Government

Where is this country going?, there seems to be many knives flashing about the PM had better watch her back, not just from her own MP's, why anyone would want to job of PM is beyond me, it seems to me that the BBC are determined that at some point a labour government is installed which has been painfully obvious by their bias reporting of the run up to the election, a great deal of time was given to Labour every night never reporting the leaders past, just before the election he was seen as an object of fun, the media decided that eh was just a joke and not worth worrying about, now after not a winning victory in the election he becomes the messiah, the one who would save the country from all ills, well the honest truth is that this was not the case, I do not like austerity anymore than anyone else, but when you borrow at some point you have to back what you borrowed, the reason for austerity is down to the last labour governments spending spree that we as a nation are now paying for, the people who hold the labour party up as the light of the future must be very ill-informed, just where would the money come from to pay to re nationalise the railways ??  water and anything else they might decide to bring back into government control?, this all costs a vast amount of money where does that come from?, why of course borrowing, they say that it will come from the rich??, if I was rich and going to have to pay even more tax I would be off and live somewhere else then paying no tax to the UK government at all, so reality says that we have to be very realistic as to what can and can't be done, or austerity will go on and on for many more years to come, Labour lost the election lost being the operative word but watching them on the TV you would think that they had won with a massive majority, but they didn't they lost and the sooner they accept that they might  just stop being idiots.  

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Election / Brexit

Well here we go we are off to Trump land, without a doubt all the opposition  parties will do every thing they can to make Brexit difficult to complete, the EU must think we are a bunch of idiots, how can it be that a person who as a leader of a party of members who have tried and tried to get him out all of a sudden becomes the saviour of this country of ours??, it seems that the vote was increased  by the young who were influenced by some one who for some reason was seen as a charismatic  peron, it is very easy to be taken in by these type of people as they are fully aware that their policies' will never in fact see the light od day, but when you are likely to win you have to take care to keep all the promise's that you make, we as a nation  do not like austerity but money borrowed in the past has to be paid back, and it is a pity that the young of this country did not take into account of the fact that the last time labour was in power and lost the election a note was left to in the incoming chancellor that stated there is nothing left in the bank, so would it be he the best idea in the world to allow them in control once again?, the result of the election was that Labour lost no two ways about it they lost, the future now for this country is I would say bleak, I do not think that even with the help of the DUP the government will be able to work effectively, this parliament should bring in a law to stop attacks on people during the election, many were vial and should in my mind be prosecuted, but the young and middle aged seem to think that they can post items that are unacceptable and in some cases disgusting but until some sort of  rule to stop this sick posting it will never end, Brexit is now going to be a nightmare and with the state we are in the only way out now because we have to a very hard Brexit, the EU now has the upper hand and will screw us to the very limit so I just hope that the young of this country become to understand the damage that they have done to the UK but I doubt it, it makes me laugh as the young always blame the elderly for the problems of government but when the country is at stake they go for the free university places because they are so hard done by having to take out a loan to pay for their education, why should I as a long tax payer for some 55 years and still paying at 70 see my tax being spent on university education?.

Election

Once again I am back in the land of the living after  another stay in hospital, so I had plenty of time to watch just what is going on in the election, it is sad that so much spin si thrown at us by all parties, I despair of JC and his policies, his fantastic promises regarding nationalisation of the railways, it seems to me that he is a Trump clone but has not got the ability to lead this country  anywhere, he is unable to fully staff his shadow cabinet always running short,, and the majority of his MP's just dot support him, so how could anyone vote for a party that is in disarray, the  PM has made mistakes but is in a different league altogether, she at least is an experienced leader of the country, and is well able to lead us into the Brexit talks, but I am aware of the young vote that it very easily manipulated unfortunately some if not many have not the slightest idea as to World / European affairs, they can be led by the nose to vote by inexperience and led by any promises that they just might like and peer group pressure,  also the promise of money for the NHS is just throwing money away, I have watched it daily in hospital, less money per meal is spent on a patients meal than a prisoner in  jail, I have been admitted ate at night and been offered a sandwich at a cost the ward nurse told me was 60pounds yes 60, two rounds of bread with a filling not to much though is that not a waste of recourses, nurses who used to be able to get you a piece of toast are not allowed to do it, more stupidity, so much of the ancillary services are now outsourced so again costing a fortune, then the weekend, one nurse and one health care assistant per fourteen people, a friend of mine was left for over two hours in a wet bed on a Sunday morning,  he could not be given an injection he needed till they could get a qualified nurse from another ward, but when I was in my consultant was doing the rounds on a Sunday morning, some one somewhere is not being totally truth full about the NHS. stop the waste at the top, cut the managers and deparments

NHS

Well here we go  again in Hospital once again five times since October, I am once again in the cardiac ward in my home city, now I have a very strong opinion about the NHS and it is this, there are far to many ancillary staff working or may be on duty but not doing a lot, when you impose targets you have to have a manager to oversee it, then you need staff to do the paper work, is it worth it? I do not think so, I have experience of a surgeon having to fill in 5 sets of forms before he could even look at me, took some time then the decision was made to leave it so all a total waste of time, with out all these forms I would have been in and out in a very short time, my condition means that I have a build up fluid in my legs and lungs, it would be better for me to come in on a regular basis to have the fluid reduced but would you know it there is no provision for it, so I will by the time I am discharged have been an in patient for 40 days over a period of 6 months at a possible cost of £40.000, I am just one of many who need so this treatment.
What is the point of throwing money at the NHS ? it will just be more money to waste, these politicians have no idea what to do so their only answer is chuck money at it !!!!, mine and yours as well should we not say something about this before the NHS dies???. ,.

Brexit

I see that the new French President is totally against Brexit, and says he will make it as difficult as possible for a realistik agreement for the UK, he is of the opinion that they need to be as hard as possible so other countries do not try to leave, well bully for him, he has not held a government position  in his life so another Trump it seems and thinks that France is better tat all of Europe, he must be joking isn't he?? he also says that he is going to remove the agreement about Calais and the refugee crisis, saying that we will have to accept them, why?, they are in his country so in reality it is his problem not ours, not withstanding the money we pour into France to control the problem, he has to remember that whatever happens trade will continue or dose he think that European countries will stop exporting to the UK nor to import from us I do not think so, reality says it will carry on and it just will be on what terms, it has to be accepted with a prat like this in France we have to have the strongest PM as possible, I know who that is do you??.

Brexit

The EU are going into the discussions re Brexit with determination for them not to succeed, that  does not surprise me one bit, I saw Mr J on TV news saying that he is not likely to use English again as it is a non event what a joke these people are, it is even more right now that we need to have some one strong leading this country in to Brexit and tell them where to go, they say they do not need England in Europe, do they really think that?, there have been several times in the past where they have desperately needed our help they should remember that, then I see that Tony Blair is on the way back in to the fray, he must be mad he did enough damage to this country last time, what makes him  think he might be the saviour of the UK on his white horse is just a figment of his imagination, keep out Mr Blair you have no respect for the people of this country, you caused a mess before what makes you think you would be any better? you era has been so go away and keep your nose out.

Brexit

It seems that the EU behaving like a child who has thrown his/her toy out of the pram, they say that they are united in their decisions and are unanimous, there is no way that 27 countries agree to anything, they just don't there is always a dissenter, so I have to laugh at the thought that they are as one,  it looks to me as the EU is starting to fall apart I just wonder what will happen  in the French election, that could totally blow the EU to bits, so we shall have to see, but we need to have a strong person as PM in the discussions or we will go to the wall, at the moment we have a very good chance of getting a reasonable deal, but the EU are getting more and more frightened for their budget so they are and will try and make us pay through the nose to leave, that is the reason that they do not want us to leave really it is our budget commitment to the EU that they are bothered about if we were a small country with little budget commitment they would just let you go no problem at all, but as usual we are seem by Europe as a cash cow to be bled dry if the can, the vote in my mind was to leave no if's and or but's, out is what I voted for, if the EU thinks that we will take the crap that they continually put out about Brexit in my case is a total waste of time, I am happy out whatever the deal or no deal, we can do far better on our own as a nation we are named Great Britain so lets be great once more and stuff the rest!!!.