DSK RAISES SOCIALIST ELECTION HOPES !!!

Any hopes that DSK had of becoming the next President of France have taken a nosedive, a battering, particularly if one takes into account that he is not the only Socialist candidate !!!  DSK's next court appearance is on 17th of July 2011.

Theoretically, if in the American Courts he is  acquitted of all the charges he is facing, he could still become an independent candidate.
 
However, "not guilty" does not mean "innocent" and the French electors know and will remember this !!!  It is extremely unlikely therefore, that he would present himself as an Independent Candidate for the next Presidential election.

There really is no lack of Socialist candidates !!!  Those who are members of the Socialist Party and who want to become the Official and Sponsored Candidate of the Party, have until the 13th of July 2011 to register their candidature. This means they will then take part in a Primary Election in October after having participated in debates beforehand.

It is almost certain that some candidates although "beaten", will then still want to present themselves as independent candidates !!!  That is when the Horse Trading will begin.  Government posts will be secretly promised to avoid a split of the socialist ticket in the first round of the Presidential Election !!! 

It should be realised that for several  beaten "future candidates", this would be their last real chance to write their name into the history book of France !!!   Everyone does not have the means like DSK, who could launch a campaign as an independant candidate to become the next President of France !!!

President Sarkozy has also started his re-election campaign. At the moment it is relatively calm but who really can anticipate what will happen ?  He has had low opinion poll results but at present this does not really indicate anything important !!! 
      

BORIS JOHNSON IS DEAD RIGHT ON CRIME !!!

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, joined the police on dawn raids and whitnessed with his own eyes the problems facing the police in London and elsewhere. He summarised his experience at the end by saying : "If we can clamp down on drugs, we can win the fight against robbery" !!!

Any person involved in handling drugs in the "supply chain" before the drugs are sold to the addict, should face prosecution for aiding and abetting the ultimate death of an addict.  Long term prison sentences should become a standard punishment !!!

Kenneth Clark, the Justice Secretary, will certainly not like to read this, because what is suggested here is stiffer justice and sentencing.  This implies that new prisons must be built to house more long term prisoners !!!  Mollycoddling criminals is not an acceptable solution. Criminals must be deterred !!! 

Judge Trigger and other judges are completely frustrated by the limitations that are placed on them when it comes sentencing criminals !!!  Why can judges in Britain not punish criminals, even when they are habitual criminals ?  The answer is quite clear. There are not enough prisons, there are not enough suitable prisons !!!

On this subject, Britain must avoid hiding behind EU rules and the Human Rights Act.  Criminals have too many rights and victims not enough.

Boris Johnson should have a meeting with Kenneth Clark, and other members of the Government.  Something positive must be done !!! 

WILL THERESA MAY CHANGE THE EU ?

Theresa May, the British Home Secretary has embarked on the same mission which has been undertaken many times before.  The simple fact is that the problem of immigration is not just a problem between Britain and France !!!

To be even more clear, there is migration within the EU and legal or illegal Immigration into the EU.  The basic problem is who controls the entry into the EU of potential immigrants when they present themselves at points of entry into the EU ?

That is the question which the EU has never realistically addressed or resolved !!!  Because the EU has never wanted to oblige any immigrant, on arrival in any EU country, to obtain an official entry document, illegal immigrants try to settle there where they think life is best !!!  They often come as tourists and then stay !!!

That is the problem in Calais, where footloose illegal immigrants want to get into Britain !!!  Once in Britain they just want to disappear.  They bring nothing but manage to live.  They know they have Human Rights !!!

The answer of what should be done is straight forward.  Britain should close its frontiers !!!  The EU, however, would refuse Britain the right to do this !!!  In refusing , the EU would also refuse to make its frontiers watertight !!! That would probably be justified as being against the Human Rights Act to which all EU members have subscribed !!! 

Theresa May, will you change the EU ?   

There are many other problems which are equally important and which could be solved if Britain leads the way and announces that it intends to quit the EU !!! This old EU and its old principles needs modernising !!!

SIR JOHN MAJOR OVERSTEPS THE MARK !!!

Sir John Major, when he was Prime Minister, certainly would not have appreciated retired former Prime Ministers suggesting that Britain should increase its aid to poor Third World countries !!!

Has he not noticed that at present David Cameron is fighting to get Britain and its finances back on an even keel ?  Does Sir John remember he and the Conservatives lost the election in 1997 which let Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and the Socialists into power in 1997 ?  It will need another few years before David Cameron can say he has at last cleaned up the mess he inherited !!!

Has Sir John Major not realised either, that Britain's biggest Foreign Aid beneficiary now is the EU ?  Added to this, poor third world illegal immigrants and others from Europe, have flooded into Britain to profit from any benefits available.

If Sir John Major considers that Britain's contribution is not sufficient, should he  not set up a foundation and lead by example ?

HAS EU OR IMF FOUND THE SOLUTION ?

Every family, every household, every businessman knows that if you overspend, or if you lose control of your spending, the time will come when creditors want repayment !!! The next step is bankruptcy or liquidation, and that hurts !!!

Bailing out EU countries with billions of EUROS to save the face of the EURO, the EU, or leading European politicians, has no sense or logic !!!  Billions of EUROS have been loaned to GREECE and PORTUGAL on favourable credit terms, but their urgent current problems and social upheavals do not inspire the confidence EU taxpayers in any way !!!

Mr. Barroso is the head of the European Commission, but unfortunately a portuguese  national.  He would not be the best person to front a discussion or to explain simply  the reasons why the EU and the IMF want to continue to support bankrupt EU countries !!!

There is a good old English expression.  Never throw good money after bad !!!

There is also the lesson we all have whitnessed several times in South America. When a currency can no longer defend itself, it devalues  The new Peso and others, start a new life !!!.  In South America and other countries, the better off save money buying US dollars or Sterling to hide under their beds !!!

The EU with its EURO is not one country.  It does not dare to let a EURO country become bankrupt, hence all the loans !!!  However, it would be cheaper and more realistic to let countries default and readopt their old currency than to lend them Billions of EUROS.  Let us be quite clear and lucid.  It will not be the European leaders who repay losses ultimately, it will be the EU taxpayers !!! 

As they all say to themselves: "après moi le déluge".          

KING BLATTER WILL DO IT ALL ALONE !!!

It's just like a story from the Arabian Nights !!!  King Blatter comfortably won the election and will now, all on his own, consolidate the FIFA way of doing things !!! His cronies will be rewarded one way or the other, but nothing will oppose their continuance as executives of FIFA.

This Blog has published many articles about the shortcomings of King Blatter and FIFA. Unless outside pressure comes to the fore, nothing dramatic will change.   Recent articles have shown the way.  A Revolution, an Administrator, fundamental changes in the way FIFA manages its resources, are absolutely necessary.

A team of lawyers, accountants, administrators and their lower level assistants is required. The aim should be to call an Extraordinary Meeting of all FIFA associates in 12 or 24 months time to discuss findings
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KING BLATTER CANNOT DO IT ALL ALONE !!!  He has not done anything worth speaking of for the last 12 years !!!  This is what the problem is at present !!!

Like 4 years ago he wants just one more chance !!!  In 2015 he will plead he needs just a few more months to complete his task !!!  Did anyone see anything encouraging in his election manifesto to modernise FIFA or to change its present habits ?

  

I.S.F. ET OEUVRES D'ART

Dans ce blog, le 15 fevrier dernier, nous faisions remarquer que celui qui, au lieu d'acheter sa residence principale, loue son habitation et achète des oeuvres d'art ou de collection n'est pas pour cet investissement, quel que soit son montant assujetti à l'impôt sur la fortune...   Une injustice pour beaucoup de propriétaires.

Cette exonération des oeuvres d'art avait été prévue dès la mise en place de l'ISF, il y a trente ans, par les Socialistes et certains y avaient vu l'influence de Laurent Fabius alors ministre du budget de Mitterrand et fils d'un grand antiquaire parisien... !!!

Il se pourrait que cette exonération prenne fin puisque une majorité de députés de la Commission des Finances s'est prononcée mercredi 1er juin 2011 pour l'intégration des oeuvres d'art et de collection dans l'assiette de l'ISF; au Parlement de décider. Affaire à suivre donc...!!!