Wednesday 1 January 2014

THE MESSAGE FOR THE PRIVILEGED FROM THE VERY PRIVILEGED OF ETON

David Cameron has called upon Scots to stay in UK while warning that there is still difficult work ahead when it comes to repairing the economy.

He says cutting immigration, cutting the welfare bill, protecting the economy and raising school standards are also priorities in 2014.

The Eton toff prime minister said 2014 was an historic year because of the vote on Scottish independence, which could "change our country forever".

"Our family of nations is at its best when we work together with shared interest and common purpose," he said. "This year, let the message go out from England, Wales and Northern Ireland to everyone in Scotland … we want you to stay – and together we can build an even stronger United Kingdom for our children and grandchildren."

What tosh. What utter complete tosh!

We have a very limited number of shared interests. And the problems which England faces, are not necessarily the same problems faced by the Celtic nations in the union.
I don’t think anyone would deny that immigration is a problem in parts of England. And with Ukip snipping at his ankles Cameron must be seen to be tough on foreigners and tough on the causes of foreigners, hence the rushed legislation regarding the Bulgarians and Romanians who gain full EU rights today. But not explaining Lynton Crosby or the governor of the Bank of England! Australian and Canadian in turn.

Scotland, on the other hand, has a very different problem. Years of failing to educate people for the jobs market of the 21st century together with an aging population, has left us with an acute shortage of young people with relevant skills. Both Labour and SNP governments in Edinburgh had been dealing with this by encouraging people to settle in Scotland after university for a period of at least two years, so that Scotland could get the benefit of the skills they had developed and to help to redress the imbalance of young and old. It is a system similar to that run by the Republic of Ireland.

Teresa May, however, cared not much for our problems and banned the scheme, although there should have been no need for it to happen. The beneficiaries all had work visas that were valid only north of the border and National Insurance numbers that were only valid in Scotland. But then, as the Home Office itself was employing illegal immigrants as cleaners we wouldn't expect Tessy to be up to speed with that kind of thing.

More welfare cuts are on the agenda. Well, Osborne said that we couldn't afford a welfare state, didn't he? But what the hell they are going to cut without killing off even more of our sick, old and weak, I can't imagine.  
Of course I agree with his desire to raise school standards, but as that is something over which he has responsibility in England alone, his plans there are (thankfully) nothing to do with us.

Cameron emphasised the coalition's determination to stick to austerity and continue "vital work on the deficit".

"It's a New Year – and for Britain there can only be one New Year’s resolution – to stick to the long-term plan that is turning our country around," he said. "When we came to office, our economy was on its knees. Three and a half years later, we are turning a corner." 

I wish I knew which corner it was!
"The plan is working. That's why this year, 2014, we are not just going to stick to the plan – we are going to redouble our efforts to deliver every part of it, to benefit the whole country and secure a better future for everyone."

I can’t help but wonder just how much benefit is being felt by the millions of people who are struggling to pay ever increasing rents, electricity, gas and food bills, or now living on the streets because of the Bedroom Tax, or queuing at food banks after work to feed their kids, and just how much better a future he thinks they are looking forward to.

Highlighting the progress made in 2013 as the country returned to growth, he said there remains "difficult work" ahead to protect the economy for the long term and keep mortgage rates low.


Cameron also hinted there would be more help for “hard working families up and down the country who play by the rules” by cutting income taxes and freezing fuel duty".

Oh these hard working families up and down the country...what would politicians do without them?

In the meantime, of course, I'm always delighted to hear Mr Cameron telling us Scots what to do. We need an Eton and Oxford man to do that for us. Heaven only knows what we should do without him.

11 comments:

  1. Cameons new year message we want Scotland to stay, pass the sick bucket, What this cold fish really means, we need your lochs to store our repugnantly offensive WMD's, we need the humungus amounts of cash generated from your North Sea assests, we need the taxes generated by your businesses, we need your young men as cannon fodder in our illegal assest stripping wars in foreign nations, this Bullingdon Boy Bullsh*tter, wouldn't know the truth if it jumped up, and bit him on the arse, thankfully we'll be shot of him and Westminster come the 19th of September.

    Happy New Year Munguin, keep the excellent work up.

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    1. Yes. Can't wait.

      But in teh meantime, I'd like to thank hm. We would invite him to come and preach to us in his plummy tones just as often as her likes and then some more...

      Munguin says thank you for your good wishes :) and the nice compliment. His head is just getting stuck in the door now...

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  2. "Our family of nations is at its best when we work together with shared interest and common purpose," he said. "This year, let the message go out from England, Wales and Northern Ireland to everyone in Scotland … we want you to stay – and together we can build an even stronger United Kingdom for our children and grandchildren."

    Translation:

    "Our family of nations is at its best when we work together to ensure that LONDON AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND SURVIVE with shared interest and common purpose," he said. "This year, let the message go out from England, Wales and Northern Ireland to everyone in Scotland … we want you to stay WE ARE DESPERATE TO KEEP STEALING YOUR OIL REVENUES EVEN THOUGH THE OIL PRICE IS FAR TOO VOLATILE TO RELY ON – and together we can build an even stronger United Kingdom of LONDON AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND for our children and grandchildren."

    "When we came to office, our economy was on its knees. Three and a half years later, we are turning a corner."

    Translation:

    "OUR COUNTRY IS NOW COMPLETELY BROKEN AND WE WILL ENSURE BETTER TOGETHER DO WHATEVER WE TELL THEM TO PISS OFF THE SCOTS TO ENSURE A YES VICTORY IN SEPTEMBER WHICH WILL GUARANTEE US, THE TORIES, DECADES OF RULE IN WESTMINSTER."

    "The plan is working. That's why this year, 2014, we are not just going to stick to the plan – we are going to redouble our efforts to deliver every part of it, to benefit the whole country and secure a better future for everyone."

    Translation:

    "WE'VE BEEN IN POWER NOW FOR OVER THREE YEARS AND NONE OF THOSE UPITY SCOTS,PARTICULARLY THOSE RIDICULOUS ONES IN BETTER TOGETHER, HAVE YET REALISED THAT WE HAD A PLAN WHEN WE CAME INTO POWER TO KEEP HOLD OF WESTMINSTER FOR DECADES TO COME AND HERE WE ARE THREE YEARS ON AND THE PLAN IS WORKING, SCOTLAND WILL VOTE FOR INDEPENDENCE AND WE WILL HAVE WON!

    GO FORTH, GO FORTH I SAY AND PREPARE ENGLAND FOR DECADES OF WONDERFUL FANTASTIC CONSERVATIVE RULE FROM WESTMINSTER!"

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    1. Have you thought about translation as a career Arbroath?

      Another one of Stuart's good posts. The truth is we always get the government England votes for. By a semi happy coincidence, sometimes we will have voted for it too.

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  3. Cameron should have been honest and said ' Scotland don't leave, we are stronger with your oil, your whiskey, your gas, your wind and wave power, your future fracking revenues, your taxes. We need your young men to fight in our wars and Scotland I promise you this when we have raped your country of everything you have England will vote for its independence and you can fuck off and cow's love David.

    Cameron is a dick head like most of the other unionist politicians and members who know the truth and would happily fuck their own country over, sorry for the language but its how I feel.

    Bruce

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    1. It's a bit too honest for the likes of Dave the Spiv, Bruce...

      He doesn't really do honest.

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  4. Apparently we are not alone in this great broken Britain of ours to want independence after all.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-514118/Berwick-Tweed--Englands-northernmost-town--wants-defect-Scotland.html

    Nice of the Daily Mail to finally catch up with 20th Century./ LOL

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    1. I notice though, at the end of the article...

      "A Scottish Executive spokesman said it had "no territorial demands on its friends and neighbours".

      The Scottish Executive, huh?

      Yeah, the Mail still really stuck in the dark ages...

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    2. I'm guessing they have not moved as far into the 21st Century as I had originally thought! LOL

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    3. The Daily Mail relentlessly stuck in the 19th century.

      Purveyors of second rate right wing crap to Her Majesty, Queen Victoria.

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