BRITAIN MUST RESTORE PUBLIC SECURITY !

 

Judges in Britain for many years have been unable to punish  criminals with longer jail sentences simply because there is no room for them in Prisons !   

This is well known, not only to everyone in the legal profession but also to criminals and to the suffering public.  Everyone is astounded when newspaper articles highlight that reoffending criminals were only recently released !   Sentences must also serve to deter criminals from reoffending ! 

 

The construction of new state of the arts Prisons requires a long term plan.  The new Prime Minister Boris Johnson now has a comfortable majority to govern and therefore has the perfect conditions to introduce such a long term prison plan.   This would oblige future governments to complete any work in progress and also to consider other future Prison projects. 

 

 

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GB : RISING CRIME ? DETER CRIMINALS !!!

There is rising anxiety in several countries other than just Britain, over the increase in all types of crime and the fact that nothing is being done to protect vulnerable citizens. 

Frequent articles in the Press provide statistics which explain why the Police are understaffed and cannot cope with all the complaints by the Public.  

Even elected Politicians and Ministers deftly sidestep any involvement to explain WHY nothing is being done !  Criminals all know that Prisons are full and that only "soft Justice" can be dispensed by Judges.  Only the most serious criminal offenders are imprisoned for lengthy terms !

Would-be criminals and gangs are no longer deterred by the Police or by the punishment they might get if they are caught and then convicted.  

Politicians should regularly be harassed to explain when and how the security of citizens and taxpayers will be better ensured.   There are several important changes which they should consider,

   -  Deterring repetitive criminals by doubling their punishment,

  -  Deterring murderers by reintroducing the Death penalty,

  -  Building more new Prisons with facilities for solitary confinement cells.

Only fundamental changes like these could begin to deter criminals and Gangs !

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BREXIT : REPLACE BERCOW AS SPEAKER !

At last John Bercow, the House of Commons Speaker has been halted in his tracks by the newly appointed Prime Minister, Boris Johnson !  Alas the real question now is whether he should not be removed from his post and punished ! 

Bercow should be "impartial and unpolitical" as the Speaker.  The reality is that for a long time, he has been leading the fight to prevent the implementation of the BREXIT Referendum decision, which was that Britain should leave the EU - with or without conditions or costs agreed with the EU !

His impudent conduct must be punished !  If it is not, will he not in future continue to hamper political issues (discussions or Acts of Parliament) with which he or his political allies may disagree ?

Bercow must realise that the freedom of speech, particularly in his Parliament, is a sacred principle in Britain (and in many other countries but not all... !).

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EU : PROTECT CITIZEN PAVEMENT RIGHTS !

EU Guideline legislation seems to be necessary (in the absence of local National Legislation) to halt the abuse of the pavement rights of non-motorised pedestrians !

Progressively during the last 20 years "electric scooters", motorised bicycles, motorbikes, etc. conveniently adopt pavements to avoid traffic jams or "one-way" streets !  Likewise pavements are often used for parking purposes much to the irritation of Invalides or Parents with prams !

One must also point out that less policemen are seen on their Beats.  They may be overworked, but some are now also following "crime in action (e.g. speeding)" on their computers.   It is true car owners are regularly fined for speeding or parking offences, but this has not at all deterred Motorbike crimes ?

To deter Motorbikers the only sure way would be to confiscate their bikes on the spot each and every time they are caught !

Futhermore, it is the MEPs in the EU Parliament who must prepare a draft of the EU Legislation to ensure that  national laws in the EU are similar.   For a long time National MPs have been reluctant to launch such legislation because it risks being a vote loser !

Simply said, action is required !

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FRANCE : SOFT JUSTICE AND MORE CRIME !

In France every potential criminal fully understands why there is a Policy of soft justice.  Prisons are simply overcrowded ! As a result, some convicts are gniven a "second" chance instead of serving prison sentence !  

This has been the practice during the last 20 years and the security of citizens in France has been undermined.

1   No new high security Prisons have been built to house dangerous criminals or those needing solitary confinement. 
2   Criminals of all levels of danger mix in overcrowded cells. 
3   In fact, "Soft Justice" does not deter Criminals from breaking the Law.  They are prepared to run the risk of not being caught or punished. 

Further consequences are easy to imagine, but they must be addressed :

   -  The Police are understaffed
   - Criminals escape prosecutions
   - Citizens (and their children) are in 
      danger.

President Macron must act quickly to ensure that Gangsters, Drug dealers, Hooded Rioters and Thugs who attack banks and destroy shops, are rounded-up and severely punished.

After the riots yesterday in Paris, Law and order must be restored, but urgently !      

Should the Army not have been on stand-by to help the Police ? 

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GB : WHO NOW CARES ABOUT HONG KONG ?

Daily there are reports of RIOTS in Hong Kong (HK), but also of heavy-handed attempts to restore calm in HK by forces sent by the Chinese Government in Peking !

Peking considers that the local Police Force in HK is incapable of restoring Order !   BUT also, Peking wants to imprison HK offenders in China, not locally in HK !   

One could say such action does not respect the spirit of the conditions in the 1997 Agreement where the intention clearly is that HK would remain Independent and only become totally Chinese in 2047 !   China now seems to be trying to force changes much earlier.

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There are many British Citizens still in HK and some   have never lived elsewhere, but will they all want to remain after 2047 ?   Are there any plans ready to help them to migrate elsewhere ?

There is currently a population explosion in Asia, particularly in China and China is already happy to encourage its surplus subjects to emigrate !    BUT it will NOT want to lose experienced businessmen !  Finally, would China ever help anyone to realise personal assets before leaving ?   

Would Australia and others in the British Commonwealth be prepared to accept HK Immigrants on a "Selective basis" ?   Would they not help active Businessmen to "relocate" ? 

Britain should set a long-term plan in motion.  China is ruthless and it will do anything to become the Master of HK tomorrow rather than patiently wait until 2047 !

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GB : HYPOCRITIC MPs KNIFE MAY !

In recent months MPs, on the Left or on the Right, have colluded to vote against every attempt by Theresa May the Prime Minister (PM), to implement the effect of the BREXIT Referendum result, which was that Britain should leave the EU !

In fact MPs adopted two very "personal" objectives -

1  Get rid of May as PM as quickly as posssible.

2  Call a General Election which would then decide who would replace her as the elected PM ! 

Simply said what leading politicians really wanted was her job !   No real economic reasons for anti-BREXIT votes were ever provided.  Now, any politician (if asked) will glibly say the deals which May had obtained from Brussels were not good enough ! 

The political fight to replace May quietly started some time ago !  The "BREXIT" issue was pushed aside and became her stumbling block and a secondary priority.  

The endless determination Theresa May has displayed during the last three years, to get BREXIT over the line since the Referendum vote, has highly impressed   everyone and probably the Queen as well !

The Conservatives must now choose  a new Leader, who will then be faced with  demands from other Parties which want a General Election NOW rather than in 2021 !
 
But, when MPs for personal reasons glibly ignore the wishes of their Electors, they also dice with their own future !   In the next General Election some MPs may unexpectedly lose their safe seat !

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FRANCE : PROBLEMS MACRON HAS AVOIDED !

 When Macron "invited the Press" he explained the objectives which the Government under his guidance were persuing.  However, he deftly avoided key points of information of how France (and    its electors) would  finance the cost of his program !

In particular these comments concerned adjustments to the incomes and pension rights of lowly paid workers, together with more flexibility for employers concerning the 35 hour working week.

The Press has been quick to criticise this lack of information !

Also, this Blog has in the past criticised the system of "soft justice" which has been adopted in France to combat Crime, simply because Prisons are bursting at the seams with too many inmates !  Macron chose not to make any comments on this issue.

How much would it cost and how many years will it take to build modern prisons to enable judges to deter crime and the import and sale of Drugs ?  This problem has been growing for the last 20 years.

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THE ISLAMIC STATE IS AT WAR, BUT AGAINST WHOM... ?

After all the Terrorist attacks in the EU member countries, but also in countries in other geographic areas, there seems to be no trace of a Coordinated Defence System to protect citizens from further attacks !

Every country has a Minister of Defence but has any one of them really done anything to prevent any future Terrorist Attacks in their country ?
 
Are the current attrocities by Terrorists worldwide, condoned by the Islamic State,  not already the start of the 3rd World War ?  
 
It is quite clear that all Muslims are not potential Terrorists !   BUT, this cannot justify the lack of action by Defence Ministers !  
 
 
 
 
 
     

BREXIT : MPs VOTED FOR WHAT ?

The Referendum in 2016 gave Electors a simple non political choice, "Whether they wanted Britain to remain in the EU or to leave it  ?".  The result was to "Leave the EU" !

After Prime Minister David Cameron resigned , Theresa May was chosen in his place and she vowed to implement the result of the Referendum.

Since then, Prime Minister May has devoted all her efforts in discussions with EU negotiators to obtain the best possible contractual conditions for Britain to recover its independence from the EU ! 

After that, there have been several "updates" of the negotiations !   BUT, MPs have become increasingly frustrated by what seems to be the tenacity and competence displayed by Theresa May, and.... the next General Election in 2022 is almost on the horizon !

The acid question now is "Why have they always rejected the conditions of the BREXIT contract ?"  The impression generally is that some leading MPs really only want to get rid of the Prime Minister for political reasons and for self interest !

BUT, the irony is also quite clear.   When they do face their Electors they will all glibly say that the conditions for BREXIT were "not good enough" !     

That will be their impressive summary of the 500 page Brexit contract of which, of course, each and every one has read every page ... 

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GB : BERCOW HAS BETRAYED MPs

When John Bercow accepted the post of "Speaker of the House of Commons" he knew he was expected to be totally impartial and unpolitical in everything he did or said in that function !

This means that as Speaker, although he was an elected MP, he accepted he was no longer permitted to express political opinions to sway issues nor to have personal preferences while performing his new function !

These "Golden Rules" have been blatantly infringed even when he has managed to dig into History to find a precedent to support what he wants to do !  The way he treated Prime Minister Theresa May over the delicate BREXIT issue is totally unforgivable !

It is obvious that his function as Speaker should be ended.   He has been acting like a "smug Dictator" !  The House of Commons should perhaps vote to dismiss him from the House for a certain period of time, or to the next General Election.   He could be replaced by his Deputy Speaker.

The way Bercow has behaved should not be allowed become a "Precedent" in any way for future Speakers.    
 
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MORE RIOTS IN FRANCE !!

Once again, for the 18th Saturday in a row, Paris and probably other towns and cities are at this moment facing demonstrations and riots of mounting importance.

It is clear that the situation is out of control :  the Police cannot cope or stop the damage Rioters are causing !   Worldwide TV reports will not fail to comment on what is going on !

Simply said there is now a real "State of Emergency" : this must be recognised officially by the French Ministerial Cabinet !

The next urgent step must be to order the French Army to help the Police to restore order.  BUT, as the next article in this Blog will also explain, the "System of Justice in France" has broken down :  jails are already bursting with inmates and the "soft justice" meted out does not discourage "Vandals" !

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GB : WILL CORBYN EVER RESIGN ?

 

Judging from the autocratic manner in which he has led the Socialist Party during the last two years, it is quite clear that 71 year old Jeremy Corbyn will never opt to resign !  

 

His aim is to topple Theresa May from power and to become the next Prime Minister : he could then introduce his extreme left or communistic rules. 

 

However, his performances in the House of Commons highlight his lack of the qualities required of a Prime Minister.    
 

What is also astounding is that other traditional Socialists have not tried to oust Corbyn directly by creating one single counter movement to enable them to fight the next General Election !  
 

Where is the Socialist Leader of the future ?  If nothing is done this could lead to small splinter groups being formed.       If that happens it could be at least 10 years before the next Socialist Government gets elected ! 

 

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G B : HAVE LABOUR PARTY PRINCIPLES CHANGED ?

The healthy debates in the House of Commons over BREXIT this week, have revealed all the complex difficulties faced by Theresa May to present a project of acceptable conditions for Britain to leave the EU !

For different reasons MPs from all Parties are still either for or against her latest project.   Some MPs even want Britain to remain in the EU so ultimately a majority vote could decide this issue !

However, there is one disturbing  factor, the reactions of Jeremy Corbyn.  He was chosen by the Socialist Party in 2015 as their Leader, but since then he has not, in the opinion of many other observers, acted like a traditional Socialist Leader.

Corbyn's refusal to join other party leaders to discuss the current BREXIT conditions with Theresa May, was astounding but also very worrying !

This is not the first time his independent nature has shocked  people, including some members of his Party.   His beliefs appear to be not just "left" but "FAR left" !
   
If what he says and does could become the Party Policy in future, it would seem Party elders perhaps need to act ! 

Corbyn could become the next Socialist Prime Minister !

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GB : HOW FAR WILL BERCOW GO ?

The flagrant abuse of his mission by John Bercow the Speaker of the House of the House of Commons was scandalous.  He refused to apply the historic procedural rules, which led to the defeat of the ruling Conservative Party !

This now hinders the Prime Minister, Theresa May, from pursuing the mission of implimenting the result of the 2016 Referendum (BREXIT) and to ensure the withdrawal of Britain from the EU on the best possible conditions.

What will Bercow do next to ensure the future which HE wants for Britain ?  In other countries many would-be dictators started by changing the Constitution !  To achieve this he would have to keep his  job !

If MPs wish to ensure their current rights to debate freely in the House of Commons, they must do exactly that and propose a vote that gets rid of Bercow !

The freedom of speech is sacred everywhere !

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EU : HOW IT COULD CHANGE IN 2019 !

Two major events are on the horizon in 2019 which could change the EU for future years :  
 
  1 - BREXIT, Britain leaves the EU with or without "Agreed Conditions",
 
  2 - The re-election of EU Parliamentary MEPs at the end of May.
      
Added to this, is one fundamental long-term European problem :  
RISING IMMIGRATION ! 
 
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If Britain leaves the EU, there will be 69 less MEPs and ultimately no UK  
financial contributions to the EU coffers. EU overhead costs must therefore be reduced, to avoid higher costs for the 28 remaining EU member countries ! 

The EU Elections in May 2019 could also provide surprises.   National  Elections in recent years have often seen new anti-immigration Parties established locally all over Europe.   Uncontrolled immigration into the EU, aided by open external EU frontiers, will probably provoke the arrival of many new MEPs in the EU Parliament !

Simply said no country wants the "cost" of refugees from the war-torn Middle East or elsewhre !   Most Countries would prefer a system of "very selective immigration".  Even Germany (and Frau Merkel), only want "selective immigration" of "qualified workers" for its Industries !  The Human Rights of Immigrants are rarely discussed !

After the EU Election, the EU Leaders will  choose and appoint executives to some key posts in the EU.   The aim is to ensure a smoothe collaboration between the Leaders and the MEPs. 

One can imagine that newly elected MEPs will want to introduce new Immigration Rules.     

At last the EU could change for the better !

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