Paradise Or Hell

Evening,

Heading back from my monthly shop to Canterbury - did not go exactly to plan. Spent only £50 when expected to spend close to four times that. Was trying some jumpers for mine and my mates piss up on Thursday and the top of them seemed decidedly tighter than normal.

It seems where I have pulled something in my chest that both of my nipple regions have for some odd reason swelled up.

Concerning. Still - off we go to All Saints when we get home for some decisive shopping - need some boots as well.

Mind how you go.


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Thinking Of The Election...

The government – under the stewardship of Chairman Brown (passim) seems to have a un-nerving habit of being able to help itself into another heap of shit. 

Today it is the ever-concerning situation regarding the unions threatening further strikes with BA and the railway network – yet the unions are desperate for Brown to win the election against Call Me Dave.

Funny way of going about it...

The New Design

Evening all,

I thought that with the election coming up it would be a fabulous opportunity to refresh the website with a few subtle changes.

Normal service will resume shortly!

The Car Crash Budget

Morning,

I'm at the gym right now and as always they have Auntie on the tellies. Darling's budget is little less than 4 hours away and the so-called experts are trying to predict just what will Alistair come up with.

One thing for certain, although there will be inducements this time round - they are not going to be as generous as in previous years and will probably only be aimed at certain demographics.

We must hope that the current chancellor is the one who is given the mandate to carry out what is proposed after the General Election which will be called imminently.

For all of our sakes...



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Dispatches

Last night's programme on Channel 4 was as bad as it was predicted for those of us of a red hue.

At least the bastards have been given the whipping of their lives.

Whether it's enough to save Labour is another matter..


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In The Know...

I see that a massive £2million was staked with online giant Betfair on Italian clubs Chievo and Catania finishing level - with a further £217000 on a 1-1 draw.

The " predicted " draw between Chievo and Catania was facilitated by a game played at walking pace and Catania being given a penalty to make it 1-1.

Betting was suspended before the game, but some big money was wagered early this morning.

Bookies will pay out because the people involved in such corruption are not people who take kindly to being "offended”.  And unsurprisingly everyone involved is very likely to get away with it.  Funny that...

Such a draw is known in Italy as an "Annunciato"

The disease still lurks...

Byers, Hewitt, Adonis – Utter Disgust

Afternoon,

Quick post regarding the bastards above – and their corrupted selves.  There can be no doubt that these three individuals have done some serious crimes to Parliament and to the country following the revelations in the Dispatches programme on Channel 4 tonight.

The three of them have some serious questions to answer – it is imperative that they answer these questions firstly in Parliament and if necessary to the Crown.

Such examples of criminality cannot be tolerated – in light of the expenses scandal – if such allegations are true – and to be fair, there is video evidence to show that it is, then they need to face the consequences.

Any more room at Wandsworth?

Two Clubs – Yet Treated Differently

Good evening,

Getting away from politics for one day, as a Liverpool FC supporter for as long as I can remember, I cannot help but be dismayed at the way that the media are ignoring the continuing protests by the Spirit of Shankly supporters movement to oust our erstwhile owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett.  Certain news outlets have almost rubbished some of the acts of direct action that the group have done in recent weeks and months. 

This in direct contrast to the way that Manchester United’s supporters groups MUST and IMUSA have apparently been able to get some 30,000 extra signatures into joining their own group to oust their own American owner.  Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ owner Malcolm Glazer.  Media outlets have been reporting in the past few days, that a consortium made of city figures, known as the ‘Red Knights’ are preparing a bid of some sort to buy the club from the Glazer family and give the club eventually back to the fans.  Capitalists buying from capitalists...

The media seem to have some sort of interest in wishing that United stay strong in Football terms, whilst trying to belittle the SOS’ own attempts to oust Hicks and Gillett.  Why would this be the case.  It is well known that United have always got preferential treatment from the London press for decades, for some unknown reason – perhaps it is that they are scared of us.  Scared that Liverpool FC are rising back from the ashes, with the fan base, predominantly left-wing in their political sphere are back on level terms.  The support that the club got in the weeks building up to that legendary night in Istanbul stemmed from the club’s supporters militant history of solidarity against the worst kind.

Thatcher, The S*n, The establishment.

The media are scared of the SOS.  The success of the SOS’ campaign against our owners is against the interest of the establishment. 

A stronger Liverpool FC, means a embolden working class whom see the Redmen as representing more than a football club, more a spirit that will never die.

The bird is waking up.  The powers who are, would do well to notice.

Lessons Learnt. Not With Brown...

Afternoon,

Chairman Brown has been in Afghanistan this morning trying to get away from the angry generals who have been somewhat critical of his assertions that he gave the military whatever they needed during the Iraq fiasco.

Hmmm...

There are some things that you just do not do, when your forces are at war – you do not accuse them of lying in regards of the funds that had been put aside for equipment for the troops not just in Iraq but subsequently in Afghanistan.

The Prime Minister was further accused today by the former chief of the defence staff Lord Guthrie of costing the lives of soldiers by "not fully funding the army", and was asked three questions raised by relatives of some of the 179 British service personnel killed during the conflict during his evidence towards the Iraq enquiry in London yesterday.

Sir Lawrence Freedman, the historian and inquiry member, read out the questions:

• Were you aware of concerns about the lack of armoured vehicles?

• Did you receive any requests for funding, particularly between 1997 and 2006, for the purchase of armoured vehicles?

• Were concerns raised with you about the use of Snatch Land Rovers?

Brown replied: "I do understand the concerns of every relative. Where there has been a death in conflict it is right that we give the fullest explanation possible.

"At every point the answer to the question is: for the operation we are undertaking we have the equipment and we have the resources that are necessary. I don't believe that any prime minister would send our troops into conflict without the assurance from the military that they had the equipment necessary for the operation. I do not believe that there was any request that was made for equipment during the course of these events in Iraq that was turned down."

There can be no doubt that there is an element of the defence staff who are not at all happy with the way that in their eyes, the troops abroad are being negated by Chairman Brown and by extension the Labour government in favour of policy initiatives supposed to curry favour with Labour voters – even though these Labour voters are more likely to have relatives and friends out in the combat zones.  Genius.  What would those voters like more, policies that will never get off the ground of their loved ones coming home safe and well.  Exactly.

Furthermore, Brown is risking losing the goodwill of the voters as a consequence of taking on the military heirachy and facing them down by being so fucking stubborn.  This has been an issue for the voters for months and years nopw, and for Brown not to even hold his hands and admit to such mistakes is as bad as Commisar Blair not showing any contrition for the casualties of war. 

Worse for Labour though is the thought that just when they had clawed the deficit in the polls to barely a few percentage points, that this has the potential to change the narrative entirely.

He cannot afford to do that.  The Palace visit has to come as soon as possible.