Monday 27 October 2008

'I made a mistake'

George Osborne's words, not mine.

The Shadow Chancellor did make a mistake. He is apologising - fair enough, it certainly is a noble thing for a man to do. However, we need to be clear about what Mr. Osborne is apologising for. Not, as you may expect, for appearing to solicit a foreign donor for the Conservative party. No. What Mr. Osborne is doing is saying sorry for highlighting once more that the Tories are a party not for and of the people but an elitist organisation aimed at the betterment and presevation of the ruling and upper classes. 'Call me Dave' has spent the last three years trying to refashion the Conservative party as a centrist 'one nation' force. Disraeli can claim credit for doing this; he neither went to Eton, nor University and geniunely cared about the poor. However, when you are rubbing shoulders with the rich and powerful (and you yourself come from the same stock), who in their right minds is going to plump for anyone other than their own? Call me a pessimist.

The Labour party is less guilty (note I didn't say 'innocent'). However, what this event has done is show the Tories' true colours. Not green, regal BLUE and Osborne's apology is to Cameron; the former knows that he has done great damage to the latter's plan to swindle the Great British public.

Wednesday 22 October 2008

Where on the political spectrum you may ask?

The government announced today that it is changing its national symbol to a CONDOM because it more accurately reflects the government's political stance.
A condom allows for inflation, halts production, destroys the next generation, protects a bunch of pricks and gives you a sense of security while you are actually being screwed. It doesn't get more accurate than that!

Thursday 2 October 2008

Cameron's speech

You know, I haven't much to say about David Cameron's speech to the Tory failthful in Birmingham yesterday. I am not going to moan about the fact that old Tory spending cuts seem to be in the offing once more; nor am I going to moan about small government solutions to the financial crisis when even George W Bush has become the biggest fan of nationalisation since V. I. Lenin. No, all I'm going to moan about is this little nugget of inspiration:

"This attitude, this whole health and safety, human rights act culture, has infected every part of our life."

Quite frankly Mr. Cameron (or can I call you Dave?) I'm very happy that this 'human rights act culture" has infected my life. When my grandmother was my age, many Europeans were not only denied basic human rights, but were degreaded and stripped of every ounce of dignity which is the fundamental right of every human being. This whole "anti Human Rights" nonsense is disgraceful, it's a product of Daily Mail readers and middle England curtain twitchers, those with whom Cameron identifies and will want to rely on for the election in 2010 (?)

The Human Rights Act is arguably the most important piece of legislation passed by Westminster in its 400 year existence. The complacency shown by Cameron is nothing short of a gross insult aimed at all people who now and in the past have been denied their human rights.

Is it really surprising when the same politician says that free trips to Auschwitz for 6th formers are gimmicks? - that's certainly not how two of my pupils regarded their visit to Poland last week.

Glad I've got that off my chest, sorry for the rant!