Salman Rushdie is a pompous, pontificating, smug, self centred git. But he is our pompous etc etc git. He also has a stunningly beautiful wife which is equally irritating.
The frigging Muslims are burning efffigies in teh street coz he has been awarded a knighthood. Why he got one is another story - but he did so that's that.
The Pakistan government has called in our High Commissioner - they say its an insult to Islam.
FFS do they think our civil servants sit around all day thinking of new ways to piss off Muslims!
I think this is just a conspiracy brought about by the effigy makers and flag importers of teh Muslim world to boost sales!
It has to be because people and governments cannot possibly be that pathetically stupid... can they??
I am gonna protest and burn a Pakistan flag in Trafalgar Square ... no problem eh???
Tuesday, 19 June 2007
Friday, 15 June 2007
Daaaavvvve is a cretin!
"Cameron seeks flexible working rights for all parents"
Dave is sitting in his office and thinking.... "which lot of core Conservative supporters can I really really piss off this week? Last week I got 'em with the Grammar School stuff.. what's next??"
DING! A light bulb goes off in his head and we get the above bollocks. If you run a small business (up to say 25 employees) and you lose a member of staff on a regular basis for a long period of time it has a direct and detrimental effect on your business. You can't just allocate someone else, or ring personnel, or recruit someone who will fit into your business instantly.
This is so unthought out and so provocative it would be laughable if it wasn't so stupid.
Why is he trying so hard to alienate his core support?
Dave you are a prat and if you trying to rush to the left as New labour hurries to the right (with Browns English jobs for English people which would probably have got me arrested if I said it!) you will lose us middle England in the middle of your melee!
Dave is sitting in his office and thinking.... "which lot of core Conservative supporters can I really really piss off this week? Last week I got 'em with the Grammar School stuff.. what's next??"
DING! A light bulb goes off in his head and we get the above bollocks. If you run a small business (up to say 25 employees) and you lose a member of staff on a regular basis for a long period of time it has a direct and detrimental effect on your business. You can't just allocate someone else, or ring personnel, or recruit someone who will fit into your business instantly.
This is so unthought out and so provocative it would be laughable if it wasn't so stupid.
Why is he trying so hard to alienate his core support?
Dave you are a prat and if you trying to rush to the left as New labour hurries to the right (with Browns English jobs for English people which would probably have got me arrested if I said it!) you will lose us middle England in the middle of your melee!
This how to campaign locally
Grant Shapps is my MP - he is a new breed and a breath of fresh air as far as I am concerned.
Check out this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYc54HBy1xI
This is only one of many local campaigns Shapps has launched and created. He took the seat in 2005 and is well on course to turn it into a safe Tory seat (7,500 +).
His method of campaigning has (deservedly)won him many votes across party lines.
He is bang on with this particular campaign. He is being supported by BOTH Labour and Lib Dem PPC's. Not only is this particularly clever politically but it demonstrates that the cause is correct.
He has also held public meetings with officials from the local NHS trust and shown that their forward financial planning ranges from non existent to abysmal.
When I have my first heart attack I don't want to have to spend 20 minutes sitting in a traffic jam on the A1 to get to A & E - quite simply the further away an A & E unit is - the more people will die. These are clinical issues being decided by politicians with ulterior motives.
I cant understand why Dave isnt screaming from the rooftops about the blatant political bias in the allocation of money to Labour seats at the expense of Tory ones.
If we had more MP's like Shapps I would be a lot more confident about our ability to win the next election.
Check out this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYc54HBy1xI
This is only one of many local campaigns Shapps has launched and created. He took the seat in 2005 and is well on course to turn it into a safe Tory seat (7,500 +).
His method of campaigning has (deservedly)won him many votes across party lines.
He is bang on with this particular campaign. He is being supported by BOTH Labour and Lib Dem PPC's. Not only is this particularly clever politically but it demonstrates that the cause is correct.
He has also held public meetings with officials from the local NHS trust and shown that their forward financial planning ranges from non existent to abysmal.
When I have my first heart attack I don't want to have to spend 20 minutes sitting in a traffic jam on the A1 to get to A & E - quite simply the further away an A & E unit is - the more people will die. These are clinical issues being decided by politicians with ulterior motives.
I cant understand why Dave isnt screaming from the rooftops about the blatant political bias in the allocation of money to Labour seats at the expense of Tory ones.
If we had more MP's like Shapps I would be a lot more confident about our ability to win the next election.
Friday, 8 June 2007
Unashamedly nicked from Iain Dale - totally superb!!
Tax Cuts Explained
Thanks to Sarkis Zeronian for this.
TAX CUTS EXPLAINED...
Because it is tax season. . . Let's put tax cuts in terms everyone can understand. Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to £100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.The fifth would pay £1.The sixth would pay £3.The seventh would pay £7.The eighth would pay £12.The ninth would pay £18.The tenth man (the richest) would pay £59.So, that's what they decided to do.
The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. "Because you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by £20." Drinks for the ten now cost just £80.The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six men - the paying customers? How could they divide the £20 windfall so that everyone would get his 'fair share?' They realized that £20 divided by six is £3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer.So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay. And so:The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).The sixth now paid £2 instead of £3 (33% savings).The seventh now pay £5 instead of £7 (28% savings).The eighth now paid £9 instead of £12 (25% savings).The ninth now paid £14 instead of £18 (22% savings).The tenth now paid £49 instead of £59 (16% savings).Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free.
But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings. "I only got one pound out of the £20," declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man," but he got £10!" "Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved a pound, too. It's unfair that he got ten times more than I!" "That's true!!" shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get £10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!" "Wait a minute," yelled the first four men in unison. "We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!"The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.
The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!And that, boys and girls, journalists and college professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.
Thanks to Sarkis Zeronian for this.
TAX CUTS EXPLAINED...
Because it is tax season. . . Let's put tax cuts in terms everyone can understand. Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to £100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.The fifth would pay £1.The sixth would pay £3.The seventh would pay £7.The eighth would pay £12.The ninth would pay £18.The tenth man (the richest) would pay £59.So, that's what they decided to do.
The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the owner threw them a curve. "Because you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by £20." Drinks for the ten now cost just £80.The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the other six men - the paying customers? How could they divide the £20 windfall so that everyone would get his 'fair share?' They realized that £20 divided by six is £3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer.So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay. And so:The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).The sixth now paid £2 instead of £3 (33% savings).The seventh now pay £5 instead of £7 (28% savings).The eighth now paid £9 instead of £12 (25% savings).The ninth now paid £14 instead of £18 (22% savings).The tenth now paid £49 instead of £59 (16% savings).Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free.
But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings. "I only got one pound out of the £20," declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man," but he got £10!" "Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved a pound, too. It's unfair that he got ten times more than I!" "That's true!!" shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get £10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!" "Wait a minute," yelled the first four men in unison. "We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!"The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.
The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!And that, boys and girls, journalists and college professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.
Out of Africa
I give a reasonable amount of money to charidee, I have a reasonable social conscience and am as distressed as the next person by the appalling and dreadful scenes we see coming from the African sub continent.
However, I do not give a penny to anything associated with Africa. The "fix" is in the hands of the Africans already. If the incredibly corrupt leaders of African nations stopped stealing Aid money, or using it buy arms, or provided any help to their own citizens then maybe i would be a tad more interested. While the despots continue to rape, pillage, steal, ignore and kill their fellow Africans (either by bullet or famine/disease) I will not assist them in their desire for slef enrichment and aggrandisment at the expense of their weakest people.
When the "rebel" forces of whichever country we are talking about stop their killing and the "leaders" stop buying 25 Mercs and private planes I will look at teh situation again. Until then Africa operates on the law of the jungle... Survival of the fittest - if I want what you have - I will take it - if i die trying thats my tough luck - if you die thats your tough luck - if it ends up with you and your family starving and dying - thats your tough luck.
This "thinking" has began to permeate certain levels of society in this country as (Somalians, Nigerians etc) certain African immigrant peoples bring this ethos with them to our shores. British Fair Play??? Hah!
However, I do not give a penny to anything associated with Africa. The "fix" is in the hands of the Africans already. If the incredibly corrupt leaders of African nations stopped stealing Aid money, or using it buy arms, or provided any help to their own citizens then maybe i would be a tad more interested. While the despots continue to rape, pillage, steal, ignore and kill their fellow Africans (either by bullet or famine/disease) I will not assist them in their desire for slef enrichment and aggrandisment at the expense of their weakest people.
When the "rebel" forces of whichever country we are talking about stop their killing and the "leaders" stop buying 25 Mercs and private planes I will look at teh situation again. Until then Africa operates on the law of the jungle... Survival of the fittest - if I want what you have - I will take it - if i die trying thats my tough luck - if you die thats your tough luck - if it ends up with you and your family starving and dying - thats your tough luck.
This "thinking" has began to permeate certain levels of society in this country as (Somalians, Nigerians etc) certain African immigrant peoples bring this ethos with them to our shores. British Fair Play??? Hah!
Thursday, 7 June 2007
Race ...again!!!!
Stranger in my own land.
I do not mind about the colour of faces. I do mind about not hearing English as I go about my daily business in our wonderful Metropolis, I do mind about there being Muslim prayer rooms being built into new office developments (no Christian/Jewish/Hindu etc facilities) because it is easy to do and "keeps them quiet", I do mind about being harassed by Roma gypsies begging with children, I do mind menacing groups of Somalians taking over council estates in Bermondsey, I do mind not being able to order in a restaurant without pointing to the menu, I do mind being served by a "Ninja" with horrible tattoos on her hands in Boots (the chemist!), I do mind when I go into a garage and the people behind the till jabber away to each other in a language i dont understand, I do mind about the "hard working Poles contributing to society" - what do they contribute?? Minimal tax - they dont spend money (maybe one night a week in a pub) they send it all home!! So their financial contribution is minimal, I do care about the family of 80 who moved lock stock and barrel to Slough, I do care that Mohammed is the most popular boys name in the UK, I do care that 50% of the people who live in London are not UK born and that our maternity services are overrun with these people breeding!
It is not being childish to point out that there is a significant minority of ordinary, non racist, people who feel distinctly uncomfortable with the way the immigration/race issue is progressing.
It should be addressed and we should not be cowed by people who scream "RACIST" at the first sign of any desire for dialogue.
It may even be too late now.
I do not mind about the colour of faces. I do mind about not hearing English as I go about my daily business in our wonderful Metropolis, I do mind about there being Muslim prayer rooms being built into new office developments (no Christian/Jewish/Hindu etc facilities) because it is easy to do and "keeps them quiet", I do mind about being harassed by Roma gypsies begging with children, I do mind menacing groups of Somalians taking over council estates in Bermondsey, I do mind not being able to order in a restaurant without pointing to the menu, I do mind being served by a "Ninja" with horrible tattoos on her hands in Boots (the chemist!), I do mind when I go into a garage and the people behind the till jabber away to each other in a language i dont understand, I do mind about the "hard working Poles contributing to society" - what do they contribute?? Minimal tax - they dont spend money (maybe one night a week in a pub) they send it all home!! So their financial contribution is minimal, I do care about the family of 80 who moved lock stock and barrel to Slough, I do care that Mohammed is the most popular boys name in the UK, I do care that 50% of the people who live in London are not UK born and that our maternity services are overrun with these people breeding!
It is not being childish to point out that there is a significant minority of ordinary, non racist, people who feel distinctly uncomfortable with the way the immigration/race issue is progressing.
It should be addressed and we should not be cowed by people who scream "RACIST" at the first sign of any desire for dialogue.
It may even be too late now.
Wednesday, 6 June 2007
London Mayor... again!!
Dave and the boys have just announced the timetable for the adoption of a London Mayoral Candidate. Its such a pile of crap I wont reproduce it here, suffice to say that it should succeed in putting off any sensible candidate at all! Several interviews/selection committees full of arseholes, then hustings (fair enough) then votes by all and sundry!
This is so pathetically humiliating. No self respecting external candidate (anyone who isnt a policy wonk or party apparatchik or a K&C Councillor)ie the only candidate who has a chance of winning, is gonna want to go thru this rigmarole.
A dirty, behind closed doors deal with the right candidate is what is required, a bit of leadership. If Daaaavve thinks that this system will "engage" the electorate he is sadly lacking in the most basic judgement.
This electon will turn the party into (even more of) a laughing stock.
Dont they realise how important the Mayoral race is?
This is so pathetically humiliating. No self respecting external candidate (anyone who isnt a policy wonk or party apparatchik or a K&C Councillor)ie the only candidate who has a chance of winning, is gonna want to go thru this rigmarole.
A dirty, behind closed doors deal with the right candidate is what is required, a bit of leadership. If Daaaavve thinks that this system will "engage" the electorate he is sadly lacking in the most basic judgement.
This electon will turn the party into (even more of) a laughing stock.
Dont they realise how important the Mayoral race is?
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