As 2011 comes to a close, just thought I should say..

Well, that’s another one over with. Next!

Lets hope the next one brings us all more prosperity, more freedom, more liberty, less government, less interference, less righteousness, repeals of bad law, removal or disposal of unelected ‘leaders’, and the death of the EU.

Apart from that, I’m happy to carry on regardless.

Well yes, that could be the new year or a statement, take your pick, not forgetting that 2012 is a leap year. Anyway, I would like to extend my best wishes and thanks for the New Year to all those who have read and supported this blog during 2011.

Oh, and remember…

Happiness comes from within, its not a government entitlement!

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http://www.parker-joseph.com/pjcjournal/2011/12/31/as-2011-comes-to-a-close-just-thought-i-should-say/

Year End ‘Musings’How – and why – is it that a nation which emerged from World War II, albeit exhausted and impoverished, having fought yet another war in the belief that it should remain free to make its own independent decisions, now finds itself in the situation whereby it cannot? World War II was fought, as have been most wars in which this nation has been embroiled, to preserve that final independence and our becoming part of another country was not in anyone’s thoughts, be that of the left, right or ‘centre’.

http://witteringwitney.blogspot.com/2011/12/year-end-musings.html

ConstitutionRegular readers will be aware that it had been my intention to publish a new website, talkconstitution.net, which had been planned for 1st January 2012.


Due to the temporary ill-health of one of the moderators, who also happens to be responsible for the ‘graphics’, it is necessary that the ‘start date’ be deferred.


Apologies to all who are interested in this subject and, in the meantime, I can but crave your patience. 

http://witteringwitney.blogspot.com/2011/12/constitution.html

A vagary of the honours systemBe one of four who commit a crime, be found guilty, serve half your sentence and years later receive an honour.

Be one of that same four who commit a crime, be found guilty, be spared any committal sentence due to ill health, but have your honour taken away instead.

Weird honours system.


Just saying………….

http://witteringwitney.blogspot.com/2011/12/vagary-of-honours-system.html

This is the Treason we face

The Annual New Years honours list is published today. Our Dear Leader tells us that the list "reflects my aims for ‘big society’."

We already know that ‘big society’ is the progressive term for modern communism, more frequently referred to as communitarianism. We also know that the majority of those who head up the pillars of this new utopian structure are common purpose trained and it is part of the wider One Europa project.

Well you can stuff your big society Cameron.

In every case Treason is the only word to describe the actions of those responsible for the destruction from within of this once great nation.

Yet here we are, watching those in power rewarding that treason with honours. These people should not be honoured, they should be hung. Their inclusion in the honours list disgusts me.

Just an initial trawl from The Guardian’s diplomatic service honours list shows honours for services to an undemocratic foreign body.

KCMG
Dr Michael Leigh, Formerly dir general, Enlargement, European Commission, Brussels. For serv the enlargement of the European Union.

CMG
Graham John Lloyd Avery, Formerly dir, European Commission, Brussels. For serv European affairs.

OBE
Paul Edward Adamson, Editor-in-ch and Publisher, E!Sharp, Brussels. For serv promoting the European Union.

Tamara Flanagan, dir of European and statutory funding, commty service volunteers, for serv voluntary and commty sector.

Dr Deirdre Hughes, lead consult, Quality Assurance and Evidence Base at European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network, for serv career guidance.

Yet our Constitutional documents make clear:

And I doe declare That noe Forreigne Prince Person Prelate, State or Potentate hath or ought to have any Jurisdiction Power Superiority Preeminence or Authoritie Ecclesiasticall or Spirituall within this Realme Soe helpe me God.

Bill of Rights (1688) – Still in force, still on the Statute book.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/WillandMarSess2/1/2

We don’t need Cameron’s big society, we don’t need his Bill of Rights, we need enforcement of our existing Bill of Rights and the arrest and removal of this Judas Class, the traitors in our midst.

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http://www.parker-joseph.com/pjcjournal/2011/12/31/this-is-the-treason-we-face/

Hardly a ‘cleverly’ thought through idea, surely?The Leader of the Conservative Group in the London Assembly has published his ideas for reform of the House of Lords. He writes:

“Getting to the top of their profession, Trade Union, Constabulary, armed force, religious body, charitable body, business organisation etc. would ensure that the Lords is packed with people who have real world experience, know what they are talking about and hold the respect of the sectors from which they came.” (my emphasis)

And bugger the respect of the taxpayer who has to pay for this?


It is highly debatable whether any of the above, having got to the top of their profession, possess the faintest idea what they are talking about.


This is an example of Conservative ‘thinking’? Oh, wait…………..


What we have here is another ‘idea’ for yet more ‘government’, which begs the repeat of a question posed by Ian Parker-Joseph – and one that I have repeated more than once. No-one has yet managed to answer.

“If you don’t believe that Britain is governed totally by political rules, regulations, orders and diktats, please name me 6 everyday activities, yes, just six, that you undertake that does not require a. permission, b. licence, c. regulated action, d. regulated packaging, materials, ingredients, tools etc. i.e. 6 activities that never touch the state or a regulator.“

Well, anyone fancy a crack?

http://witteringwitney.blogspot.com/2011/12/hardly-cleverly-thought-through-idea.html

Now where did I put that piano wire?*The Taxpayers’ Alliance reports that the average wage earner will need to work until 26th July in the coming year to pay for their share of government spending (which includes the cost of keeping our politicians in the style to which they have become accustomed) and regulation (the majority of which they have only had to ‘rubber-stamp) combined.


* hunting feverishly …………………..

http://witteringwitney.blogspot.com/2011/12/now-where-did-i-put-that-piano-wire.html

Cross party talks = ‘stitch-up’?Peter Hoskin, The Coffee House, posts on the forthcoming ‘cross party talks’ due to take place in the New Year. Discussing the problems being caused by an ageing population, Hoskin writes:

“It’s just that they don’t want to be the ones to implement the tax hikes or spending cuts that will be necessary to fund it. If they can talk it through with the other parties — the thinking goes — then this crucial policy area can be detoxified, the blame spread more or less evenly.“

Which begs the question just what other ‘policy areas’ are ‘talked through’ so as to detoxify the subject? EU membership? Denial of a cost/benefit analysis on said membership? Denial of a referendum on said membership? Denial of any public discussion on said membership? Denial of any suggestion that we no longer are a ‘sovereign’ nation?


The picture that the Coffee House uses:

http://witteringwitney.blogspot.com/2011/12/cross-party-talks-stitch-up.html

Fair reporting on fare increase?That the Daily Mail has been renamed by some bloggers as the Daily Fail/Wail is understandable when considering the poor standard of journalism exhibited by that newspaper*, none more so than in an article today by Ray Massey; one that deals with the fare increases for rail travel due to come into force on 1st January 2012. This article contains the obligatory soundbites from various ‘interested’ people such as Sophie Allain of the Campaign for Better Transport; Bob Crow of the RMT Union (with whom Ukip seem ‘best buddies’- nuff said); and Michael Roberts, chief executive of the Association of Train Operating Companies.


What is odd about Massey’s column is that only last August the same newspaper reported on an EU proposal that railways should be operated on the basis of ‘user pays’ – on which I posted here** – that report hinting at a 50% increase in rail fares, should the proposal come to fruition. Even though the Mail is a supporter of this country’s membership of the European Union one would have thought, in an attempt to be informative, Massey might just have mentioned that earlier report and its contents? Neither, of course, is there any mention that Osborne’s deferment of an increase to 3% of the RPI aspect of fare increases may be linked to the fact that not until then is the impending Directive from Brussels expected to be published.


Presumably Massey and the Mail are either ignorant of the ‘user pays’ principle or decided to play along with their political friends by not mentioning the principle in the first place and that it is nothing new. For example, on that latter point, it was raised back in 1998 by Neil Kinnock when Commissioner for Transport; likewise the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC was based on the same principle.


It is also intriguing that Bob Crow, an avowed anti-EUer, did not attempt to raise this ‘user pays’ point – or maybe he did and the Mail decided not to print that. One would have thought that at least the Campaign for Better Transport might have mentioned it, but then looking at the graphic for their sources of funding (page 9 of their Annual Review) perhaps not. Unfortunately it was not possible to look at their annual accounts as the link provided does not work (an email has been sent…..). 


As with HS2, where I have shown an EU connection, so there is the same ‘connection’ where rail fare increases are concerned. That not one politician, nor ‘stakeholder’ cares to mention these connections can only show that there is indeed a policy in place to hide the truth from the British public. Where the hiding of truth is concerned Dav il Cam should take note that we are not all in it together. Where that practice is concerned, they may be – we in the blogosphere most definitely are not.




* Though tis a tad unfair to single out the Daily Mail when just about every member of the MSM exhibits ‘Fail’ where journalism is concerned.


** This post contains links to the August Mail article and access to the EU White Paper and other related documentation.

http://witteringwitney.blogspot.com/2011/12/fair-reporting-on-fare-increase.html

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This Order brings section 49 of the Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (“the Act”) into operation on 3rd January 2012, for the purpose only of conferring power to make regulations under section 107A of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993. Section 49 amends section 107A so that the term “employee” includes a “jobholder”.
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The European Parliament is in recess over the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Source : © European Union, 2011 – EP

Tunisia was the first country to revolt and demand democratic elections, followed by several other North African and Arab nations. Developments and challenges facing the so-called "Arab Spring" show that democracy is an ongoing process and can't be taken for granted. We look back at some of parliament's reaction to events.

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Out with the old – In with the new!Just what is it that makes our political leaders believe we are the slightest bit interested in what they have to say, come year’s end – lets face it, most of us have ignored them for the preceding 12 months so what makes them believe we will heed their last exhortation? For the record, this is that of Clegg and this that of MilibandE – we have yet to be provided with that of Our Dear Leader, Dav il Cam.


Where our politicians are concerned, the New Year is but the direct descendant of a long line of proven liars exemplified, in their case, as the opportunity for a new start on old habits. It could be said that their New Year messages tend to go in one year and straight out the other, whilst simultaneously wishing ‘Cheers’ to themselves and therefore yet another chance for them to get it right.


The public, on the other hand, have only one wish come each New Year; and that is that they be allowed to show a little more tolerance to their politicians in the vain hope that they will not take up too much of their time – and each year the public are disappointed. That the public are doomed in their hope is, to paraphrase Samuel Johnson, because it is much easier to respect a man who has always had respect, than to respect a man who they know was, last year, no better than themselves – and will be no better come another year.


One can, again paraphrasing, but trust in the words of T.S. Eliot:

“For last year’s words belong to last year’s politicians And next year’s words await another voice.“

Indeed, let us hope that we can throw out the old and bring in the new – that new being those of honour, principle, integrity and a true belief in our nation; that they seek power not to exercise it, but to return it to those from whence it has been unjustly stolen.


I wish everyone a most Happy New Year – and pray that your God makes it so.




(With acks to others too numerous to individually mention)

http://witteringwitney.blogspot.com/2011/12/out-with-old-in-with-new.html

This Order amends the Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 1 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2004 (“the 2004 Order”) to include provisions about an assessment of pupils aged six which will assess the extent to which they understand the correspondence between graphemes and phonemes in the English language. Phonemes are the smallest units of sound in a language, and graphemes are the letter or letters that represent phonemes.
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These Regulations make amendments to various instruments in consequence of the changes to policing governance in England and Wales made by Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (“the Act”).
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These Regulations implement the provisions of Directive 2008/57/EC (the “Directive”) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17th June 2008 (O.J. No. L 191, 18.7.2008, p1, as amended by Commission Directive 2009/131/EC O.J. No. L 273, 17.10.2009, p12 and Commission Directive 2011/18/EU O.J. No. L 57, 2.3.2011, p21) on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (now the EU).
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These Regulations make amendments to the Regulations listed in the Schedule (“the listed Regulations”) in consequence of changes made by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”) to policing governance in England and Wales.
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These Regulations revoke and replace the Regulations specified in regulation 42.
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Nigel Farage's New Year message

Author: Nigel Farage MEP

http://www.neurope.eu/article/nigel-farages-new-year-message

Eurosceptics gain MEPs

Author: Andy Carling

http://www.neurope.eu/article/eurosceptics-gain-meps

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Wheels within wheelsFausty today posts the question whether it has been noticed how militarised the United Kingdom is becoming. She also asks the obvious question whether Theresa May is acclimatising us to being ‘policed’ by the military; does she and the other politicians temporarily in charge of our democracy realise what they’re doing and if so, why are they doing it? If not, why are the cretins still in charge?


That the future of our nation is no longer in the hands of our politicians is best explained by referring to two related posts by Ian Parker-Joseph; this, first published in 2009, from which:

“The EU idea of European Defence is more akin to that of the old Soviet Union’s, that of ‘taking care’ of internal dissenters, keeping the people harnessed, civilian interrogation methods, militarisation of the police, smudging the lines between civilian and military and the use of the military in internal scenarios.“

and this published in 2010, from which:

“Lets go back in time a bit. Back to the days when Tony Blair ruled supreme in the UK, and not long after the horrendous events of 9/11. The UK, like most other western nations started to implement a flood of anti-terror legislation. But who wrote it? (it is all virtually identical in just about every country), and who checked to see if it was being implemented properly.“

Do read both posts as they are, with anything that IPJ publishes, informative and they lay bare information that never gets to appear in our supine MSM.


Theresa May, who like her colleagues is but one of Les Marionettes de Bruxelles, knows damn well what she does and why she does it. As to why, as one of the cretins, she is where she is can only be explained by the fact that the public have not the faintest idea what is happening behind their backs – political ‘transparency’ only goes so far, after all.

http://witteringwitney.blogspot.com/2011/12/wheels-within-wheels.html

Getting MPs & Public bodies on the internetI am a great believer in public money being spent wisely. I also believe that MPs should spend as much time as possible communicating with those people who they represent, not only with their parliamentary sites but also spending time … Continue reading →http://www.parker-joseph.com/pjcjournal/2011/12/29/getting-mps-on-the-internet/

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Information and power – EU Defence policyI first published this in September 2009 in the lead up to the Lisbon Treaty, and I republish now as a reminder that everything going on around us is part of the plans already laid down by the EU. Our … Continue reading →http://www.parker-joseph.com/pjcjournal/2011/12/29/information-and-power-eu-defence-policy/