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Define non-priority spending! Also, define 'efficiencies'! Is it efficient to cut back on non-priority work and what w...
10/12/2024

Define non-priority spending! Also, define 'efficiencies'!
Is it efficient to cut back on non-priority work and what would this non-priority work be! You don't know but, apparently, these panels you intend to set up (at a cost) that will include bankers (are bankers investors, no, most are no more than auditors) are going to advise. Basically, you should know, or at least attempt to learn, a bit more about the 'business' you are supposed to run, be this central Government, local Government, etc. If you politicians managed your 'business' a bit better you would already know, or have some idea, as to the answer to the problem!
I'll help get you started. Firstly, efficiency! Efficiency isn't about making cut backs, it's about making better use of the money you have available to spend. Your, so called, panels need to go out and check on how 'efficient' the work force is at getting the work done instead of scouring the books! Secondly, because I know no one on these panels will do that, why, because you politicians have already decided on the outcome but will use these panels as an excuse when things don't work out, save 5% by not having the panels in the first place
Meanwhile, the rest of us will continue to work harder to make the money that we hand over to Government to do less. Efficiency, uummm that's basically having us picking up the tab.

19/11/2024

Been thinking, is being intelligent actually good for you. Let's take the recent US presidential election as an example. The 'intelligent' (or a majority of them) have condemned those who voted for Trump, probably to the point of making themselves ill, but you have to consider that those who did vote for him, did so for a reason, so are they any less intelligent!
To gain 'intelligence' you need to be educated but to what extent. Most people limit their intelligence to getting from one day to the next whilst others, who think they are intelligent spend half their time criticising those that they think aren't!
Anyway, I'm going to try to not get too stressed over this!

07/11/2024

Has anyone noticed the similarity to the 1930's!

1930's:
Hi**er goes into Chezoslovakia ('Its ours'), when pressed, says he won't go any further, even signed agreements, what happened, invades Poland.
USA are not getting on with Japan, trade, Japan invading China ('Its ours'), what happened, Pearl Harbour!

2020's:
Putin goes into Ukraine ('its ours'), will he go further if he were to sign an agreement saying he'll stop there, uummm!
USA, under Trump, will start a trade war with China. China will, almost certainly, attack, and assume control of Taiwan.

So what to do? If Trump follows through on his isolationist policies, and if the USA cease assisting Ukraine then what, Europe will need to front the problem. By Europe, Europe as a whole! But can it, Austria, right wing, Italy, right wing, other too (in waiting, France, Netherlands), Germany's government about to fall. We, the UK chose to leave the EU, we can't rejoin but we need to have much closer ties, perhaps along the lines the Norway has.
Trump says he won't go to Taiwan's aid! Well he might not but will China stop there, doubt it, Philippines, Korea, Japan, next! He'll intervene then! Would Trump go to Europe's aid, who knows because, at the moment, he is only interested in 'making the USA great again'!

And I've not even begun to mention Israel, the Middle East, Syria, Iran.

We all need to have a read up on history, it's not complicated! As the saying goes 'history tends to repeat itself'!

05/11/2024

Inefficiency, that's the problem (and also a tad of financial gain for those that already have)! Let me explain. . .
Thames Water, for example, want to raise our bills by 50%, or so, so that they can continue to function!
Our Government, through additional taxation, are raising funds, and our bills, so that it can continue to function.
Both are inflationary, our expenses are raised.
The only way forward is for both, or all of us for that matter, to be more efficient (and for businesses, when they can, to stop taking 'the cream off the top of the milk)!
Our Government recognises, and fully understands, inflation as this can be seen because they have left tax thresholds as they are, or have been for years, and will rake in billions through fiscal drag, basically we will pay more tax as wages increase to compensate! Clever, and cunning!

04/11/2024

The 'excuse' for raising employers NI is because the Government needs to fund infrastructure, the NHS, etc. and it couldn't do this by changes to income tax (an election promise). Ok, so what are businesses now supposed to do if they need 'to fund' improvements that they need to make. Even more difficult now that the Government have 'instructed' that any employee on minimum wage must have a pay rise!
I see nothing wrong in the theory but, in practice that's another matter as both these decisions are inflationary and who 'pays' for inflation, we do, it's a sort of alternative to having a tax rise! I read that a pint of beer, for example, could rise by 40p to cover the costs of these decisions!
So what happens next, many not on minimum wages (and the unions will get involved here) will want a pay rise! Making big adjustments never work for the majority! Big business won't want their profits to fall so up goes the prices!
I've said it before and I'm happy to do again, the only route to improvement is through efficiency, unless someone comes up with a very good invention or discovers something no one else has thought of.

29/10/2024

Democracy uummm! Election in Georgia, they say the vote was rigged! Austria, far right gains a majority (not an overall one, proportional representation) but the current chancellor stays put. Venezuela, again result disputed, I could list more examples!
Next week, the presidential election in the USA! If Harris wins, Trump and his 'clan' will again cry 'rigged election'! If Trump wins what happens next! Too many countries, as I said, are ignoring election results, many other countries stage their elections so that the current leader gets to stay in power! Some countries don't even bother with elections, many just have coupe's instead.
What holds for the future of democracy?

28/10/2024

Di****ad politician Jonathan Ashworth on Newsnight, aren't they all, when asked about the rise in the bus fare cap going up from £2 to £3 and wouldn't that affect the working person. He says, the rise in the minimum wage will more than cover that! No mate, all you've done is fuel a rise in inflation. A bus fare rise is inflationary. So is lifting the minimum wage because, and isn't it obvious (is to me), the businesses now have a higher wage bill and, contrary to your thoughts that this is fair to the worker, it needs to be paid for! The Government won't foot the bill, business has too and will just put up their prices, their fees, etc., to raise the income thus negating the increase! And, when you leave the tax thresholds as they are now, guess what, more tax revenue. Do you think we are all stupid!

28/10/2024

So, in the 'Autumn Statement' we going to get tax rises so we can fund people getting jobs, as Sir Kier states, to get people back into work, 'to get Britain out of the pay more get less doom loop'!
Ok mate, I think you need to look at those that are in work as well, the 'set the traffic lights up then disappear' jobs that seems to plague this country, never a workman to been seen once we manage to get past the partial road block. Where are they? This is an example to make a point.
Governments need to start looking at why things take so long to get done. They also need to look into why many infrastructure projects end up being many times over budget!
You've heard of 'you get nothing if you do nothing', well we also have a 'you get quite a bit if you don't have do much' habit too!
The Country, as a business, is loosing money (balance of payments, debt in ratio to income with other trading nations) we need to work harder in order to be more efficient, we can't continue expecting something for nothing!

Thank god they're in opposition and, regardless who the 'faithful' choose (I think the last time Tory party members elec...
10/10/2024

Thank god they're in opposition and, regardless who the 'faithful' choose (I think the last time Tory party members elected a leader they choose Truss) they're going to remain in opposition for a very long time! Unless they, as many are thinking, they'll join forces with Reform then, hopefully, they'll remain in opposition for even longer!

Sunday evening, 7.30pm, Lussmans, Veyso, Hertford, no one dining! The Black Horse was relatively busy (until Spurs threw...
07/10/2024

Sunday evening, 7.30pm, Lussmans, Veyso, Hertford, no one dining! The Black Horse was relatively busy (until Spurs threw away a two goal lead), but the town, quiet. Here's one for you politicians to ponder over, especially Ms. Reeves what with a budget looming, how is removing money from the economy supposed to improve things, austerity doesn't work! You, and previous Governments before, tax us for you to spend our money on what you choose but, in doing so, we have less to spend or, should I say, the majority have less to spend. There is money but those who have too much of it don't use it to turn our economy over. Oh, wait a minute, just remembered, those who have too much money are in control and do they give a sh*t, uummm, no! So, mrs Chancellor, you just keep f*ckin' us over!

27/09/2024

I'm the other side of seventy now or, the wrong side of seventy! You want to, sorry need to, want to, go for a p*e but that p*e decides whether it's in agreement with you! Once a year you have blood tests and the doc says 'all ok', yes mate! Then, on your birthday an envelope drops through your letter box , poo test! All these reminders that you've reached retirement age and that's before I mention bus passes and winter fuel allowances! But, as chance would have it, this Government has done away with one and thinking about doing away with the other so we should count small blessings, one, or two, less things to worry about hey! You youngsters, you've got all this to look forward too!

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