Author: Richard

So the MSP are trying to say that Labour are releasing violent criminals – to be honest it all seems a bit halfhearted – everyone knows the problem was created by a totally incompetent Sunak government.

The appointment of Timpson seems inspired. At a minimum of £50000 per year to incarcerate a prisoner, and with a reoffending rate of 25% or more makes a transfer of money to Probation staff, education and community schemes makes 100% sense. If they want tips on how to do it – Visit Holland! And in case the knuckle draggers who advocate locking them up at every opportunity forget – every reformed and rehabilitated offender equals less victims of crime.

I am not sure of the answer but it ain’t right! Why should bills go up and dividends and bonus’ paid out when the companies are so publically failing. I would say nationalise them. Is it not a basic rule of capitalism that investing in a company is a risk? These companies have shafted customers for £billions. They are obviously failing so let them fail. If teacher pension funds have invested unwisely they too will have to take a hit. (Just like councils had to with the Icelandic Banking Crisis – when guilty parties were imprisoned!). And if that means me – I accept it! Capitalism at the edge is a cruel beast. PS.Any teacher who loses part of their pension will hardly be poverty stricken!

So let them go bust – take over the roles and employ the workers with no loss of wages. Water rates may still need to up to fill the gap in provision left by the greedy bastards! Will this affect companies investing in the UK – why should it? If successful the investment will make money, if not we (the public) will not subsidise the investments any more. The any more is important! Ever since privatisation the water companies have had a monopoly on supply and a guaranteed income – no risk capitalism does not work!

Am I alone in being reminded of 1984 and Band Aid – the opening with Status Quo “here we go…….”.

Labour have indeed hit the ground running – pledges for the NHS, doing away with planning regs for onshore wind farms, meetings with NATO with a positive bent. Green Belt (Grey belt) to be revised. BUT there are warning signs – Thames Water treatment plants are in danger of. failing for 3 million people, thsi and other seeletons are being revealed as the true enormity of the last governments incompetence are uncovered and reported by civil servants. But Ferrari on LBC is upset that there is no longer a Veterans Minister – Mercer was so useless that the job has not existed for years! He was also getting his knickers in a twist over Starmer meeting mayors (A Tory invention) with a view to reducing centralisation on Westminster and promoting levelling up! I only listened for abot 90 seconds and then had to turn off and listen to Morcheeba!

James O’Brien will have his work cut out – phone-in’s work on the premise of people complaining? Are there enough Tories out there who want to complain about things getting better! I am sure that Labour will have some major cock-ups on the way – but I hope and believe that they will be honest ones. The task is immense but already the atmosphere has improved – the stench of corruption has been dispersed and vanquished to seaside resorts like Clacton, Skegness and Jaywick.

I was hoping for a Farage free Observer today – but the gormless mug appeared on P9! No doubt the BBC will continue to promote his brand of racism and hatred.

Otherwise all the words coming out of Westminster have been positive. A Cabinet meeting when most members will have been knackered, but prepared to get on with the job of mending the country! Interesting appointment of GOATS (Government of all the talents) to high places boes well for the future – especially after the merry go round of Tory ministerial appointments. Timpsom, Hermer and Vallance seem like solid choices! And in Miliband we have a respected advocate of climate action. The short straw? Between Wes Streeting with the NHS mess and Angela Rayner who will face virulent opposition to any new proposals!

However I do feel positive that things will get better – but it may take time! I was also pleased to see Corbyn re-elected and he will have other independants and perhaps the Greens to form a pressure group within Parliament.

Reform? – They can just fuck off, and then fuck off some more!

The twat does not understand hypocrisy! We had a referendom on it Garbage Face? But do referendums count for nothing? Actually I am in favour of PR and would be happy to see the Reform Party held to an open account. we woould not have had the disasterous lost 14 years with it. Yes the twats would get time in Parliament, but surely not even more air time>. They could also be held to account on their voting and issues other than racism and cutting tax!

In fact coukd we have a referendum on immigration with strict rules that all facts presented must be fact checked before publication on threat of huge fines/prison?