Camerons First Term

There are honest politicians who are there to help and improve (if they can), but, on anecdotal comment and recent evidence, I am generally inclined to agree with you Sirius.

Now time to get up and take the dogs for a couple of mile walk in this glorious weather, then read the Sunday paper (The Times).
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It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues

OK, I admit it, I'm prejudiced! Show me an honest, reliable & trustworthy politician & I'll show you a liar.

so that they can sit back with their fat King Edward's after their caviar & chips luncheon, followed by coffee in the "Grand Room".

Christ almighty, you never heard of lampooning? I suggest you check back into English history, also history of the press & you will see countless instances of said lampooning. English politicians were famous for being constantly lampooned.

Or is it that now that you are "inside" said establishment, you are going the way of many English? Hate having your country/system/people lampooned? If so, how sad!
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Lampooning politicians, or in other words the the glorious observations of some of our most famous cartoonists are a lovely British institution from the early days of Punch, that should long continue. Mac from the Mail is particularly good. I'm sorry, I don't think that your observations are lampooning, they are more generally misinformed, gleaned from the press, and as John said, showing your prejudices.

The petrol panic this week was caused mainly by the press with lurid front page headlines.

Express
Thursday - "Pumps run dry in petrol panic"
Friday - "Time to stop petrol panic"

Mail
Tuesday - "Held to ransom by 1000 tanker drivers"
Wednesday - "Petrol: No.10 fuels panic"
Thursday - "Pasties, petrol and the politics of panic"
Friday - Pandemonium at the pumps"

Most people drive around with a 1/3 full tank, in the event of a strike it would have bit in about 3 days. With people now driving around with mainly full tanks any strike would take 2 weeks to bite. That information was from the BBC website. The advice to store extra fuel at home in jerry-cans was generally unhelpful. Many people do store petrol at home in small amounts, e.g.those with petrol lawnmowers and boats with outboard engines. But those that do so regularly, are well aware of the safety rules that need to be followed. Storage to be in secure metal canisters, and decanting and topping up to be done in a well ventilated area or preferably in the open air.

So what you are saying is that those ministers did not make those comments? However, Whitehall sources state that they were made.

We all know that there are naive & gullible people out there & these "leaders" are supposed to be highly educated, so where was their common sense?

People like me either lampoon them and/or make comments regarding their fitness to lead & we're labelled "prejudiced"

Whatever next?
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I think the situation could perhaps have been handled a little better, but William Hagues comments are quite relevant. Whatever the Government did they would have been criticised. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Hague

The Labour Party of course is struggling to make political capital out of it all, never mind the effects upon the country.

Now, you're obviously an intelligent chap, "We all know that there are naive & gullible people out there". Exactly, and far too many, as I have commented upon in other education threads. But the truth is the press used that situation to whip up a frenzy to sell newspapers, and people went for it, big time.

But at the end of the day, has it all made people more aware of the impending difficulties that a fuel strike could cause, has it made the country more prepared to be resilient in that eventuality, was it worth a little bit of pain in the early days to avoid a lot more later.

I'll leave you to decide.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

It's about time people took responsibility for them selves and their individual and collective actions.

God, don't tempt me on this one....I'd get banned!!

God, don't tempt me on this one....I'd get banned!!

I've been pretty forthright in many threads about today's useless parents, and ineffectual education. Not been banned yet. Provided you talk sensibly it is OK to say what you think. But perhaps not in this thread please, this about the UK Government.

Give me a PM.

Years ago I had a row with a Labour politician about Grammar schools and education standards.

My main point was I was not going to jeopardize my childrens education for Educational Political dogma.


Regarding increasing educational attainment reported year after year.

Remember GCE "O" Levels, and the parallel exam of GCSEs?

A good attainment in GCSE of A through to C was considered to be the equivalent of a scrape pass in GCE O Level.

Where is the actual improvement gone then, when GCSEs replaced GCE O Levels way back during 1988 approximately?
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It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues

Years ago I had a row with a Labour politician about Grammar schools and education standards.

My main point was I was not going to jeopardize my childrens education for Educational Political dogma.


Regarding increasing educational attainment reported year after year.

Remember GCE "O" Levels, and the parallel exam of GCSEs?

A good attainment in GCSE of A through to C was considered to be the equivalent of a scrape pass in GCE O Level.

Where is the actual improvement gone then?

What? You mean my 5 "O's" (all b's) & 2 GCE's (1xb & 1xc) are now the equivalent of GCSE e's?

Now showing on the BBC news.....

The coalition government stated on their election trail that they would reduce the "big brother" as it was too much.....

turnabout time.....

New laws to monitor web use & other tech comms

typical muppets....totally mallable!


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On the face of it Cameron made a very succinct observation.

It is hard to believe that we need government regulations on issues such as ice cream van musical jingles,"

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