Is it just me….
or were you not surprised by the recent headlines of three labour former cabinet ministers were suspended from the party on allegations that they would influence policy for cash?
Let us be honest here, these are politican’s and while like all rules, their will be an honest few who break the rule, but by enlarge politician’s have proven themselves to be self serving, corrupt and bleeding useless at serving the general public, unless it serves them.
I am sure you will all know somebody who can tell you a tale of where they know a local politician, maybe even just a local councillor, who has used their influence to have something done.
This might be not allowing a particular type of business to apply for change of use on some business premises, it might be not allowing a neighbour planning permission for an extension or it could be that the road down that particular cul-de-sac seems to have grit applied to it in severe weather.
We all know this goes on, and it is no surprise therefore that former cabinet ministers have also had their hand in the till, so to speak.
When it comes to the inquiry, it will be a whitewash, no severe punishment will be dealt out as a warning to others why not, because they are ALL AT IT!
Or is it just me?
Is it me…
Or is the Political system as we know it about to come to an end?
I mean, the 4 MPs who are likely to be charged under the Theft Act for their false claims in the Expenses Scandal. Now these 4 individuals are saying that because they are MPs they should not be charged due them being “covered” with Parliamentary Privileges. Now we all know these prick’s have thought that they were better than us mere mortals which they serve and pay their greedy wages.
So, they think they are above the law? I say we put it to a public vote and see how they fare, no, well how about we give them an option. If found guilty they can choose from serving time on prison or they can be publicly flogged!
Do you think they are above the law, do they deserve to be treated differently to the rest of us, or do you like me think they should be punished harder as they are supposed to lead by good example.
Or is it just me?
Is it me
Or have you become frustrated by the lack of apparent effort by the UK Government to secure the release of the Chandlers.
Now I accept that the Chandlers may not have followed all the security warnings around their planned around the world expedition. However, that does not give these Pirates the right to snatch and hold the Chandlers for ransom.
If we do not believe in paying for their release, argument understood, then why not put the SAS to some action and secure their release. What I am sure about is if they had a member of the Royal family or Government, by whatever means they would now be free from being held hostage and not worrying that everyday could be their last!
Or is it just me?
is it me…
I was upset to read in the news today, about the man who was tortured for his PIN numbers for his credit cards and then was murdered by having his throat cut. Now the Police are using Crimewatch to try and get public support for locating this person responsible.
Now I use the term person only as a reference as whoever was responsible for such a horric crime cannot have any normal human emotion or it would not have happened.
What really pisses me off, is that if and when this individual is caught, and is sentenced to life in prison as this is currently the maximum punishment available in the UK, it will cost us tax payers tens of not hundreds of thousands of pounds to protect and look after this monster for the rest of their lives.
My solution, kill the sicko and save us the trouble and the cost. These scum do not deserve any human right privileges, lets cut to the chase and either shoot, hang, electrocute or fatally inject and rid the world of the evil that exists.
However, despite the majority of the voting public in the UK supporting such an idea, the “do gooders” speak on our behalf and no politicians have the balls to put it to the public in a vote, typical!
As I talked about in an earlier rant, Prison overcrowding is being resolved by releasing scum early or not sending them in the first place, committed rape, naughty boy, have a slap on your wrist and do 100 hours public service, yeah right, that’s really going to stop them!
If I had my way, the prisons would not be over crowded as a good majority would be dead and we would save a friggin fortune in tax not looking after them. ANY person who commits first degree murder, cheerio, bye bye BANG BANG your dead!
OR is it just me?
Is it me….
or have the lunatics taken over the Government?
Reports in this weekends papers say that thousands, yes thousands of offenders who have committed serious crimes including rape, conspiracy yo murder and assault have been let off with warnings!
Incredulous I know, but this is all about current prisons not having sufficient room for the number of offenders we need to incarcerate. So, we the public are put at risk by not locking up some “scum” who have committed serious crimes, and guess what, they must be laughing out loud at us lot, what commit rape, serious assault and all I get is a telling off and community service, they must be really scared by that and I am sure committing to being good members of society, NOT!
Come on, where is the Politican or party that will take this matter seriously and commit to building more prisons and locking ALL who commit serious crime up for a long time. Don’t even get me started on the death penalty, I will save that for a later rant!
I believe you commit the crime, you do the time.
Or is it just me?
is it me….
or has Alan Duncan, the Shadow Prisons Minister showed how “out of touch” politician’s are with us, the masses?
David Cameron appears to understand how strong the public feel about sentencing not been tough enough and how outraged we are to read about crimes committed by criminals who have had early release for “good behaviour” which is code for “we need the room!”
Alan Duncan said that the phrase Prison Works is just “repulsively simplistic” and thinking that locking them up is the answer is “Key Stage 1 Politics”.
Now, I am prepared to accept a debate on how we integrate offenders back in to society, I am fair and even minded to accept that if a person has served their “due time” for the crime, then we need to provide suitable alternatives for them so they do not have the 1 option of returning to crime.
All that said, the crucial part to gain the confidence of the public is that offenders will be punished and serve an adequate time in prison. As i have ranted before on this subject, if we are short of space in prison then we need to build more prisons. One idea is to use the labour force that is currently incarcerated and teach them the skills while building future prison buildings.
It is time that politicians starting listening to the majority and not to the small minority of liberal “do gooders” who would rather invite the criminal around for a cuppa and a chat, in their belief that they can be rehabilitated.
Or is it just me?
Is it me….
has the last few days supply of Grit or Rock Salt is about to be used, I have been listening on the radio to the heated debates on whether or not we should have had more supplies stockpiled and as the Government has now taken over the responsibility for allocation of future supplies, what is going to happen.
The Government recommendation to local councils is to keep only 6 days supply in hand. Now thankfully most council’s kept more than this, but the argument is how much should we hold.
Now my rant is not about whether we should have 12 days or 120 days, no, my rant is on the argument by politicians that this weather is so severe it is a once in 30 years ocurrance and we should not be preparing for such low risks.
Now my problem with this is that successive Governments have invested Billions of pounds in secret underground facilities for key ministers and the important and no doubt “pretty” people to safeguard them in case of a Thermal Nuclear Attack.
Now I have not been down to Ladbrokes to check the odds, but I suspect you could get 1000/1 on an attack this year. SO my rant is, the so called bleeding politicians will argue that we should not complain about the salt stock levels as it is a 1 in 30 chance of it happening, but they invest Billions on something that has never happened other than 2 atomic weapons discharged in 1945 and they expect us to accept they are right!!!
Or is it just me?
Is it me….
The Daily Mail today carried the sad news that the UK is now ranked 25th in the world with regards to the quality of life offered.
Now I have to say I was shocked by the headline, you know, really, 24 other places offer a better life than the UK? Really?
Well, upon reading the article, I discover Czech Republic and Andorra are ahead of the UK! And to rub salt in to the wound, France is number 1 for the 5th year running! BLOODY HELL, we save the frigging French in 2 World Wars and this is the deal, we are 24 place below them in the league of quality of life, man, life sucks!
So, once again a survey tells us what a great job (not) successive Governments have done in breaking this once great Country of ours!
Or is it just me?
Is it just me….
or are we about to hear all the old rubbish spurted out by the 3 major political parties on the run to the general election?
Now I know I am on my favourite subject, well at least one of them, but the fact is this…we only have 1 true day of democracy every 5 years when it is General Election time. Why do I say this, well, history will show that despite all the promises made at the time of running for Election, the successful party will do whatever they decide once in power.
There are countless examples of no action and is it any wonder that the UK has a turnout of less than 40%, its a bloody disgrace and the leaders of the 3 parties should hang their heads in shame if that is the best they can do.
Now, this is what I would offer and deliver if I had the financial backing to run for Government.
- Promise the voters that they would have a say on major topics on an on-going basis by the use of national referendum.
- Topics to be decided by this method would be:
- Capital Punishment
- Euro or not
- increased investment in Pensions, National Health and Education
- Involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq
What I hear you say, a Political Party is going to ask “us” what we would like to be the direction of the Government, and act on the findings of the majority? Yeah, I know it’s my dream, but that is how it should be, not what we currently have, 3 sets of complete Muppet’s.
The expenses scandal showed exactly what they are in politics for THEMSELVES and nobody else.
Or is it just me?
is it just me…
or has the Government come up with another “bash the motorist” plan to raise funds for another daft idea?
As I understand it, currently since 2007 a £15 surcharge has been added to the fine of all people convicted of a crime, to raise money for the cost of support services which aid the victims of crime.
Now the big contention around motorist is that the majority of fines imposed are victimless “crimes” such as speeding offences and driving while using your mobile phone etc.
Therefore this is clearly a quick way for the Government to increase the size of the pot?
Well I have news for the Government. If you actually had sufficient Police resource in the first instance, you could make an additional £1M A DAY by just catching the bloody idiots who still drive around with a mobile phone to their ear and are sticking 2 fingers up at Authority.
But as always we can rely on the blithering idiots who are MP’s of all parties to take the easy route to raising funds and that is to tax, tax and further more tax on the those unfortunate motorists who get caught speeding at 34mph in a 30 zone!
They must really feel good about themselves those MP’s!
Or is it just me?