Vote Green in Norwich
I’m not a member of any political party, nor a resident of Norwich, but if I was voting in Norwich in the local elections, then I would vote Green. As a businessman, hoping to develop a business in Norwich, I have found the Green councillors to be absolutely brilliant. They are keen to understand plans, [...]
Poor Mr Murdoch!
I think we should all send sympathy cards to Mr Murdoch. Why? Well surely we all feel sorry for him now, after all he has been the victim of a cover-up! Of course we believed every word Mr Murdoch told the Leveson enquiry. A man like him would never play fast and loose with the [...]
Bye Bye Mr Hunt
It doesn’t feel right to be agreeing with Ed Miliband, but there has to be a first for everything. Mr Hunt, you have to go! You’ll no doubt be protected for a while by the Prime Minister and others, but you will have to go, so why not go cleanly now? Watching News International and [...]
Panic Fuel Buying – Government Organised?
Call me a sceptic, but I have a theory about the stupid comments from MPs and the panic buying we’ve seen at fuel stations. Could it be that the Tories have seen provisional figures for this quarter, and were desperate to find something that would get people spending to keep us out of a 3rd [...]
FOR SALE – Home Cooked Private Dinners at Downing Street
An offer of a lifetime! – Dinner with the Camerons in their cosy flat above the little known address of 10 Downing Street. The meal will be hand cooked by David’s lovely wife, Samantha. No need to bring anything, as David can also supply the wine. What’s the price of this once in a lifetime [...]
Arming the Syrian Rebels – Is that wise?
The World is rightly nervous about the situation in Syria, and understandably cautious about military action. That doesn’t excuse the Chinese or Russian support for the horrific regime. There seems to be ever louder calls for the rebels to be armed by the West, which feels horribly similar to Afghanistan 20 years ago – The [...]
Dreaming of EU Politics – Should I be worried?
I’ve been having some very strange dreams lately, but none of them have been as weird as dreaming about EU politics, which I did last night. The first dream was me watching a group of politicians and EU bureaucrats arguing about who’s fault the Euro problems were. To start with they all seemed to be [...]
Greece Avoids Default … Why?
The decision to cut again in Greece may relax our banks a little and no doubt the European politicians and bureaucrats will be slapping themselves on the back, congratulating themselves. But is this the best for anyone? Greece clearly doesn’t fit the Euro mould, so wouldn’t it be more sensible for them to make their [...]
No More Prayers in Committee Rooms!
I’m really pleased that prayers will no longer be allowed during council committee meetings. Religion has no place in public democratic institutions. A council committee of any size, from local parish council upwards, should reflect the community it serves. Within any community in the UK there are a huge number of religions and non religious [...]
When will the Eurozone Amateur Dramatics end?
Watching the Eurozone is like watching the death scene in a very bad amateur play, going on endlessly as the lead actor tries to steal as much limelight as possible, little understanding that they are nailing their career coffin shut with every overacted death throw. In the case of the Eurozone, the lead actor is [...]
The Madness of King Boris
Everyone knows that Boris Johnson acts the fool, and for some bizarre reason Londoners voted for him. But his latest idea is just so bizarre, I can’t get my head around it. Ok, so Hong Kong built a brand new island to house their airport, and Gibraltar’s runway sticks out into the sea, but they [...]
Would We Notice If We Had A Much Smaller Public Sector?
Quite simply the answer is YES! But not for the reasons the public sector would like to think – That they are the vital cogs in the British economy, that they grease the bearings allowing the private sector to get on with wealth generation and employment. No sadly, we would notice a smaller Public Sector, [...]
Do The Unions Have The Right Game Plan
I’m far from convinced that the Unions are representing their members’ interests for the best. The power mad Union leaders are just politicians in a different skin. Their statements are full of the political waffle which says little, but can lead vunerable people over the abyss. My biggest concerns are the mixed grouping of those [...]
Am I the only person who is made angry by Children in Need?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not for one minute saying that raising money for under privileged children is a bad thing, and it’s wonderful to see the community coming together. No my anger is towards the politicians and bureaucrats who pile billions of pounds into a banking system full of crooks with no reform in [...]
An Open Letter to Mr Osborne & Mr Cable – Planning System Not Fit For Purpose
Dear Mr Osborne and Mr Cable The media and politicians are heavily pushing the message that you need the Private Sector to invest and help get the UK out of the doom and gloom. Many of us in the private sector would love to help, but Whitehall, Westminster, local government and all manner of other [...]
Norfolk Bus Services – Severely Under Threat
It’s very important that all rural businesses in Norfolk, especially the tourism industry, make loud noises about the changes faced by our rural bus services, as we are very likely to lose services. The Department for Transport have issued a new method of calculating how much operators across England should be paid for older people [...]
Nice Cheap Summit to Discuss Bankruptcy!
It’s good to see that World leaders are showing constraint on their spending, with a lovely cheap summit in a town known for it’s value for money – Cannes! When the bankruptcy of Greece is imminent, it seems far from prudent to spend a fortune on this summit. But how could our honourable leaders do [...]
Israel – Short sighted beyond belief!
Let me get this right. Israel, a nation built over the palastinian lands, for a people who felt displaced, is now objecting to the recognition of the state it split. Oh how forgetful nations can become in a just 50-60 years. There can be no excuse for Israel’s bigoted reaction to the UNESCO decision to [...]
The Weird World of Eric Pickles
Call me a cynic, but is it any surprise that we despair of our idiot politicians, when the party in power feels weekly bin collections are one of the most important issues we face? The resultant actions of Eric Pickles thinking, have annoyed many people during his political career, but his latest pronouncements on weekly [...]
Who’s To Blame – Europe or the UK
Some great discussion on Question Time last night and clearly lots of people who’ve fallen out of love with the EU. As was said last night, it’s very easy to find examples of stupidity and even insanity from the regulators in Brussels – Bend of bananas, definition of chocolate, etc etc. However I would ask [...]
Is a Growing Economy Important?
There’s no shortage of financial pundits for news programs to interview about the stagnant growth in the UK and other economies. The general consensus seems to be that no significant growth is a bad thing. However is significant growth really vital? Isn’t massive, uncontrolled growth exactly what got us into the current mess? Surely everyone [...]
Scumbag Middle Class Oiks
While watching the Aldeburgh Carnival procession, it was incredibly sad to see a bunch of over privileged youngsters acting like yobs. I’m sure their Mummies and Daddies paid for a very expensive education and are now paying through their noses for university degrees. Big shame that the hugely expensive education taught them no manners or [...]
So Much Missed
It’s been a while since I wrote a blog entry and so much has happened since my last posting. Who would have thought that two months on from the disappointment of the NO vote in the referendum, that it could seem such a world away with yet another political scandal. How do our politicians manage [...]
Missed Opportunity
Really sad about the NO vote winning the referendum. Clearly it was the will of the UK electorate, but a once in a lifetime opportunity has been missed to reform British politics. AV may not have been the perfect voting system to replace our current system, but without taking the step to AV there will [...]
