
3) UK fears migrant influx as EU bids to break down border controls
4) Cameron pledges ANOTHER £814m towards vaccinating the world's poorest children (on top of £2bn we are already going to donate)
5) The joke of 'secure Britain': Vile banned militant extremist strolls through Heathrow immigration as 200 Somali criminals are allowed to stay due to human rights
6) Brussels demands an extra £2BILLION a year from UK in 'outrageous' 12% rise
EU demand is three times the rate of inflation
Britain already contributes £15.3bn annually
Equivalent to every family giving £700 a year to Europe
If this was any other country there would be riots in the street forcing the politician’ s to listen to the people because Cameron and his Libdem Government has no teeth and no bottle. Yes they can take on the Teachers Unions a battle they will win and deserve to win because these unions do not have the backing of most of its members or the public but anything to do with Europe they are on their hands and knees groveling, what of the Human Rights Act during the election this despicable bit of law was meant to be kicked out and replace with a British version but NO this non representative coalition government back tracked on Human Rights an EU. Cameron and the LibDem Joint Prime Minister keep telling us that the coalition is working YES keeping them in power but it is not working for the people o0f England.
What we need is a revolution not a bloody one but a revolution of Conservative MP’s who will stand up against the Libdem Government and a Libdem Prime Minister who calls himself a Conservative. We need a radical leader a modern day Maggie Thatcher who can shake the Political Elite to the core. A leader who thinks of the people and not of their won GLORY
I am lucky and have good Conservative MP and a good Conservative Council but they are Warriors led by Donkeys
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
This is what has happened over the last couple of days
1) Eastern European given working tax credits and child tax credits to supplement their low incomes, yet if they work for less then 6 months in the UK they do not pat Income Tax
2) One in four primary school pupils are from an ethnic minority and almost a million schoolchildren do not speak English as their first language
3) UK fears migrant influx as EU bids to break down border controls
4) Cameron pledges ANOTHER £814m towards vaccinating the world's poorest children (on top of £2bn we are already going to donate)
5) The joke of 'secure Britain': Vile banned militant extremist strolls through Heathrow immigration as 200 Somali criminals are allowed to stay due to human rights
6) Brussels demands an extra £2BILLION a year from UK in 'outrageous' 12% rise
EU demand is three times the rate of inflation
Britain already contributes £15.3bn annually
Equivalent to every family giving £700 a year to Europe
If this was any other country there would be riots in the street forcing the politician’ s to listen to the people because Cameron and his Libdem Government has no teeth and no bottle. Yes they can take on the Teachers Unions a battle they will win and deserve to win because these unions do not have the backing of most of its members or the public but anything to do with Europe they are on their hands and knees groveling, what of the Human Rights Act during the election this despicable bit of law was meant to be kicked out and replace with a British version but NO this non representative coalition government back tracked on Human Rights an EU. Cameron and the LibDem Joint Prime Minister keep telling us that the coalition is working YES keeping them in power but it is not working for the people o0f England.
What we need is a revolution not a bloody one but a revolution of Conservative MP’s who will stand up against the Libdem Government and a Libdem Prime Minister who calls himself a Conservative. We need a radical leader a modern day Maggie Thatcher who can shake the Political Elite to the core. A leader who thinks of the people and not of their won GLORY
I am lucky and have good Conservative MP and a good Conservative Council but they are Warriors led by Donkeys
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Immigrants get Tax Credits
Some weeks ago I wrote an article for the local press about the planning permission given to a local farmer for a caravan site on his land to house immigrant workers, this in itself was controversial as SBC had turned it down once and then made a U Turn. Naturally enough rumour have circulated suggesting corruption at SBC with Councillors and Officials I am not sure about that as I have always found our local Council not always making the right decision but basically honest what I find strange is the local newspapers when ever you write something that is against immigration or the EU it never gets printed as most of the local papers are owned by big companies who maybe benefit from immigration and the EU maybe they have big influence on what gets printed yet another conspiracy theory doing the rounds.
The reason I am writing one of the Councillors said the immigrant workforce would benefit the community because they would be paying taxes I answered by saying they do not have to pay tax for the first 6 months and it get worse this was the headlines in the Daily Mail
“Food parcels sent to a primary school as migrant farm worker parents keep their own children hungry in protest over benefits”
Eastern Europeans were employed locally but their contracts had run out. Consequently, their benefits were stopped. Many of the families, who had been employed in seasonal work such as fruit picking, had their benefits - including working tax credits and child tax credits to supplement their low incomes - stopped suddenly when their contracts ran out
WHY WHY were the given any credits they are not British if they cannot survive they should go back home. Once the work is finished send them home let their countries pick up the scroungers tabs or come to that all claims for in GB should be paid by their own countries. When we start reducing the unemployment benefits for UK Subjects, get them working and make greedy farmers stop exploiting cheap foreign labour
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2008837/Food-parcels-sent-primary-school-migrant-farm-worker-parents-children-hungry-protest-benefits.html#ixzz1Qb60HHXf
The reason I am writing one of the Councillors said the immigrant workforce would benefit the community because they would be paying taxes I answered by saying they do not have to pay tax for the first 6 months and it get worse this was the headlines in the Daily Mail
“Food parcels sent to a primary school as migrant farm worker parents keep their own children hungry in protest over benefits”
Eastern Europeans were employed locally but their contracts had run out. Consequently, their benefits were stopped. Many of the families, who had been employed in seasonal work such as fruit picking, had their benefits - including working tax credits and child tax credits to supplement their low incomes - stopped suddenly when their contracts ran out
WHY WHY were the given any credits they are not British if they cannot survive they should go back home. Once the work is finished send them home let their countries pick up the scroungers tabs or come to that all claims for in GB should be paid by their own countries. When we start reducing the unemployment benefits for UK Subjects, get them working and make greedy farmers stop exploiting cheap foreign labour
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2008837/Food-parcels-sent-primary-school-migrant-farm-worker-parents-children-hungry-protest-benefits.html#ixzz1Qb60HHXf
Jordan Wedding
Went to Trevor and Kendal Jordan's son's wedding last weekend and had a great time. It was held at Harty Ferry Inn on the Isle Sheppey, the day was perfect Weather was great and the view over the Swale was beyond belief we still have wonderful places in Swale and on the Sunday spent some time in Minster looking over the sea another place worth visiting.
The only downfall was the Shurland Hotel Eastchurch, the hotel was relatively clean but the decor was extremely tired , the room set up was bad with a TV on top of the wardrobe. Our toilet did not work and we had to have it repaired when we were at the wedding I will say they did give us the room free. There staff were helpful and pleasant but scruffy our receptionist had bandaged hand with Jeans and company shirt hanging out the back. When will they realise putting a decent sausage out for breakfast make the breakfast so much better, the one we had looked better placed in a toilet.
But do suggest you visit the Harty Ferry Inn
The only downfall was the Shurland Hotel Eastchurch, the hotel was relatively clean but the decor was extremely tired , the room set up was bad with a TV on top of the wardrobe. Our toilet did not work and we had to have it repaired when we were at the wedding I will say they did give us the room free. There staff were helpful and pleasant but scruffy our receptionist had bandaged hand with Jeans and company shirt hanging out the back. When will they realise putting a decent sausage out for breakfast make the breakfast so much better, the one we had looked better placed in a toilet.
But do suggest you visit the Harty Ferry Inn
Friday, June 24, 2011
Dan Hannan EU Snouts
Once again MEP Dan Hannan speaks common sense at least he has not gone native but look at the empty seat in the EU Parliament one shot shows they go to 730. They tell me all an MEP has do is sign in to collect their daily allowance The joke is it is like a revolving door sign in 10 minutes later sign out and collect your money
Join the EU Pig Sty will all the little noses in the trough while the Public starve
Join the EU Pig Sty will all the little noses in the trough while the Public starve
Thursday, June 23, 2011
What the Papers say
Head Lines for Press
One in four primary school pupils are from an ethnic minority and almost a million schoolchildren do not speak English as their first language
UK fears migrant influx as EU bids to break down border controls
They still tell us that staying in the EU is a good idea?
Let’s not forget Greece
One in four primary school pupils are from an ethnic minority and almost a million schoolchildren do not speak English as their first language
UK fears migrant influx as EU bids to break down border controls
They still tell us that staying in the EU is a good idea?
Let’s not forget Greece
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Cigarettes, Marriage, Greed, bring back the Sun
Cigarettes Machines in Pubs, Restaurants are now to be outlawed, I personally do not smoke cigarettes but I wonder about this Government obsession with Smokers. It is not illegal to smoke or buy cigarettes so why ban the machines? Why don’t they just have the guts and ban Smoking altogether.
The argument for marriage: Unwed parents are six times more likely to split by the time their child is five. As someone who believes in marriage I am pleased to hear this BUT how do they know? With a divorce there would be a record but being shacked up with someone there is no record!
Tory MP blasted after claiming disabled people should offer to work for less than minimum wage to get on jobs ladder. They should have listened to the whole speech which made perfect sense
How crime DOES pay: 500 legal aid barristers earning more than the PM. We are supposed to be surprised? Look at the millions those Legal piranhas made out of the Bloody Sunday fiasco
It is raining how we all wished for it a few weeks ago but now I have had enough bring back the Sun especially as we have the grand Kids this weekend
The argument for marriage: Unwed parents are six times more likely to split by the time their child is five. As someone who believes in marriage I am pleased to hear this BUT how do they know? With a divorce there would be a record but being shacked up with someone there is no record!
Tory MP blasted after claiming disabled people should offer to work for less than minimum wage to get on jobs ladder. They should have listened to the whole speech which made perfect sense
How crime DOES pay: 500 legal aid barristers earning more than the PM. We are supposed to be surprised? Look at the millions those Legal piranhas made out of the Bloody Sunday fiasco
It is raining how we all wished for it a few weeks ago but now I have had enough bring back the Sun especially as we have the grand Kids this weekend
Friday, June 17, 2011
do you know these people
I found some old photo's in some of my mothers old all of weddings
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One is my brothers wedding another is Jennifer Spall, next was neighbour Maureen and the final one was of a Judo Brown Belt called Margot thought one of you may know them all the latter three were in the mid 60's
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Facebook Aid Rear Enders Pensions
Facebook fatigue sets in for 100,000 Brits: Users bored with site deactivate accounts amid privacy fears
I came off Facebook some months ago someone had hacked in to it and sent out spam email using my account that was my initial reason for leaving. Why did I join? I thought it would be good advertising but it was just a place for gossip and argument. I now use twitter just to publicize my BlogSpot, follow me at Valmarclarke
Civil Servants go on strike because they are expected to retire at the same time as everyone else? Lets be fair they have not been over worked all their working life but on the other side if you sign a contract stating that you will retire earlier and on a pension? The reality is we can not afford a Civil Service that retires early.
Cameron pledges ANOTHER £814m towards vaccinating the world's poorest children (on top of £2bn we are already going to donate)
I am slowly getting tired of this man can he not understand we do not have the money or the inclination for this AID especially as a lot goes to countries that can look after themselves i.e. India and China have a look at this chart so see how much we contribute. Is he doing this for us or is he doing it for himself so when he retires from Politics he will be known as” ST David of England who helped the world’s poor “with our money
East Enders sparks uproar with gay bedroom scene before the watershed
Why is it that these directors of soaps try and put over there political views in there soap operas. My wife tells me that there are Homosexuals and Lesbians in all the Major soaps as if this is normal life as the country sees it. Well I must be the abnormal one now days as I only know two Homosexuals and they use my brothers Gym both are big blokes and are no way poofy. Maybe the Television Industry is full of these people who have deviant sexual appetites but these directors should get out into the real world and meet real people and stops being so plastic. Some years ago The Archers introduced some Homosexuals who have now been accepted as a normal couple, I wonder how many of the writers in this programme have actually lived in the Country. Most of these villagers will not accept you if you were normal and lived in the village for 20 years, the writers went on to have most of the Village against Fox Hunting Haha
I came off Facebook some months ago someone had hacked in to it and sent out spam email using my account that was my initial reason for leaving. Why did I join? I thought it would be good advertising but it was just a place for gossip and argument. I now use twitter just to publicize my BlogSpot, follow me at Valmarclarke
Civil Servants go on strike because they are expected to retire at the same time as everyone else? Lets be fair they have not been over worked all their working life but on the other side if you sign a contract stating that you will retire earlier and on a pension? The reality is we can not afford a Civil Service that retires early.
Cameron pledges ANOTHER £814m towards vaccinating the world's poorest children (on top of £2bn we are already going to donate)
East Enders sparks uproar with gay bedroom scene before the watershed
Why is it that these directors of soaps try and put over there political views in there soap operas. My wife tells me that there are Homosexuals and Lesbians in all the Major soaps as if this is normal life as the country sees it. Well I must be the abnormal one now days as I only know two Homosexuals and they use my brothers Gym both are big blokes and are no way poofy. Maybe the Television Industry is full of these people who have deviant sexual appetites but these directors should get out into the real world and meet real people and stops being so plastic. Some years ago The Archers introduced some Homosexuals who have now been accepted as a normal couple, I wonder how many of the writers in this programme have actually lived in the Country. Most of these villagers will not accept you if you were normal and lived in the village for 20 years, the writers went on to have most of the Village against Fox Hunting Haha
Sunday, June 12, 2011
£30,000 for failing fitness test
A women Police Office maybe awarded £30,000 for failing a fitness test I was going to write an article but the comment I found in the Maill says it all
"Quite right, drop the qualification time so the elderly, infirm and pregnant can comfortably compete. Better still, drop the physical training all to-gether and get the police into the classroom to learn anger management therapy for dealing with rioters."
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2002610/Woman-inspector-humiliated-failing-riot-test-wins-30k.html#ixzz1P33snZG8
"Quite right, drop the qualification time so the elderly, infirm and pregnant can comfortably compete. Better still, drop the physical training all to-gether and get the police into the classroom to learn anger management therapy for dealing with rioters."
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2002610/Woman-inspector-humiliated-failing-riot-test-wins-30k.html#ixzz1P33snZG8
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Do not give me the Spanish Archer
Don't give me the Spanish Archer
Spent 2 days at William Harvey Hospital Ashford been having trouble with my hands have lost a lot of use in my right hand, for those who new knew my father will remember his skelton hands turning like his. Seems the right hand is beyond repair but the left one can be fixed I crushed Ulnar nerves by all accounts quite a common thing any way they cut your elbow open and move the nerve. Went in Friday came out Saturday. Hospital not to bad but food shocking, next I have to see a shoulder specialist either to have a new shoulder or hopefully a bit of keyhole to shave away the arthritis, good job I done Sambo and Judo imagine the mess I would be in now!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some good news treated myself and val to a 2005 top of the range Caravelle biggest spend on any motor I have made but decided why not Now looking to sell my 2001 Discovery £4500 this a good motor now but bought it for £9000 and spent £6000 over the years on hope it goes to some one I know. I am in the market for a cheap pick up once I have sold the Disco anything up to £2000
All these operations make you think of the past and realised I have teaching Judo etc for 41 years founded the British Sambo Federation 25 years ago and been in charge of IBFUK for 25 years started CombatSombo 28 years ago should have kept a record of all the black belts I have trained must be in 4 figures, plus have been running Summer camp 22 years exactly the same amount of years my Dad ran it but it still feels Like Nobby's Camp and have to admit they were the best times hopefully I will run it for another 22 years my son John will have to wait So I award myself the CDM (Cadburys Diary Milk) Must not forget the Swale Martial Arts Club that was bought 33 years ago doen't time fly when you are enjoying yourself
Spent 2 days at William Harvey Hospital Ashford been having trouble with my hands have lost a lot of use in my right hand, for those who new knew my father will remember his skelton hands turning like his. Seems the right hand is beyond repair but the left one can be fixed I crushed Ulnar nerves by all accounts quite a common thing any way they cut your elbow open and move the nerve. Went in Friday came out Saturday. Hospital not to bad but food shocking, next I have to see a shoulder specialist either to have a new shoulder or hopefully a bit of keyhole to shave away the arthritis, good job I done Sambo and Judo imagine the mess I would be in now!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some good news treated myself and val to a 2005 top of the range Caravelle biggest spend on any motor I have made but decided why not Now looking to sell my 2001 Discovery £4500 this a good motor now but bought it for £9000 and spent £6000 over the years on hope it goes to some one I know. I am in the market for a cheap pick up once I have sold the Disco anything up to £2000
All these operations make you think of the past and realised I have teaching Judo etc for 41 years founded the British Sambo Federation 25 years ago and been in charge of IBFUK for 25 years started CombatSombo 28 years ago should have kept a record of all the black belts I have trained must be in 4 figures, plus have been running Summer camp 22 years exactly the same amount of years my Dad ran it but it still feels Like Nobby's Camp and have to admit they were the best times hopefully I will run it for another 22 years my son John will have to wait So I award myself the CDM (Cadburys Diary Milk) Must not forget the Swale Martial Arts Club that was bought 33 years ago doen't time fly when you are enjoying yourself
Friday, June 03, 2011
BGT
Now we a being told that Britain’s Got Talent voting is being rigged in favour in favour of the effeminate grizzling 12 year old, I can not see Simon Cowell being so stupid to do something like this but who cares because BGT is about:
1) Cheap entertainment for ITV
2) Making Money for Simon Cowell and the TV Company
3) It is not about finding a new star
4) Finding morons to pay to vote
In this day and age of Internet, twitter, Facebook etc it is very easy to organise a voting scam but once again who cares if you enjoyed it, it is the only one of this type of genre that I bother watching it is hilarious but will be glad when it finishes. Glad I have recording ability other wise would have missed Shadow Line
1) Cheap entertainment for ITV
2) Making Money for Simon Cowell and the TV Company
3) It is not about finding a new star
4) Finding morons to pay to vote
In this day and age of Internet, twitter, Facebook etc it is very easy to organise a voting scam but once again who cares if you enjoyed it, it is the only one of this type of genre that I bother watching it is hilarious but will be glad when it finishes. Glad I have recording ability other wise would have missed Shadow Line
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Farmer and caravan site, Poofy Kid, Maverick Mayor
A Local farmer applied for planning to build a caravan site on his land to house immigrant workers to work his farm, the Council rightly so said NO as they want to promote work for local people. Yet the Farmer is still preparing his land for the Caravans.Couple of Questions
To the Council:
How far will you go to stop this farmers building his Caravan site? I believe he will win most probably using the Human Rights Act or some other nonsense
To The Farmer
Have you tried advertising for local labour? If you have I have not seen the advert
Time for the farmer to put the Community he lives in First before GREED
I like the auditions of Has Britain Got Talent but that is that will not watch the Semi Finals, have seen all the acts. It seems a shame that there are not many unusual acts like the guy on the bike and the Royal Marines drum act, they are different but No the British Public guided by the panel will vote for that poofy looking 12 year BOY or is it a Girl he looks sweet and if he cry enough he will get even more votes, that is why I find the X Factor such a crass programme. Can the kid sing for a 12 year old yes but that is all if he were 20 he would not have gone by the first round but put your money on him to win.
Why does it have to be on every night of the week? Lets be honest this with X Factor the Jungle crap is cheap Tele that's why you have so much of it I shall stick to ITV3
I LIKE THE SOUND OF THIS MAN
A maverick mayor elected after promising to slash council spending, clear the streets of yobs and ditch politically correct services is the torch-bearer for how towns should be run.
On his first morning as Mayor of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, Peter Davies cut his salary from £73,000 to £30,000 then closed the council’s newspaper for "peddling politics on the rates".
Now three weeks into his job, Mr Davies is pressing ahead with plans he hopes will see the number of town councillors cut from 63 to just 21, saving taxpayers £800,000.
Mr Davies said: "If 100 senators can run the United States of America, I can’t see how 63 councillors are needed to run Doncaster".
He has withdrawn Doncaster from the Local Government Association and the Local Government Information Unit, saving another £200,000. Mr Davies said, "They are just talking shops".
"Doncaster is in for some serious un-twinning. We are twinned with probably nine other cities around the world and they are just for people to fly off and have a binge at the council’s expense".
The mayor’s chauffeur-driven car has also been axed by Mr Davies and the driver given another job. Mr Davies, born and bred in Doncaster, swept to power in the May election with 24,244 votes as a candidate for the English Democrats, a party that wants tight immigration curbs, an English Parliament and a law forcing every public building to fly the flag of St. George.
He has promised to end council funding for Doncaster ’s International Women’s Day, Black History Month and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History Month.
He said, "Politicians have got completely out of touch with what people want".
"We need to cut costs. I want to pass on some savings I make in reduced taxes and use the rest for things we really need, like improved children’s services".
Mr Davies has received messages from well wishers across the country and abroad as news of his no-nonsense approach spreads.
Now it’s your chance to spread this most sensible way to run a town council.
Good Man.
To the Council:
How far will you go to stop this farmers building his Caravan site? I believe he will win most probably using the Human Rights Act or some other nonsense
To The Farmer
Have you tried advertising for local labour? If you have I have not seen the advert
Time for the farmer to put the Community he lives in First before GREED
I like the auditions of Has Britain Got Talent but that is that will not watch the Semi Finals, have seen all the acts. It seems a shame that there are not many unusual acts like the guy on the bike and the Royal Marines drum act, they are different but No the British Public guided by the panel will vote for that poofy looking 12 year BOY or is it a Girl he looks sweet and if he cry enough he will get even more votes, that is why I find the X Factor such a crass programme. Can the kid sing for a 12 year old yes but that is all if he were 20 he would not have gone by the first round but put your money on him to win.
Why does it have to be on every night of the week? Lets be honest this with X Factor the Jungle crap is cheap Tele that's why you have so much of it I shall stick to ITV3
I LIKE THE SOUND OF THIS MAN
A maverick mayor elected after promising to slash council spending, clear the streets of yobs and ditch politically correct services is the torch-bearer for how towns should be run.
On his first morning as Mayor of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, Peter Davies cut his salary from £73,000 to £30,000 then closed the council’s newspaper for "peddling politics on the rates".
Now three weeks into his job, Mr Davies is pressing ahead with plans he hopes will see the number of town councillors cut from 63 to just 21, saving taxpayers £800,000.
Mr Davies said: "If 100 senators can run the United States of America, I can’t see how 63 councillors are needed to run Doncaster".
He has withdrawn Doncaster from the Local Government Association and the Local Government Information Unit, saving another £200,000. Mr Davies said, "They are just talking shops".
"Doncaster is in for some serious un-twinning. We are twinned with probably nine other cities around the world and they are just for people to fly off and have a binge at the council’s expense".
The mayor’s chauffeur-driven car has also been axed by Mr Davies and the driver given another job. Mr Davies, born and bred in Doncaster, swept to power in the May election with 24,244 votes as a candidate for the English Democrats, a party that wants tight immigration curbs, an English Parliament and a law forcing every public building to fly the flag of St. George.
He has promised to end council funding for Doncaster ’s International Women’s Day, Black History Month and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History Month.
He said, "Politicians have got completely out of touch with what people want".
"We need to cut costs. I want to pass on some savings I make in reduced taxes and use the rest for things we really need, like improved children’s services".
Mr Davies has received messages from well wishers across the country and abroad as news of his no-nonsense approach spreads.
Now it’s your chance to spread this most sensible way to run a town council.
Good Man.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
News from EU
The Good Life Letter
29 May 2011
Discover why the Vikings are scared of yeast
Are all EU laws bad laws?
Is the latest MHPRA directive all wrong?
Dear Martin,
So the story about the fearless Vikings in Denmark banning Marmite has spread like wildfire over the internet and mainstream media.
In fact it has spread like Marmite on hot toast!
I had to laugh at some of the coverage which showed bewildered members of the Copenhagen public challenged to say why they wanted this yeast extract taken off the shelves.
Many of them hadn't got a clue what they were being asked about!
The prize for this week's 'making a mountain out of a molehill' was the front page of the Guardian in the week making the link between the banning of this 'foreign import' and the enforcement of Denmark's border controls - well they would wouldn't they!
Funny as the story might be it does highlight a growing trend for governments across the globe. We are seeing more and more legislation being brought in which is dramatically affecting our right to choose, especially in natural health care.
I know many of you highlighted the recent actions of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHPRA) who began to enforce the EU traditional medicines directive which was passed in 2004.
For those of you who haven't heard of this, basically from May 1 this year many of the 'traditional' herbal remedies have been outlawed, unless the producer can obtain a license to make it.
The claim is made that with one in four of us taking over the counter herbal medicines (MHPRA survey 2009) there is a need to ensure that they are safe and that the practitioners who prescribe them are trained and registered.
On the other hand there is a very vocal lobby that cites the action as being nothing more than a move to protect the big pharmaceutical companies from a growing threat to their income.
Hmm ... who to believe?
You know me well enough to realise that I am no fan of blue chip greed.
BUT I do see the logic in this legislation. I may be out on a limb here but let me explain my reasoning.
You and I both know that just because something grows in our garden it doesn't mean it's safe to eat. Anyone fancy a little Ragwort salad or even a few juicy ergot spores in your bread?
We also know that not everything is good for everyone, all of the time; for instance, if we have a heart condition we shouldn't overdo the grapefruit, pregnant mums need to go easy on the caffeine and a diet consisting solely of fruit will have the same effect as Pickford's removals on our stomachs!
All that glitters isn't necessarily...
For hundreds of thousands of years people have been digging stuff up, drying herbs, picking fruit, making teas and tinctures and creams and even grinding up rocks to produce health promoting substances, and I for one am a real fan. There is a huge amount of knowledge out there about natural remedies
But our modern world has become obsessed with and dominated by the miracle of modern science and the drugs which they yield. This has led to the formation of large global companies who are in the business of making money for their shareholders, rather than make medicine to cure us purely out of the goodness of their hearts.
The big boys want to protect their revenue streams and will do all they can to rubbish their competition, which now includes a growing natural health movement.
I don't doubt for an instance that the pharmaceutical lobbyists working in the European Parliament placed a few choice words in democratic ears... maybe they even went further than that, who can say?
But there is another consideration...
If you found out that the nice man telling you to take this powdered herb was selling insurance to old people the previous week would you trust him? It's easily done in our modern world; people can radically change their careers at the drop of a hat.
Just because some born again Bob Dylan fan feels like celebrating his 70th year by opening a health store and flogging a range of nice herbs doesn't make it a safe practise.
If we accept that these products DO have a powerful impact on our bodies shouldn't we expect the bloke advising us on them to at least have some form of training?
Likewise, the stuff he is selling us needs to have an element of purity to it, it has to be from a verified source and should be safely packaged - that makes sense doesn't it?
The problem is that this kind of common sense is just taken to a level of bureaucracy that can only be achieved by a bunch of duffers in Brussels.
What does it mean though?
Michael McIntyre (no not THAT Michael McIntyre), chairman of the European Herbal and Traditional Medicines Practitioners Association, said: "We are absolutely delighted the Government has now at long last gone for statutory regulation of practitioners, without which patients would lose access to a very wide range of herbal medicines."
So regulation doesn't seem to be too much of a burden to the practitioners (although I can imagine that some of the smaller operators may be concerned)
The consumer should benefit from some controls being applied. Those who put their products through testing and approval will be able to promote the purity and safety of their produce.
There will undoubtedly be natural remedies which have been caught up in this law that are inherently safe, and shouldn't have any level of control applied to them. However, I will be happier knowing that some testing is being carried out.
Rest assured that all herbal remedies I stock in my shop conform to the new law.
Click here to see Herbal Remedies in the Good Life Shop
Yours, as always
Ray
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29 May 2011
Discover why the Vikings are scared of yeast
Are all EU laws bad laws?
Is the latest MHPRA directive all wrong?
Dear Martin,
So the story about the fearless Vikings in Denmark banning Marmite has spread like wildfire over the internet and mainstream media.
In fact it has spread like Marmite on hot toast!
I had to laugh at some of the coverage which showed bewildered members of the Copenhagen public challenged to say why they wanted this yeast extract taken off the shelves.
Many of them hadn't got a clue what they were being asked about!
The prize for this week's 'making a mountain out of a molehill' was the front page of the Guardian in the week making the link between the banning of this 'foreign import' and the enforcement of Denmark's border controls - well they would wouldn't they!
Funny as the story might be it does highlight a growing trend for governments across the globe. We are seeing more and more legislation being brought in which is dramatically affecting our right to choose, especially in natural health care.
I know many of you highlighted the recent actions of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHPRA) who began to enforce the EU traditional medicines directive which was passed in 2004.
For those of you who haven't heard of this, basically from May 1 this year many of the 'traditional' herbal remedies have been outlawed, unless the producer can obtain a license to make it.
The claim is made that with one in four of us taking over the counter herbal medicines (MHPRA survey 2009) there is a need to ensure that they are safe and that the practitioners who prescribe them are trained and registered.
On the other hand there is a very vocal lobby that cites the action as being nothing more than a move to protect the big pharmaceutical companies from a growing threat to their income.
Hmm ... who to believe?
You know me well enough to realise that I am no fan of blue chip greed.
BUT I do see the logic in this legislation. I may be out on a limb here but let me explain my reasoning.
You and I both know that just because something grows in our garden it doesn't mean it's safe to eat. Anyone fancy a little Ragwort salad or even a few juicy ergot spores in your bread?
We also know that not everything is good for everyone, all of the time; for instance, if we have a heart condition we shouldn't overdo the grapefruit, pregnant mums need to go easy on the caffeine and a diet consisting solely of fruit will have the same effect as Pickford's removals on our stomachs!
All that glitters isn't necessarily...
For hundreds of thousands of years people have been digging stuff up, drying herbs, picking fruit, making teas and tinctures and creams and even grinding up rocks to produce health promoting substances, and I for one am a real fan. There is a huge amount of knowledge out there about natural remedies
But our modern world has become obsessed with and dominated by the miracle of modern science and the drugs which they yield. This has led to the formation of large global companies who are in the business of making money for their shareholders, rather than make medicine to cure us purely out of the goodness of their hearts.
The big boys want to protect their revenue streams and will do all they can to rubbish their competition, which now includes a growing natural health movement.
I don't doubt for an instance that the pharmaceutical lobbyists working in the European Parliament placed a few choice words in democratic ears... maybe they even went further than that, who can say?
But there is another consideration...
If you found out that the nice man telling you to take this powdered herb was selling insurance to old people the previous week would you trust him? It's easily done in our modern world; people can radically change their careers at the drop of a hat.
Just because some born again Bob Dylan fan feels like celebrating his 70th year by opening a health store and flogging a range of nice herbs doesn't make it a safe practise.
If we accept that these products DO have a powerful impact on our bodies shouldn't we expect the bloke advising us on them to at least have some form of training?
Likewise, the stuff he is selling us needs to have an element of purity to it, it has to be from a verified source and should be safely packaged - that makes sense doesn't it?
The problem is that this kind of common sense is just taken to a level of bureaucracy that can only be achieved by a bunch of duffers in Brussels.
What does it mean though?
Michael McIntyre (no not THAT Michael McIntyre), chairman of the European Herbal and Traditional Medicines Practitioners Association, said: "We are absolutely delighted the Government has now at long last gone for statutory regulation of practitioners, without which patients would lose access to a very wide range of herbal medicines."
So regulation doesn't seem to be too much of a burden to the practitioners (although I can imagine that some of the smaller operators may be concerned)
The consumer should benefit from some controls being applied. Those who put their products through testing and approval will be able to promote the purity and safety of their produce.
There will undoubtedly be natural remedies which have been caught up in this law that are inherently safe, and shouldn't have any level of control applied to them. However, I will be happier knowing that some testing is being carried out.
Rest assured that all herbal remedies I stock in my shop conform to the new law.
Click here to see Herbal Remedies in the Good Life Shop
Yours, as always
Ray
Ray Collins
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Saturday, May 28, 2011
David Cameron and his promises
'I saw Live Aid and I'm sticking to my promise': How Cameron justifies the billions Britain spends abroad
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1391581/G8-summit-2011-David-Cameron-dismisses-foreign-aid-budget-criticism.html#ixzz1NddB7K27
How can he justify sending aid to India
What about his other promises:
1) resign from the human rights act?
2) Bring down immigration?
3) Relook at our membership of the EU
4) Improve Law and Order
The Public does not need a lecture from him on Promises
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1391581/G8-summit-2011-David-Cameron-dismisses-foreign-aid-budget-criticism.html#ixzz1NddB7K27
How can he justify sending aid to India
What about his other promises:
1) resign from the human rights act?
2) Bring down immigration?
3) Relook at our membership of the EU
4) Improve Law and Order
The Public does not need a lecture from him on Promises
Friday, May 27, 2011
UK doles out more aid than any other country:
UK doles out more aid than any other country: Despite the savage cutbacks at home, we top world league in foreign aid
Can you believe this when will this country come to its senses and when will any Government start listening to the people?
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1391334/Britain-doles-aid-country-despite-savage-cutbacks-home.html#ixzz1NXRz4aaq
Can you believe this when will this country come to its senses and when will any Government start listening to the people?
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1391334/Britain-doles-aid-country-despite-savage-cutbacks-home.html#ixzz1NXRz4aaq
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Email circular on Pikeys
| 40 Gypsies arrive at the Pearly Gates in their Transit vans and caravans. St Peter goes into the gatehouse and phones up God, saying. 'I've got 40 travellers here. Can I let them in?' God says 'We are over quota on Pikeys. Go out and tell them to choose between them which are the 12 most worthy, and I will let just the dozen in.' Less than a minute later St Peter is on the phone to God again. 'They've gone', he tells God. 'What?' says God, 'All 40 of them?' ! ! ! ! ! 'No, the gates'. Not all like that I am sure |
MP question in House on Wind Turbines
House of Commons Speech – 24th May 2011
Sheerness Wind Turbine Factory
Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Con): Two weeks ago the Danish company Vestas announced that it had signed an option for 70 hectares of land at the port of Sheerness. That option opens up the possibility of Vestas setting up a factory in my constituency to manufacture its next generation wind turbine, the V164-7.0. Vestas is considering locating in the UK because of the immense growth prospects for offshore wind-generated energy in this country, but let us not be under any illusions: Vestas has plenty of alternative options on the continent.
Vestas has already made a substantial investment just to secure the land option in Sheerness, and I am convinced that it is ready to move that option to a full lease as long as it sees firm commitments from customers. Of course, potential customers will not be willing to provide those buying commitments unless there is sufficient market and regulatory certainty to ensure a long-term viable business case. I am calling on the Government to provide that certainty and to create the conditions that would enable Vestas to secure the orders for the V164, which would give it the confidence to turn the option for land at Sheerness into a full lease, start building its factory and create much needed jobs in my constituency.
I have already discussed the situation with Vestas and it is looking for a number of assurances from the Government before sealing the deal. It wants to see a support mechanism that is specifically adapted to the needs of the wind industry, as opposed to trying to make wind fit within a one-size-fits-all solution. Such a support mechanism is key to making offshore wind a long-term, cost-competitive component of the energy mix, and needs to be designed very quickly and set at a level that drives continued investment from Vestas customers. In addition, Vestas need reassurances that the UK’s offshore wind ambitions will not be moderated. It wants to see mechanisms in place to avoid any prolonged hiatus in investments as a result of the electricity market reform proposals. It wants the Government to set firm and ambitious targets, specifically for offshore wind generation, and not only to 2020, but beyond to 2030. Finally, it wants timely decisions on planning applications not only for offshore projects but for the enabling infrastructure, such as grid connections and substations, which would provide more market certainty and increase investor confidence.
If Vestas sets up its factory on Sheppey, an estimated 2,000 direct jobs and 1,000 indirect jobs will be created. On behalf of all those in my constituency who would benefit from those jobs, I would like to ask several questions. First, how do the Government plan to provide Vestas with the necessary conditions that would encourage it to make that major investment in the UK? Secondly, what are they doing to overcome the obstacles that the offshore wind industry faces? Thirdly, what are they doing to ensure that investment like that proposed by Vestas comes to the UK and does not go to countries such as Germany or France, which no doubt would welcome it with open arms? Fourthly, how can the UK maintain its position as global leader in offshore wind energy and secure the jobs and economic benefits that go with it?
Fifthly, why are the Government opting for an electricity market reform package that appears to be focused on getting new nuclear power stations off the ground, rather than putting more emphasis on getting investment into renewables? Sixthly, given that the Government’s £60 million so-called ports fund, which is supposed to help upgrade port infrastructure to meet the needs of the offshore wind industry, applies only to areas with assisted status, how do the Government intend to create a level playing field so that we in Sittingbourne and Sheppey can secure Vestas investment for an area of high deprivation that just happens to be located in the so-called wealthy south-east? Finally, what can the Government do to help de-risk the potential investment by Vestas? I appreciate that those are not questions to which my right hon. Friend the Minister has ready answers, but I very much hope that he will ensure that the relevant Minister provides a response as a matter of urgency.
The Parliamentary Secretary, Office of the Leader of the House of Commons (Mr David Heath): The hon. Member for Sittingbourne and Sheppey (Gordon Henderson) is someone else whose constituency I feel I know much more about than I did a few weeks ago, having replied to a debate with him only recently. I know how important the Vestas investment in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey is to his constituents. He asked me a series of questions, but accepted that I would probably be unable to answer him. He is absolutely right—I cannot—but I will ensure that his questions are communicated to the relevant Minister. What I can say is that the Government are talking to Vestas about how to assist the investment that it is thinking of making. There is a problem, in that the £60 million is not available because Sheerness is not an assisted area. There are EU state aid rules and there are difficulties getting around them, but the Government are very keen on assisting the investment, as the hon. Gentleman is, and I hope we can do everything possible to make it a reality.
Sheerness Wind Turbine Factory
Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Con): Two weeks ago the Danish company Vestas announced that it had signed an option for 70 hectares of land at the port of Sheerness. That option opens up the possibility of Vestas setting up a factory in my constituency to manufacture its next generation wind turbine, the V164-7.0. Vestas is considering locating in the UK because of the immense growth prospects for offshore wind-generated energy in this country, but let us not be under any illusions: Vestas has plenty of alternative options on the continent.
Vestas has already made a substantial investment just to secure the land option in Sheerness, and I am convinced that it is ready to move that option to a full lease as long as it sees firm commitments from customers. Of course, potential customers will not be willing to provide those buying commitments unless there is sufficient market and regulatory certainty to ensure a long-term viable business case. I am calling on the Government to provide that certainty and to create the conditions that would enable Vestas to secure the orders for the V164, which would give it the confidence to turn the option for land at Sheerness into a full lease, start building its factory and create much needed jobs in my constituency.
I have already discussed the situation with Vestas and it is looking for a number of assurances from the Government before sealing the deal. It wants to see a support mechanism that is specifically adapted to the needs of the wind industry, as opposed to trying to make wind fit within a one-size-fits-all solution. Such a support mechanism is key to making offshore wind a long-term, cost-competitive component of the energy mix, and needs to be designed very quickly and set at a level that drives continued investment from Vestas customers. In addition, Vestas need reassurances that the UK’s offshore wind ambitions will not be moderated. It wants to see mechanisms in place to avoid any prolonged hiatus in investments as a result of the electricity market reform proposals. It wants the Government to set firm and ambitious targets, specifically for offshore wind generation, and not only to 2020, but beyond to 2030. Finally, it wants timely decisions on planning applications not only for offshore projects but for the enabling infrastructure, such as grid connections and substations, which would provide more market certainty and increase investor confidence.
If Vestas sets up its factory on Sheppey, an estimated 2,000 direct jobs and 1,000 indirect jobs will be created. On behalf of all those in my constituency who would benefit from those jobs, I would like to ask several questions. First, how do the Government plan to provide Vestas with the necessary conditions that would encourage it to make that major investment in the UK? Secondly, what are they doing to overcome the obstacles that the offshore wind industry faces? Thirdly, what are they doing to ensure that investment like that proposed by Vestas comes to the UK and does not go to countries such as Germany or France, which no doubt would welcome it with open arms? Fourthly, how can the UK maintain its position as global leader in offshore wind energy and secure the jobs and economic benefits that go with it?
Fifthly, why are the Government opting for an electricity market reform package that appears to be focused on getting new nuclear power stations off the ground, rather than putting more emphasis on getting investment into renewables? Sixthly, given that the Government’s £60 million so-called ports fund, which is supposed to help upgrade port infrastructure to meet the needs of the offshore wind industry, applies only to areas with assisted status, how do the Government intend to create a level playing field so that we in Sittingbourne and Sheppey can secure Vestas investment for an area of high deprivation that just happens to be located in the so-called wealthy south-east? Finally, what can the Government do to help de-risk the potential investment by Vestas? I appreciate that those are not questions to which my right hon. Friend the Minister has ready answers, but I very much hope that he will ensure that the relevant Minister provides a response as a matter of urgency.
The Parliamentary Secretary, Office of the Leader of the House of Commons (Mr David Heath): The hon. Member for Sittingbourne and Sheppey (Gordon Henderson) is someone else whose constituency I feel I know much more about than I did a few weeks ago, having replied to a debate with him only recently. I know how important the Vestas investment in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey is to his constituents. He asked me a series of questions, but accepted that I would probably be unable to answer him. He is absolutely right—I cannot—but I will ensure that his questions are communicated to the relevant Minister. What I can say is that the Government are talking to Vestas about how to assist the investment that it is thinking of making. There is a problem, in that the £60 million is not available because Sheerness is not an assisted area. There are EU state aid rules and there are difficulties getting around them, but the Government are very keen on assisting the investment, as the hon. Gentleman is, and I hope we can do everything possible to make it a reality.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
email circular plus Copper charged for pushing a drunk over
Below is email circular Did you see the TV programme "Price Philip at 90" great stuff and what about the copper being charged with Manslaughter for pushing a pain in the arse drunk over, now his family , who had not spoken to him for year. want justice or does that mean a nice piece of compensation?
Dear Mr Cameron,
Please find below our suggestion for fixing the UK's economy.
Instead of giving billions of pounds to banks that will squander the money on lavish parties and unearned bonuses, use the following plan.
You can call it the Patriotic Retirement Plan:
There are about 10 million people over 50 in the work force.
Pay them £1 million each severance for early retirement with the following stipulations:
1) They MUST retire.
Ten million job openings - unemployment fixed
2) They MUST buy a new British car.
Ten million cars ordered - Car Industry fixed
3) They MUST either buy a house or pay off their mortgage -
Housing Crisis fixed
4) They MUST send their kids to school/college/university -
Crime rate fixed
5) They MUST buy £100 WORTH of alcohol/tobacco a week .....
And there's your money back in duty/tax etc
It can't get any easier than that!
P.S. If more money is needed, have all members of parliament pay back their falsely claimed expenses and second home allowances
If you think this would work, please forward to everyone you know.
Also………..
Let's put the pensioners in jail and the criminals in a nursing home.
This way the pensioners would have access to showers, hobbies and walks.
They'd receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical treatment, wheel chairs etc and they'd receive money instead of paying it out.
They would have constant video monitoring, so they could be helped instantly, if they fell, or needed assistance.
Bedding would be washed twice a week, and all clothing would be ironed and returned to them.
A guard would check on them every 20 minutes and bring their meals and snacks to their cell.
They would have family visits in a suite built for that purpose.
They would have access to a library, weight room, spiritual counselling, pool and education.
Simple clothing, shoes, slippers, PJ's and legal aid would be free, on request.
Private, secure rooms for all, with an exercise outdoor yard, with gardens.
Each senior could have a PC a TV radio and daily phone calls.
There would be a board of directors to hear complaints, and the guards would have a code of conduct that would be strictly adhered to.
The criminals would get cold food, be left all alone and unsupervised. Lights off at 8pm, and showers once a week. Live in a tiny room and pay £600.00 per week and have no hope of ever getting out.
Think about this (more points of contention):
COWS
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Appleby almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept in the county of Cumbria?
And, they even tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 125,000 illegal immigrants wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cow.
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Also;
Think about this ... If you don't want to forward this for fear of offending someone -- YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM! It is time for us grumpy old folk of Britain to speak up!
Dear Mr Cameron,
Please find below our suggestion for fixing the UK's economy.
Instead of giving billions of pounds to banks that will squander the money on lavish parties and unearned bonuses, use the following plan.
You can call it the Patriotic Retirement Plan:
There are about 10 million people over 50 in the work force.
Pay them £1 million each severance for early retirement with the following stipulations:
1) They MUST retire.
Ten million job openings - unemployment fixed
2) They MUST buy a new British car.
Ten million cars ordered - Car Industry fixed
3) They MUST either buy a house or pay off their mortgage -
Housing Crisis fixed
4) They MUST send their kids to school/college/university -
Crime rate fixed
5) They MUST buy £100 WORTH of alcohol/tobacco a week .....
And there's your money back in duty/tax etc
It can't get any easier than that!
P.S. If more money is needed, have all members of parliament pay back their falsely claimed expenses and second home allowances
If you think this would work, please forward to everyone you know.
Also………..
Let's put the pensioners in jail and the criminals in a nursing home.
This way the pensioners would have access to showers, hobbies and walks.
They'd receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical treatment, wheel chairs etc and they'd receive money instead of paying it out.
They would have constant video monitoring, so they could be helped instantly, if they fell, or needed assistance.
Bedding would be washed twice a week, and all clothing would be ironed and returned to them.
A guard would check on them every 20 minutes and bring their meals and snacks to their cell.
They would have family visits in a suite built for that purpose.
They would have access to a library, weight room, spiritual counselling, pool and education.
Simple clothing, shoes, slippers, PJ's and legal aid would be free, on request.
Private, secure rooms for all, with an exercise outdoor yard, with gardens.
Each senior could have a PC a TV radio and daily phone calls.
There would be a board of directors to hear complaints, and the guards would have a code of conduct that would be strictly adhered to.
The criminals would get cold food, be left all alone and unsupervised. Lights off at 8pm, and showers once a week. Live in a tiny room and pay £600.00 per week and have no hope of ever getting out.
Think about this (more points of contention):
COWS
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Appleby almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept in the county of Cumbria?
And, they even tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 125,000 illegal immigrants wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cow.
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Also;
Think about this ... If you don't want to forward this for fear of offending someone -- YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM! It is time for us grumpy old folk of Britain to speak up!
Saturday, May 21, 2011
EU and Dan Hannan
All of you will know my opinions of the EU and how I feel we should withdraw from this monstrous dictatorship
On a lot of occasions we vote people into this organisation and even the most fervent critics ends up going native and likes the gravy train they are on where they can earn a fortune but one MEP who has stood his ground is Daniel Hannan, please look at his You tube video and notice how little time he has to put his argument across and also notice how many empty seats there are
On a lot of occasions we vote people into this organisation and even the most fervent critics ends up going native and likes the gravy train they are on where they can earn a fortune but one MEP who has stood his ground is Daniel Hannan, please look at his You tube video and notice how little time he has to put his argument across and also notice how many empty seats there are
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
But I have no pets
Pet Insurance BUT I have no pet?
I recently received the International Budo Federations bank statement and on it there was a direct debit for £13.22p for pet insurance. The IBF obviously does not own a pet and neither do I so I contacted the bank and had the DD stopped and asked for information on who authorised the DD. I was told it was a company called BDLM I contacted them they apologised and said they would refund the money great, I then asked who produced the DD mandate they refused to tell me because they would be in breach of the Data Protection act? My response was this is my account and someone has taken money frequently from it so why are protecting a criminal’s Data? So back to the Bank who then referred me to their Fraud Department they couldn’t help and I was told to contact the Police but was warned because it was a small amount there was doubt whether anything would be done. OK telephone Police which I did, I was put on hold and after 10 minutes I thought enough is enough as I had spent well over an hour on phone calls.
So what have I found out?
1) Banks do not keep complete details of transactions
2) The Data Protection Act protects the criminal
3) Police do not answer their phones
4) It seems a crime is a crime only if it involves a great deal of money
5) I still do not know got into my account
6) Is my account safe?
Martin Clarke East Street Sittingbourne
I recently received the International Budo Federations bank statement and on it there was a direct debit for £13.22p for pet insurance. The IBF obviously does not own a pet and neither do I so I contacted the bank and had the DD stopped and asked for information on who authorised the DD. I was told it was a company called BDLM I contacted them they apologised and said they would refund the money great, I then asked who produced the DD mandate they refused to tell me because they would be in breach of the Data Protection act? My response was this is my account and someone has taken money frequently from it so why are protecting a criminal’s Data? So back to the Bank who then referred me to their Fraud Department they couldn’t help and I was told to contact the Police but was warned because it was a small amount there was doubt whether anything would be done. OK telephone Police which I did, I was put on hold and after 10 minutes I thought enough is enough as I had spent well over an hour on phone calls.
So what have I found out?
1) Banks do not keep complete details of transactions
2) The Data Protection Act protects the criminal
3) Police do not answer their phones
4) It seems a crime is a crime only if it involves a great deal of money
5) I still do not know got into my account
6) Is my account safe?
Martin Clarke East Street Sittingbourne
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Wind Turbines
So Danish Company will be investing in a factory on Sheppey to produce wind turbines and create 2 thousand jobs Good news. Or is it? How many of those jobs will go to local people have the Local Council made a condition on their planning permission that they hire local people? You can remember when Morrison’s first talked about coming here they said that 80% of the work force would be local Labour but that’s not what we hear from the people who work there they say the percentage is much higher, when I complained to local MP Gordon Henderson about the situation he promised to look into it which he did this was his reply
“I have personally investigated the claims about Morrison’s and I am satisfied that at least 70 percent of their workforce are of British origin. It is true they use agency staff but that is only to supplement their full time staff during peaks in their business”
Now even if Gordon’s statement is true that still doesn’t match the 80% promised by Morrison’s, I wonder whether the public would be allowed to see the names and addresses of their workforce.
So what of the wind turbines I wrote to our MP, MEP, Leader of the council and several other councillors on the subject, within an hour I received the following from our MP “As for the proposed wind turbine factory; if it goes ahead then I am confident that a high proportion of the workforce will come from our area.” As of yet no one else has replied I just hope Gordon Henderson MP is right but sadly I do not have the same confidence he has. The whole of Swale is being blighted by unemployment yet we see not just Farmers but builders and factories taking on immigrant labour rather then employ their fellow country man. I have written countless letters to the press on this subject none being printed it is if they are in cahoots with employers and local council to sweep this problem under the carpet.
I for one have no faith in any political party when it comes to immigration; none have the courage to take on the EU or the Human Rights Parasites.
Martin Clarke
“I have personally investigated the claims about Morrison’s and I am satisfied that at least 70 percent of their workforce are of British origin. It is true they use agency staff but that is only to supplement their full time staff during peaks in their business”
Now even if Gordon’s statement is true that still doesn’t match the 80% promised by Morrison’s, I wonder whether the public would be allowed to see the names and addresses of their workforce.
So what of the wind turbines I wrote to our MP, MEP, Leader of the council and several other councillors on the subject, within an hour I received the following from our MP “As for the proposed wind turbine factory; if it goes ahead then I am confident that a high proportion of the workforce will come from our area.” As of yet no one else has replied I just hope Gordon Henderson MP is right but sadly I do not have the same confidence he has. The whole of Swale is being blighted by unemployment yet we see not just Farmers but builders and factories taking on immigrant labour rather then employ their fellow country man. I have written countless letters to the press on this subject none being printed it is if they are in cahoots with employers and local council to sweep this problem under the carpet.
I for one have no faith in any political party when it comes to immigration; none have the courage to take on the EU or the Human Rights Parasites.
Martin Clarke
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Only read if you are over 60
My friend Curt in the USA sent the following
THIS IS US!
Senior citizens are constantly being criticized for every conceivable deficiency of the modern world, real or imaginary. We know we take responsibility for all we have done and do not blame others.
HOWEVER , upon reflection, we would like to point out that it was NOT the senior citizens who took:
The melody out of music,
The pride out of appearance,
The courtesy out of driving,
The romance out of love,
The commitment out of marriage,
The responsibility out of parenthood,
The togetherness out of the family,
The learning out of education,
The service out of patriotism,
The Golden Rule from rulers,
The nativity scene out of cities,
The civility out of behavior,
The refinement out of language,
The dedication out of employment,
The prudence out of spending,
The ambition out of achievement or
God out of government and school.
And we certainly are NOT the ones who eliminated patience and tolerance from personal relationships and interactions with others!!
And, we do understand the meaning of patriotism, and remember those who have fought and died for our country.
Just look at the Seniors with tears in their eyes and pride in their hearts as they stand at attention with their hand over their hearts!
YES, I ' M A SENIOR CITIZEN!
I ' m the life of the party...... Even if it lasts until 8 p.m.
I ' m very good at opening childproof caps.... With a hammer.
I ' m awake many hours before my body allows me to get up.
I ' m smiling all the time because I can ' t hear a thing you ' re saying.
I ' m sure everything I can ' t find is in a safe secure place, somewhere..
I ' m wrinkled, saggy, lumpy, and that ' s just my left leg.
I ' m beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
Yes, I ' m a SENIOR CITIZEN and I think I am having the time of my life!
Now if I could only remember who sent this to me, I wouldn ' t send it back to them, but I would send it to many more too!
Spread the laughter
Share the cheer
Let ' s be happy
While we ' re here.
Go Green - Recycle CONGRESS!!
THIS IS US!
Senior citizens are constantly being criticized for every conceivable deficiency of the modern world, real or imaginary. We know we take responsibility for all we have done and do not blame others.
HOWEVER , upon reflection, we would like to point out that it was NOT the senior citizens who took:
The melody out of music,
The pride out of appearance,
The courtesy out of driving,
The romance out of love,
The commitment out of marriage,
The responsibility out of parenthood,
The togetherness out of the family,
The learning out of education,
The service out of patriotism,
The Golden Rule from rulers,
The nativity scene out of cities,
The civility out of behavior,
The refinement out of language,
The dedication out of employment,
The prudence out of spending,
The ambition out of achievement or
God out of government and school.
And we certainly are NOT the ones who eliminated patience and tolerance from personal relationships and interactions with others!!
And, we do understand the meaning of patriotism, and remember those who have fought and died for our country.
Just look at the Seniors with tears in their eyes and pride in their hearts as they stand at attention with their hand over their hearts!
YES, I ' M A SENIOR CITIZEN!
I ' m the life of the party...... Even if it lasts until 8 p.m.
I ' m very good at opening childproof caps.... With a hammer.
I ' m awake many hours before my body allows me to get up.
I ' m smiling all the time because I can ' t hear a thing you ' re saying.
I ' m sure everything I can ' t find is in a safe secure place, somewhere..
I ' m wrinkled, saggy, lumpy, and that ' s just my left leg.
I ' m beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
Yes, I ' m a SENIOR CITIZEN and I think I am having the time of my life!
Now if I could only remember who sent this to me, I wouldn ' t send it back to them, but I would send it to many more too!
Spread the laughter
Share the cheer
Let ' s be happy
While we ' re here.
Go Green - Recycle CONGRESS!!
Monday, May 09, 2011
SCOTLAND & KENT
I recently attended the British Sambo Open in Dumfries Scotland and had a marvellous time the competition was excellent but it is the Scottish Countryside that blows me away. I have been travelling to Dumfries for over thirty years and I never stop wanting to visit, for those who have not visited Scotland you must the scenery is breath taking. Dumfries has rolling hills with acres upon acres of green grass, Lochs of pure silvery clear water go a little further and you will see forests with Deer, Ferrell Goats standing beside beautiful water falls with name like the Mare’s Tales, visit small towns like Moffat, enjoy the Bagpipes plus lots of little shops, tea rooms and of course do forget the Dumfries coast line and maybe visit a fishing village like Kippford and breath in the charm. Scotland clean and welcoming country, if I had the money I would buy a second home there not just because I love the place but it would upset the SNP.
Yet the following weekend I was in for a treat I decided to visit Kent’s Sissinghurst Castle Nr Tenterden, the Castle and the grounds were beautiful but it was the journey there and back was the treat. I travel down through Bredgar, Hollingbourne, Leeds, Cranbrooke, Headcorn and many more villages for those who know the area you will know you cross the North Downs. Kent away from the major towns and you will see a different beauty to Scotland, you will see orchards, apple and pear plantations, strawberry fields, acres of current bushes, then there are paddocks of horses, grass meadows with sheep and cattle, this time of year you can see green fields of young corn, yellow of rape, blue of linseed plus many other arable crops. Let’s not forget our chestnut woods with bluebells covering the floor like a carpet and the fluttering of a pheasant, the magnificent hedge rows. I returned through Pluckily, Fritterden, Three Chimneys, Biddenden, Crafty Green, Wye, Doddington, Rodmersham, and Bapchild what a drive, sometimes we do not recognise what we have in our own County. I am glad I was born a Man of Kent the side of the River Medway which has all the best of the County and I haven’t mentioned Romney Marsh and the great Kent Coast line yet
Yet the following weekend I was in for a treat I decided to visit Kent’s Sissinghurst Castle Nr Tenterden, the Castle and the grounds were beautiful but it was the journey there and back was the treat. I travel down through Bredgar, Hollingbourne, Leeds, Cranbrooke, Headcorn and many more villages for those who know the area you will know you cross the North Downs. Kent away from the major towns and you will see a different beauty to Scotland, you will see orchards, apple and pear plantations, strawberry fields, acres of current bushes, then there are paddocks of horses, grass meadows with sheep and cattle, this time of year you can see green fields of young corn, yellow of rape, blue of linseed plus many other arable crops. Let’s not forget our chestnut woods with bluebells covering the floor like a carpet and the fluttering of a pheasant, the magnificent hedge rows. I returned through Pluckily, Fritterden, Three Chimneys, Biddenden, Crafty Green, Wye, Doddington, Rodmersham, and Bapchild what a drive, sometimes we do not recognise what we have in our own County. I am glad I was born a Man of Kent the side of the River Medway which has all the best of the County and I haven’t mentioned Romney Marsh and the great Kent Coast line yet
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Census form completed
My census form has been returned.
In answer to the question: "do you have any dependants"
I put "Asylum seekers, Gypos, Smackheads, most of Liverpool,
the cast of Jeremy Kyle, the Bradford Taliban, Northern Rock, the Scottish NHS
and half of Eastern Europe".
Apparently, it wasn't the right answer!!!
In answer to the question: "do you have any dependants"
I put "Asylum seekers, Gypos, Smackheads, most of Liverpool,
the cast of Jeremy Kyle, the Bradford Taliban, Northern Rock, the Scottish NHS
and half of Eastern Europe".
Apparently, it wasn't the right answer!!!
A note from Bill Gates
This should be posted in every school or kid's bedroom.
Love him or hate him , he sure hits the nail on the head with this!
Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about
eleven (11) things they did not and will not learn in school.
He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings
created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and
how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2 : The world doesn't care about your self-esteem.
The world will expect you to accomplish something
BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school.
You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss
Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.
Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping:
They called it opportunity.
Rule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault,
so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring
as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills,
cleaning your clothes and listening to you
talk about how cool you thought you were.
So before you save the rain forest
from the parasites of your parent's generation,
try delousing the closet in your own room..
Rule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers,
but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades
and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer.
*This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters.
You don't get summers off and very few employers
are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF.
*Do that on your own time.
Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life.
In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds.
Chances are you'll end up working for one..
If you can read this... Thank a Teacher.
If you can read this in English... Thank a Soldier!
And for life and everything else you have... Thank God!!
Now... think about this and smile if you agree and please pass this on...
If you don't agree, go stick your head in the sand and take a deep breath!
Love him or hate him , he sure hits the nail on the head with this!
Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about
eleven (11) things they did not and will not learn in school.
He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings
created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and
how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2 : The world doesn't care about your self-esteem.
The world will expect you to accomplish something
BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school.
You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss
Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.
Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping:
They called it opportunity.
Rule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault,
so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring
as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills,
cleaning your clothes and listening to you
talk about how cool you thought you were.
So before you save the rain forest
from the parasites of your parent's generation,
try delousing the closet in your own room..
Rule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers,
but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades
and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer.
*This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters.
You don't get summers off and very few employers
are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF.
*Do that on your own time.
Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life.
In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds.
Chances are you'll end up working for one..
If you can read this... Thank a Teacher.
If you can read this in English... Thank a Soldier!
And for life and everything else you have... Thank God!!
Now... think about this and smile if you agree and please pass this on...
If you don't agree, go stick your head in the sand and take a deep breath!
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
This will upset those left wing Academics
Any of you on Facebook and want to wind up those academics who alternate world to the rest of us send this article
A few bits from my emails
Subject: FW: A Good laugh!!
My apologies for some of these…
My neighbour knocked on my door at 2:30am this morning, can you believe that 2:30am?! Luckily for him I was still up playing my Bagpipes.
Paddy says "Mick, I'm thinking of buying a Labrador. ""f*#k that" says Mick” have you seen how many of their owners go blind"
Man calls 999 and says "I think my wife is dead” The operator says how do you know? He says "The sex is the same but the ironing is building up!
I was in bed with a blind girl last night and she said that I had the biggest p*nis she had ever laid her hands on. I said "You're pulling my leg"
I saw a poor old lady fall over today on the ice!! At least I presume she was poor - she only had £1.20 in her purse.
My girlfriend thinks that I'm a stalker. Well, she's not exactly my girlfriend yet.
I woke up last night to find the ghost of Gloria Gaynor standing at the foot of my bed. At first I was afraid.......then I was petrified.
Went for my routine check up today and everything seemed to be going fine until he stuck his index finger up my bum! Do you think I should change dentists?
I was explaining to my wife last night that when you die you get reincarnated but must come back as a different creature. She said she would like to come back as a cow. I said your obviously not f--k--g listening.
The wife has been missing a week now. Police said to prepare for the worst. So I have been to the charity shop to get all her clothes back.
Grumpies of the World unite!
Dear Mr. Cameron,
Please find below our suggestion for fixing England 's economy.
Instead of giving billions of pounds to banks that will squander the money on lavish parties and unearned bonuses, use the following plan.
You can call it the Patriotic Retirement Plan:
There are about 10 million people over 50 in the work force.
Pay them £1 million each severance for early retirement with the following stipulations:
1) They MUST retire. Ten million job openings - unemployment fixed
2) They MUST buy a new British car. Ten million cars ordered - Car Industry fixed
3) They MUST either buy a house or pay off their mortgage -
Housing Crisis fixed
4) They MUST send their kids to school/college/university -
Crime rate fixed
5) They MUST buy £100 WORTH of alcohol/tobacco a week .....
And there's your money back in duty/tax etc
6) Instead of stuffing around with the carbon emissions trading scheme that makes us pay for the major polluters, tell the greedy buggers to reduce their pollution emissions by 75% within 5 years or we shut them down.
It can't get any easier than that!
P.S. If more money is needed, have all members of parliament pay back their falsely claimed expenses and second home allowances
If you think this would work, please forward to everyone you know. If not, please disregard.
Grumpies of the World Unite
COWS
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Appleby almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept in the county of Cumbria?
And, they even tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 125,000 illegal immigrants wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cow.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS
The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments posted in a courthouse or Parliament, is this -
You cannot post 'Thou Shalt Not Steal', 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery' and 'Thou Shall Not Lie'
in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians..... It creates a hostile work environment.
Subject: FW: Politically Incorrect...
1. In a local sports bar trivia quiz the other night, I lost by one point. The question was, where do women mostly have curly hair? Apparently, Africa is the correct answer.....
2. One of the other questions was to name two things commonly found in cells. It appears that 'African' and 'Americans' is not the correct answer.
3. I've heard that Apple has scrapped their plans for the new children's-oriented iPod after realizing that iTouch Kids is not a good product name.
4. A new Muslim clothing shop opened here in town, but I've been banned from it after asking to look at some bomber jackets.
5. You can say lots of bad things about pedophiles but at least they drive slowly past schools.
6. Just put a deposit down on a brand new Porsche and mentioned it on Facebook. I said "I can't wait for the new 911 to arrive!" Next thing I know 40,000 Muslims have asked to add me as a friend!!
7. The Red Cross knocked at my door asking if I could help towards the floods in Pakistan. I said I would love to, but my hose only reaches the bottom of the driveway.
Yorkshire
A Yorkshire man takes his cat to the vet.
Yorkshireman: "Ayup, lad, I need to talk to thee about me cat."
Vet: "Is it a tom?"
Yorkshireman: "Nay, I've browt it with us."
.....................................................................................
A Yorkshireman's dog dies and as it was a favourite pet he decides to have a gold statue made by a jeweller to remember the dog by.
Yorkshireman: "Can tha mek us a gold statue of yon dog?"
Jeweller: "Do you want it 18 carat?"
Yorkshireman: "No I want it chewin' a bone yer daft bugger!"
..................................................................................................
A Yorkshireman's wife dies and the widower decides that her headstone should have the words "She were thine" engraved on it.
He calls the stone mason, who assures him that the headstone will be ready a few days after the funeral.
True to his word the stone mason calls the widower to say that the headstone is ready and would he like to come and have a look.
When the widower gets there he takes one look at the stone to see that it's been engraved "She were thin".
He explodes: "'ells bells man, you've left the bloody "e" out"
The stone mason apologises profusely and assures the poor widower that it will be rectified the following morning.
Next day comes and the widower returns to the stone mason: "There you go sir, I've put the "e" on the stone for you".
The widower looks at the stone and then reads out aloud:
"E, she were thin".
..................................................................................
Bloke from Barnsley with piles asks chemist "Nah then lad, does tha sell arse cream?"
Chemist replies "Aye, Magnum or Cornetto?"
My apologies for some of these…
My neighbour knocked on my door at 2:30am this morning, can you believe that 2:30am?! Luckily for him I was still up playing my Bagpipes.
Paddy says "Mick, I'm thinking of buying a Labrador. ""f*#k that" says Mick” have you seen how many of their owners go blind"
Man calls 999 and says "I think my wife is dead” The operator says how do you know? He says "The sex is the same but the ironing is building up!
I was in bed with a blind girl last night and she said that I had the biggest p*nis she had ever laid her hands on. I said "You're pulling my leg"
I saw a poor old lady fall over today on the ice!! At least I presume she was poor - she only had £1.20 in her purse.
My girlfriend thinks that I'm a stalker. Well, she's not exactly my girlfriend yet.
I woke up last night to find the ghost of Gloria Gaynor standing at the foot of my bed. At first I was afraid.......then I was petrified.
Went for my routine check up today and everything seemed to be going fine until he stuck his index finger up my bum! Do you think I should change dentists?
I was explaining to my wife last night that when you die you get reincarnated but must come back as a different creature. She said she would like to come back as a cow. I said your obviously not f--k--g listening.
The wife has been missing a week now. Police said to prepare for the worst. So I have been to the charity shop to get all her clothes back.
Grumpies of the World unite!
Dear Mr. Cameron,
Please find below our suggestion for fixing England 's economy.
Instead of giving billions of pounds to banks that will squander the money on lavish parties and unearned bonuses, use the following plan.
You can call it the Patriotic Retirement Plan:
There are about 10 million people over 50 in the work force.
Pay them £1 million each severance for early retirement with the following stipulations:
1) They MUST retire. Ten million job openings - unemployment fixed
2) They MUST buy a new British car. Ten million cars ordered - Car Industry fixed
3) They MUST either buy a house or pay off their mortgage -
Housing Crisis fixed
4) They MUST send their kids to school/college/university -
Crime rate fixed
5) They MUST buy £100 WORTH of alcohol/tobacco a week .....
And there's your money back in duty/tax etc
6) Instead of stuffing around with the carbon emissions trading scheme that makes us pay for the major polluters, tell the greedy buggers to reduce their pollution emissions by 75% within 5 years or we shut them down.
It can't get any easier than that!
P.S. If more money is needed, have all members of parliament pay back their falsely claimed expenses and second home allowances
If you think this would work, please forward to everyone you know. If not, please disregard.
Grumpies of the World Unite
COWS
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Appleby almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept in the county of Cumbria?
And, they even tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 125,000 illegal immigrants wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cow.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS
The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments posted in a courthouse or Parliament, is this -
You cannot post 'Thou Shalt Not Steal', 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery' and 'Thou Shall Not Lie'
in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians..... It creates a hostile work environment.
Subject: FW: Politically Incorrect...
1. In a local sports bar trivia quiz the other night, I lost by one point. The question was, where do women mostly have curly hair? Apparently, Africa is the correct answer.....
2. One of the other questions was to name two things commonly found in cells. It appears that 'African' and 'Americans' is not the correct answer.
3. I've heard that Apple has scrapped their plans for the new children's-oriented iPod after realizing that iTouch Kids is not a good product name.
4. A new Muslim clothing shop opened here in town, but I've been banned from it after asking to look at some bomber jackets.
5. You can say lots of bad things about pedophiles but at least they drive slowly past schools.
6. Just put a deposit down on a brand new Porsche and mentioned it on Facebook. I said "I can't wait for the new 911 to arrive!" Next thing I know 40,000 Muslims have asked to add me as a friend!!
7. The Red Cross knocked at my door asking if I could help towards the floods in Pakistan. I said I would love to, but my hose only reaches the bottom of the driveway.
Yorkshire
A Yorkshire man takes his cat to the vet.
Yorkshireman: "Ayup, lad, I need to talk to thee about me cat."
Vet: "Is it a tom?"
Yorkshireman: "Nay, I've browt it with us."
.....................................................................................
A Yorkshireman's dog dies and as it was a favourite pet he decides to have a gold statue made by a jeweller to remember the dog by.
Yorkshireman: "Can tha mek us a gold statue of yon dog?"
Jeweller: "Do you want it 18 carat?"
Yorkshireman: "No I want it chewin' a bone yer daft bugger!"
..................................................................................................
A Yorkshireman's wife dies and the widower decides that her headstone should have the words "She were thine" engraved on it.
He calls the stone mason, who assures him that the headstone will be ready a few days after the funeral.
True to his word the stone mason calls the widower to say that the headstone is ready and would he like to come and have a look.
When the widower gets there he takes one look at the stone to see that it's been engraved "She were thin".
He explodes: "'ells bells man, you've left the bloody "e" out"
The stone mason apologises profusely and assures the poor widower that it will be rectified the following morning.
Next day comes and the widower returns to the stone mason: "There you go sir, I've put the "e" on the stone for you".
The widower looks at the stone and then reads out aloud:
"E, she were thin".
..................................................................................
Bloke from Barnsley with piles asks chemist "Nah then lad, does tha sell arse cream?"
Chemist replies "Aye, Magnum or Cornetto?"
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Caravanning near Gulidford
This was our second weekend out in the caravan since its repair it was the weekend of April 15/16/17/2011 this time we travelled to Horsley Caravan Park East Horsley Nr Guildford Surrey, the journey was uneventful till we get near the site. These places always seem to have a little sign right opposite where you have to turn into and most of the time it is covered by a piece of shrubbery, this happened to us again a mile after the SatNav had said “you have reached your destination”. Obviously we had missed our turning, so now the mood had changed up till now Valerie (my wife ) had done a good job but why had she missed the sign? The excuse I am no good at map reading is not good enough she has a pair of eyes, her reply was some what not lady like but I forgave her. So a few enquiries from some locals set us on our way but finding a turning space for a caravan is no mean task sometimes you may have to travel miles before you can turn, this time I was lucky and found a large opening which informed everyone DO NOT TURN HERE , they must have known I was coming to stop everyone else,so I was lucky there was no one in my way and back we went. Coming the other way the sign was visible even Valerie spotted it.
Horsley Caravan and Camping Club site had nice fishing lake bang in the middle, the staffs were very friendly and we got a good spot. There are many Caravan associations but we find the Caravan and Camping Club the best, the sites are always clean they do not allow any rowdy behaviour and the pitches are quite large, there may be an area where kids can play but this is normal well away from the caravans. Some do have little halls where people can gather as yet I have never seen one in use but am told Christmas and New Year a few sites open and are inundated with vans and the hall are filled. The toilets etc are housed normally in a relatively new brick building on this particular site there were 3 showers for men and the same for women, plus lots of toilets and section for chemical wastes some have washing machines and dryers. There is no charge for using the showers but some have that terrible push button instead of a proper tap system but all in all good place. The more commercial sites are totally different they have bars, restaurants, swimming pools etc but with that comes rowdy behaviour several years ago we got on one of those sites just a day before the kids holiday when we arrived there was just 10 caravans within two days there was 500 a mini housing estate.
Now I know a lot of you are thinking all us Caravan people are anoraks well far from it, you see and meet people from all walks of life with an assortment of equipment. This weekend was typical around me we had good size Camper Van, a small Rascal Camper where the attached an awning, several small new caravans, tents of all sizes and shapes, there was one suitable for one person and other twice the size of my caravan it took him hours to erect. I am one for home comforts and easy life, so my Compass Rallye 650 is ideal, takes 20 minutes to set up another 20 minutes to set Porch awning up and we are in. Inside we have Oven, Fridge/Freezer, Microwave, shower(not big enough for me) and toilet (not to be used for big jobs) and of course most important of all TV, DVD etc. Caravan and Camping people are very friendly, polite and helpful, everyone acknowledges each with a Hello or good morning, if you have difficulty setting up there will always be some there to help. I wish I started year before I did but I do not think I could cope with 3 kids in the caravan as well no matter how much I loved them, to me caravanning is an adult pursuit. Valerie has just reminded me that we did take the kids when I had a Ford Camper back in 1983, now I know why I sold it,I must have been mad.
On Saturday we had a drive into Guildford, well as far as the Park and Ride, these are marvellous £4 return to the City Centre is the best way to get to a major town you do not know and the marvellous thing is only car drivers are allowed on non of those horrible pedestrians who can not afford cars are allowed. I am sure these bus companies hire drivers from the same agency that supplies drivers for the airports, all love driving at a break neck speed, enjoy throwing you around the bus and breaking hard plus they all have a face like a smacked cows rump. The city Centre is cobbled and hilly quite a pleasant place but full of up market shops, restaurants, coffee shops etc so quite upper crust but at the same time there were several tramps sitting around the place. I particularly enjoyed the street artists one was playing a saw have not seen that for 30 years, coffee was good but expensive. The City Centre was a wash with foreign languages and maybe 25 years ago one would have thought that unusual and exciting but today your thoughts go to what has happened to the English, why does everyone serving have an Easter European accent and I saw a multitude of women is strict Moslem garb, I find this worrying. One thing is for sure Caravanning is very much an English tradition you do get the odd Dutch, German, Belgium and French but 99% of the time all you hear is English thank god.
Sunday we rejoined the National Trust and had a walk round the grounds of Hatchlands Park thoroughly enjoyable, done the bluebell route brilliant display but can see them in our own chestnuts woods. Always on these walks you will get some one who will latch on to you, this time it was a couple with greyhound same age as us were real National Trust Campaigners and told us all about the different places to go plus told us all about their ailments, mind you I can bore for Britain when it comes to talk about my Knee and hip replacement and now I have a should injury plus nerves in my elbow are trapped and my hands are beginning to waste away, so who am I to talk. On the way back to the Camp site tried to find a pub we travelled for miles without any joy when we did find one it was full of vintage sports cars and we could not park.
The weekend finish by having a nice steak meal, a few gins and watching Lewis on the Box , can not wait for next weekend Easter we will be at one of my favourite places Romney Marsh
Horsley Caravan and Camping Club site had nice fishing lake bang in the middle, the staffs were very friendly and we got a good spot. There are many Caravan associations but we find the Caravan and Camping Club the best, the sites are always clean they do not allow any rowdy behaviour and the pitches are quite large, there may be an area where kids can play but this is normal well away from the caravans. Some do have little halls where people can gather as yet I have never seen one in use but am told Christmas and New Year a few sites open and are inundated with vans and the hall are filled. The toilets etc are housed normally in a relatively new brick building on this particular site there were 3 showers for men and the same for women, plus lots of toilets and section for chemical wastes some have washing machines and dryers. There is no charge for using the showers but some have that terrible push button instead of a proper tap system but all in all good place. The more commercial sites are totally different they have bars, restaurants, swimming pools etc but with that comes rowdy behaviour several years ago we got on one of those sites just a day before the kids holiday when we arrived there was just 10 caravans within two days there was 500 a mini housing estate.
Now I know a lot of you are thinking all us Caravan people are anoraks well far from it, you see and meet people from all walks of life with an assortment of equipment. This weekend was typical around me we had good size Camper Van, a small Rascal Camper where the attached an awning, several small new caravans, tents of all sizes and shapes, there was one suitable for one person and other twice the size of my caravan it took him hours to erect. I am one for home comforts and easy life, so my Compass Rallye 650 is ideal, takes 20 minutes to set up another 20 minutes to set Porch awning up and we are in. Inside we have Oven, Fridge/Freezer, Microwave, shower(not big enough for me) and toilet (not to be used for big jobs) and of course most important of all TV, DVD etc. Caravan and Camping people are very friendly, polite and helpful, everyone acknowledges each with a Hello or good morning, if you have difficulty setting up there will always be some there to help. I wish I started year before I did but I do not think I could cope with 3 kids in the caravan as well no matter how much I loved them, to me caravanning is an adult pursuit. Valerie has just reminded me that we did take the kids when I had a Ford Camper back in 1983, now I know why I sold it,I must have been mad.
On Saturday we had a drive into Guildford, well as far as the Park and Ride, these are marvellous £4 return to the City Centre is the best way to get to a major town you do not know and the marvellous thing is only car drivers are allowed on non of those horrible pedestrians who can not afford cars are allowed. I am sure these bus companies hire drivers from the same agency that supplies drivers for the airports, all love driving at a break neck speed, enjoy throwing you around the bus and breaking hard plus they all have a face like a smacked cows rump. The city Centre is cobbled and hilly quite a pleasant place but full of up market shops, restaurants, coffee shops etc so quite upper crust but at the same time there were several tramps sitting around the place. I particularly enjoyed the street artists one was playing a saw have not seen that for 30 years, coffee was good but expensive. The City Centre was a wash with foreign languages and maybe 25 years ago one would have thought that unusual and exciting but today your thoughts go to what has happened to the English, why does everyone serving have an Easter European accent and I saw a multitude of women is strict Moslem garb, I find this worrying. One thing is for sure Caravanning is very much an English tradition you do get the odd Dutch, German, Belgium and French but 99% of the time all you hear is English thank god.
Sunday we rejoined the National Trust and had a walk round the grounds of Hatchlands Park thoroughly enjoyable, done the bluebell route brilliant display but can see them in our own chestnuts woods. Always on these walks you will get some one who will latch on to you, this time it was a couple with greyhound same age as us were real National Trust Campaigners and told us all about the different places to go plus told us all about their ailments, mind you I can bore for Britain when it comes to talk about my Knee and hip replacement and now I have a should injury plus nerves in my elbow are trapped and my hands are beginning to waste away, so who am I to talk. On the way back to the Camp site tried to find a pub we travelled for miles without any joy when we did find one it was full of vintage sports cars and we could not park.
The weekend finish by having a nice steak meal, a few gins and watching Lewis on the Box , can not wait for next weekend Easter we will be at one of my favourite places Romney Marsh
Friday, April 15, 2011
The Enemy within "Obama"
LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH - very embarrassing!
The American people can now more readily "understand" why the Obama's were omitted from the guest list to the Royal wedding in April! This is a very sobering article. Our handling of relationships with the Britons over the oil spill didn't help either.
From The London Daily Telegraph Editor On Foreign Relations
Quote:
"Let me be clear: I'm not normally in favor of boycotts, and I love the American people. I holiday in their country regularly, and hate the tedious snobby sneers against the United States . But the American people chose to elect an idiot who seems hell bent on insulting their allies, and something must be done to stop Obama's reckless foreign policy, before he does the dirty on his allies on every issue."
One of the most poorly kept secrets in Washington is President Obama's animosity toward Great Britain , presumably because of what he regards as its sins while ruling Kenya (1895-1963).
One of Barack Hussein Obama's first acts as president was to return to Britain a bust of Winston Churchill that had graced the Oval Office since 9/11. He followed this up by denying Prime Minister Gordon Brown, on his first state visit, the usual joint press conference with flags.
The president was "too tired" to grant the leader of America 's closest ally a proper welcome, his aides told British journalists.
Mr. Obama followed this up with cheesy gifts for Mr. Brown and the Queen. Columnist Ian Martin described his behavior as "rudeness personified." There was more rudeness in store for Mr. Brown at the opening session of the United Nations in September. "The prime minister was forced to dash through the kitchens of the UN in New York to secure five minutes of face time with President Obama after five requests for a sit down meeting were rejected by the White House", said London Telegraph columnist David Hughes. Mr. Obama's "churlishness is unforgivable", Mr. Hughes said.
The administration went beyond snubs and slights last week when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton endorsed the demand of Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, a Hugo Chavez ally, for mediation of Argentina 's specious claim to the Falkland Islands , a British dependency since 1833. The people who live in the Falklands, who speak English, want nothing to do with Argentina . When, in 1982, an earlier Argentine dictatorship tried to seize the Falklands by force, the British -- with strong support from President Ronald Reagan -- expelled them.
"It is truly shocking that Barack Obama has decided to disregard our shared history," wrote Telegraph columnist Toby Young. "Does Britain 's friendship really mean so little to him?" One could ask, does the friendship of anyone in the entire world mean anything to him?
"I recently asked several senior administration officials, separately, to name a foreign leader with whom Barack Obama has forged a strong personal relationship during his first year in office," wrote Jackson Diehl, deputy editorial page editor of the Washington Post, on Monday. "A lot of hemming and hawing ensued." One official named French President Nicolas Sarkozy, but his contempt for Mr. Obama is an open secret. Another named German Chancellor Angela Merkel. But, said Mr. Diehl, "Merkel too has been conspicuously cool toward Obama."
Mr. Obama certainly doesn't care about the Poles and Czechs, whom he has betrayed on missile defense. Honduras and Israel also can attest that he's been an unreliable ally and an unfaithful friend. Ironically, our relations with both Israel and the Palestinian Authority have never been worse. Russia has offered nothing in exchange for Mr. Obama's abandonment of missile defense. Russia and China won't support serious sanctions on Iran . Syria 's support for terrorism has not diminished despite efforts to normalize diplomatic relations. The reclusive military dictatorship that runs Burma has responded to our efforts at "engagement" by deepening its ties to North Korea ..
And the Chinese make little effort to disguise their contempt for him.
For the first time in a long time, the President of the United States is actually distrusted by its allies and not in the least feared by its adversaries. Nor is Mr. Obama now respected by the majority of Americans. Understandably focused on the dismal economy and Mr. Obama's relentless efforts to nationalize and socialize health care, Americans apparently have yet to notice his dismal performance and lack of respect in the world community. They soon will.
-- London Daily Telegraph editor -- Alex Singleton
The American people can now more readily "understand" why the Obama's were omitted from the guest list to the Royal wedding in April! This is a very sobering article. Our handling of relationships with the Britons over the oil spill didn't help either.
From The London Daily Telegraph Editor On Foreign Relations
Quote:
"Let me be clear: I'm not normally in favor of boycotts, and I love the American people. I holiday in their country regularly, and hate the tedious snobby sneers against the United States . But the American people chose to elect an idiot who seems hell bent on insulting their allies, and something must be done to stop Obama's reckless foreign policy, before he does the dirty on his allies on every issue."
One of the most poorly kept secrets in Washington is President Obama's animosity toward Great Britain , presumably because of what he regards as its sins while ruling Kenya (1895-1963).
One of Barack Hussein Obama's first acts as president was to return to Britain a bust of Winston Churchill that had graced the Oval Office since 9/11. He followed this up by denying Prime Minister Gordon Brown, on his first state visit, the usual joint press conference with flags.
The president was "too tired" to grant the leader of America 's closest ally a proper welcome, his aides told British journalists.
Mr. Obama followed this up with cheesy gifts for Mr. Brown and the Queen. Columnist Ian Martin described his behavior as "rudeness personified." There was more rudeness in store for Mr. Brown at the opening session of the United Nations in September. "The prime minister was forced to dash through the kitchens of the UN in New York to secure five minutes of face time with President Obama after five requests for a sit down meeting were rejected by the White House", said London Telegraph columnist David Hughes. Mr. Obama's "churlishness is unforgivable", Mr. Hughes said.
The administration went beyond snubs and slights last week when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton endorsed the demand of Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, a Hugo Chavez ally, for mediation of Argentina 's specious claim to the Falkland Islands , a British dependency since 1833. The people who live in the Falklands, who speak English, want nothing to do with Argentina . When, in 1982, an earlier Argentine dictatorship tried to seize the Falklands by force, the British -- with strong support from President Ronald Reagan -- expelled them.
"It is truly shocking that Barack Obama has decided to disregard our shared history," wrote Telegraph columnist Toby Young. "Does Britain 's friendship really mean so little to him?" One could ask, does the friendship of anyone in the entire world mean anything to him?
"I recently asked several senior administration officials, separately, to name a foreign leader with whom Barack Obama has forged a strong personal relationship during his first year in office," wrote Jackson Diehl, deputy editorial page editor of the Washington Post, on Monday. "A lot of hemming and hawing ensued." One official named French President Nicolas Sarkozy, but his contempt for Mr. Obama is an open secret. Another named German Chancellor Angela Merkel. But, said Mr. Diehl, "Merkel too has been conspicuously cool toward Obama."
Mr. Obama certainly doesn't care about the Poles and Czechs, whom he has betrayed on missile defense. Honduras and Israel also can attest that he's been an unreliable ally and an unfaithful friend. Ironically, our relations with both Israel and the Palestinian Authority have never been worse. Russia has offered nothing in exchange for Mr. Obama's abandonment of missile defense. Russia and China won't support serious sanctions on Iran . Syria 's support for terrorism has not diminished despite efforts to normalize diplomatic relations. The reclusive military dictatorship that runs Burma has responded to our efforts at "engagement" by deepening its ties to North Korea ..
And the Chinese make little effort to disguise their contempt for him.
For the first time in a long time, the President of the United States is actually distrusted by its allies and not in the least feared by its adversaries. Nor is Mr. Obama now respected by the majority of Americans. Understandably focused on the dismal economy and Mr. Obama's relentless efforts to nationalize and socialize health care, Americans apparently have yet to notice his dismal performance and lack of respect in the world community. They soon will.
-- London Daily Telegraph editor -- Alex Singleton
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Saloufest shows worst of British as students wreak havoc | Mail Online
This is the same students who are complaining about payingtuition fees and rioting about cuts in education. Charge them even more so they can not aford to behave in such a way
Saloufest shows worst of British as students wreak havoc Mail Online
Saloufest shows worst of British as students wreak havoc Mail Online
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
To Editor on AV
Dear Editor
I am far from happy about our electoral system but the proposed Alternative Vote system is a nonsense , this is a system where you can get everyone last choice voted in a daft system. I think we have two choices Keep the first past the system where the where there is ONE MAN ONE VOTE but make it compulsory to vote with a “not one of the above” the reason we have a low voting turnout is because most people are too lazy to get to the polling station. Another way is Half of the MP’s would be voted in on first past the post with the constituencies being doubled in size and the candidate not allowed to show the name of the party on any electoral material, this would stop the major parties bringing in Party Stooges the candidate would have to work hard to get his name about. This will keep the link between the MP and the electorate and the other half on how you vote for the relevant political party i.e. if One party gets 50% of the vote they 50% of the MP’s and so on
Martin Clarke
Sittingbourne
I am far from happy about our electoral system but the proposed Alternative Vote system is a nonsense , this is a system where you can get everyone last choice voted in a daft system. I think we have two choices Keep the first past the system where the where there is ONE MAN ONE VOTE but make it compulsory to vote with a “not one of the above” the reason we have a low voting turnout is because most people are too lazy to get to the polling station. Another way is Half of the MP’s would be voted in on first past the post with the constituencies being doubled in size and the candidate not allowed to show the name of the party on any electoral material, this would stop the major parties bringing in Party Stooges the candidate would have to work hard to get his name about. This will keep the link between the MP and the electorate and the other half on how you vote for the relevant political party i.e. if One party gets 50% of the vote they 50% of the MP’s and so on
Martin Clarke
Sittingbourne
Monday, April 11, 2011
Death by dangerous cycling: New offence to crackdown on bikers | Mail Online
Death by dangerous cycling: New offence to crackdown on bikers Mail Online And about time to Now lets get Push Bikes of the Pavements
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Climate Change just a way to tax us
I got this of the DN nicely put
Ok, the climate 'changes' - so far it's changed 0.8 deg C (+/- 0.18 deg) in the last 100 years. It has always 'changed', it will continue to 'change' - that's how the world works. But there is STILL no direct evidence that man is the cause. Supposition, rumour, concensus, scaremongering etc but NO VERIFIABLE EVIDENCE. By allocating stories such as this a 'climate change' heading you not only mislead, you garner criticism of your biased reporting techniques.
- Dave, Oban, 09/4/2011 22:43
Ok, the climate 'changes' - so far it's changed 0.8 deg C (+/- 0.18 deg) in the last 100 years. It has always 'changed', it will continue to 'change' - that's how the world works. But there is STILL no direct evidence that man is the cause. Supposition, rumour, concensus, scaremongering etc but NO VERIFIABLE EVIDENCE. By allocating stories such as this a 'climate change' heading you not only mislead, you garner criticism of your biased reporting techniques.
- Dave, Oban, 09/4/2011 22:43
Saturday, April 09, 2011
Political correctness is crippling my police force: Gay Pride badges in, army medals out | Mail Online
Good humoured: But police officers spend more time in diversity training than they do learning to use batons and tasers GB Villian paradise and Poofs heaven Political correctness is crippling my police force: Gay Pride badges in, army medals out Mail Online
Friday, April 08, 2011
Ely school gives 717 children detention in 4 days after rules crackdown | Mail Online
Ely school gives 717 children detention in 4 days after rules crackdown Mail Online
Scotland said that Kids as young as 14 should be able to leave school as long as they were moved into an apprenticeship. I think this a great idea but feel 15 would be a more appropriate age. Keeping kids on till they are 18 is ridiculous, 16,17 and 18 they are Young Adults and to keep those at school who do not want to be there is a recipes for disaster. I know many youngsters who would be better being at work at 15, I am 61 and my generation all left school at 15 we soon grew up when we got into the work place. The money spent keeping kids at school would be better spent paying firms to take on apprentices or some other for of training, why not start training some to work on farms the farmers are always complaining they do not have the skilled worked force that’s why they employ foreign labour or even go back to the old YTS scheme. All successive governments have made to much on going to University anyone not going they consider a failure, they want have a system where all the British are the managers, doctors, professinals etc and the rest of the work can be done by cheap foreign labour leaving the rest on the scrap heap. The British Government no matter what party should be governing and responsible for all the people not just a proportion
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Scotland said that Kids as young as 14 should be able to leave school as long as they were moved into an apprenticeship. I think this a great idea but feel 15 would be a more appropriate age. Keeping kids on till they are 18 is ridiculous, 16,17 and 18 they are Young Adults and to keep those at school who do not want to be there is a recipes for disaster. I know many youngsters who would be better being at work at 15, I am 61 and my generation all left school at 15 we soon grew up when we got into the work place. The money spent keeping kids at school would be better spent paying firms to take on apprentices or some other for of training, why not start training some to work on farms the farmers are always complaining they do not have the skilled worked force that’s why they employ foreign labour or even go back to the old YTS scheme. All successive governments have made to much on going to University anyone not going they consider a failure, they want have a system where all the British are the managers, doctors, professinals etc and the rest of the work can be done by cheap foreign labour leaving the rest on the scrap heap. The British Government no matter what party should be governing and responsible for all the people not just a proportion
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Thursday, April 07, 2011
I am back on Caravan Trail
So 3 hours late we are off down the M20 with them big juggernauts pulling you over as they overtake doing a steady 50 mile an hour, yes you would have enjoyed following me. On arrival at Little Satmar we were one of only 3 caravans and now came the set up, surprisingly both the wife and I have set jobs and this went quite smoothly. Once inside the Caravan Valerie is the Boss and I do as I am told, I have no idea how the cooker, fridge, freezer and micro wave work as for making beds and using a dustpan and brush is beyond me so I think the best thing for me do is just sort the TV out and wait till she has made me a cup of tea.
Now it is time to relax and yes that is exactly what we do, we both read, I write on my laptop, Valerie does her word search and we listen to Radio 4 till about noon and then we go out, oh I forgot Valerie makes the breakfast and washes up, I do dry the spoons.
Folkestone does not have a very good reputation, derelict buildings, Illegal immigrants and of course CHAVS. The latter especially the fat over weight female chavs seems to meet around the beach section of the harbour. They are easily spotted about twice the weight they should be, clothes to small for them, lot of wobbly fat on show, mobile to the ear, smoking and eating a burger. This amazing feat is splattered with swear words and pieces of food flying out of the mouth. Sitting round this beach area is quite interesting if you are in to people watching, the Chavs catch your eye straight away but there so many others, joggers, young families, older couples, people on mobility scooter and the amount of people with dogs unbelievable. Before you get to the Beach you pass all the sea food stands and the seafood in Folkestone is the best you will get any where local whelks and the home made chowder is to die for and if you like a drink there several Pubs although some of them do have that rather special breed using them,the PARENTS of CHAVS. Mind you may walk for a while without hearing the English language most are tourists thank god the illegal seem to congregate around the town.
The part which will remind you of the glory days of the town is THE LEAS this is a lovely area with clean beaches a beautiful little park which has an adventure playground for the kids and right at the end a nice little café with some good food and coffee, mind you my cup still had some lip stick on it but overall I like Folkestone and the surrounding country side and you have the Romney Marsh just ½ hour away a place where I spent most of my summers at, all in all a good weekend.
Little Satmar is a caravanning and camping club site and has all the amenities which are clean and tidy but I wish these places would not have push button showers which last for about 10 seconds, which shall return especially as Colin Carrott has a couple Judo and Sambo events near by.
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Non PC Joke from Australia
A refuse collector in Cairns , Australia , is driving along a street
picking up the wheelie bins and emptying them into his compactor.
He goes to one house where the bin hasn't been left out, and in the
spirit of kindness, and after having a quick look about for the bin, he
gets out of his truck goes to the front door and knocks.
There's no answer.
Being a kindly and conscientious bloke, he knocks again - much harder.
Eventually a Chinese man comes to the door. "Harro prease!" says the
Chinese man.
"Gidday, mate! Where's ya bin?" asks the collector.
"I bin on toiret," explains the Chinese bloke, a bit perplexed.
Realising the fellow had misunderstood him, the bin man smiles and tries
again. "No ! No ! Mate, Where's your dust bin?"
"I dust been to toiret, I toll you!'' says the Chinese man, still
perplexed.
"Listen," says the collector. "You're misunderstanding me. Where's your
'wheelie' bin?'"
"OK, OK." replies the Chinese man with a sheepish grin and whispers in
the collector's ear. "I wheelie bin having sex wiffa wife's sista!"
picking up the wheelie bins and emptying them into his compactor.
He goes to one house where the bin hasn't been left out, and in the
spirit of kindness, and after having a quick look about for the bin, he
gets out of his truck goes to the front door and knocks.
There's no answer.
Being a kindly and conscientious bloke, he knocks again - much harder.
Eventually a Chinese man comes to the door. "Harro prease!" says the
Chinese man.
"Gidday, mate! Where's ya bin?" asks the collector.
"I bin on toiret," explains the Chinese bloke, a bit perplexed.
Realising the fellow had misunderstood him, the bin man smiles and tries
again. "No ! No ! Mate, Where's your dust bin?"
"I dust been to toiret, I toll you!'' says the Chinese man, still
perplexed.
"Listen," says the collector. "You're misunderstanding me. Where's your
'wheelie' bin?'"
"OK, OK." replies the Chinese man with a sheepish grin and whispers in
the collector's ear. "I wheelie bin having sex wiffa wife's sista!"
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