The Embarrassment of Radio 4

So they have Ed Milly on, and he was asked if when in power they should have made the change to AV, and he said yes but when you have such a large majority why change the system, so the interviewer just yeah yeah, but that is what you need to hit on.

If the system works for you, why change it, if the system doesn't work for you, change it! So only a sore looser wants to change the system then right?

You nail Milly to the wall for being so stupid to admit if it works why change it, now they are out of power, you have to change it!

So if your screwing the people when your in power, who cares, your in power, but the second your out of power, you start to complain?

Radio 4 and the Today program have got to buck up and start listening to what they are being told in interviews, its pointless if you just work as a robot and ask questions, listen, then ask another question, you need to respond to what is being said!

Crime and Punishment

Prisons must be tougher, says survey

The Coalition's law and order policies have failed to win public backing,according to a major new survey which found widespread support for tougher punishments. 

 Now I know it isn't the right thing to say, but... Its got to be said.

1 - You make the police go after those who do crime, not chase after people for swearing or taking babies away from mothers, no. When someone reports a break in, police go, and show up. (My experience, this is a direct quote, "its a waste of our time and yours) Gee, its only my laptop and I can see the finger prints on the window. Never saw the police.

I know businesses in my area that have received the same response, yet... Someone makes a complaint against them, and the police are out of breath for an easy target.

Again, its an english thing, lazy to the last.

2 - Jail time, means jail time, speed up the courts, run them all night if need be, they get paid well enough, and keep it going.

3 - Lets do this 3 strikes and your out stuff, enough crimes and its jail for life.

LibDems force Brown out and here we go PR..

The LibDems have done what the country and Dave couldn't get Brown to go. Now we will have a LibLab and the first port of call will be a referendum for electoral reform and PR.

Yes, I hear you say they are talking for the "Good of the Country" and if you honestly believe that the only Hang up through the talks has been about what is going to get Cut and what taxes are going to go up, then your really kidding yourself.

The LibDems want PR, that's it, they do not care about anything else, because they know that with PR it mean they will always play a part in any government. It also means that the BNP, and the Greens and UKIP will get seats and well, and we will end up with everyone on the take, and votes for sale.

Now I have no problem with that. I have always believed that corrupt politicians means a government that works, I am proud of the fact that I have paid for services and things got done for me. I have no problem with the idea that if I want the police to respond to a break in after a few days of being ignored, I simply have to find my local MP and bung him a few quid and he will talk to the local police chief and next thing to know wheels are in motion. That is democracy in action.

Now, I know, since the English are generally a stupid bunch, that this will all sound very good and proper, but I also know, that in about 5 years, people will start to wake up and suddenly realize what they have done, and much like Europe, it will all end in tears.

Second Hand Goods...

Right, so I read on Britannia Radio that police are now asking for stores to take thumb prints of people who sell them stuff.

Ok, about 10 years behind the time because everyone with a brain knows you go to a pawn shop to buy stolen goods.

Now, how about dealing with this we buy your gold stuff, because all you have to do is go and steal gold from someone and put it in the post, cash returned via the same.

HOW IN THE WORLD ARE YOU GOING TO POLICE THAT?

But again no one is going to mention this, no one will talk about this. The second hand good stores can take all the prints they like but no one will go to jail for it, because, human rights, and because it was not a print taken buy someone who is trained at taking prints, the records could be messed with, because they will not be in a locked up and kept safe, and the people who keep the records will not have been trained to handle the records correctly.

This is why this country is screwed, no one uses their common sense. When I got broken into, and as mentioned before the police could not be bothered to walk the 300 yards, I started by going to the pawn shop and telling them what was stolen of mine and giving them the details, no problem he said.

The pawn shop, about 500 yards from the police station, said they never see the police, so would not know if anything they had was stolen or not, hey its a living.

People steal mobile phones, guess what you can post those in and get money back, now its gold, gee I wonder what people are going to start stealing?

It just like all this crap they sold us about a 4 digit number being safer than someone seeing you sign for something.

Now anyone can use anyone elses card, man or woman who cares, if you have 4 numbers you can use it. Steal someones cards kick them about a bit make them give you the number and away you go, no worries, because no one gets to see that Mrs Davies card is being used by some 6' tall black man, because he has the pin.

The joke is, the public actually believe what they are being told...