The miners who were on strike at the British platinum mine must have had their details noted on the day that 34 men died and 78 were injured. There were over 2,000 there on the day, and now have been charged with murder even though the Police did the shooting.
Unbelievable...
Friday, 31 August 2012
Thursday, 30 August 2012
Cultivate an allotment in a jungle
The title is a quote from Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles on this mornings [30-AUG-2012] Today programme on Radio 4.
He was the former British Ambassador to Afghanistan and he was a guest along side Colonel Richard Kemp, former commander of British forces in Afghanistan .
They both agreed that the primary objective 'HAD' been completed, and if you agree that the primary objective was only to remove the threat of Al Quaeda from Afghanistan, then it is difficult to disagree with them.
What they did not admit too was that all that was really achieved was the terrorist threat was moved next door to Pakistan. To deal with that position we should be aiding Pakistan to eject the terrorists rather than threatening them which seems to be the case recently.
Very soon [2014] Nato will pull out of Afghanistan and every knows that the Taliban will return to power almost immediately, and with this weeks news of the executed party goers, that cannot be good...
He was the former British Ambassador to Afghanistan and he was a guest along side Colonel Richard Kemp, former commander of British forces in Afghanistan .
They both agreed that the primary objective 'HAD' been completed, and if you agree that the primary objective was only to remove the threat of Al Quaeda from Afghanistan, then it is difficult to disagree with them.
What they did not admit too was that all that was really achieved was the terrorist threat was moved next door to Pakistan. To deal with that position we should be aiding Pakistan to eject the terrorists rather than threatening them which seems to be the case recently.
Very soon [2014] Nato will pull out of Afghanistan and every knows that the Taliban will return to power almost immediately, and with this weeks news of the executed party goers, that cannot be good...
Monday, 27 August 2012
No excuse
17 people have been executed by the Taliban in Musa Quala which is north of Lashkar Gah.
Their crime, a party with music!!
We do not need an excuse to revile a political party like this...
Their crime, a party with music!!
We do not need an excuse to revile a political party like this...
Saturday, 25 August 2012
School exams
Teachers are whinging about some of their pupils that did not get a 'C', wot a load of tosh!
Firstly where does the expectation come from, a practice exam that happens earlier in the year. So let's get this straight. Someone takes a mock and they are told they can have a grade [for example C] what do they do for the next six months? well it isn't learn a bit more so that they might achieve a 'B'!!
Secondly the official exams watchdog, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), says pupils need to meet grade C standard - so-called "level two" - to function as citizens, so a huge effort is put in for everyone to achieve this, sounds rigged now!
In 2006 it was recorded "Hundreds of thousands of teenagers have such poor mastery of the three Rs they cannot scrape a grade C in the two subjects employers and parents regard as crucial, English & Maths."
Then we had a period where everyone got what they wanted, now we seem to be back to testing correctly and find they are poorly educated again, and who is complaining the most, Teachers...
Firstly where does the expectation come from, a practice exam that happens earlier in the year. So let's get this straight. Someone takes a mock and they are told they can have a grade [for example C] what do they do for the next six months? well it isn't learn a bit more so that they might achieve a 'B'!!
Secondly the official exams watchdog, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), says pupils need to meet grade C standard - so-called "level two" - to function as citizens, so a huge effort is put in for everyone to achieve this, sounds rigged now!
In 2006 it was recorded "Hundreds of thousands of teenagers have such poor mastery of the three Rs they cannot scrape a grade C in the two subjects employers and parents regard as crucial, English & Maths."
Then we had a period where everyone got what they wanted, now we seem to be back to testing correctly and find they are poorly educated again, and who is complaining the most, Teachers...
Saturday, 18 August 2012
Disproportionate
Out of Touch
Two year sentences for each of the three women in Russia for Hooliganism, Maria Alyokhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Ekaterina Samoutsevitch.
When was the last time a British hooligan got two years of hard labour? Never.
It is quite obvious Vladimir Putin is appealing to the old school in the country, but it weakens his International standing.
Over the top
"Open Fire" someone shouted in the South African Police against a group of miners that were protesting about conditions in a platinum mine.
60 seconds later 34 men lay dead and 78 injured.
The media are quick to compare the event with South Africa's darker days, but back then it was black versus white, this was black versus black.
Two completely contrasting instances in two completely different countries, but the message is the same, don't stand up to your political masters. One day the political masters will realise that they are wrong...
Two year sentences for each of the three women in Russia for Hooliganism, Maria Alyokhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Ekaterina Samoutsevitch.
When was the last time a British hooligan got two years of hard labour? Never.
It is quite obvious Vladimir Putin is appealing to the old school in the country, but it weakens his International standing.
Over the top
"Open Fire" someone shouted in the South African Police against a group of miners that were protesting about conditions in a platinum mine.
60 seconds later 34 men lay dead and 78 injured.
The media are quick to compare the event with South Africa's darker days, but back then it was black versus white, this was black versus black.
Two completely contrasting instances in two completely different countries, but the message is the same, don't stand up to your political masters. One day the political masters will realise that they are wrong...
Friday, 17 August 2012
Diplomatic Immunity
I'm not sure I understand what is going on with the Foreign Office and the Ecuadorian Embassy at the moment.
Apparently after PC Yvonne Fletcher was killed outside the Libyan Embassy a law was introduced to allow the reversal of status for foreign embassies, but surely that is an oxymoron.
Either we have an agreement with others for diplomats to exists and operate or we do not. This looks a bit like "we all do the same as each other except for us" which would have serious consequences abroad for our diplomats!
I presume that the law was introduced to deal with situations that could be classed as "embassies being used for terrorism", however, I do not believe that having Julian Assange as a guest in an embassy classes as an act of terrorism...
Apparently after PC Yvonne Fletcher was killed outside the Libyan Embassy a law was introduced to allow the reversal of status for foreign embassies, but surely that is an oxymoron.
Either we have an agreement with others for diplomats to exists and operate or we do not. This looks a bit like "we all do the same as each other except for us" which would have serious consequences abroad for our diplomats!
I presume that the law was introduced to deal with situations that could be classed as "embassies being used for terrorism", however, I do not believe that having Julian Assange as a guest in an embassy classes as an act of terrorism...
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Economical disambiguates...
It becomes more apparent as time goes on that the official unemployment figures produced by the government are false, and probably always have been.
In December 2011 the rate of unemployment was 8.3% and there were 2.4 million out of work.
In August 2012 the rate of unemployment was 8.1% and there were 2.5 million out of work.
However the story is unemployment has been falling for six months!
Now there are some mumblings in the background by analysts that the figures do not stack up, who are we going to believe over this?
In December 2011 the rate of unemployment was 8.3% and there were 2.4 million out of work.
In August 2012 the rate of unemployment was 8.1% and there were 2.5 million out of work.
However the story is unemployment has been falling for six months!
Now there are some mumblings in the background by analysts that the figures do not stack up, who are we going to believe over this?
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