tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.comments2024-03-18T16:48:10.731+00:00A K HaartA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger25614125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-20230198015375873722024-03-18T16:48:10.731+00:002024-03-18T16:48:10.731+00:00Sam - yes, offending those two loon groups is a pr...Sam - yes, offending those two loon groups is a pretty good recommendation. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-26694487624744409572024-03-18T16:24:11.650+00:002024-03-18T16:24:11.650+00:00They must be doing something right if they are dra...They must be doing something right if they are drawing the fire of the loons in suits <i>and</i> the loons with dreadlocks. Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-64663059545517828672024-03-18T16:19:45.488+00:002024-03-18T16:19:45.488+00:00Doonhamer - I read somewhere that in terms of inci...Doonhamer - I read somewhere that in terms of incident sunlight this country is one of the darkest in the world. Explains why the government encourages solar farms.<br /><br />Tammly - as little as possible would be a good start for our lot. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-45807297312072115592024-03-18T16:16:14.240+00:002024-03-18T16:16:14.240+00:00Tammly - especially failed MPs.Tammly - especially failed MPs.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-73213170564405707902024-03-18T14:13:44.919+00:002024-03-18T14:13:44.919+00:00They say that Calvin Collidge was an excellent pre...They say that Calvin Collidge was an excellent president because his policy was to do nothing.Tammlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-83214121567621994442024-03-18T13:55:11.721+00:002024-03-18T13:55:11.721+00:00Oh this country is in such need for more media pun...Oh this country is in such need for more media pundits!Tammlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-44069928366345025482024-03-18T13:25:17.657+00:002024-03-18T13:25:17.657+00:00Same as it ever was. Covid - every thing about it....Same as it ever was. Covid - every thing about it. H2S the rail line - Who expected millions of passengers to pay lots to get from somewhere near London to Birmingham 20 minutes faster, while getting to the special stations takes longer and longer each year, Zoom conferences came along, and loads just working from home.<br />Electric Battery cars, Heat Pumps in a cold country. Open up the borders. <br />And on and on.Doonhamernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-64730133831665754072024-03-18T13:21:17.486+00:002024-03-18T13:21:17.486+00:00DJ - I agree, I sometimes wonder if the permanent ...DJ - I agree, I sometimes wonder if the permanent administration ever offers the 'do nothing option' to ministers and MPs. Yet without it, political oversight is incomplete at best.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-61310480146499041872024-03-18T13:14:02.989+00:002024-03-18T13:14:02.989+00:00When any serious business decision has to be made ...When any serious business decision has to be made you list the alternatives including the 'do nothing' option before you make the decision.<br /><br />In my opinion few politicians are willing to embrace the 'do nothing option'. There is no political benefit to be gained from doing nothing. Which is why some damn fool ideas progress because politicians are too phobic of not starting 'doing something' in the first place.DiscoveredJoyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300239909689336895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-14766666708237135392024-03-18T12:59:03.518+00:002024-03-18T12:59:03.518+00:00Sam - yes that's how the climb-down will go. S...Sam - yes that's how the climb-down will go. Slower than after a family or workplace argument, but possibly quicker than we might expect. As you say, the mood music will change and the loons will be arrested. King Charles will be slow to adapt perhaps, but he'll find he doesn't make so many speeches and they don't make the headlines.<br /><br />decnine - there seem to be rumblings but yes, people like Ed and Charles are personally invested in it. Another major problem is the huge amount of racketeering it supports, not easy to see how that will pan out. <br /><br />Jannie - reality will crush it at some point, but the damage could be even greater than it is already before MPs notice.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-68406334458551195872024-03-18T12:46:56.849+00:002024-03-18T12:46:56.849+00:00Bucko - ha ha, yes it's supposed to be reassur...Bucko - ha ha, yes it's supposed to be reassuring but certainly isn't.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-38929826623353542102024-03-18T12:42:27.772+00:002024-03-18T12:42:27.772+00:00Bucko - and of course it will be rigged.Bucko - and of course it will be rigged.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-58247210928134009332024-03-18T11:19:36.699+00:002024-03-18T11:19:36.699+00:00Given our long and bitter experience of them and t...Given our long and bitter experience of them and that the typical MP couldn't find his/her/its own arse with both hands and a map, "no" is a foregone conclusion.The Janniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079381718278953267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-20693188148929320642024-03-18T10:47:25.530+00:002024-03-18T10:47:25.530+00:00I doubt if Ed Miliband or HMCIII, to pick two exam...I doubt if Ed Miliband or HMCIII, to pick two examples from a target rich environment, accept even now that there is anything wrong with Net Zero. Apart, possibly, from its not having been achieved by now.decninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596065522088717061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-20241626289436700742024-03-18T09:33:18.917+00:002024-03-18T09:33:18.917+00:00Should be easy enough to do. Anyone can rig a cons...Should be easy enough to do. Anyone can rig a consultaion these days, it happens all the timeBuckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-65281945424240720882024-03-18T09:32:38.445+00:002024-03-18T09:32:38.445+00:00A Government with a plan...
I assume that's n...A Government with a plan...<br /><br />I assume that's not supposed to be as frightening as it soundsBuckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-68523514429152454282024-03-18T09:16:25.716+00:002024-03-18T09:16:25.716+00:00The climb-down will be just like the end of a fami...The climb-down will be just like the end of a family or workplace argument. One person loses, in that they realise they have made an absolute tit of themselves. But, unless it's one of those touchy-feely settings where people pride themselves on their emotional literacy and honesty, they don't immediately admit it and apologise. They chunter on for a bit, and then quietly drop the subject. The subject then ceases to excite the opposition, because nobody is making a fuss any more. <br /><br />So government targets will be missed, and those who are prone to make a massive fuss about climate like the JSO loons, will be quietly sidelined. Instead of the police standing by and allowing them to trash Whitehall, they will be quietly arrested or re-routed. The mood music will change, and climate will be allowed to slip down the agenda. Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-61001752237985544452024-03-18T08:55:58.444+00:002024-03-18T08:55:58.444+00:00James - to the level of an unimportant global prov...James - to the level of an unimportant global province.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-25079252171920894222024-03-17T21:28:38.951+00:002024-03-17T21:28:38.951+00:00Plan to bring down Britain ... but we knew that.Plan to bring down Britain ... but we knew that.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-17340201732630198102024-03-17T19:49:25.403+00:002024-03-17T19:49:25.403+00:00Dave - I predict that you turn out to be right.Dave - I predict that you turn out to be right.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-35731438311640119022024-03-17T19:41:35.624+00:002024-03-17T19:41:35.624+00:00I predict this won't make the slightest bit of...I predict this won't make the slightest bit of difference...microdavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-51616727251867148222024-03-17T19:31:47.196+00:002024-03-17T19:31:47.196+00:00Doonhamer - although not as cunning as Baldrick...Doonhamer - although not as cunning as Baldrick's.<br /><br />Sam - yes, I bet those are the only plans they care about now. Media pundit might be popular, but the queues could be long.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-43001254956895500952024-03-17T18:37:50.750+00:002024-03-17T18:37:50.750+00:00"And he'll take us into that election and..."And he'll take us into that election and he'll set out very clearly that we're a government with a plan."<br /><br /><i>Sauve qui peut</i>, as the French master at Eton used to say. Dust off those directorships, phone your old chums, and hope that you are high profile enough to secure a book deal or a media pundit job.Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-80426557679696265772024-03-17T18:05:05.071+00:002024-03-17T18:05:05.071+00:00It is probably cunning.It is probably cunning.Doonhamernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-85158988336637522182024-03-17T17:19:30.280+00:002024-03-17T17:19:30.280+00:00DJ - that would be the SNÖRS shelves for bound cop...DJ - that would be the SNÖRS shelves for bound copies of his speeches.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.com