I promised to publish any Labour success story.
Getting rid of Blair and Presott in one go is a real success.
How will Tony manage now that he has extracted his head from George Bush's b---?
I will not mention Presott's fairwell speach in Parliament, it was too painfull watching him.
Saturday, 23 June 2007
Sowerby Parish Council
How will Sowerby manage without Don Cartridge?
Quite well I would think
It would seem that poor Don got a mite upset when the council would not vote to co-opt his friend Steve Hoyland, seems careless Mr Hoyland forgot to submit his nomination papers for Sowerby.
Typical labour, Don tried to run with the conspiracy theory and accused the council, including those newly elected members (who managed to get their nomination papers in on time) of ganging up to prevent Steve from regaining his place on the council.
Who Will run for the next co-option to replace Mr Cartridge?
Quite well I would think
It would seem that poor Don got a mite upset when the council would not vote to co-opt his friend Steve Hoyland, seems careless Mr Hoyland forgot to submit his nomination papers for Sowerby.
Typical labour, Don tried to run with the conspiracy theory and accused the council, including those newly elected members (who managed to get their nomination papers in on time) of ganging up to prevent Steve from regaining his place on the council.
Who Will run for the next co-option to replace Mr Cartridge?
Hambleton District Council
HDC is now a Labour free zone (at last), many thanks to Miss J Marshall for chickening out of the recent elections.
Is she on the downhill slide?
Is she on the downhill slide?
Sunday, 8 April 2007
Local Election
We hear that Jan Marshall, Labour's only Councillor on Hambleton District Council has decided not to stand for election in May, she has been quoted as saying that she decided this course of action four years ago, of course you did Jan, it has nothing to do with defeat staring you in the face with three strong conservatives seeking election.
If your reasons contain any truth why did you contest your NYCC seat two years ago?
If your reasons contain any truth why did you contest your NYCC seat two years ago?
Monday, 5 March 2007
You must be joking No6001
A radical review of the welfare system carried out by David Freud is welcomed today by Prime Minister Tony Blair, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown and the Secretary of State for Works and Pensions John Hutton.
David Freud, who was asked by John Hutton to carry out the review, said:
"This is a radical reform designed to reduce social dependency of the most disadvantaged. GOOD
I am proposing a structure in which the private and voluntary sector would be prepared to invest substantial sums YOU MUST BE JOKING!!!!!!
With minimal risk to the state"
What school do these clowns go to that Labour keep digging up to produce these reports?
David Freud, who was asked by John Hutton to carry out the review, said:
"This is a radical reform designed to reduce social dependency of the most disadvantaged. GOOD
I am proposing a structure in which the private and voluntary sector would be prepared to invest substantial sums YOU MUST BE JOKING!!!!!!
With minimal risk to the state"
What school do these clowns go to that Labour keep digging up to produce these reports?
Saturday, 24 February 2007
Yet Another Pointless Stupid Law
It is now illegal to obstruct emergency workers and you can now be fined £5000.
Anyone who wilfully gets in the way of firefighters, ambulance crews, coastguards or lifeboat crews could faces charges.
Home Office minister Gerry Sutcliffe said "Such behaviour will not be tolerated, and deliberate attempts to prevent emergency workers from doing their jobs will face a stiff penalty."
Wake up and get real you blockhead.
In the majority of cases, it is firefighters who are attacked.
Quite often they are pelted with stones by gangs of children between the ages of 8 to 14, usually on estates where the only person likely to know what £5000 looks like is the local drugs dealer.
Wake up and get real you blockhead.
Anyone who wilfully gets in the way of firefighters, ambulance crews, coastguards or lifeboat crews could faces charges.
Home Office minister Gerry Sutcliffe said "Such behaviour will not be tolerated, and deliberate attempts to prevent emergency workers from doing their jobs will face a stiff penalty."
Wake up and get real you blockhead.
In the majority of cases, it is firefighters who are attacked.
Quite often they are pelted with stones by gangs of children between the ages of 8 to 14, usually on estates where the only person likely to know what £5000 looks like is the local drugs dealer.
Wake up and get real you blockhead.
Friday, 23 February 2007
Higher tax for homes enjoying peace and quiet
Plans to hit thousands of home owners with higher council tax penalties because their houses enjoy pleasant views and 'peace and quiet' have been discovered.
Shadow Local Government Secretary Caroline Spelman has accused Gordon Brown of converting council tax into a cynical and punishing tax on the quality of life. "Council tax is literally becoming a tax on a civilised society, with the extra funds raised from taxing nice neighbourhoods being 'redistributed' away to Gordon Brown's coffers.
Repeated denials that the Chancellor is planning to tax nice neighbourhoods in the forthcoming council tax revaluation in England have been discredited by controversial new documents exposed by the Conservatives, who have forced the Valuation Office Agency - an arm of HM Revenue & Customs - to publish the internal handbook they used in the controversial 2005 council tax revaluation in Wales.
The secret manuals, never before placed in the public domain, reveal that many homes with features like being near shops and public transport, with pleasant views or with "peace and quiet", were penalised with higher council tax bills. Building on the experience in Wales, the Treasury has rolled out an even more sophisticated neighbourhood tax in Northern Ireland for this April's revaluation, with plans for the system to be used comprehensively in the looming council tax revaluation in England.
The official taxmen's manual shows that as a pilot for the new neighbourhood tax system, mobile and park homes were given higher council tax bills for features such as "convenience of public transport facilities", "peace and quiet", "shop providing basic groceries", "pleasant views" and "good security".
And revaluation documents for all homes in the exercise reveal that kitchen units, bathrooms suites, double glazing and central heating were recorded by inspectors to help drive up bills - especially if the homes were on the cusp of a higher council tax band.
Commenting, Mrs Spelman said: "This is proof that Gordon Brown has turned council tax into a punishing and cynical tax on people's quality of life, by increasing council tax bills if you live near shops, near a bus stop, or live in a neighbourhood with peace and quiet. It is no wonder that the revaluation in Wales forced council tax bills to soar for so many homes. Northern Ireland is facing the same treatment from April, and I fear England and Scotland will follow."
She declared: "It is deeply worrying that householders had to fill in intrusive questionnaires about every aspect of their property, with the veiled threat of a compulsory inspection of their private home if they resisted. The only reason the tax inspectors want this information is to tax home improvements, even though people have already paid income tax and VAT to pay for doing up their home."
Mrs Spelman stated: "Council tax is literally becoming a tax on a civilised society, with the extra funds raised from taxing nice neighbourhoods being 'redistributed' away to Gordon Brown's coffers. This is the hallmark of an oppressive and greedy government - finding ever more stealthy ways to tax working families and pensioners, and trampling over privacy when it suits Labour Ministers."
Shadow Local Government Secretary Caroline Spelman has accused Gordon Brown of converting council tax into a cynical and punishing tax on the quality of life. "Council tax is literally becoming a tax on a civilised society, with the extra funds raised from taxing nice neighbourhoods being 'redistributed' away to Gordon Brown's coffers.
Repeated denials that the Chancellor is planning to tax nice neighbourhoods in the forthcoming council tax revaluation in England have been discredited by controversial new documents exposed by the Conservatives, who have forced the Valuation Office Agency - an arm of HM Revenue & Customs - to publish the internal handbook they used in the controversial 2005 council tax revaluation in Wales.
The secret manuals, never before placed in the public domain, reveal that many homes with features like being near shops and public transport, with pleasant views or with "peace and quiet", were penalised with higher council tax bills. Building on the experience in Wales, the Treasury has rolled out an even more sophisticated neighbourhood tax in Northern Ireland for this April's revaluation, with plans for the system to be used comprehensively in the looming council tax revaluation in England.
The official taxmen's manual shows that as a pilot for the new neighbourhood tax system, mobile and park homes were given higher council tax bills for features such as "convenience of public transport facilities", "peace and quiet", "shop providing basic groceries", "pleasant views" and "good security".
And revaluation documents for all homes in the exercise reveal that kitchen units, bathrooms suites, double glazing and central heating were recorded by inspectors to help drive up bills - especially if the homes were on the cusp of a higher council tax band.
Commenting, Mrs Spelman said: "This is proof that Gordon Brown has turned council tax into a punishing and cynical tax on people's quality of life, by increasing council tax bills if you live near shops, near a bus stop, or live in a neighbourhood with peace and quiet. It is no wonder that the revaluation in Wales forced council tax bills to soar for so many homes. Northern Ireland is facing the same treatment from April, and I fear England and Scotland will follow."
She declared: "It is deeply worrying that householders had to fill in intrusive questionnaires about every aspect of their property, with the veiled threat of a compulsory inspection of their private home if they resisted. The only reason the tax inspectors want this information is to tax home improvements, even though people have already paid income tax and VAT to pay for doing up their home."
Mrs Spelman stated: "Council tax is literally becoming a tax on a civilised society, with the extra funds raised from taxing nice neighbourhoods being 'redistributed' away to Gordon Brown's coffers. This is the hallmark of an oppressive and greedy government - finding ever more stealthy ways to tax working families and pensioners, and trampling over privacy when it suits Labour Ministers."
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