More lies

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7757170.stm

Such arrogance. "Listen to me proles, this is what you are now instructed to think and believe happened."

As far as I see it, there are three options:

* Labour ministers, most definitely including Jacqui Smith and Gordon Brown, not only knew the arrest it was going to happen, but requested it did.
* Labour ministers, most definitely including Jacqui Smith and Gordon Brown, knew the arrest was going to happen, but didn't request it.
* No Labour minister knew that this was going to happen, frankly incredible given the other ministers that did.

Neither option is good.

Spot the liars

Gordon Brown:


But the winner is CLEARLY Jacqui Smith.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7754473.stm

How fucking arrogant is this woman? Look at the way she speaks to the camera. She clearly knew this was happening, she probably ordered the fucking arrest in the first place. She'll be rumbled, eventually. And what the fuck is the Demon Headmaster doing hanging around in the background like some senile old pensioner? He barely looks like he knows where he is.

Of course he fucking knew!

So, quite rightly, everyone's talking about the arrest of Damian Green. But just fucking watch as the arrogance of the government gets ever worse...

But the Home Office said ministers were not informed until after the arrest.

...

Downing Street insisted ministers had not been given advance warning and Prime Minister Gordon Brown said it was purely a police matter. "I had no prior knowledge, the home secretary had no prior knowledge, I know of no other minister who had any prior knowledge," he told Sky News, adding: "I knew about it only after it had happened."

I'm sorry, but what a load of fucking BOLLOCKS. Of course you knew, Gordon, you fucking arrogant, snotgobbling cunt. How dare you think you can pull the wool over our eyes again?

As Old Holborn said, either he and ministers did know, in which case we're living in an authoritarian state, or they didn't, in which case we're living in a police state.

Ahhhh!

Am I the only one that fucking hates this call in the House of Commons, usually during PMQs? Both sides of the house do it, as soon as one of their respective speakers says something that's supposed to be pertinent or interesting.

"Ah!" "Ah!"

They sound like a right bunch of pompous cunts. Which I suppose they all are.

Obo and Guido have also covered a revelation that Gordon Brown is paying whips to shout down the opposition. What a fucking disgrace, but I'll be honest, I expected no different. He knows his (and his parties) days are numbered. They surely haven't got a hope of winning the next election...have they?

Pay-As-You-Throw

Source here

From January English councils will be able to bid for pilot schemes to incentivise people for recycling more and deter them from throwing stuff away.

Previous pay-as-you-throw pilots were abandoned, but the survey showed 79% of women and 70% of men saying they should be rewarded financially if they create less waste and recycle more.

That can be translated as "people will be punished financially if they create more waste and recycle less".

I will hopefully get the definitive answer as to whether Bristol plans to implement this tomrrow.

Kerry McCarthy speaks sense

On her blog comments here

The problem is, that some of these people are unemployable - not just because of lack of qualifications, but more because of lack of social skills or any awareness of what is right or proper behaviour.

Christ, is this the first time ever a Labour MP has identified the workshy feckless chav underclass their Socialist governance has created?

Southwest One Part I

Welcome to my first posting on Southwest One - in what I hope will be a long series, fueled with all the information I am able to dig up on this highly suspect organisation.

The Bristol Blogger, James Barlow and MP Ian Liddell-Granger have done excellent work on it, hopefully I can continue.

A bit of background (mainly from the above sources)...

What is it?
Southwest One is a joint venture Shared Services Company formed of two Councils - Somerset and Taunton Dean, Avon and Somerset Police Constabulary, and IBM.

Why the controversy?

Take your pick from any number of reasons. Secrecy - The governance structure of Southwest One was branded "confidential" yet the company is funded by over £400m of public money. IBM have tried particularly hard to dodge the Audit Commission Act, which doesn't have the "commercial confidentiality" clauses the Freedom of Information Act had (but now doesn't, muahahaha). The Staffing Agreement document was kept from UNISON and other members of staff, and the document was apparently signed at 4am on a Satuday morning! IBM - they own 75% of the company, meaning they reap 75% of the profits (if Southwest One ever make any, which currently looks pretty unlikely). Finally, a wealthy of other dubious issues, including the fact that Avon & Somerset's Chief Constable's wife was in charge of the procurement/tender process on Taunton Dean CC's side. Hmmmm.

Is Bristol affected?

Yes, potentially. Southwest One has a framework agreement, covering all local authorities in the southwest (including of course Bristol City Council) and several public sector bodies signed up, which could become a large regonal shared service project. This means that they can utilise services provided by Southwest One without going through a tending/procurement process. Notice that whilst 22 authorities/public sector bodies are declared, 14 have chosen not to.

This could mean that Bristol City Council's IT and other shared services could be outsourced to Southwest One, along with quite possibly many other dubious/dodgy transfers. Only time will tell.