The Madness that is the EU. Part 1

Gracias, contribuyente inglés

We all know that Britain gets shafted by the rules and regulations of the EU. With our history of fair play and abiding by the rules we were always going to get shafted, no debate on that one. Our slippery continental cousins do all the ducking and diving and seem to do very well out of the EU, thank you very much.

As an island nation we have relied for countless generations on the harvest of the sea. Our traditional fishing grounds served Britain well and the industry managed them well. In 1970 there had been 21,443 fisherman employed on the boats and for every job at sea there was around ten on land relying on the industry.

Fast forward to today and it is a very different picture. Forty per cent of the fishing jobs at sea have been lost. Only around 12,000 fisherman earn a living on the boats today. The total jobs lost both at sea and on land since Britain joined the EU and has had to endure the Common Fisheries Policy is 115,000. The tonnage of fish landed in British ports has nearly halved.

All the above is bad enough to endure without the following...

The EU fishing fleet has been modernised extensively, all at the taxpayer's expense of course. As the British fleet was modern and well managed our 'share' of the pot was negligible. For every pound spent on British boats the Spanish fleet got £6.72. It doesn't take an expert to work out how our fishing industry has been destroyed. Our traditional fishing grounds are now our EU partners fishing grounds.

The British taxpayer has contributed £150 million towards building foreign fishing vessels which can legally plunder our seas. Even today, we still contribute £64 million a year to the madness of the Common Fisheries Policy.

We pay Pedro and his chums to steal our cod and haddock.

Gordon's secret slush fund??

The Prime Minister

10, Downing Street
London, SW1A 2AA

3 February 2010


Dear Mr Brown,

At Prime Minister’s Questions today, you told the House of Commons that you knew nothing about the secret fund, worth a reported £50,000, which was held by the Labour Party for your benefit. When asked why you did not declare this on the Register of Members’ Financial Interests (RMFI), you said specifically: ‘I know nothing about what he [the questioner] is talking about.’

This simply cannot be true.

It is clear from Peter Watt, the Labour Party’s former General Secretary, that you were the beneficiary of a secret fund held by the Labour Party. He has said explicitly:

‘Before becoming Prime Minister, Gordon went to some lengths to insulate himself and the Treasury from our financial troubles, setting up his own personal pot of cash at party HQ. This was money we could not dip into, since it was set aside for the Chancellor’s own pet projects. Murray Elder helped secure donations from the Chancellor’s supporters’ (Inside Out, January 2010, page 105).

He went on to claim that it may have been used to finance your ‘long-term campaign to become party leader’ (Inside Out, Peter Watt, 2010, page 105).

Mr Watt’s assertions were widely reported. Indeed, across several pages in the Mail on Sunday, Mr Watt claimed that you used ‘up to £50,000-a-year of Labour money to pay for private polling’ (Mail on Sunday, 17 January 2010).

The allegations were explicitly confirmed as truthful by a Labour official who said in the same article: ‘It [the fund] was funded through donations to the Party.’

In the light of these allegations, my colleague, Greg Hands MP, wrote to you more than two weeks ago, on 17 January, to query why you had failed to declare the fund properly the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. This letter was publicised in several newspapers on 18 January.

As you did not respond, Greg Hands submitted a complaint to John Lyon, the Parliamentary Commissioner this week. I attach a copy of this complaint for your reference. Again, this complaint was reported.

Yesterday in a speech titled ‘Transforming Politics’, you said that you would ‘do all that is necessary to restore trust’ in politics and the conduct of MPs. If you wish to restore trust in politics, you should stop treating people like fools by claiming that you were unaware of this fund when all the evidence points to the contrary. I therefore urge you to admit to this fund’s existence, apologise for misleading the House and co-operate with any inquiries that John Lyon may wish to make.

Yours sincerely,

Eric Pickles
Chairman, The Conservative Party
Member of Parliament for Brentwood and Ongar

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Let's see the bastard wriggle on this one.

Go and read ....

THIS.

Change we see, (the real cost of Labour)

I've joined a facebook group I was invited to by Ollie Cromwell of RedRag fame. If you have a facebook account, I urge you to join. If you don't have a facebook account it only takes minutes to set up and join the group.

Members of the group can post pictures and write on the 'wall' their experience of the Labour disaster of the last thirteen years. The following is an example of what has been written on the group site.

12 foot high fences around our school's, stopping the inmates escaping (oops sorry children getting out if they are injured and bullied). The burglar getting away with it whilst the householder who defended his family get's arrested. A Police state where it is illeagal to photograph or film any member of the police and... cannot therefore be used as evidence against them in court. 33 new laws every month, because if you oppose anyone in power they can find some new law that you have broken and get the police or Social Workers on to you. A 'care' system that has normal parents terrified of unknown knocks on the door. State enforced kidnapping of children and babies.

Read Ollie's article over on his site here.

The Police are losing the plot.

Strathclyde's finest, Police Cuntstable Shiny Buttons

Once again the Police demonstrate how they are losing touch with the public they are supposed to serve.

In another ridiculous case which is being pursued all the way to court by the 'powers that be' a businessman has been charged with 'not being in proper control of his vehicle'. His vehicle at the time being stuck in traffic, with the hand brake on. His crime? Blowing his nose.

He was charged with this crime by the very same 'Officer' who had last year charged an unfortunate chap with littering after he dropped a ten pound note. He was fined fifty quid. The officer is well known for his robust approach to upholding the law and is nick-named 'PC Shiny Buttons'.

Perhaps our police need to reminded of Sir Robert Peel's Nine Points of Policing, in particular the second point,

The ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent upon public approval of police actions.

In my opinion, I wouldn't be surprised if Cuntstable Shiny Buttons has a very small penis, was bullied at school and is a virgin.

The revenue collecting cunt.

New Look...

To try and get my blogging juices going again, I've re-designed my humble site.

There's still a few links/bits and pieces to go on it, but I'm trying to keep it 'clean' looking.

Comments welcome...

Blogging fatigue

Over the past few days I have started writing various blog posts on various subjects then half way through I have given up.

Seems like I have a case of blog fatigue.

Hopefully I can shake it off but in the meantime I hope my blogroll will keep you amused/enraged.

I really, really can't be fucked anymore. This caper just seems like banging my head against a wall and my head hurts...

Mother

Mother = Authoritarian Government. Just what we have and will always have. Unless we do something about it.

Friday Funny - wedding reception

Made of lard?

Police harassment results 'encouraging'

Police Officer Badge, East Germany

It's that time of year again when various police forces publish the results of the annual harassment campaign against the great British motorist.

The website of Gwent police proudly proclaim the results for their area as 'encouraging'. From 20,578 motorists inconvenienced only 80 were found to be over the limit. To put it in context only 0.388% of those stopped were found to be breaking the law. The rest were stopped for no other reason than driving a car.

The drink driving campaign has always been a win/win for the police, regardless of the results. The results suit them both ways. A drop in those found to be over the limit is hailed as a success and any increase gives them leeway to crank up the relentless persecution against the public.

Personally speaking, I think it's outrageous that we submit to this and various other 'random checks' without protest. Last time I looked, a police officer had to have reasonable suspicion before stopping a member of the public. This random check nonsense is not on and must be curtailed. This is a free country, (isn't it?)

But we are conditioned to blind acceptance and compliance. Most television programmes of a policing nature feature a segment showing random checks happening. The terrorist bogeyman of today has been used to further erode our freedom to go about our daily lives without being questioned by 'authority'. The plight of photographers being a case in point. How much more will we put up with?

Lots more, I fear.

Enough is enough.