Month: February 2021

I guess this is not such a surprise given that most of the media gloss’s over the rank incompetency shown for the last year and concentrates on vaccines.

Starmer must be held accountable for allowing them to get away with this. What does Labour under him stand for? I read something about flag waving, but nothing to show that he has a grip on policies, or basically anything. Jezza had policies but not the charisma to deliver them – and to be honest showed a little naivity in the way he went awol from sensible behaviour at times.

So come on Starmer – get your arse in gear and deliver a manifesto for a better Britain. You have had a year to get it sorted – you are like Williamson at Education at the moment, man without a clue.

Elections are coming up at local levels, so lets see a labour manifesto for jobs in the green sector especially in the North; plans for exams and schools/universities; detailed consideration of Hancock’s plans for the NHS – with credible alternatives if necessary; innovative ideas to solve the growing unemployment problem; tax proposals; a raft of proposals regarding g Brexit (which is proving to be a disaster); the foreign aid budget (which will be core to a better world post-covid); a review of all contracts made in last 15 months; a policy for the armed forces which puts them in a logical and practical situation (and cuts the overheads by at least 50%) but also recognises the fantastic resource they can provide in emergencies here and abroad; abolish or change the honours system; get rid of hereditary peers in the HoL; Greater devolution (with safety checks if thought necessary!) – for all sectors of public services at all levels; Greater accountability for all decisions.

And an overall policy of inclusion a1nd responsibility which encourages greater participation, by all, in society, but also calls out those who refuse to participate.

So Trump gets off – no surprise there then. However – and it is not just Republicans at fault – all politicians do the same.

This impeachment was unique, the jurors werebvthe victims, they hid and barricaded themselves in rooms in fear. They have been reminded by video, they have heard the words of Trump. But they put themselves and their political careers before justice and doing the right thing for democracy and the diminishing esteem of the rest of the world.

For sure nearly half of the electorate voted for him; just as in the UK nearly half of the electorate voted against Brexit. We, I, have just about got over it! No violence – just a lot of ‘told you so’. However Trump can now claim vindication and continue his obnoxious tirade of hatred. So those who voted to allow him to continue can be seen as career crazy lunatics who represent all that people mistrust in politicians.

The City of London Remberancer who sits in the under-gallery of the House of Commons as a parliamentary agent with the permission of the Speaker – who has debatable influence?

The Queen has lobbied the government to change legislation that affects or reveals her personal wealth. The Guardian’s David Pegg tells Anushka Asthana about a paper trail that shows how more than 1,000 laws have been vetted by the Queen or Prince Charles through a secretive procedure before they were approved by parliament. These laws include everything from social security, pensions, race relations and food policy through to obscure rules on car parking charges and hovercraft. But they also include draft laws that affected the Queen’s personal property such as her private estates in Balmoral and Sandringham – and anything involving the nature of her wealth, estimated to run into the hundreds of millions of pounds.

The Queen is likely to be able to make hundreds of £millions from licences for offshore wind. The Crown estate benefits but the treasury then decides how much to take!