Any Comments Mr Lindley no i expect not will you call Mr Dale over his use of the Poem.

Then They Came For Alan Milburn…

Iain Dale 10:22 PM

First they came for Frank Field. They appointed him “Poverty Czar”. I didn’t speak up

Then they came for Will Hutton. They appointed him “Work Czar”. I didn’t speak up.

Then they came for John Hutton. They appointed him “Pensions Czar”. I didn’t speak up.

Today they came for Alan Milburn. They are about to appoint him “Social Mobility Czar”.

Now, I’m going to speak up.

One day they might actually appoint a Conservative. But I’m not holding my breath.

Because by then, it might be a bit late.

In all seriousness, the implication of these appointments is that there are no Conservatives with the capability or talent to carry out these roles. What happens when these four Labour supporters come up with proposals which the Coalition cannot accept?

I suspect we’ll soon find out.

A final thought? Perhaps they should go the whole hog and appoint Bob Ainsworth as a “Defence Czar”…

 

This is not in the same Tone according to our Local Tory Boy and of course Mr Dale is a Tory so in Ian Lindleys eyes it not a problem. I wonder if Cllr Lindleys chums will be sending Mr Dale the same RUBBISH they sent me.No I suppose not typical tories. Again Cllr Lindley shoots his self in the foot.

Well Mr Lindley will you be writing to Ian Dale and Calling Him? No i bet you don’t.

Then They Came For Alan Milburn…

Iain Dale 10:22 PM

First they came for Frank Field. They appointed him “Poverty Czar”. I didn’t speak up

Then they came for Will Hutton. They appointed him “Work Czar”. I didn’t speak up.

Then they came for John Hutton. They appointed him “Pensions Czar”. I didn’t speak up.

Today they came for Alan Milburn. They are about to appoint him “Social Mobility Czar”.

Now, I’m going to speak up.

One day they might actually appoint a Conservative. But I’m not holding my breath.

Because by then, it might be a bit late.

In all seriousness, the implication of these appointments is that there are no Conservatives with the capability or talent to carry out these roles. What happens when these four Labour supporters come up with proposals which the Coalition cannot accept?

I suspect we’ll soon find out.

A final thought? Perhaps they should go the whole hog and appoint Bob Ainsworth as a “Defence Czar”…

Born Again Thatcherites are preaching fiscal austerity to the unconverted

Series: William Keegan’s In My View I suggest more read Mr Keegan i am glad to say i am not alone,

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George Osborne’s dedication to fiscal masochism is overlooking the markets’ worries about growth

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George Osborne at the G20 summit in Toronto where warnings about austerity packages were unheeded. Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP

As the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition embarks on Margaret Thatcher’s Economic Experiment Part Two, and Lloyd George, Roy Jenkins and the departed members of the generation of “wet” Conservatives turn in their graves, I am occasionally asked whether I regret having been so hostile to Thatcherism, Mark One. The answer remains a resounding “no”.

A thought

 His statement, sometimes presented as a poem, is well-known, frequently quoted, and is a popular model for describing the dangers of political apathy, .

I hope my good friend does not mind if i use his letter

Comparisons with the holocaust or any other dark period in human history for that matter (such as Apartheid or Slavery) always are going to stir up emotions and create controversy… but at the same time can also generate some healthy debate if people are adult enough which I’m certain Joe (and others here) are…

Although both are on vastly different scales of severity, there can be a number of parallels drawn between “Social Cleansing” and “Ethnic Cleansing”, and yes plenty of stark differences too – but that’s not the point Joe’s making.

I’m sure you don’t need anyone to point out for you this is still his personal blog, his comments are his own and he has every right to express them here just as we all have a right to reply.

When our society is facing the very real prospect of waving goodbye to an affordable NHS worth using, goodbye to the welfare system which millions of vulnerable people depend on to keep them alive, no council or social housing remaining, an inadequate education system for one section of society and a superior system for others based mostly on social class then I’d agree with the sentiments…. we’re ARE heading towards some degree of very troubling social/economic period reminiscent of decades gone by.

The majority of the poem has been re-written to make reference to these issue, I can’t see any direct mention of the appalling events during WWII.

The man in the sketch obviously resembles a street-homeless person, he’s begging for change in the street. I don’t think that’s something victims of the Holocaust had the privilege of, but a character we’ll be seeing more of soon, uncomfortable as that is to accept.

History has taught us, there will always be a time and place when we will find ourselves saying questioning our consciousness, concluding “I didn’t speak up” ….when perhaps really I should have.

It’s not like anyone’s calling the coalition fascist, we all know the difference. Economically oppressive, class-persecutory and a little vindictive (in some quarters) maybe.

I offer my thanks to him for putting into words my thoughts, perhaps he sees what i hoped people would see, i feel a sadness that one individual prefers to read into the use far more than was intended.

David Cameron and Nick Clegg were accused of hypocrisy last night as it emerged they are planning to cut Gurkha pensions.

 

Before the election they celebrated with campaigner Joanna Lumley after winning a battle to let the Gurkhas settle in the UK on equal pension rights to British soldiers if they retired after 1997.

Now Veterans’ Minister Andrew Robathan has revealed that the pensions will be included as part of a cost-cutting review of the armed forces and will not be protected. And it has raised fears that the pay-outs will be axed.

Read the full story in the Daily Mirror

Nick Clegg was humiliated yesterday after Downing Street removed claims on its website that he will be in charge while David Cameron is away

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The PM heads to Cornwall for his summer break tomorrow – in theory leaving deputy Mr Clegg as the first Liberal Democrat in control of the day-to-day running of the country since David Lloyd George in 1922. At 2pm yesterday Downing Street’s website said he would be making a high-profile appearance on Monday when he “takes over from David Cameron while the PM is on holiday”.

But by 4pm they had removed all reference of Mr Clegg “taking over”

Nick mate grow up and smell the blue rose you and your pals are only there to make up the numbers…

Tory school cuts hit labour areas most. well what a surprise

 I never get tired of reading this, perhaps i should start a scrap book of what cuts will take effect next,any one over fifty must have seen this coming should i smile and say i told you so. No because any one who as not gone through Thatcherism should it’s a life changing experience something that will prepare you for the next elections in five years then perhaps you can tell you kids  what life was like in 2010.

David Cameron’s cost-cutting echoes that of Thatcher’s first government – and it will be just as damaging

Margaret Thatcher’s targets were inflation and the unions rather than the budget deficit, but the same alarm bells are sounding

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  Margaret Thatcher and her then-chancellor Geoffrey Howe in 1982, the year after Howe’s cost-cutting budget and in which unemployment topped 3 million. Photograph: Nils Jorgensen /Rex Features

The first Thatcher government of 1979-83 had not been in power for long before I received a call from the office of a senior cabinet minister inviting me for a drink. Over a gin and tonic he came straight to the point: “What on earth is this government up to?”. Not long after, two other ministers suggested to me that I should embark on the book that became Mrs Thatcher’s Economic Experiment. I asked one of them why he didn’t do it himself. “I can’t possibly. I’m still in the cabinet, trying to mitigate the damage,” he said.

Read the full Story in the guardian

For months i have stated what i felt the effects of this government would have, Mr Keegan of the Guardian sums  up the fears of many accross this country. Only the Tories and sadly old friends who still sit in the Tory ranks seem oblivious to the suffering they are causing.Nick clegg writes how well they are doing in the same paper but says judge us in five years, will this sham last that long? please god it fails before it takes us down the path that Thatcher took us and it’s to late.