Thursday 10 June 2010
Then there were 5
Embarrassed by their own vanity the Oxbridge 4 contrived to add add Diane Abbott to the ballot at the very last minute to stop an all Daily Mail line up.
How very gallant. How very PC and New Labour to add yet another Oxbridge graduate to the ballot. Shame they couldn’t find a candidate from a good Secondary Modern School to stand. Now that would have broken the Blairite mould.
So now we have the Fabulous Five
Who to Vote for ? Who gets my Vote.
1. David Milliband our one time anonymous Foreign Secretary.
Bookies favourite and leading the pack at the moment.
Sorry David you had every chance to say no to war with Iraq
but like the good Blairite you are you voted for war. A war that
lost the Party half its active membership and the last Election.
2. Brother Ed. Secretary of State for Wind Farms & Global Warming.
Outside chance but not in this Constituency unless he ungoes a
sea change on the way to the winning post.
Failed to involve the local Party in celebrating the Wind Farm on
Romney Marsh and then just prior to the General Election goes
and puts the kibosh on a new Nuclear Power Station at
Dungeness. Needs to sort out his priorities on the ground not in
some research leaning think tank.
3. Ed Balls. Like the other two straight out of Uni into a research job
for the Party then into a relatively safe Labour seat following
Gordon’s rising star. But like Gordon reluctant to take note of
public opinion and the voters worries before it was too late.
Really should now be spending more time in his constituency
given his poor election result.
Now if his wife Yvette was on the ballot instead of Ed she
certainly would give the others a run to the finishing post.
4. Andy Burnham . Shame he made such a pigs ear of his lines at the
Hillsborough Memorial service at Anfield. Had be promised then
full disclosure of the police enquiry and criminal prosecutions he
would now be out in front by a good few lengths. But like all the
above when it came to hard choices he played safe.
Now had he been a Liverpool supporter not a toffee nosed blue
then he would have my vote by now. Some thing are just tribal.
5. Diane Abbott. Great company on anyone’s sofa. Superb fall guy
for Portillo and whats his face the presenter. Just too off the piste
too often and sadly just another armchair Socialist who says one
thing and practises another by sending her child to a Private school.
Certainly deserves to save her deposit and wipe the smile off those
pundits who think the Millibands have all the answers.
So for now it’s a write in ……….none of the above.
Then Kent in summer is so beautiful one never know
who may just drop in to ones Garden Party.
They had just better make sure though they come with
some Socialist policies for once not just platitudes.
Donald 10th June 2010
Wednesday 2 June 2010
Business as Usual
Its nearly one month since the General Election that was meant to clean up the Palace of Westminster and restore our faith in Democracy but as yet nothing has changed. Business goes on in the same arcane old way only the floor managers have changed.
The State Opening of Parliament as usual had more costumes and flunkery on display than in the whole of the West End of London and enough Ermine to give the World Wildlife Fund an apoplectic fit. No urgent cutbacks in this expensive charade.
Then the Coalition Government in its hastily cobbled together agreement promised a reduction of 50 in the number of MPs while in the very same breath creating over 50 new Lords from amongst its financial backers and a motley collection of former members of the House of Commons more famous for their 2 jags or fiddled gardening expenses than their achievments for the country.
Finally to see out the month in grand ignominy not just 1 but 2 Chief Secretaries to the Treasury ,fresh from sharpening their axes to cut billions in taxes, were forced to excuse themselves for over claiming on their expenses or evading their liability for CGT on their second homes. Matters they so very conveniently and so hypocritically concealed from the electorate before and after the election in pursuit of a place at the cabinet table.
All this in less than a month from a Coalition Government that promised to clean up Politics once and for all, reform the voting system and the House of Lords , create the Big inclusive Society and give power back to the people.
No wonder Cameron and Clegg want a Parliament fixed for 5years. At the rate they are going 5 weeks let alone 5 months is time enough to show everyone how shallow their promises are and how little is set to change in the Palace of Scandals.
Guy Fawkes was perhaps not so misguided after all . Just a few centuries before his time?
The State Opening of Parliament as usual had more costumes and flunkery on display than in the whole of the West End of London and enough Ermine to give the World Wildlife Fund an apoplectic fit. No urgent cutbacks in this expensive charade.
Then the Coalition Government in its hastily cobbled together agreement promised a reduction of 50 in the number of MPs while in the very same breath creating over 50 new Lords from amongst its financial backers and a motley collection of former members of the House of Commons more famous for their 2 jags or fiddled gardening expenses than their achievments for the country.
Finally to see out the month in grand ignominy not just 1 but 2 Chief Secretaries to the Treasury ,fresh from sharpening their axes to cut billions in taxes, were forced to excuse themselves for over claiming on their expenses or evading their liability for CGT on their second homes. Matters they so very conveniently and so hypocritically concealed from the electorate before and after the election in pursuit of a place at the cabinet table.
All this in less than a month from a Coalition Government that promised to clean up Politics once and for all, reform the voting system and the House of Lords , create the Big inclusive Society and give power back to the people.
No wonder Cameron and Clegg want a Parliament fixed for 5years. At the rate they are going 5 weeks let alone 5 months is time enough to show everyone how shallow their promises are and how little is set to change in the Palace of Scandals.
Guy Fawkes was perhaps not so misguided after all . Just a few centuries before his time?
Tuesday 1 June 2010
The Final Insult
Giving Michael Howard a peerage for services to politics is an insult to the people of this great constituency.
27 years he was its MP. 27 years it went downhill.
At a time when Parliament needs cleaning from top to bottom more thoroughly than any hospital ward infested with MRSA his peerage is a disgrace of the 1st order.
So much for reforming the Lords his presence there now demands its abolition.
It was criminal that he over claimed on his gardening expenses , morally indefensible that he claimed his second home allowance on a house in the Constituency he was elected to serve.
Still on the positive side it does now give us all an opportunity to find a new name for his Lordship until the House of Lords is abolished. My favourites so far.
Anne Widdicombe: “ Lord of the Night”
Jeremy Paxman : “ The 13th Lord of the Same.
People of Folkestone & Hythe : Lord Warden of the Sink Port
From MI5 and the UFO Society: The Lord Alien
Perhaps someone out there can do us all a favour and start up a Facebook group to find the perfect name for our erstwhile disgraced MP.
1st June 2010
The Name is out There.
Giving Michael Howard a peerage for services to politics is an insult to the people of this great constituency.
27 years he was its MP. 27 years it went downhill.
At a time when Parliament needs cleaning from top to bottom more thoroughly than any hospital ward infested with MRSA his peerage is a disgrace of the 1st order.
So much for reforming the Lords his presence there now demands its abolition.
It was criminal that he over claimed on his gardening expenses , morally indefensible that he claimed his second home allowance on a house in the Constituency he was elected to serve.
Still on the positive side it does now give us all an opportunity to find a new name for his Lordship until the House of Lords is abolished. My favourites so far.
Anne Widdicombe: “ Lord of the Night”
Jeremy Paxman : “ The 13th Lord of the Same.
People of Folkestone & Hythe : Lord Warden of the Sink Port
From MI5 and the UFO Society: The Lord Alien
Perhaps someone out there can do us all a favour and start up a Facebook group to find the perfect name for our erstwhile disgraced MP.
1st June 2010
The Name is out There.
Tuesday 18 May 2010
Out with the New
While Helen launched a thousand ships sadly the sight of the two Milli-bands vying for Leadership of the Labour Party threatens to sink a proverbial Armada.
David may believe its time to throw overboard New Labour but having been at the helm of the Foreign Office for some years his efforts to steer Labour into a safe haven before or during the General Election had more in common with the maiden voyage of the Titanic than Gipsy Moth 1V.
Brother Ed entering the race late adds nothing to the pace and excitement. He threw Old Labour overboard long ago when he pinned his colours to the Blairite yard arm, determined to catch the wind in whichever direction his Global seeking Wind Turbines were destined to take him.
Labour cannot afford another Leader hell bent on forever seeking a favourable wind and exposure to the TV cameras at the expense of 1st rate navigation, sound principles and above all excellent teamwork. Labour needs a Leader that can take the Party with him or her, that can give it backbone and above all restore a sense of pride in its Socialist traditions and beliefs.
A new leader must bring comradeship back to a united Labour Movement and must be able to draw in thousands of new members committed to defending the poor and underprivileged against the ravages of the Con Demd Coalition. He or she must caste out the spin doctors and the sychophants, the career politicians and the carpet -baggers and must never again allow them to control the pulse and spirit of the Party.
The title New Labour has for too long betrayed our heritage. The epithet Old Labour for too long devalued our heritage. Our next Leader must make “ The Labour Party” once more a title to be proud of in its own right. A title worth sacrificing blood sweat and tears for. Whoever promises that goes a long way to getting my vote on the 25th of September. Until then if any Labour MP cares to hoist a Red flag with their Red Duster then I’ll gladly crew for them.
Donald Worsley 18/05/2010
David may believe its time to throw overboard New Labour but having been at the helm of the Foreign Office for some years his efforts to steer Labour into a safe haven before or during the General Election had more in common with the maiden voyage of the Titanic than Gipsy Moth 1V.
Brother Ed entering the race late adds nothing to the pace and excitement. He threw Old Labour overboard long ago when he pinned his colours to the Blairite yard arm, determined to catch the wind in whichever direction his Global seeking Wind Turbines were destined to take him.
Labour cannot afford another Leader hell bent on forever seeking a favourable wind and exposure to the TV cameras at the expense of 1st rate navigation, sound principles and above all excellent teamwork. Labour needs a Leader that can take the Party with him or her, that can give it backbone and above all restore a sense of pride in its Socialist traditions and beliefs.
A new leader must bring comradeship back to a united Labour Movement and must be able to draw in thousands of new members committed to defending the poor and underprivileged against the ravages of the Con Demd Coalition. He or she must caste out the spin doctors and the sychophants, the career politicians and the carpet -baggers and must never again allow them to control the pulse and spirit of the Party.
The title New Labour has for too long betrayed our heritage. The epithet Old Labour for too long devalued our heritage. Our next Leader must make “ The Labour Party” once more a title to be proud of in its own right. A title worth sacrificing blood sweat and tears for. Whoever promises that goes a long way to getting my vote on the 25th of September. Until then if any Labour MP cares to hoist a Red flag with their Red Duster then I’ll gladly crew for them.
Donald Worsley 18/05/2010
Sunday 16 May 2010
Con Demd
The Con Demd State of Britain
When historians come to write the history of the 21st Century the General Election of May 2010 will be infamous for the Liberal Democrates betrayal of Britain.
The Cameron/Clegg Coalition is nothing more than a Public School coup against working families to protect the privileged classes and the well to do. The overriding qualifications for Government are now clear for all to see. Public School education, an Oxbridge degree and the ability to sell out one’s principles for a chaffeur driven car and a place around the Cabinet table.
I actually thought for one moment during the Election campaign that the Liberal Democrates had principles and stood for something decent in British Politics. Against Trident, in favour of the Euro and an Amnesty for illegal immigrants. How wrong one can be. How easily one can be deceived. How venal politicians are. How easily they can betray their own supporters.
Little wonder Cameron now believes in a fixed 5 year Parliament. He has taken hostage of the Lib Dems and the price of their absolution is 5 years of servitude or face political oblivion in the meantime.
Never mind that 23% of the country voted for the Lib Dems policies . They are now disgarded enblock in worthless realms of paper waved for all to see just like Neville Chamberlain’s famous piece of toilet paper was after Munich. Then NC trusted in Hitler’s promise of “Peace in our Time“. Now a later day NC trusts in Cameron’s big open promise of “Stable Government”.
The first NC thought he could stave off the march of fascism now the latter day NC believes he can stave off the excesses of Tory cuts . Deluded Politicians it appears are as much alive today as they were in past centuries. Only today when politicians are judged more by their looks on TV than their actions the potential Churchills and the Attlees of this world are few and far between.
Long therefore may the words of Harold Wilson come to haunt this Con Demd Coalition as it strives towards May 2015.
“ A week is a long time in Politics.”
Donald Worsley 16/05/2010
When historians come to write the history of the 21st Century the General Election of May 2010 will be infamous for the Liberal Democrates betrayal of Britain.
The Cameron/Clegg Coalition is nothing more than a Public School coup against working families to protect the privileged classes and the well to do. The overriding qualifications for Government are now clear for all to see. Public School education, an Oxbridge degree and the ability to sell out one’s principles for a chaffeur driven car and a place around the Cabinet table.
I actually thought for one moment during the Election campaign that the Liberal Democrates had principles and stood for something decent in British Politics. Against Trident, in favour of the Euro and an Amnesty for illegal immigrants. How wrong one can be. How easily one can be deceived. How venal politicians are. How easily they can betray their own supporters.
Little wonder Cameron now believes in a fixed 5 year Parliament. He has taken hostage of the Lib Dems and the price of their absolution is 5 years of servitude or face political oblivion in the meantime.
Never mind that 23% of the country voted for the Lib Dems policies . They are now disgarded enblock in worthless realms of paper waved for all to see just like Neville Chamberlain’s famous piece of toilet paper was after Munich. Then NC trusted in Hitler’s promise of “Peace in our Time“. Now a later day NC trusts in Cameron’s big open promise of “Stable Government”.
The first NC thought he could stave off the march of fascism now the latter day NC believes he can stave off the excesses of Tory cuts . Deluded Politicians it appears are as much alive today as they were in past centuries. Only today when politicians are judged more by their looks on TV than their actions the potential Churchills and the Attlees of this world are few and far between.
Long therefore may the words of Harold Wilson come to haunt this Con Demd Coalition as it strives towards May 2015.
“ A week is a long time in Politics.”
Donald Worsley 16/05/2010
Tuesday 4 May 2010
Political Correctness off the Rails
My campaigning hit a raw nerve today.
Some jobsworth from South Eastern Trains reprimanded me for canvassing voters outside Folkestone Central Railway this evening.
Moved me along 100 yards down the pavement for allegedly obstructing railway property.
Never mind my Election Address was giving the High Speed Service to London top billing and free publicity
Never mind that Democracy is the Guardian of all our freedoms.
Never mind I was actually talking to a friend when hounded on my way.
Never mind that the British Public own the Railways.
Socialism on the Railways it appears must be countered at any cost.
A Labour Candidate canvassing rail passengers. Heaven Forbid!
Long gone the days of the friendly and helpful staff of British Rail.
Company man now must pursue the ruthless goal of profit with an iron will.
Coming less than a week since the Ticket Kiosk was closed and heavy handed Revenue Enforcement Officers demanded I use an automated ticket machine rather than buy a ticket on the train the Re-Nationalisation of the Railways can’t come a day too soon.
The Tories sold off BR ,so they said, to end restrictive practices and introduce competition just forgetting to mention service to the travelling public would be sent down the track and corporate officiousness become the norm.
Donald Worsley 4th May 2010
Some jobsworth from South Eastern Trains reprimanded me for canvassing voters outside Folkestone Central Railway this evening.
Moved me along 100 yards down the pavement for allegedly obstructing railway property.
Never mind my Election Address was giving the High Speed Service to London top billing and free publicity
Never mind that Democracy is the Guardian of all our freedoms.
Never mind I was actually talking to a friend when hounded on my way.
Never mind that the British Public own the Railways.
Socialism on the Railways it appears must be countered at any cost.
A Labour Candidate canvassing rail passengers. Heaven Forbid!
Long gone the days of the friendly and helpful staff of British Rail.
Company man now must pursue the ruthless goal of profit with an iron will.
Coming less than a week since the Ticket Kiosk was closed and heavy handed Revenue Enforcement Officers demanded I use an automated ticket machine rather than buy a ticket on the train the Re-Nationalisation of the Railways can’t come a day too soon.
The Tories sold off BR ,so they said, to end restrictive practices and introduce competition just forgetting to mention service to the travelling public would be sent down the track and corporate officiousness become the norm.
Donald Worsley 4th May 2010
Sunday 2 May 2010
Beware the EuroZone bearing Gifts
The Eurozone and IMF so called “Bail Out” of Greece is nothing short of Political and Economic blackmail by international financiers.
A take over of Greece by any other name. A financial Coup D’etat by French German and USA bankers and politicians.
The results for Greece will be catastrophic. Mass unemployment, savage cuts in public services and poverty on a scale not seen since the end of World War 2 .
The Government of Greece is now effectively run from Berlin and the IMF in New York. The Eurozone has at last revealed its true hand. A hand that holds a rod of red hot iron ready to brand any country that doesn’t adhere to its monetarist policies or capitalist rules of the club.
Never mind that the people of Greece will be forced to retire 12 years later than at present. Never mind a sudden 10-20% drop in living standards. The rules of the club insist on loan repayments now not later and interest rates in excess of 15% in the meantime. Usury that would shame Shylock.
Little wonder the greeks are rioting on the streets of Athens and other cites throughout the country. The Social face of the EU has now turned to that of the Wolf at the door. The reception at Brussels now the entrance to Hades and the German sun lounger the paymasters collection plate.
Gordon Brown may had made some mistakes during his time in Downing Street but keeping us away from the Euro and economic submission to Berlin, Paris and Brussels was not one of them.
Otherwise we would now be spiralling towards revolution in the United Kingdom led by a bunch of unelected European Zealots hell bent on European Unity under 1 Bank ,1 Bureaucracy, 1 President and 1 rule for the Superich and quite another for the poor of Greece, Spain, Portugal and Eire et al.
Pray God then that the Lib Dems never hold enough power to force the Euro upon Britain. Then it won’t be immigration worrying voters but how fast then can emigrate .
Donald Worsley 2nd May 2010
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