ON-GOING BUSINESS: THE PROBE INTO JUDGE IAN TRIGGER

On August 5, 2009 this Blog drew attention to the probe the government announced, concerning critical comments made by Judge Ian Trigger in court, about the inefficient control of illegal immigrants. Blazing publicity surrounded this "scandal"


Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, was to oversee the outcome of this matter. Has there been a decision ? What was the result ?

DAVID CAMERON SHOULD HIT BACK !!!

Gordon Brown makes promises of millions or even billions of pounds of taxpayers money for undefined climate change projects and also other projects, yet manages to chastise David Cameron because he wants to restore Christian family values via tax incentives !!!

Prime Minister's Question Time in the house of Commons has become more like a series of stand-up jokes in the style favoured by Laurel and Hardy decades ago. Tax payers are not amused !!!

Now Lord Mandelson, the patient P M in waiting, has introduced (hidden in the small print) a tax on music in churches !!! What next ?

As Britain has now clearly entered the pre-election campagne, my advice to David Cameron is to counter all such proposals with words: "If we are elected we will reverse effect of the legislation proposed".

A General Election is a serious and historic event. It is not a stand-up fight. The electorate have a right to be properly and correctly informed of the intentions of the political parties involved.

THE POLITICAL ASSASSINS OF GORDON BROWN

The mere attempt to question Gordon Brown's leadership qualities just weeks before a General Election, reflects the general unease in the Labour Party, which, to be honest, has already been evident for some time. What on earth has now, suddenly, pushed some M.P.s right over the brink ?

I would like to hazard some guesses !!!
- Were some MPs expecting to be in the New Year Honours list ?
- Were some MPs surprised to get a letter from Sir Thomas Legg just when they thought he might be stiffled ?
- Are MPs worried that the Labour Party election kitty is low ?


To want to provoke a "secret" ballot is nonsensical. The idea may be to encourage MPs to vote but everyone knows the details of such a vote will not be secret for very long !!!

Finally, as some by-elections are pending, the General Election may take place earlier than expected, which will shorten the agony of waiting for a certain number of worried MPs.

SELECTIVE UK IMMIGRATION

I fully agree with what the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, has said about the open-door welcome extended to all would-be immigrants to the United Kingdom.

Selective immigration is absolutely necessary to maintain the Christian character of the UK, its' traditions and heritages. In my humble opinion it is the blind application of the principles of so called "Human Rights" and of the equally blind acceptation of EU principles on immigration that are destroying the British character of the UK.

What I would like to see is all the political leaders, who take part in the debates for the coming elections, clearly explain what their intentions with respect to immigration are !!! This is no small matter and could be a big vote catcher.

If this problem irritates other EU member states then our political leaders should say they are prepared, or not prepared, to raise this problem at the EU level !!!

LABOUR PARTY CRISIS ?

Suddenly, Labour Party M.P.'s are split and the general idea is to have a secret ballot on the leadership of Gordon Brown !!! That this is against Labour Party rules does not come into the question.

Why a sudden ballot ? Are Labour M.P.s worried about their futures ? Has Gordon Brown not done the job which they have always blindly voted for ?

Why a "secret" ballot ? Do none of the Labour M.P.s have the courage to say publicly to all the voters in their constituency what they think ?

The "Labour Party Crisis" is not just a Socialist Party crisis !!! It is a National Crisis. After 13 years of Labour rule, Britain is in a sorry mess !!! Socialist M.P.s know it. They have always voted for his policies in the past, even if now they want to desert him because they feel the chill wind of an up and coming election !!!

This whole sorry mess now smells even more strongly of self interest, just like the recent expenses scandal !!!

None of these M.P.s are thinking about the national interests of the U.K. or about their constituents. They only want to save their own skins !!! In fact it is, perhaps, their last throw of the dice.

The Queen, on the advice of her Privy Counsellors, may well have some direct questions for Gordon Brown to answer when they next meet. Does he still have the means to run the country ?      

HUMAN RIGHTS AND EXTREMISTS

There is something very wrong somewhere when extremists are not stopped in their tracts when they preach hate and in this way abuse the human rights of law abiding, born and bred British subjects in Britain. Alas, the spirit of "Speakers Corner" in Hyde Park, which for Englishmen epitomises their right to "Freedom of Speech" must, in these modern times, be redefined.

If Britons, or anyone else, go to a foreign country, they are quite rightly expected to observe the laws and customs of that country. In some foreign countries, the abusive non-observation of laws and customs swiftly leads to an arrest. The question of whether the human rights of the offender are being abused, is not a major consideration.

The basic problem, in my humble opinion, is that too many foreigners are alowed into Britain and are accorded British citizenship without any pre-conditions. This renders it almost impossible to throw them out when their behaviour becomes unbearable. British citizenship should only be granted after a lengthy period of good behaviour.

It is time that the Human Rights of the abused, i.e. the born and bred residents of the U.K. are recognised and protected. It is time that politicians acted and passed laws instead of avoiding this problem. If what needs to be done infringes E.U. laws, the matter should be taken up at that level !!!

As a general rule, it seems to me that the real, flagrant abusers of Human Rights are not in the E.U. but on other continents !!! Britain, however, is much too soft with extremists and their Human Rights.

NO ANTI-FREEZE BUDGETED BY GORDON BROWN !!!

Once again Gordon Brown and the whole of his administrative organisation, have been caught out !!! They are facing an unexpected crisis, namely a bitterly cold winter. This is because no one has done anything for the last ten years other than hope and pray that such a crisis does not arise.

Gordon Brown was at the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change very recently and promised Millions if not Billions of British taxpayers' cash, to fight this noble cause !!! Promising cash like this is personal publicity bought on the cheap !!! It requires little personal effort and no planning.

Gordon Brown now seems to be backing President Obama with billions to fight International Terrorism, but British troops do not even have enough equipment to defend themselves let alone fight the war in Afghanistan. They need helicopters to fight and to protect themselves, not just to ferry visiting politicians around secure army camps !!!

Britain imports gas and electricity because it has not made any realistic plans or investments in Power Stations for more than ten years !!! Does Gordon Brown realise that Britain purchases electricity from France because France has made massive investments in Power Stations ? France even has a foothold in British electricity and water operations !!! To be naïve to this extent, with the vast army of specialists around him, is indefensible for a Prime Minister.

Twelve months ago Gordon Brown was being portrayed, feted even, as the saviour of the international banking system. Yet Britain is today completely bankrupt through its overspending !!!

How long will it take to get out of this mess ? When will this bad dream finally end ?