So the Queens
speech is published.
Frankly I despair.
Economic improvement should be the politicians
mantra but is the economy truly at the heart of the the new
legislative agenda ? Is it bollocks !
The phrase " busy fools " could have
been authored for today. There may be elements of worthy legislation
coming our way such as breaking up the banks and pension reform but
TV in courts ?
Let me spell it out " WHERE’S THE JOBS ? "
I am not in denial of the deficit. Bringing the
deficit down must happen but at this moment the government is
borrowing at unsustainable levels.
They fail to see the big picture or even discuss
it. The government needs to move this country to an economic model
where the private sector taxes meet the public sector costs. Its that
simple.
A bigger private sector produces more tax revenue.
So grow the private sector !
Who is the biggest employer in the private sector
? Small and medium businesses and when this demographic looks at
today’s agenda they will get the clear and consistent message from
this government that they don’t matter. Actually that’s wrong
because this government is going to make it even harder to employee
someone by adding further financial burdens on businesses re
paternity rights.
Secretly, I imagine a lot of MPs are looking at
each other and mouthing the words " what the fuck ? "
What is going to happen to the school, college and
university leavers this summer ?
So if you are a labour party supporter I strongly
advise you adopt the following strategy :-
As each bill comes up for debate don’t get side
tracked in political point scoring. Shift through the legislation as
fast as you can to leave more time for the important debates and to
concentrate on the core agenda of economy and Jobs.
Every time the government crows " You support
us " " You support us " simply say you are doing
what’s right and shifting through meaningless trivial legislation
so that real issues will be debated. At every opportunity bring the
debate back to the economy. The public will soon get the message
about who's willing to deal with the real issues and whose burying
their head in rubbish.
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - support it
and move on
Public Service Pensions
Bill - debate this one, going to be tricky for labour. At some point
we are all going to have to recognise that current public sector
pensions are unaffordable.
Children and Families
Bill - debate this one and oppose the paternity changes, whilst
possibly desirable they are unaffordable to small businesses.
Draft Care and Support
Bill - debate this one as its fundamental to the quality of life for
millions.
Crime and Courts Bill - oppose this. Justice is
not entertainment and we are not America. Nor do we need to add to
the number of law enforcement agencies.
Draft
Communications Bill - Oppose this and ask them how they propose to do
it. The tech community is unanimous that it cannot be done as they
describe without significant monitoring that far exceeds the proposed
mandate.
European Union (Approval
of Treaty Amendment Decision) Bill - oppose this, its time to have a
debate and referendum on our relationship with EU.
If you are Tory MP then
its time to have a real hard look at what true Conservative values
should be in a modern world. The free market, bang them up and its
all the immigrants fault rhetoric really really is not going to win
you voters in the modern world. The policies of the 50's 60's and
70's are not appropriate now. You are the "nasty party"
that’s why your not in government. Unless you put the poor ahead of
the rich in a clear and repeated way you are heading to an election
defeat of epic proportions.
The only way forward for the Lib Dems is to change
their leader. If this Queens speech is the best you can do, then you
are a shower.
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