What did New Labour ever do for us? Part 1
Sat on the bus last night I was thinking about Tony Blair's legacy - and it made me realise exactly how little has been really achieved since 1997. I then got thinking about things Departmetn by Department - and it is quite worrying. I thought it might be something worth putting down on paper:
1. Foreign Office. Tried to force the EU constitution on us, when they were forced ot agree to a constitution they delayed adn delayed until the inevitable "No" votes in Europe put paid to it. Now are party to introducing elements of the constitution through the back door, of failing to stand up to Europe and of having made deals on our rebate. The "never say No" alliance between GB and USA has led to plummeting opinions about the US amongst the electorate.
2. Treasury. A growing economy is normally a time for growth in the public sector and reduced borrowing. Instead we see taxes at their highest level, with middle income being squeezed and squeezed, but still with record levels of borrowing and a bloated Civil Service. Taxes on pensions has had chaotic consequences. Means testing has left the worse off in a poverty trap and with poverty, at best at a slightly lower level, but according to independant organisations, worse than in 1997.
3. Home Office. Nothing needs be said. (except a personal rant - STOP POLICE FORCE MERGERS!!!!)
4. Defence. Very little needs to be said except that we are perhaps, in a situation where the lies and deceit that led us into the Iraq War mean that the people of Britain may be so untrusting that we might never be able to go to war again.
5. Education. Control freakery means that schools are losing control of their own destiny. The inability of school leaders ot be able to use teir own vision to lead means that we are reaching a chaotic situation. Every DfES initiative proves unworkable, with huge levels of bureaucracy, nightmares accessing IT systems, and then limited capabilty when they get there. If in doubt - ask a Head Teacher about school profiles.
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1. Foreign Office. Tried to force the EU constitution on us, when they were forced ot agree to a constitution they delayed adn delayed until the inevitable "No" votes in Europe put paid to it. Now are party to introducing elements of the constitution through the back door, of failing to stand up to Europe and of having made deals on our rebate. The "never say No" alliance between GB and USA has led to plummeting opinions about the US amongst the electorate.
2. Treasury. A growing economy is normally a time for growth in the public sector and reduced borrowing. Instead we see taxes at their highest level, with middle income being squeezed and squeezed, but still with record levels of borrowing and a bloated Civil Service. Taxes on pensions has had chaotic consequences. Means testing has left the worse off in a poverty trap and with poverty, at best at a slightly lower level, but according to independant organisations, worse than in 1997.
3. Home Office. Nothing needs be said. (except a personal rant - STOP POLICE FORCE MERGERS!!!!)
4. Defence. Very little needs to be said except that we are perhaps, in a situation where the lies and deceit that led us into the Iraq War mean that the people of Britain may be so untrusting that we might never be able to go to war again.
5. Education. Control freakery means that schools are losing control of their own destiny. The inability of school leaders ot be able to use teir own vision to lead means that we are reaching a chaotic situation. Every DfES initiative proves unworkable, with huge levels of bureaucracy, nightmares accessing IT systems, and then limited capabilty when they get there. If in doubt - ask a Head Teacher about school profiles.
More to follow.
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posted by Martin Curtis at 1:14 PM
1 Comments:
I think even Third World hospitals can manage to empty their bins more than once a week, don't you. This is what is happening in King's Lynn (non-surgical bins), but could still end up being the source of new bacteria.
When standards are reduced this low, what will be next?
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