Our Civil Service has sent hundreds of thousands of pounds to our friends in Iran. I can only assume it is in part payment for their provision of bombs and missiles in their attack on Israel.
"An Islamic centre branded the "nerve centre" for Iran in the UK received more than £240,000 in government Covid payments despite having a reserve of £4.2 million, it has been revealed."
What an absolutely ridiculous country we now live in.
Profligacy.
A government within a government
What a joke.
Unbelievable
Sadly it isn't :sad:
One has to wonder who authorised the payment.. Khan controls London.. I wonder who , or what controls our 'Wonderful Civil Service'..
Government spending throughout Covid was profligate indeed. More do than usual, with many of its ministers' personal friends doing very well indeed. Even multimillionaires (eg Steve Coogan) who had plenty of dosh to weather the storm applied for support for paying their staff.
No surprises at all that even enemies of the state had furlough payments given to them.
Quote from: Scrumpy on April 16, 2024, 09:09:22 AMOne has to wonder who authorised the payment.. Khan controls London.. I wonder who , or what controls our 'Wonderful Civil Service'..
Yes indeed. I'm afraid that our country is becoming increasingly corrupt.
Thanks to the bright idea of having Mayors of London (as opposed to Lord Mayors), who can apparently do what the hell they feel like, and handing control of Scotland (and presumably Wales) to other similar political 'leaders', has resulted in many problems for us all.
As for the Civil Service, a completely unelected body yet which seems to have a great deal of control of our lives, I'm not quite sure when the changes took place to make them appear to have powers beyond any control of our elected government.
I still live in hope that, somehow, things will return to how they were before BLiar and all governments since.
I keep mentioning Reform as a possible solution, and I do hear a lot of support for the party by the general public, in the press. Unfortunately, at the same time I hear about the inevitability of a Labour government before long.
I've decided to learn Polish. 😉
Thinking of moving to Northampton? :grin:
Acton or Ealing perhaps. Back towards my roots.
Supposedly the Civil Service is merely the administrator - the 'Post Office' for 'Foreign Aid'.
This 'Bung' fund is deemed controlled by 'just call me Dave' - Cameron at the F.O. Supremely qualified to 'non-biased' causes. Witness the 'hands off' way he handled the Brexit Referendum publicity rules by spending £9m of taxpayers money to tell us to 'Remain', when he undertook to be neutral!
Quote from: Cassandra on April 16, 2024, 03:44:15 PMSupposedly the Civil Service is merely the administrator - the 'Post Office' for 'Foreign Aid'.
This 'Bung' fund is deemed controlled by 'just call me Dave' - Cameron at the F.O. Supremely qualified to 'non-biased' causes. Witness the 'hands off' way he handled the Brexit Referendum publicity rules by spending £9m of taxpayers money to tell us to 'Remain', when he undertook to be neutral!
I agree. He is an absolute waste of space and hopefully after the Tories lose substantial support and are kicked out of government, he'll have to return to his 'reward' in the House of Lords. Hopefully, there, he will have limited influence on the real world, especially as now the government is making more of a stance against their attempts to prevent changes being made, like the attempts to impose limited removals of illegals to Rwanda.
Whether they will eventually manage to send a few of our unwanted, I don't know.
Quote from: JBR on April 16, 2024, 05:48:05 PMWhether they will eventually manage to send a few of our unwanted, I don't know.
Unfortunately he's on eof the unwated who is very unlikely to go. Not that any are likely to be going anyway. The ECHR and out own courts will make sure of that.
Quote from: klondike on April 16, 2024, 09:43:21 PMUnfortunately he's on eof the unwated who is very unlikely to go. Not that any are likely to be going anyway. The ECHR and out own courts will make sure of that.
With a bit of effort on the part of the right people, it is possible that we can leave the ECHR.
Our own courts are becoming a bit too big for their own good, because with the right government (not Labour of course) their abilities could well be restricted in the future.
It is an interesting time to be alive today, because within the next few years I think the ultimate future of this country will become apparent.
Personally, I'd like to see a real upturn in the future of this country within the next ten or so years.
If that doesn't happen, at least I shall be unlikely to be around to see the consequences.
I do feel rather sorry for my wife, though. She's nine years younger than me.
The courts only got their excessive anti-democratic powers thanks to Bliar's New Labour.
Today's Civil Service is an absolute disgrace but I could see it's future when I made the decision to accept early retirement at the age of 50.
It was offered to get rid of us dinosaurs to make room for the new youngsters who are now our pc woke top tier Civil Servants.
Quote from: JBR on April 16, 2024, 10:42:03 PMWith a bit of effort on the part of the right people, it is possible that we can leave the ECHR.
Our own courts are becoming a bit too big for their own good, because with the right government (not Labour of course) their abilities could well be restricted in the future.
It is an interesting time to be alive today, because within the next few years I think the ultimate future of this country will become apparent.
Personally, I'd like to see a real upturn in the future of this country within the next ten or so years.
If that doesn't happen, at least I shall be unlikely to be around to see the consequences.
I do feel rather sorry for my wife, though. She's nine years younger than me.
I am assured the 'complexion' of our Judiciary is now rapidly changing - in all aspects!
Also, I concur with your thoughts expressed
(that I have italicsised above) and can empathise with your reasoning entirely. I still can't quite believe a 'so called' Conservative government has acted with such crass judgement in so many ways!
Even from 4,000 miles away, it makes me want to burn my passport and beg the Luftwaffe to have another go. :wink:
Quote from: Cassandra on April 17, 2024, 09:05:51 AMI am assured the 'complexion' of our Judiciary is now rapidly changing - in all aspects!
Also, I concur with your thoughts expressed (that I have italicsised above) and can empathise with your reasoning entirely. I still can't quite believe a 'so called' Conservative government has acted with such crass judgement in so many ways!
Even from 4,000 miles away, it makes me want to burn my passport and beg the Luftwaffe to have another go. :wink:
Yes, I'm afraid that the country is noticeably sinking. Nevertheless, the sun is still shining (at least this morning) and I personally feel relatively safe here. I wouldn't want to venture into certain parts of the country, though, and not even parts of Manchester.
With regard to judiciary, I assume you have seen the reports on the event in Belgium, where the police shut down a Conservative meeting, probably because Nigel Farage was (and remains today) a speaker. Free speech?
Yes I got them last night. The 'Globalist' sponsored nutter that is the Mayor of Brussels is a complete self sealing hypocrite. Just like the lunatic Judges in New York who are actually processing a case against Trump, where there is 'no crime' to prosecute. Its all done to 'shut up' any alternative viewpoint by prostituting the law. The Globalist route to justifying fascism by suggesting 'purity' in purpose. A dangerous brainwash, when bending the law via those who create it.
Al Capone would have approved.
I believe they all (including Starmer & co) have a severe day of reckoning and reduction just waiting to claim them.