Month: November 2024

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PETITIONS

Of course I have signed many a petition. I never expected them to be successful though. A petition is a way of showing discontent in a democracy, not a way of enacting change. Badenoch showed great naivity by raising it at PMQT. In the UK we have a thing called General Elections. Labour won with a huge mandate. This petition calling for the Government to resign is not even been run properly with recommended post codes to be used by those abroad!

Sp rule by petition would be a disaster for democracy – we have Parliament to guide civil servants who run the country. In turn these civil servants provide Parliament with information with which to make decisions. Knee jerking ejaculation via the Daily Mail and GB News is to be resisted at all costs. Having lost at the ballot box the right wing seem to be trying to create a situation for a coup? Farage is stupid enough and egoistic enough to go along with this.

Meanwhile Johnson blames the Chuch for Britains obesity problem! Oh well!! Britains children are the worlds unhealthiest! Of course nothing to do with fast food advertising and housing costs that mean both parents need to go out to work. Putting advertising restrictions on is said to be “nany state”, but the same people need telling that it is pissing down outside!

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GRUMP! FLOODS

This a grumpy person speaking! People are complaining that flood warnings, flood prevention, etc. were not enough. Firstly, how many of these people are driving their petrol cars and complain if fuel tax is raised? Secondly why do they always rely on others? I saw the weather forecast, looked at the predicted rain radar map and could see that some areas were going to be hit hard. If living close to a river with steep valley sides it is obvious that there is a flood danger – why wait for the Met.Office or Env.Agency? If anything I would complain about the Met. Office issueing too many warnings – “Crying wolf”? People are criticised for stockpiling during emergencies, but maybe it should be encouraged in some areas?

We lie in times of unpredictable weather – Valencia was an extreme example of this, but everyone needs to be aware. Climate sceptics are fed the bullshit so that the rich do not have to pay extra tax to restrict climate damage – they are unaffected by food price rises. Food prices are becoming increasingly unstable as extreme events become less rare.

And then the guy in the large green tractor who sped through te flood water creating a bow wave large enough to smash windows! Did he attend a rally to complain about inheritanvce tax?!

I think my basic gripe is that people expect others to do the work. If anything the role of government should be to encourage land use plans that both mitigate and prevent floods. With a proliferation of new housing needed and planned this is urgent (and will upset farmers more)!

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BANANAS

I can sort of understand how a banana stuck to a wall with duct tape can sell for $6.24million. The fact the purchaser was a tec crypto currency geek with more money than sense. he hs got lots of publicity worldwide. Others must have been bidding too! The certificate of provenence is where the money goes! But what i totally fail to see is why 20 (at latest look) people have paid over £30 for copies on Etsy. If you want a copy just do it yourself or ask any secondary school pupil to make it for you!

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BULLSHIT

Can the bullshit come to an end please. The inheritance tax adjustment to what the rest of us have (but not as bad) is being used to vent frustrations that the likes of Clarkson and Farage (looking like a ferret!) are quick to inflame. In France farm owners have to prove their capability to farm, not sure how? In this country the vast amount of our land is owned by a tiny number of people, like the Duke of Westminster (who I bet does not pay much as he has an army of lawyers working on tax avoidance). Land equal to the size of Greater London is set aside for shooting Red Grouse! How many people can afford to go shooting?

The small scale farmers (most) should be quite rightly complaint about the prices paid by supermarkets, about chlorinated chicken from the USA (hang on though – the intensive chicken farms in the Wye Valley have numbers counted in 100000’s and pollute the river), So not them then! The consumer must be prepared to pay for environmentally produced meat – and then eat less of it!

So keep the inheritance tax, but also close loop holes that make buying agricultural land that makes it attract pension funds and investors.

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SNOW

It snowed, a bit wet but undeniably snow! This is earlier than I remember it – ever! there is light precipitation shown on the rainfall radar until 16.00 then a cold night!

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UKRAINE

Russia deploys North Korean troops and then a blitz of drones against utilities and housing in Ukraine. Biden then gives Ukraine permission to use Atacms missiles with a range of 180 miles – i.e. into Russia. Is this a last fling before Trump takes over? Will UK give permission for Storm Shadow missiles to be used?

Whilst Trump supporters are correct that wars like this never end in victory, only compromise, it appears that neither side is prepared to concede anything yet. Russian troop loses are estimated at more than 60000, but the Kremln through history has shown distain for human life. Ukraine has shown a depth of resistance that certainly surprised Putin. The financial cost to Russia is possibly less than expected as `India and China amongst others have replaced the west as purchasers of Russian raw materials.

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ISRAEL

It keeps bugging me!

Hamas slaughtered many innocent Israelies last year. This was in retaliation for years of Israeli abuse in Gaza and the West Bank (all illegal under international law). I do not condone but understand! In retribution Israel has killed over 40.000 Palestinians (70% women and children). And still politicians state the lines “a contry has the right to defend itself”. I was bullied at school so I have blanket bombed the entire neighbourhood! How is this justifiable? Trump has appointed an obvious Islamaphobe as ambassador to Israel – He would love an illegal holiday hone on the West Bank. Genocide, or ethnic cleansing – it is definitely morally wrong.

Any child could see the rights and wrongs here – yet politicians cannot? Is there really a secret Jewish conspiracy?

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HATE CRIME

The Telegraph leads with Julie Bindel being questioned by police after a complaint from a transgender person. I did not read the article and it was not reported on BBC or Guardian websites! So major news and an attempt to get retired people spluttering in their cornflakes? I readily admit that transgender is a term I do not comprehend or understand! However if this Julie person was being hateful I am all for the police wrapping a knuckle or two! Reading about the hate spread on the net is shameful and just wrong. So if it appears that promoting hate and violence is followed up by the police – brilliant. It might make people think twice before threatening or even wishing harm on someone. Hiding in a bedroom and spouting hate, in between wanks, is a criminal act and should be treated as such. This goes for all intolerence whether racial, religion or sexual.