Posts Tagged ‘government’
Hoodwinked By The Banker Robbers
That’s you and me. We’re the one’s who’ve been conned and cheated. Gordon, Alistair, the FSA – they’re all either criminally negligent incompetents or co-conspirators.
Absolutely nothing has changed in the world of banking. Is any more proof needed that the people running banks are liars, cheats and thieves? Aside from the systematic extortion of the taxpayer, none of the promises about lending to the real ecomony or reining in their depraved “culture” have been kept.
Spineless assurances will not do anymore. The government must radically overhaul the terms of the licences under which banks operate. Real leadership and responsibility is needed now to ensure that this happens before the end of the year – not after months or years of consultation and behind the scenes corruption.
Businesses that want to enjoy the huge privilege of serving UK consumers as bankers must be held to a strict and rigidly enforced rulebook. No participation in casino banking, minimum levels of lending, maximum levels of interest rates and charges, a “right to borrow” for those businesses and consumers who meet straightforward criteria.
These steps are essential to re-establish the operation of an effective market economy. In a world which has become entirely monetised we can no longer be subject to the rapacious and avaricious behaviour of those who run the money business.
Disgraceful Betrayal Of Gurkha Heroes
What shambolic, cowardly, civil servant-jobsworth, treacherous nonsense has come out of the Home Office today?
See here for the full story.
The disgusting conduct of Jacqui Smith’s department shames Britain and everyone of us who enjoys freedom won at the cost of Gurkha lives. While she fritters away her expenses and her downtrodden, frustrated husband amuses himself with porn (who can blame him?), these brave, honourable men who have already won their case in the High Court have been knocked back again after months of unnecessary delay.
Not only is the decision itself a disgrace but the way it has been handled is an example of the very worst of Britain. What are these fools in government up to? They really have lost touch with the people and with reality. Gordon’s YouTube cock-up on expenses – can you think of a more stupid idea? A budget based on fantasy, delusion and deceit. Crass stupidity is too generous a description. Gordon, Jacqui, Alistair, you are a laughing stock! You have demonstrated your incompetence and lack of integrity again and again and again. Please just go!
The State Of Israel According To Iran
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran
I am more than a little concerned about this pre-planned walkout in response to President Ahmadinejad’s speech at the United Nations anti-racism conference. I am no friend of his xenophobic, oppressive government and there is no doubt that his speech was inflammatory but there was a deal of truth in it too. This walkout was not in the spirit of “We will offer the hand of friendship if you will unclench your fist”.
There is no doubt that Israel is a racist government and a repressive and cruel one. These are matters of fact which were dramatically proved in the recent invasion of Gaza and which continue every day.
The boycott of this conference by many western countries and this petulant display by the British and the French do nothing to advance the cause against racism.
Rugby Is Life
Peter Reynolds 