Ok, its another excuse for me to have a moan at life and society, more of that shortly. So I left you after doing a couple of late night jobs, I did a half day to get me back into working days. Heres one for you, how do you make a day for a load of primary school kids, turn up to do the job in a double decker. It was comical, I doubt whether most of them had been on a double decker before. Yes there are kids out there who havent even been on a bus. For me they were my main form of transport for many years. probably why I developed an interest in transport.
I have heard that the cuts axe is well and truely swinging, as some councils are amalgamating functions such as payroll, So the country is going to get in to more of a mess, as the government has to find benefit payments for all of those they are going to make unemployed. The days of the Nation spending money it didnt have are over. The defence of the country is to lose the Harrier's aircraft carriers are to be sold, and we are to share resources with France and the USA. yikes, so if they were to turn on us we are screwed, could happen, never say never. It means that there is an increasing hold. So what about the Bankers who caused the mess in the first place, well they are being left alone, but when half of them possibly went to the same public school as George OSbourne, our "wonderful Chancellor", then they will be left alone.
It is increasingly likely that government agencies such as VOSA could be put into the private sector for management, I did hear that the same could happen with the police, which to me would be madness, So they will all have targets to meet, so the inspectors and officers will be looking for a reason to prosecute. If you want to see the effects of privatising a police force, watch the film Robocop, when Detroits police for has been sold to weapons manufacturer OCP.
No It is ok to privatise some industry, but leave the agencies in the hands of the public. So after a very eventful 2010, and the drama's still continue, I'm not talking about them at the mo, save to say they involve family and friends, this is still being played out, I am looking forward to 2011, and I hope it is a positive year, we will have to see on that one. I am now working on my 5 year plan. More about that another time. Anyway Talk soon.
You aren't going to do anything daft like jump off the top of a double deck bus are you, Calum? :-P
ReplyDeleteNah, Its just been one of those years.
ReplyDeleteHmmm... I think I escaped...
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