Saturday, 5 March 2011

Coalition "Achievements"?

Under the heading of "Sayeeda Warsi lists top Coalition achievements", Tim Montgomerie has just posted this twitpic on Twitter:

Having picked myself up off the floor, let us just look at a few of these 'achievements'.

Our freedoms restored: Until central government relinquishes all control of local funding, education, health services, law & order the people have no freedom to decide their own lives. Until the UK withdraws from membership of the EU, the people have no freedom to elect and unelect those placed in office who then practise coercion and call it government.

More power to local councils: This is true in that having granted the people local referenda, central government then authorises local councils to disregard the result of said referenda when it so wishes. The Coalition speaks of returning planning decisions to local councils, yet we learn today that George Osborne wishes to overhaul the planning system and thus putting himself totally against the policy of Eric Pickles.

No more spin/sofa government: Really? How about this then, or this, or this, or this?

Put a block on more power to the EU: More powers have been ceded to the EU since the Coalition took office and the European Union Bill, which has more holes in it than a garden sieve, won't block any further transfers.

Capped immigration: The only immigration capped has been that from outside the EU, the hundreds of thousands of EU citizens wishing to come to Britain still can. The Coalition is backing admission of Turkey to the EU - if one tenth of that country wished to settle here, that would mean a further 8 million people eligible to use our health service, access the benefit system etc etc - and the Coalition have capped immigration?

Really Warsi-Lass, you will have to do better than that - remember: no more spin government? You said it!


Afterthought: As I am tired of knocking down coconuts (no pun intended) I leave it to readers to continue the process.....

8 comments:

serf on the land of the British EU Barons said...

Looks like Labour tractor stats to me. But its the sort of thing that lifelong LibLabCon-ers like.

WitteringsfromWitney said...

serf: Pathetic is it not?

microdave said...

And the contradiction of offering financial help to businesses in some areas, whilst simultaneously pressing on with absurd "Eco" policies which are threatening us with the most expensive, unreliable electricity on the planet...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1363197/George-Osborne-revive-enterprise-zones-promote-investment-areas-potential-growth.html

http://www.bishop-hill.net/blog/2011/3/5/things-can-only-get-dearer.html

WitteringsfromWitney said...

md: thanks for starting the ball rolling..! I was getting bored, as I said!

Anonymous said...

Our freedoms restored, Oh i can go and have a fag with my pint in my local pub then? What no? Thought so.

WitteringsfromWitney said...

A: Not yet, patience!

Anonymous said...

They have not stopped the 'jobs' tax. Check the employers contribution rates now and after
5th April.

WitteringsfromWitney said...

A: Thanks for your contribution to the debate - knew I cud rely on my readers!