Category: Politics

Right wing commentators are half right in saying that the public are bored with ‘party gate’ we are bored with the details and the lies. ALL the guilty should should resign, including those pedalling the lies, and be prosecuted. The British public needs decisive action to bring the economy back under control.

I formerly believed that corruption was a result of poor governance in recently formed democracies without experience. It would seem that as democracy is weakened every day, by every lie and every calculated manoeuvre by the nasty party, corruption spreads. Fraud is estimated to be close to £200 billion in the UK. We spend more money policing student loans than tracing fraud. London is a centre for money laundering. The Chancellor writes off billions of fraudulent claims during Covid – perhaps he could employ lawyers on a no win no cost basis with 50% being kept by the lawyers?

Pathetic attack on Labour by suggesting taxes would be higher if they were in power. His party has been in power for so long it makes no difference. His party and his Prime Minister have got just about every major decision wrong. And even the one they seem to have got right – vaccination – now sees us behind many others.

Governor of Bank of England, salary £575,538 tells workers not to demand big pay rises. FO!

will pale into insignificance as the sleaze of Covid contracts becomes published.

The papers claimed that Johnson had sacked senior advisors rather than that they resigned. They may well have resigned before the Met fingered them. Johnson may have suggested that they resign (presumably with mega benefits) rather than be sacked – presumably with a non-disclosure agreement? Now 5 have gone.

Statistics – I had not been aware of Daily Mail report when I posted. Notwithstanding this – I believe we have been treated with some contempt by the government. The ‘within 28 days statistic seems rather crass”. Is it impossible to publish figures which say that Covid substantially contributed to the death. With numbers lower this should be achievable, and be better than abandoning the statistics completely. Perhaps age and number of vaccinations could also be added. Even comparison with ‘flu figures from past 5 years.

The squeezed middle. This government has not got a clue. I understand the governments idea of help is to get their mates in the City to hand out underwritten loans to those in need. So the young person who has just bought a house with an astronomical mortgage is likely to get nothing – that’s fair? Not. It is also proposed that there will be a council tax support which will mean a near million £ in London will qualify for the more support than a 3 bed council house in Middlesbrough.

Damning criticism of the Met Police and revelations that one officer complained about was promoted. She is only being kept on in the hope she will get Johnson off the hook despite obvious guilt.