A letter a day to number 10. No 973 Tuesday 13 January 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, What extraordinary times we do live in. Nick Robinson, BBC political editor now turned political grass, has revealed that Ed Miliband apparently, “wants to – and I (Robinson) quote – ‘weaponise’ the NHS for politics”. Way to go Robinson […]
Month: January 2015
Poverty, the ‘life style choice’ of millions, good for business
A letter a day to number 10. No 972 Monday 12 January 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, Official figures put the number of people on zero-hours contracts at 622,000 although Unions estimate the real figure to be closer to 1 million. The benefit bill necessary to sustain the growing number of businesses exploiting zero hours contracts […]
Government should fear the people
A letter a day to number 10. No 971 Sunday 11 January 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, Well, I guess I’ve found one pledge you will keep if this country is deluded enough to give you a majority in May or if you can wangle another coalition with parties willing to betray their manifesto promises, their […]
The UK cannot endure another five years of Tories
A letter a day to number 10. No 970 Saturday 10 January 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, You blame the ageing population for the crisis in the NHS and for the pressure on A&E departments. I wrote recently that blaming the aged (were it true) would, in reality, be down to a monstrous 70 year failing […]
The Tories are for the Tories
A letter a day to number 10. No 969 Friday 09 January 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, Reading the news today I am reminded of the ‘The Last Battle’, the final book of C S Lewis’ Narnia series when the Dwarfs, battered and bruised from fighting each other say, “Well, at any rate there’s no Humbug […]
Slavery rebranded – freedom
A letter a day to number 10. No 968 Thursday 08 January 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, In Britain and across the world today, people are being forced into extreme economic slavery, that is, modern forms of bondage and servitude (Workfare and sanctions being but two examples in the UK) by governments and corporate interests exemplified […]
Standing up to the enemy within
A letter a day to number 10. No 967 Wednesday 07 January 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, There was a comment today on letter 966 which read, “So very tired of the term “hard working people” being used as a weapon against us”. I couldn’t agree more. It’s not a message for the people, in support […]
Poverty is not an accident, it is man made
A letter a day to number 10. No 966 Tuesday 06 January 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, “Poverty is not an accident, like slavery and apartheid it is man made, and can be removed by the actions of human beings. Overcoming poverty is not an act of charity, it is an act of justice” – Nelson […]
The people-less road to a stronger economy
A letter a day to number 10. No 965 Monday 05 January 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, I am much impressed with your new election poster, your people-less road to a stronger economy, an empty road. This is the Oxford definition of ‘economy’ – “The state of a country or region in terms of the production […]
The Tory giant Ponzi scheme
A letter a day to number 10. No 964 Sunday 04 January 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, Britain is not in a crisis in any natural sense. It is a manufactured, market driven, for profit, ideologically imposed austerity fronted by you and your government. Since 2009 printing money as quantitative-easing (QE) has added £375 billion out […]
Fear and Loathing in Great Britain 