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So Priti Patel states that migration policy is broken after 13 years of tory rule. She is probably too fuelled by hate to have noticed. However the topic does need proper discussion rather than political sound bytes and electioneering.
It was Thatcher who suggested that the unemployed should ‘get on their bikes’ to look for work – I thought I would get that in early.
Why does Sleaze-Dogg care? Are the workers being productive? Evidence says they are. So what is the motivation for the government? Where is the finance here? Maybe city office blocks being sold off as they are no longer needed. (Which they are not, not needing footfall or a central location). They are basically supporting the property market which is perhaps the cause of inmost poverty in the UK.
The population of the UK has expanded a lot in the last 50 years. Investment in facilities has not kept pace as the capitalist/globalised economy has put more wealth into the hands of the rich. Concern for the environment has been confined to small areas which can become overwhelmed like parts of the Lake District. Large areas of the country remain unpopulated as they remain in the hands of the super rich. Lots of problems but no one seems to be having an oversight.
Is the war entering a very dangerous phase? The sinking of the Moskva will be seen as a coup for the Ukraine and the providers of the weapons. However Putin will need to react with a show of force to counter this. Hopefully not a nuclear strike, but if he is losing /has lost large quantities of hardware …. a wounded bear is dangerous.
It deflects attention from criminal activities by the government; it appeals to UKIP supporters; but where is the sense?
I applaud efforts to prevent people traffickers profiting from the plight of these people. But sending them to Rwanda? Surely an efficient system of processing would enable those entitled to enter. But this government does not want legitimacy to be a criteria, it wants zero entry in a most callous way.
IPCC predict that half the population of the continent of Africa could be displaced by climate change – that is 700 million people. No wonder she is planning dastardly acts to stop any coloured person getting here (she did a grand job on the Ukrainians – only allowing single woman through?) – this may be a bit harsh!.
Tory and Labour MP’s in a flap about ER activity. neither party has, is, or looks like doing anything regarding the emergency. So really there seems little alternative to direct action. The traffic jams caused are considerably less than those caused by Brexit. (and to those who say it is not Brexit – look for the traffic jams around calais – and explain why ferries are sometimes half full despite tail backs).
The vast majority of people in the uk support onshore wind farms. Quicker to install than most other forms of energy, as is insulation), but the Tories want to put nuclear power stations in poorer parts of the country instead. How about a new nuclear power station at Lechlade-on-Thames?
So the government is going to backtrack on onshore wind farms due to anti-net zero mob and landowners. The big hope is nuclear energy but there are problems with this strategy. Firstly the time lag before a station comes on line is about 15 years. Secondly the cost spirals upward as delays and problems occur. Thirdly the waste problem has been forgotten, not solved. So whilst nuclear probably has a place in the future mix is should not be a large one.
Wind, solar and batteries have come down in cost by between 50-85%. and could fall further. Renewable energy is 100% likely to be far cheaper than nuclear, faster to instal and greener. We have moved through different ages from the wood age, to charcoal, to coal, to gas and the future is the electric age. Most of us have at least 20 electric powered goods in the house requiring plus or batteries excluding lighting and heating.
Government thrown into disarray by MP resigning from government party over a piece of bread! The plight of the Palestinians is less important than a chunk of bread? How does anyone support this right wing nonsense?