Election analysis of the two-leg vs. one-leg race
In the same great tradition of modern-day political journalists, I’d like to contribute my own analysis of the recent political debate between the three major candidates, using the photo above. The issues at stake in this election: the budget, jobs, immigration. Scratch that. Style, poise, eye contact, sound bites, tone. Nick Clegg sounded and looked [...]
Is going paperless a savings?
So, the government wants to go paperless. That is, if they still remain in office. Having said that, they have put the pressure on the next government (whatever it may be) to either scrap the idea or to push forward. There will be criticism regardless, just as there is now. I’ve read some of the [...]
Rights and Responsibilites Part 1: Healthcare
We hear so much about “rights” in the media. Somebody fighting for some basic “rights”, debates about personal “rights”. But we hear so little about “responsibilities”. When you apply for jobs, or get a bill, or get statements about accounts, you see a section called “Rights and Responsibilities”. That is because the two go hand-in-hand. [...]
BBC’s suspension of bonuses for executives is only one good move
The BBC only half “get it”. They’ve decided to indefinitely suspend bonuses for their top executives. Wonderful move. (Wonder what BBC bosses think about it?) I cannot understand how they could have defended high pay rises in the past in addition to bonuses. On that point, I wonder if they’re also freezing pay? What the [...]
Forget the trivial bickering; have politicians been inside the NHS recently?
I have not commented on much lately due to other family commitments and to the lack of newsworthy events. It seems that politics has become extremely lame of late. The 10p tax vote was a joke. I still don’t understand why some think that it makes the lowest paid workers worse off while it helps [...]
Useless, redundant MPs should be hired as toilet-cleaners
The Public Administration Select Committee has made some recommendations for “wholesale change” in the UK political system. Though the BBC only reported on some of these recommendations, I’d love to see the entire list of recommendations. One of these is that the number of ministers need to be reduced. I agree, especially when some of [...]
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