Archive for May 2007

Green Gordon

May 13, 2007 England 4 comments

The Tartan Taxman is overstepping the mark again and proposing yet more policies for England for which he has no mandate.

To show us his green credentials he’s decided that we should build 5 eco-towns housing 100,000 people in carbon neutral homes built on old industrial estates.

Gordon Brown, of course, can only propose these new lentil and hemp buildings with beards in England because planning is a devolved matter in Scotland.  His constituents didn’t give him a mandate on planning because only English voters can give an MP a mandate on English-only matters.

Another Patientline scam

May 13, 2007 Health 8 comments

Patientline, the rip-off provider of over-priced TV and phone services in hospitals, has a new scam – charging for headphones.

TVs have been taken off wards, the old piped radio system has been turned off and payphones have been taken away forcing patients to pay stupid amounts of money to watch TV, listen to the radio or use the phone.

Patientline charges £2.90 per day to watch TV and listen to the radio, they charge 26p per minute to make a phone call and friends and relatives calling in to a patient get charged 49p per minute.  Now they plan to charge £1 to buy a set of headphones to listen to the TV or radio.

Victory for common sense

May 12, 2007 Federal Europe 3 comments

The European Federation has finally caved in to pressure and abandoned its plans to outlaw imperial measurements.

If the EU had gone ahead with its forced metrication programme it would have made any expression of imperial measurments illegal, whether they were in an instruction book, a letter in a newspaper or the rough jottings of a carpenter in a notepad.

Schools no longer teach imperial measurements and some local authorities have started siting new road signs at metric distances from junctions with imperial measurements as it is currently illegal to have metric road signs.  Signs such as the one here on the left which is featured on the BMWA website – 383 yards is equivalent to 350 metres.

Back in march I asked how can a pint conform to EU standards?  This was in response to the EU’s attempt to ban the use of the crown mark on pint glasses.  They have back-tracked on this plan as well following a public outcry and decided that dual marking will be acceptable – pint glasses can continue to bear the crown mark as long as they use the CE mark as well.

This is a small victory for common sense and anti-metric campaigners but it’s important to remember that there is still a long way to go.  We still have to have foreign measurements on our goods and and until we leave the EU it won’t change.  Our children are being brought up without the imperial measurements that have served us perfectly well for centuries in order to remove the main barrier to metrication which is that the vast majority of people in this country just don’t understand metric.

On a related note, the Metric Martyrs are campaigning for a posthumous royal pardon for Steve Thoburn, the metric martyr that died a criminal for selling bananas in pounds and ounces.  Steve had both imperial and metric scales on his market stall but was prosecuted by the metrication nazi’s at Sunderland Trading Standards anyway.  His martyrdom resulted in his early death at just 39 years old shortly after he learned that his appeal had been rejected by the European Court of Human Rights.  You can sign the petition here.

Brown for Britain?

May 12, 2007 General 14 comments

Gordon Brown has launched his leadership campaign with the slogan “Gordon Brown for Britain” and based on two policies – health and education.

When Gordon Brown was elected in Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath, did his constituents elect him because of his policies on health and education?  No, they didn’t.  That’s because he doesn’t have a say in health or education policy in Scotland where he was elected – the Scottish Parliament does.  He wasn’t elected to deal with agriculture, forestry, fishing, education, training, environment, health, housing, local government, natural and built heritage, planning, police and fire services, social work, transport, sport, the arts, statistics and public records, tourism and economic development.  Over these matters in England, Gordon Brown has no mandate.

Apology accepted

May 10, 2007 General 9 comments

Traitor Blair is resigning with effect from June 27th.

In his resignation speech he says that he has been “very blessed” to lead “the greatest nation on earth”.  We all know that in New Liebour-speak England isn’t a nation so that leaves Wales and Scotland.  So which nation has Tony been leading for the last 10 years?  Hmm, tough choice.

He also apologises for we he has “fallen short”.  It’s a bit cheeky trying to get away with one apology for 10 years of dictatorship, racism, apartheid and general incompetence but Tony, apology accepted.  Now fuck off.

BBC confusing England and Britain again

May 10, 2007 BBC Bias, Health 3 comments

The BBC are confusing England and Britain again.  In this story about the poor availability of cancer drugs they keep referring to the UK when they actually mean England.

England doesn’t have access to the best cancer drugs because they’re so expensive.  They are, however, quite often available in the rest of the UK at the expense of the English taxpayer.  In this news report, however, the BBC makes no distinction between the different treatment and the way the NHS is run in the different home nations.

For instance, they say “In the NHS, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has responsibility for recommending if new drug treatments should be provided by the health service.”  This only applies to England – in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland they have control of their own NHS and regularly prescribe drugs that NICE hasn’t licensed or has refused to provide in England.

The BBC’s neglect in reporting the true scope of the problem – ie. it is England that has the problem, our neighbours get much better access to cancer drugs – is compounding the problem because it masks the true extent of medical apartheid from the public both in England and abroad.  The British government should be exposed for the anti-English, racist establishment it is.

NI demonstrates the benefits of devolution

May 9, 2007 Anglophobia, Northern Ireland No comments

The Northern Ireland Assembly has only been reinstated for 2 days and already they’re demonstrating the benefits of devolution – benefits that we English are being denied by the anti-English, British establishment.

There is, of course, the “peace dividend” – a large pot of cash that the Tartan Taxman kindly donated from English taxes to sweeten the power-sharing deal.  Then there was the promise that water meters wouldn’t be introduced if power-sharing went ahead – NI remains on a water rates system which means they can use as much water as they want for the same flat fee.

The pope, the Queen and George Bush have all gushed about how wonderful it is that NI has gotten its own government back again and the province has made headlines all over the world.

The European Commission has announced that it is setting up a new taskforce to see how Northern Ireland can maximise its share of EU funding and pledged £600m for Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic counties on the border.

Re-opening Stormont for business is set to create a further 180 jobs in the short term in Assembly support staff.  More will follow as the workload ramps up.

These are just the immediate financial benefits – there is the additional benefit that the Northern Irish people will now be governed mostly by MLAs that they have elected to govern their province.  MPs from England, Scotland and Wales will no longer have a say in the day-to-day running of Northern Ireland and most of the money spent on Northern Ireland will now be spent by people interested in what is good for Northern Irleand, not the whole of the UK.

Giving devolution back to Northern Ireland without any thought for what the English want is a deep insult and may well be the straw that breaks the camels back.  How can the union continue to function when state-sponsored racism and discrimination is an integral part of the fabric of the British government?

Apparently I’m a councillor

May 8, 2007 General No comments

I’m not sure if Telford & Wrekin Council are trying to tell me something but according to their website I’m due to attend the upcoming full council meeting as a councillor.

Perhaps this is Liebours secret plan for the next election – rather than elect the people who get most votes, the candidates that come last win!

It has been suggested that perhaps this is the line-up they were expecting before the election.

John Reid will resign with Tony

May 6, 2007 General No comments

John Reid has announced that he will resign from the cabinet when Tony Bliar resigns as Prime Minister.  The search is on for a suitable Scottish replacement to run the Home Office.

Don’t worry though, he’s still got plenty of time to screw us over before he leaves.  Next week his changes to the Home Office come into effect, carving the department up and creating an Iraqi-style Justice Ministry.  He also intends to support the Tartan Taxman as he prepares to become Prime Minister.

Thanks John, remind us to return the favour one day.

Murder in Shropshire

May 6, 2007 General One comment

A police officer has been murdered in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.  The murder then went on to kill himself.

Shrewsbury is only a few miles from me here in Telford and this kind of event is very rare.

The murder took place in New Park Road in the Castlefields area of town, a mile or so from the town centre.

Dear Dave

May 5, 2007 Tories 6 comments

Dear Dave,

First of all, congratulations on the election results.  A bloody nose for Labour and hopefully an indication of their fortunes in the next election (assuming Labour doesn’t cancel elections because they’re not environmentally friendly and pose a terrorist threat of course).

The results in England were pretty conclusive – the English ignored your recent insults and voted in an additional 885 councillors and gave you control of an extra 38 councils.

You may have noticed, however, that the Scottish Parliament elections were a little less productive for the Conservatives.  I know that you will be spending a lot of time analysing the results of the elections up north, attending focus groups and coming up with ways to try and convince the Scots of the benefits of the union so I thought I’d save you the effort.

The Scots don’t vote Conservative.  They won’t forgive the Conservatives for running their country with a minority and imposing the poll tax on Scotland against the will of Scottish MPs.  You have to understand that the only time such practices are acceptable to Scotland is when it is being perpetrated by Scots to the auld enemy.  Don’t think that they’ll forget about it by the next election either – Culluden and Banockburn are modern history to your average Scot.

This is how it is – the union is no longer relevant either north or south of the border.  Labour keep banging on about the union dividend and how we’re stronger together than apart.  The Conservatives also seem to be under the impression that the union must be protected at all costs.  Labour’s motivation is plainly self-centred – they can’t get elected in England.  The Conservatives, however, have nothing at all to gain from trying to preserve a union that most people north and south of the border aren’t happy with.

The Conservatives have one MP in Scotland and 17 MSPs in the Scottish Parliament.  Scotland is never going to vote Conservative again – you’re as popular as the Lib Dems in Scotland, not a position that any self-respecting political party should be happy with!  The Conservative Party is an English party, it just hasn’t accepted it yet.  What you need to do now is forget about Scotland and concentrate on the people who vote Conservative – the English.  We need an English Parliament and an end to the Barnett Formula.  If the Scots throw their teddies out of the pram when the gravy train is derailed then that’s their problem – it’s not as if the Scots are actually going to vote for the Conservatives anyway, you can afford to upset them.  What you can’t afford to do, though, is irritate English people who are going to vote Conservative.

All the best for the future, hopefully you’ll come to your senses before the next election and start supporting England.

Kind regards,

Wonko the Sane

What a night …

May 4, 2007 General 8 comments

I’m sure you’re all dying to know what the results were last night … ok, you probably don’t care but I’ll tell you anyway.

I stood for borough council for UKIP against 7 other candidates and came 8th! 8)

Am I disappointed?  Not at all.

Telford & Wrekin has been Liebour-controlled since 1997 when it was hived off from Shropshire to become a Unitary Authority.  The ward I stood on has been Liebour for as long as anyone can remember.  I was up against 2 Liebour incumbents, 2 Tories (one of which is George Ashcroft, the ex-National Front youth leader turned Tory whose been in the news a bit recently), 2 TAWPA (a local residents group – one of their candidates being my wife’s uncle!) and the independent Mr Patel who has run our only shop for the last 26 years.  All the other candidates leafleted and knocked doors whereas I was a paper candidate.  I did put out some leaflets – I estimate around 75-80 – and I put up some posters but that was it.  I got 178 votes and Mr Patel got 190.  The two TAWPA guys got 222 and 400ish (my wife’s uncle).  One of the Labour incumbents lost his seat to George Ashcroft.  Just goes to show – no publicity is bad publicity.

It was a really good experience and if I decide to do it again I’ll certainly put in the effort and do some canvassing and give them some a run for their money.  I met a lot of the councillors that I’ve had run-ins with in person and – with the exception of the chief exec of the council, Steve Wellings, they were all polite and had a smile for me.  Even my long-suffering MP who I have harassed to within an inch of sanity on occassions had time for a chat and even invited me to the pub.  Nice chap, shame he’s standing for the wrong party.  George Ashcroft was a nice chap too and took the piss-taking in good humour.  I spent a lot of the evening chatting to one of my parish councillors (Labour and a Welshman) who I’d actually go as far as voting for despite his political leanings.  I even got a hand-shake and a brief polite exchange with the current Labour Leader, Keith Austin, who I have criticised and hounded constantly.  Denis Allen, one of the supporters of the West Midlands NO! Campaign stood for both town and borough against the Labour mayor of Wellington and beat him both times.  Denis is in the Freedom Association and stood for election for the Referendum Party way back and I’m very pleased that he got elected and is the new mayor of Wellington.

My UKIP colleagues – Ray Knight, Jill Seymour and Andi Bridgwater – all got results to be personally proud of as none of us has ever stood for election before.  Jill worked hard and came in fairly close behind the incumbent independent who lost the seat to the Labour councillor who defected to the Tories not long ago.  Ray stood in the largest ward in the borough and just slipped into last place – again, a tight result.  Andi was a proper paper candidate and got 290 votes – an excellent result.

Why did UKIP fail to get elected in Telford?  The Labour administration has become deeply unpopular – even in previously safe wards – and people voted Tory in droves.  It’s as simple as that.  Labour went into the election with 25 seats out of 56 and the Tories with 15.  They emerged this morning 17 seats and the Tories with 25.  Telford & Wrekin was one of the key seats for the Tories in this election and, if what I hear is correct, then the Tories already have a coalition partner lined up to take control of the council.

I’ve yet to find out how UKIP did nationally.  I know they’ve gained a second councillor in Stoke-on-Trent and it appears that Wales isn’t yet ready to unfurl the purple and yellow banner just yet.  If anyone has any reliable information I’d appreciate an update.  I got out of the count at 4am, went home and was at work at 9.30 this morning.

Finally, I’m sitting here looking at the results on the BBC News website and the Tories have gained 846 councillors and 37 councils; Liebour have lost 465 councillors and 8 seats and the Illiberal Dimwits have lost 244 councillors and 5 councils. With 17 votes yet to be declared, Liebour has dropped to 3rd place by number of councillors, trailing behind Minge Campbell and his band of regionalist acoholics.

I’m struggling to find a down-side to this result.

Shropshire man given cancer treatment for free

May 2, 2007 Health No comments

A Shropshire pensioner who has been paying £3,000 per month for life saving cancer treatment that is free of charge on the NHS in Scotland will now receive his treatment free of charge from his Primary Care Trust (PCT).

John Green from Bridgnorth has been paying for Sorafenib Nexaval out of his own pocket because the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (National = England, of course, not the UK) hasn’t approved the drug meaning that PCTs in England don’t have to provide the drug when it’s needed.  In Scotland, the drug is available on free on the NHS because the Scottish government has an £11.3bn subsidy from the English taxpayer to spend on whatever they want.

Bloody junkies taking the piss

May 1, 2007 Health 3 comments

I’m sure I’ve ranted before about junkies getting preferential treatment in chemists when they’re going for their methedone – the pharmacists drop everything, actually stop serving people, to give them their medication.

Today I’ve seen the best one of all – so good, in fact, that I couldn’t help saying something.

Two young lads walked in, laughing and shouting and asked for some needles.  A pharmacist stopped what she was doing and went and got a pack of needles and put them in a bag and gave them to the lads.  They didn’t pay, they didn’t need a prescription, nothing.  They do drugs and instead of being punished for illegally possessing and taking drugs, they are actually helped free of charge on the NHS!

It’s amazing, isn’t it, that while cancer patients are being refused life saving cancer treatments and asthmatics have to pay for their life saving inhalers, that junkies get methedone and needles for free on the NHS.

English Democrats win compensation for racism

May 1, 2007 Anglophobia, England 8 comments

The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds has settled a racial discrimination claim by the English Democrats Party (EDP) out of court.

The EDP sued the museum for £5,000 for racial discrimination after they cancelled a booking and declined to offer an alternative date because they were concerned about their reputation if they held an English event at their premises.

Full details are on the EDP website.

Today is a special occassion

May 1, 2007 Britain, England, Scotland 4 comments

Today is the anniversary of …

  • The death of Hitler
  • The RAF bombing 2 airfields at Port Stanley in the Falklands to stop the Argies from using them
  • The death of Ayrton Senna
  • The UK’s biggest general one day strike (over a million people)
  • The banning of elections in Cuba
  • May Day riots in London in 2000

That’s from the BBC’s list but there is another anniversary which the BBC have missed and which, I suspect, will go un-noticed up and down the country.  Today is the 300th anniversary of the Act of Union between England and Scotland.  Will there be a 301st birthday or will the union be dissolved in the next 12 months?  The SNP are predicted to win the Scottish elections on Thursday and that means a referendum on independence.  A few weeks back the SNP said that it wouldn’t hold a referendum for a few years but once they’ve got a taste of power it won’t be long.

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