Last night I heard the news as did everyone of the sad passing of Michael Jackson. To be honest it didn't affect me nearly as much as the death of Kurt Cobain did back in 1994, but no-one wants to see someone go well before they reach old age.
Anyway, I had to go to Glasgow Fort today for a few things, so thought I would pop into HMV just to see if there was anything worth buying.
On the way up to the door, I heard they were playing Jackson's music. I thought that was nice. A kind of tribute.
I can't believe how naive I was!
On entering the store, immediately as you went in, there was a stand with loads of Jackson merchandise on it for sale.
The guy had barely been dead 12 hours, yet they were ready to capitalise on it. I know I shouldn't really be surprised, after all we live in a capitalist society, but it just seemed wrong, wrong, wrong.
Friday 26 June 2009
Friday 12 June 2009
Bleating Blears
How gullible do politicians think we are? I mean come on!
Firstly they try to pull the wool over our eyes with their dodgy expenses. Then after they are found out, they try to weasel their way out of it saying it was a “mistake” and they then patronise us by paying the money back.
Now Perma-Grin, aka Hazel Blears, is at it.
She did something even the shadiest of underhand politician wouldn’t even contemplate. She resigned on the eve of a nation-wide election. Not only that, she made a great song and dance about it. As people were actually going to the polls she was swanning about trying to cause maximum damage for her party.
Fast forward a week. With her desired outcome, the downfall of Gordon Brown, unfulfilled, she is coming to us cap in hand saying she is “sorry” and regrets what she did. Yeah, right!
The only thing these politicians are sorry about is not getting their own way.
I hope her constituency party passes the vote of no confidence in her and she gets what she deserves. That may be enough to wipe that smile off her face.
Firstly they try to pull the wool over our eyes with their dodgy expenses. Then after they are found out, they try to weasel their way out of it saying it was a “mistake” and they then patronise us by paying the money back.
Now Perma-Grin, aka Hazel Blears, is at it.
She did something even the shadiest of underhand politician wouldn’t even contemplate. She resigned on the eve of a nation-wide election. Not only that, she made a great song and dance about it. As people were actually going to the polls she was swanning about trying to cause maximum damage for her party.
Fast forward a week. With her desired outcome, the downfall of Gordon Brown, unfulfilled, she is coming to us cap in hand saying she is “sorry” and regrets what she did. Yeah, right!
The only thing these politicians are sorry about is not getting their own way.
I hope her constituency party passes the vote of no confidence in her and she gets what she deserves. That may be enough to wipe that smile off her face.
Tuesday 2 June 2009
SNP and Plaid Cymru to Seek Dissolution of Parliament
It looks like Westminster will have a chance to vote next week on whether there should be an election or not. The Scottish and Welsh nationalists are to table a motion calling for the dissolution of Parliament.
With the Tories and Lib Dems saying that they will back the motion, it may just have half a chance of getting through. However, it will need a number of Labour MPs to support it also. With over 50 of them saying that they will step down at the next election, then it is unlikely they will vote for their own unemployment. Unless that is, they need the severance money in order to pay back the thousands of pounds of expenses they cheated the taxpayer out of!
I don’t know about anyone else, but I find the actions of MPs lining up to pay back expenses and mumbling, “sorry, it was a genuine mistake,” equally as insulting as them thieving the money in the first place.
If that wasn’t bad enough, if they survive until the next election, they will receive a pay of in the tens of thousands, of which the first £30,000 is tax free.
We should sack them now.
It would happen in any other walk of life. If you were found with your fingers in the till, you would be out the door quicker than you could say “duck house”. Then it wouldn’t be long until the coppers were hunting you down. MPs should be no different.
So, let’s hope next week MPs make at least one good decision in this term and vote for the dissolution of parliament.
With the Tories and Lib Dems saying that they will back the motion, it may just have half a chance of getting through. However, it will need a number of Labour MPs to support it also. With over 50 of them saying that they will step down at the next election, then it is unlikely they will vote for their own unemployment. Unless that is, they need the severance money in order to pay back the thousands of pounds of expenses they cheated the taxpayer out of!
I don’t know about anyone else, but I find the actions of MPs lining up to pay back expenses and mumbling, “sorry, it was a genuine mistake,” equally as insulting as them thieving the money in the first place.
If that wasn’t bad enough, if they survive until the next election, they will receive a pay of in the tens of thousands, of which the first £30,000 is tax free.
We should sack them now.
It would happen in any other walk of life. If you were found with your fingers in the till, you would be out the door quicker than you could say “duck house”. Then it wouldn’t be long until the coppers were hunting you down. MPs should be no different.
So, let’s hope next week MPs make at least one good decision in this term and vote for the dissolution of parliament.
Monday 1 June 2009
European Elections
There is nothing quite like an election to get the pulses raising, even if it is “only” the European one. However, depending on the outcome of this election, there may be a lot more at stake electing MEPs.
All the polls in the lead up to the Thursday’s vote are showing that the Labour Party is in for a right kicking (pardon the pun!). One poll even suggests their support is as low as 18%. If this follows through to the results on Sunday, then Gordon Brown could find himself in a very precarious position.
Senior members within the Labour Party will no doubt be telling him to call it a day, but auld Broon won’t be displaced that easily. He hasn’t waited ten years for the top job to hand it over that easily.
What will Labour do then? Will they sleep walk into a general election massacre, or will one of them have the bottle to challenge Brown? With the inevitable post Euro election re-shuffle, there is certain to be a few disgruntled senior figures without a portfolio to keep them occupied. Blears, Darling? Personally, I can’t imagine anyone calling Hazel Blears darling, but that is a different story.
With other Labour backbenchers fearing for their job security and more importantly their expenses security, then Brown is going to be getting it from all angles.
But what if he does fall on his sword? Surely the electorate will not stomach another change of Prime Minister without a General Election?
So Brown could do us all a favour and call an election as soon as possible.
Keep up to date with all the discussions at Our Scotland.
All the polls in the lead up to the Thursday’s vote are showing that the Labour Party is in for a right kicking (pardon the pun!). One poll even suggests their support is as low as 18%. If this follows through to the results on Sunday, then Gordon Brown could find himself in a very precarious position.
Senior members within the Labour Party will no doubt be telling him to call it a day, but auld Broon won’t be displaced that easily. He hasn’t waited ten years for the top job to hand it over that easily.
What will Labour do then? Will they sleep walk into a general election massacre, or will one of them have the bottle to challenge Brown? With the inevitable post Euro election re-shuffle, there is certain to be a few disgruntled senior figures without a portfolio to keep them occupied. Blears, Darling? Personally, I can’t imagine anyone calling Hazel Blears darling, but that is a different story.
With other Labour backbenchers fearing for their job security and more importantly their expenses security, then Brown is going to be getting it from all angles.
But what if he does fall on his sword? Surely the electorate will not stomach another change of Prime Minister without a General Election?
So Brown could do us all a favour and call an election as soon as possible.
Keep up to date with all the discussions at Our Scotland.
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