Syria once again

Just seen the news, the Russians do not want a west replacement for the leadership of the country, well who is going to lead it out of the mess it is in not the Russians, life to the leadership in Russia is the same as in Syria, no real human rights oppressed women, and killing means nothing to authority, so where does the UN go, no where really, someone has to take control, and stop this killing before it is to late, and as I have said before to late was yesterday, I hate to see these children crying on the street waiting to die, just how sad is that!!!!, the world needs to wake up talk is no good action is needed now!!!.

Social Housing

I am very fortunate I own my house, a friend over the road in his 70's, wife has just been diagnosed with cancer has had a visit from the housing association, they live in a three bed house since 1977, brought up their family, kept the garden, now to try and get them out the officer said they will have to pay £100 per month for the third bed room (box room in fact), next door is an old lady not long lost her husband, has lived in her house prior 1977 too today, she will have to pay more because she will have to pay for the box room and a bed room, £200+ per month, these are elderly people, this is an attack on their freedom to live where they have the lived for over 30 years, they signed a housing agreement when they moved in, no mention that in years to come they would be pressured to move out!, I believe that this is a breach of contract by the housing association, they should be ashamed of these actions and I would love to give them a real kick to wake them up, the elderly in this country are not looked after!, they are left to get on with it, most have problems eating because of payments just to keep a roof over their heads, we as people should say out loud leave them alone but for many of them you would not be living in a free nation!!!!.

Teachers

I have watched the arguments about teachers in schools today, I have to say as an ex school Vice Chair of Governors I have seen just how under performing teachers can dictate just how the school is run, first action submit a whistle blower complaint against the head, this then gets him suspended pending investigation, time before that to get a story concocted, interviews held and often re-held, the authority then attack the Governing Body implementing an IEB, concludes with a diciplinary hearing, at this hearing if the head is properly represented a pay off is set up, can't let the head back in school, this is criminal, the children loose a progressive head who demands the best from his staff, but as by then probobly a year has gone by so the head has decided that it would be better to move on, so here it is usless teachers can have a massive impact on the education of our children, if they can't do the job in a quality manner they should for the best interests of the children move on to a different job!!!!.

Syria

I see that the alleged rebels have started to construct IED's, the alarming thing for me is the way that these are to be used, on the news yesterday they constructed an IED then planted it and then tried to lure the Syrian army passed the device, could have worked well but the army came at them from a different direction,  the answer flight, run like hell, I  notice that there are many AK 47's and it seems plenty of ammunition, some one is providing it, it would be interesting to know who, also who is providing the explosives and bits and pieces to make IED's, looks as if it is copying Afghanistan, it is without a doubt a Civil War, when is some one going to actually do something to help these people??.

England Football

For once I felt sorry for the England team, it seemed to me that there was not a plan to win, just go out and see what happens!, it should never have got to extra time let alone penalties, once again we are down the drain, but this time there is an answer, a new manager very little time to sort out the team, all sorts of excuses by the barrow load, I will wait and see just what the papers say tomorrow !!, watch this space.

Athletics

Can I ask, is it right for these drug cheats are allowed to race again??, I ardently believe that if you are caught using drugs in any sport you should be banned and it be for life, how can you be trusted again??, I am sorry for the person caught but you know it is not allowed, you know you are cheating so out you go, sports people who play by the rules may be have lost  to drug cheats when in fact  they should have in fact won, so it is not right in my mind to allow these cheats to return to sport, especially the Olympics !!!.

Voluntary Work

I have spent the last few years supporting Diabetes UK, have gone to many meetings in my time I might add, travelled many miles both to London and locally, I have not always seen eye to eye with them but I have always put out the word for support for the charity, I have never got on with the area office in Witham, the main reason for that is distance, Peterborough is a long long way away, so there I  was receiving an email from the charity mentioning that they wanted a Diabetes Champion for the PCT in Peterborough, so as I already work with the PCT, work with the hospital on diabetes management, I am known in the city as a supporter of Diabetes UK I applied, so what happens? I am turned down because I would have to work closely with the area office, so they said sorry NO, I have worked so hard to bring Diabetes to the attention of the general public for many years done TV and radio interviews but to no avail, but I will not  go away!!!!.

Tax Avoidance.

Well knock me down with a feather, so some people are sending their income abroad and then receive it back as a loan, this is to avoid Tax, is this really News?, it has been a racing certainty that this sort of avoidance has  been going on for so long it is a joke, how does the PM think these people get away with it, first thing get a good accountant who is fully versed in Tax Law and off you go, a good one will have the Tax man owing you money, the sick thing is that ordinary worker is taken to the cleaners by PAYE, sad but true, so if you are a worker you will pay your dues come what may, if you have a large pay packet and can afford a accountant you will beat the Tax Man every time, look at Ken Dodd, there are many more, not me I am afraid I am still paying PAYE at 66.

NHS

Well it has not taken long for me to get back to the hard things in life, the NHS, I can say for certain that staff at hospitals are in flux they are not sure if they will have a job in the very near future, so is it not understandable that the service is slipping, the management side is shrinking  very quickly, I am not saying that some of these people needed to go but it is getting very close to free fall, it is not on to cut front line staff, nurses are leaving, I know several have moved to Australia, so where does that leave us left behind, in the poo, this government has got it wrong with the NHS, who says it would be better for GP's to commission services?, the idea that the public would have a bigger say in the services they receive is living in cloud cookoo land, it is not happening and will not happen, reality is that we will still have people  who will decide what is best for us with no thought as to the general public's perception as to what is needed, I should say I am not a member of the NHS.

Football

It really hurts me to watch England, they have looked as if they would be happier going off on holiday than play for England, they do the good talk but then do not play with any energy or commitment to the cause, some very hard work by the defence but the midfield and forwards just have not got the message, the money sloshing about in their bank accounts makes me think that for some reason the fact of pulling on the England jersey has no value to them they just do not seem to have the pride that the old school used to show, we shall see, maybe I am wrong I desperately hope so.

Immigrants

I have now seen it all, today's papers running a story about two brothers both convicted killers who are from Portugal can't  be deported because they are entitled to a family life, the elder has a girlfriend in the UK and a baby by her but does not live with her, they invoked article 8 of the human rights act, is it not time we stopped this silly game of human rights?, shouldn't they be changed with out delay, we can't go on in this manner, if you commit a crime you should be deported back to your country of origin no question.
Then we come to the next one an immigrant is suing the government for 11 million pounds for hardship, he is an immigrant who arrived on a work permit and moved abroad to take up different work and has now appeared back in this country, he is living in a £200,000 house who provided that US, we have to block these silly legal games that are being played, it is all well and good that people come to work in the UK pay taxes and are a benefit to the country, but these free loaders need to be ejected, they have no real right to live here so get them out, we are with out a doubt the best free touch in Europe.

Football Syria

Must be a no news day for me, of course I am aware that the Greeks go to the polls today, no doubt they will vote to end the cuts that they are suffering as we are, but then the football, if anyone tells me that Ronaldo is the greatest footballer in the World I will scream, he is not, he is in fact a cheat, he only has to be touched he is on the floor, and that is his game not quality football, I must say that I am jettingg fed up with it on every evening, I could of course switch it off, but I am now watching because I want to see certain teams loose sad really but there you go.

Now the serious stuff, Syria, still the state killing its own people and then blaming anyone other than themselves, I have said before you do not want  to kill children one reason and one reason only they are the future of that country, the West  can't sit and watch, it is a problem for the UN not a single country, the UN needs to involve troops from as many countries as possible and stop this horror NOW, tomorrow is not soon enough !!!!

Obesity in Childxren

I have said many times that the rise in obesity in children is a  major problem ion this country, children in primary school are obese, why  should that be, there is only one answer I am afraid Child Abuse by the parents, it is the responsibility of the parent to ensure that their children have a balanced diet and take at least some exercise, but what do we have, processed food!, sitting in front of a screen playing computer games, this is a big no no, the big problem is that these children because of their weight are suffering from high blood pressure, and then become open to Diabetes Type 2, this is entirely  preventable, look round you see the children who are grossly over weight, the sad thing is that the parents do not see the problem but a problem there is, the population of parents in this country need to Wake up, take action to protect their children before it is too late, please, please pass this on to your friends they have to accept their responsibility.

Climate Change

I am just thinking how the Green Lobby will jump on this rain, very unusual, but as it turns out nothing to do with climate change at all, it is the jet stream that has for some reason moved south, it will given time revert to its normal flow, I have to ask who is making all this money that is being taken in so called green taxes, who actually gets this money and just what is it used for, many people are now rebelling against the proliferation of wind farms, are they cost effective NO, so why are more being built?, who is pocketing the money?, we have to be subjective regarding power, we have to have an effective way of providing it, even if its nuclear.

Syria & Other matters

It must be getting a bit over powering having to read this rant of a blog, but hear we go again, Syria, the Russians are to provide Syria with attack helicopters, just how irresponsible is this, madness in the extrema, Presidents and Dictators can only keep control of the population is by oppressing them and in this case kill them, the Russians are as bad as anyone else, they oppress the general public, and jail many who will possibly never be seen again, how can Russia say that it is a democracy, the latest election was it seems rigged, it is sad that these people in control think that they can pull the wool over the public's eyes, I have news for them the public is not stupid, they understand when something is rigged, it is mad that then these people can take control and impose their will on the nation, I seem to remember a  name was it not Hitler, we should all be aware.

Crime

Just reading the "I" it seems that over 2010/2011 we had 11,127 foreign nationals in our jails, we as the tax payer are paying  for their upkeep while in jail, why should we pay this?, why not send them back to their country of origin to serve their time at a  cost to their own country rather than at our expense?, but of course you would have to get by the human rights lawyers, and all and sundry who make fortunes  out of these cases, at who's expense why of course ours the tax payer, all human rights  work should be free  of charge to the tax payer, lawyers who are so interested in this work should do it as a free of cost service, their payment to the people for allowing them to milk the system for so long, but you can bet your bottom dollar that they would plead poverty poor people, if you come to this country and commit a criminal act and get a prison sentence for it you should with out a doubt be deported no question.

Judges

It is not before time that the government has told the Judges to deport foreign criminals, why should they get away with it just because they have a right to family life, but so does the victim, they have some say in this, the human rights laws have just gone mad, why should a criminal have full human rights, they have put themselves outside the law, they have committed an offence in a country that has given them a life of freedom, in some cases housing and benefits that they would never get in their country of origin, if you come to this country and commit a criminal offence it should be by by, you are not welcome, this is the real answer it is known that theat some are committing offences such as people trafficking, prostitution drug importation, to name but a few, as an OAP I have had to watch my country be all but destroyed by immigration, I know I live with it daily

Syria / Russia

Well bless me the Russians think that there might just be a problem with the fighting in Syria, but they will not allow any UN or NATO major intervention, my word are they for real, I think that where we are now we just need someone to pull the pin out of a grenade chuck it in to Syria and we will have a massive civil war, maybe this is just what the Russians want so they can go in and do a rebuild and be the saviour, but Mr Putin you are on a looser you can't win, these people are not stupid, they know you are holding up help whatever it might be, it strikes me as funny these leaders can only rule by fear, we got rid of Hitler, now we have so many despots in Africa, countries where free speech costs not money but your life but of course we accept this why??, because of PC, no one in the West dares to say any thing of consequence because the West is frightened that exports to these countries would dwindle, so in reality life = the value that goods might be, some times I feel sorry that I live in this World.

                          

Pakistan / Syria

I find it very hard to understand the murder of the women who were at a family wedding, just because someone said they were dancing with a male, three were taken to a Muslim court, a fourth was taken on an allegation that she assisted the others, it seems for this terrible crime against humanity the only punishment was to be executed, reports say that this was carried out immediately, too late the government have told the iman to send the women if they are still alive to Islamabad, the reply is that they would not be able to go as they would be escorted by men and this is not allowed, they can not fly there as men would be piloting the aircraft, so what a joke this all is, please do not tell me that Islam is love and peace when this sort of brutality by men on women happens, Muslim men need to learn that a woman is equal  and that is a fact so get on with it.

Syria once again it seems that the people murdered a couple of days ago were killed by terrorists, just who are you trying to kid Mr Assad, it was your men now at least have the guts to admit it.

Syria

So now we have it the Russians and the Chinese refuse to be part of any intervention in Syria, Assad must be laughing all the way to the Bank, they will not allow any change of authority in the country, so the killing can go on, it is not surprising as Putin is a looser, likes to be seen as the hard man, he has managed to get himself back to the top, how did that happen?, I am a cynic the only way  would have been by bribery, no different then in Russia, then we come to the Chinese, who have I believe one of the worst human rights abuse record on file, so why would they be bothered by the freedom of the people of Syria, they care not that children are dying nor the fight for democracy, all they believe in is oppression of the people who have no rights, no health care and no right to express a view, unlike I have done here.

Syria & Egypt

Well here we are, Egypt one guilty the rest not guilty, how in hell has that happened?, it has to be bent judges there is no other reason or answer it is a joke and a disgrace to justice, then we have Syria, the news tells me that the government did not kill the 100 people last week, it was a gang !!!!, are they mad?, oh I forgot they are, but not only mad but stupid if they think anyone will believe them, the Russians are as bad do not want anyone to interfere, they are worried who just might gain control of the country, the main bet is the Muslim brotherhood !!, so what does it all mean, nothing really the West will sit on its hands and issue verbal threats, but nothing in real terms, I really  do not understand why this is , people are dying, and being maimed, something constructive has to be done before it is too late.

The Queen

I have to say today my best wishes go to the Queen, then to the republicans in this country, "go to hell", these ill informed people should follow the Queen for a couple of days, the majority would pale, she does more in a day than many do in a week, the pageantry of it all brings in millions of pounds, I suppose I am a little biased because I took the Queens shilling when I joined the army, I am proud to have served the Queen, God bless her.