I Can't Really Be Bothered To Vote In The Referendum

I've mulled it over and thinking towards Thursday, my mind is clear and that in terms of important lifetime decisions, voting in the EU Referendum will not be one of them, I've spent a large proportion of my life around politics, the Conservative Party and to be honest i don't think i've ever eagerly awaited the EU Referendum, but last night i viewed a debate from 1975, pretty much what is being said today was said back then, except today their seems to be more nastiness from the Remain and Leave camps.

I'm quite a Euro Sceptic, in fact i take after a man I greatly admire in Milton Friedman who was sceptical of government as a whole, which i think i am too.

I think my thoughts come from the fact that after 1997, we don't have ladies or gentleman in the House of Commons, Blair's regime seems to have brought this fast food, loutish type of Member of Parliament, i only admire a handful of MP's today, Graham Stuart for Beverley & Holderness, my daughter Gretchen loves him, David Davis from Haltemprice & Howden, Stuart Andrew in Pudsey.

Although i have got to know quite a number of MPs over the years i can't help but think since we were put on a diet of reality tv, loutish MPs who don't respect one another and more recently the free press hacking dead kids phones to make a quick buck, that our democracy has been eroded in the name of ratings and what is cool.

50 years ago MPs used to debate on the TV and discuss matters of the day, they generally spoke with posh accents, smoked pipes and the discussion was very bland, even channel 4 used to show educational programming.

You can see the type of behaviour that we have in the house of commons, we have MPs both men and women that would be better on a Council Estate with their debating skills. Not that all Council Estates are bad mind you.

Fast forward to more recent times, last week a lady who was an MP was brutally murdered in the street in her constituency, now she was young and probably hadn't banked on dying anytime soon, so how can the people and campaign management from the Remain campaign actually use her death to further their cause? William Straw son of Jack Straw the famed Labour MP from Blair's time is in charge of the Remain Campaign, did he have talks with Mrs Cox about her dying and what her wishes were? I don't think so.

Then to this morning, some MPs who intend to vote Leave on Thursday have been sent threatening emails about that if they don't change their vote, it will be hard for them to become MPs again.

This isn't democracy, it's people who are clearly more unemployable than the actual people who are unemployed throwing their weight or their fantasy that they have some sort of power in the world, this is why i refuse to vote in the EU Referendum on Thursday.

Scotland - The Biggest Political Minefield In A Generation

The date has been set, Thursday 18th September 2014 is when the people of Scotland will be able to decide on their independence and their future.

David Cameron last night gave a heartfelt plea and his voice and body language showed sincerity, i've not been the biggest fan of David Cameron and not because he went to Eton, i've just never found a connection with him.

But after last night i do find a sense of renewed optimism, thinking about Scotland, around 3 months ago i visited Scotland for the first time in my life to do a bit of sailing on a friend's yacht in Kirkcudbright.

Although i really enjoyed the trip and the people, the Scottish government had already done a lot to promote cottage industries in Scotland, you couldn't drive up the A74 without seeing a sign for one industry or another and it's these industries that might have to become bigger players in an  independent Scotland.

An independent Scottish economy could falter at the first hurdle, simply put there is a handful of big industries in Scotland, but that isn't sustainable for a long term plan, even the distilleries on the Isle of Islay won't be able to sustain an economy. But independence means the smaller businesses have to play a bigger role in an independent Scottish economy and that might put them at risk of failure.

Business isn't just a minefield in a separation of the UK, it's how will Scotland cope without it's higher funding from Westminster? Alex Salmond would have the electorate believe that oil in the North Sea is never ending, since exploration started there stocks have been depleted and most of the oil and gas industry is based on speculation as to how much is still in the ground.

It's most certainly a tense time, our nation as the UK is split and we can expect lots of fighting whether it be Yes or NO on Thursday, i for one hope it is NO.

The Citadel Still Stands, Was It A Tremor Or A Murmur?

2014 was the year of UKIP, the rise of a protest party and that was about it, nothing really much to shout about.

Most results were already predicted, the slide of the Lib Dems, Labour and the Conservatives losing ground, but still i don't see myself shouting about anything.

All i see is that everyone who stood for election got so blindsided by UKIP and Nigel Farage that they forgot what they were doing and that is to win a election for their party.

Most Townhalls are still standing, UKIP only really took a handful of seats, they didn't take entire councils and in 2015 it is unlikely that they will get any MPs and that is how you judge your success, how many backsides you have on the benches in the House of Commons and in Councils around the country.

UKIP for me have limited appeal, they have limited policies and limited funds and no self respecting business owner would really fund them, i don't think they're fruitcakes in the way they've been portrayed, their election campaign was merely shock and awe when everyone else was hoodwinked into thinking something else.

UKIP remind me of the days of old, the protest vote for the BNP & National Front, two parties with limited appeal and policies, where are they now?

You don't have to be a mathematician to work out how UKIP work, they do the same as any other protest party, work areas of deprivation and poverty, promise the earth and don't deliver.

If your into UKIP i wish you all the best of luck, it's going to be a rocky road to find legitimacy, i don't think i'll be hearing the immortal words of "I vote UKIP because my mum, dad, aunt, uncle, parrot did, so do I!"

Thank You Harriet Harman...

In case you haven't picked up on the news story that is being blasted across the internet, i say blasted, facilitated by the Daily Mail and picked up by bloggers and the like, you would think that Harriet Harman Deputy Leader of the Labour Party was up there with the likes of Adolf Hitler in evilness.

What has this person done, well back in the 1970s Harriet Harman and few other Labour Party Members were apart of a council for civil liberties that supported some dirty old men, which brings the bigger questions, not about kiddy fiddlers but why would a Socialist campaign for civil liberties? it doesn't make sense does it?

Anyway back to my thank you, since Harriet Harman has been dragged through the mud, i've received more support than when i was just campaigning on issues at a local level.

It's not unusual for people to move away from supporting an organization or group of people when something like this is splashed across the tabloids.

In my local area which is supposed to be a Labour Stronghold, a lot of the problems the people are experiencing is that their whole world has come crashing down, everything they believe in has become somewhat a lie, they will get over it.

When i got into politics i knew the score right from the start, i won't be told what to do, i campaign on what i think is right and needs to be changed and above all i listen to local people. I'm not cut from the same cloth as the follow me brigade.

Politics isn't easy and it doesn't help that people who think they know politics actually know nothing about it and should stick to their day jobs and what they actually know.

I'm NO big fan of Labour, i don't agree with their politics and everything that comes with a Socialist Democratic Party, i do think Harriet Harman and cohorts do have some questions to answer.

For Harriet this could be her swan song, either she answers questions or she will be vilified and her career in politics is over. Jacqui Smith her career ended over 2 adult movies on her expenses account from her husband, shows something about the state of the relationships they keep.

We're Getting A Audi!

In the immortal words of Peter Griffin from Family Guy, "Sweet, I'm getting a Audi", of course in the episode, Peter wasn't getting a Audi, but a severe audit from the IRS.

Yesterday our Chancellor George Osborne didn't really need his flak jacket on, with the UK's GDP figures at 0,3%, not the best GDP figures in the world and lets face it we could do better. It's not too long now until the IMF will decide to audit our economy, it would seem that the Austerity Measures or the speed of these Austerity Measures are what are hampering growth for us, did George cut too fast and too deep?

It would seem George might have and let's have look at why this has happened, it stems from a disease that is going through our politicians of having a one track mind a delusion that something bad will happen if we don't keep cutting. Nothing will actually happen if we slow down the rate of cuts, it would take a lot to send the country bankrupt and let's face it the last government tried this and we were flexible enough to bounce back.

Yesterday's figures showed that mining was a key industry, but the mining companies don't actually have to rely on the UK's economy for their own growth and profits, they can use several markets to make their money.

Does our economy need a audit from the IMF, I would say it does and George Osborne needs to listen to people and not those who can curry his favour with flashy events, George Osborne should also take himself away from the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250, the companies on those two markets don't actually have to rely on the UK economy to profit and grow, the companies listed on both indexes tend to trade on multiple markets.

However the FTSE A-Z generally has a lot more companies that are UK based and it might be worthwhile promoting this market for growth and investment, the companies listed on the FTSE A-Z are far more likely to create jobs when they're profiting and are more likely to expand their business, after all they want to be listed on the FTSE 100 and 250 one day, as the FTSE 100 and 250 are a measurement of the top performing 100 and top 250 companies in the UK.

Never Trust A Man Who's Eyebrows Don't Match The Colour Of His Hair!

Saturday Morning and i can feel a bit smug, for months i had been campaigning on pro growth and please forgive me, i didn't realise how far reaching Social Media can be.

So i wake up to the news that the IMF has decided to look at George Osborne's Austerity Measures and the fact that he might have cut too deep too quickly. Result for me and everyone who campaigned with me.

Saturday evening we see on Sky News that former Chancellor Alistair Darling is talking rubbish about how he knew back in 2010 that Austerity Measures wouldn't work. I see history repeating itself, Alistair Darling didn't know whether the Austerity measures would work or not, all i will say is thank god for data mining, all he was saying is what i had said back in 2010 that Austerity Measures were a one shot deal only good for a year for short term gain. I had actually written it on my at the time very popular blog at the time.

God bless data mining and God bless Politicians who can't think for themselves and remember if you repost this blog post, you have to give credit to me!!