Northern Wreck has lived up to its nickname with the spending watchdog confirming what many knew all along, the hapless bunch at the treasury weren't fit to run a whelk stall, let alone oversee the taxpayers' takeover of the Rock.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Murdoch Comes Over All Jewish
Master Of The Universe, Rupert Murdoch, has delivered a robust defence of the state of Israel with a warning the survival of the West depends on its rise or fall. Murdoch is a powerful player on the world stage and in the main stream media and his influence should not be underestimated. On this issue, His Master's Voice deserves to be heard.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Who Will Rid Us Of This Turbulent Debt?
Eye-watering levels of national debt are revealed today as the country plunges further into the red, with the government's borrowing binge now soaring to a staggering £9 billion in February alone.
Labels:
Brown,
Cameron,
Darling,
national debt,
New Labour,
Tories
College Shambles Comes Crashing Down
Pie in the sky plans to create shiny new college cathedrals to New Labour learning have come crashing down around the government's ears, with a mixture of incompetence and broken promises leaving the building programmes a shambles, as funding cash dries up.
Labels:
Brown,
FE colleges,
LSC,
PFI,
Schools
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Lethal Legacy Haunts Ministers
A lethal legacy of misguided failures is coming back to haunt New Labour ministers, yet these hapless hypocrites hide behind a shield of accountability, blaming everyone but themselves. Shuffling up and saying sorry to parliament just isn't good enough.
Labels:
Alan Johnson,
Baby P,
Balls,
Brown,
New Labour,
NHS
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
A Sinister Purpose To Common Purpose?
A shadowy outfit, called Common Purpose, is lurking in the political undergrowth. When New Labour cronyism and lackey-stuffed quangos appear on the political radar, its 'leaders', with meaningless buzz-words, are not far behind.
Labels:
BBC,
Common Purpose,
Prescott
Even A Hairshirt Won't Save Brown
Beleaguered Brown has finally made a mealy-mouthed, half-hearted apology for the mess he made of the economy during his long stint as chancellor. But his weasly words only scratch the surface in a cunning move to try to wrong-foot the Tories, as his party political electioneering hots up. There's no sign of 'sorry' and what he is apologising for is not a lot.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Softening Us Up For A Booze Tax Hike
Beer drinkers are being softened up for a swingeing tax hike as the government gets itself in a pickle over the price of a pint. Booze is the latest political hot potato but posturing over a pint belies the key cause of binge drinking which ministers are quite happy to sweep under the carpet. It's the ludicrous lax licensing laws, stupid.
Labels:
binge drinking,
Darling,
pubs
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