This election will determine who we are for decades

So Theresa May has called a new election in the hope that she will gain a majority similar to that which Thatcher achieved - 144 - when Labour was in similar disarray. The current Tory government has a minimal majority and yet it is wreaking havoc on our health service, the disabled and education.

We should not allow this election to be about Brexit. Collectively for those of us not tied to the tories we should fight together against poverty, alienation, lies and divisiveness . A coalition of the main parties to oust this government is the only way we are going to avoid dismantling of the welfare state as we know it.

If you do not oppose the Tories getting a significant majority then you will condemn this country to a greater division between the haves and have not's and suffering that will go on for decades to come

Theresa May the hypocrite

Theresa May stood as a "Remainer" but has embraced "Brexit" and some of us have labelled her a hypocrite.  I can't agree with my fellow "Remainers" on this.  She is enforcing the will of the people, as constituted by the Act her predecessor implemented.

However, where as a "Remainer"I disagree with May is her stance on the "Single market", "EU Nationals" and of course wider than Brexit her wider domestic policies.

We do not need Free schools, we do not need over paid Heads of Academies.  Schools are facing unprecedented rises in costs through no fault of their own, such as NI increases and no corresponding increase in income.

A local secondary school is having open forum crisis meetings with the local community, a local Primary school has put staff on notice of redundancy and this is happening through out the country.

May should be protecting the |UK economy instead of allowing it to leak and investing in our future by giving the children of this country the best education we possibly can.

Alternative sources of funding by the the government are multitude and May should be looking to them not cutting our country and our children's future!

Is blogging dead?

Well mine certainly has been.  Since I last blogged we have seen so much change and not only around us but also the world of communications has changed.  people express their thoughts on twitter and Facebook rather than simply a blog, however not withstanding that i am going to try and add my occasional thoughts on life and the universe and see where it takes me.  Enjoy the ride everybody .. it may be a long one or may just be a false restart.

9/11 Remembered

The day of 911, I was in the NLA Tower of Croydon a puny relative of the Twin Towers of New York.  Today is ten years on as everybody knows, but you cannot believe that such a period of time has passed and the consequences of those actions.

Today I remember the victims of 911 and they are not just those that died on the day but the many who suffered as families and supporters and were overtaken by the "War on Terror" that Blair and Bush inflicted on the world.

Ten years on and the world is a less safe place.  Muslims, Christians, Hindu's and Atheists have suffered great losses in the last ten years, lets hope that the next ten years reap rewards of peace and contentment that the sacrifices of the last ten deserve, but I won't hold my breath.

A letter from Lucy

http://www.justgiving.com/tomhayleybailey

I am unashamedly using this blog to plug the charity for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease which promotes its greater understanding  and treatment and also supports families affected by this awful terminal illness.  This charity has recently been hit by the Government cuts and lost its funding so is even more relient on the generosity of the public than ever.

 

A friend of mine wrote this and I am passing it on and asking you to support Tom & Hayleys run for CJD charity by sponsoring them.

“CJD killed our dear dad, a young, vibrant, healthy 62 year old, last year. If you’re feeling generous please sponsor Tom & Hayley, even if it’s just £1.

It’s the only CJD charity in the UK and is a lifeline to families like ours. The government have decided to cut 100% of their funding so now the CJD charity is run entirely on donations. We'd be grateful for every penny that you can sponsor them.”

“CJD is a fatal brain disease which affects one in a million, coming from nowhere for no apparent reason. There’s no treatment or cure. Many haven’t heard of it, or if they have, they think it’s ‘mad cow disease’ – some still make jokes about it. That was a new strain but the classic strain has been around for probably as long as us humans..”

Just Click Tom or Hayleys nose to donate

Please sponsor Tom & Hayley 

CJD Support network

The National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Research& Surveillance Unit (NCJDRSU)

Countdown to Zero

"The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us."

Enjoyment starts in the first day of retirement!

As you age you half look forward to getting old and half regret the disappearing years.  At 40 if you are male you are told that that thing the size of a walnut that can only be accessed by your doctors finger in the rectum is going to grow and grow and grow and a full nights sleep is never going to happen again.  If you are female you are looking at the fluctuations offered by the menopause.  It ain't easy so the prospect of a happy healthy retirement around the corner when you are in your 50's is the incentive to keep going.

The Government and health authorities are supposed to be easing us into retirement, but oh no now we hear we are going to have to work longer and our pensions will be reduced.  I can live with that but today I hear on Radio 4 (the fact I listen to that shows I am ageing in itself) that after you reach 65 you should be severely reduce your alcohol intake.  For the sake of god, let us enjoy our twilight life. Let people ageing eat drink and be merry.  When I retire I am going to have loads of cheese, drink loads of whiskey, fornicate if I fancy it and I may even take up smoking.

There comes a time when you really should not worry about your health over your enjoyment and that time starts on the first day of retirement.