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.