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		<title>Welcome to your new place, David &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.richarddows.co.uk/2010/05/11/welcome-to-your-new-place-david/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 19:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just imagine wanting to move into a new house, but in this case the Queen is the one that decides it. Yes, welcome home David, the last occupants have been kicked out and your servants await. On a less joking note though, nice to see that our election of a party with 2 million more [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just imagine wanting to move into a new house, but in this case the Queen is the one that decides it. Yes, welcome home David, the last occupants have been <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8675913.stm">kicked out</a> and your servants await.</p>
<p>On a less joking note though, nice to see that our election of a party with 2 million more votes than the next highest party, actually gets to be Prime Minister. We have been dancing around on broken glass these past few days and I&#8217;m not sure that Clegg really had it in mind to go with Labour, but rather use that as leverage for dealing with Cameron.</p>
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		<title>We Have a Snake for a Leader</title>
		<link>http://www.richarddows.co.uk/2009/09/01/we-have-a-snake-for-a-leader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>richard</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.richarddows.co.uk/?p=1102</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pride in democracy seems to be something we can trumpet about our state. But this is not the case these days. We had elected a leader, Mr Blair (although not me, I wasn&#8217;t in the UK at the time), then his second-in-command Gordon Brown, stabbed him in the back and took the position of Prime [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pride in democracy seems to be something we can trumpet about our state. But this is not the case these days. We had elected a leader, <em>Mr Blair</em> (although not me, I wasn&#8217;t in the UK at the time), then his second-in-command <em>Gordon Brown</em>, stabbed him in the back and took the position of Prime Minster for himself.</p>
<p>So this tyrant of ours, this two-faced snake, has proven consistently that he can neither lead us efficiently (as Chancellor he sold gold at one of the lowest prices ever) nor represent us properly. He puts his own opinions forward in parliament, despite the fact that public opinion is the opposite (the debate on assisted suicide is an example of that).</p>
<p>Now we have this <em>Megrahi</em> affair. Publicly, standing next to the leader of Israel, he said he was repulsed and angry about <em>Mr Megrahi</em>&#8216;s welcome in Libya upon his released, and now we have private letters being <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/01/lockerbie-bomber-megrahi-libya-uturn">made public</a> that <a href="http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Politics/documents/2009/09/01/libyangovt.pdf">say something quite different</a>:</p>
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Documents released today on the Megrahi affair state that the Foreign Office minister Bill Rammell had told the Libyans early this year that neither Brown nor foreign secretary David Miliband &#8220;would want Mr Megrahi to pass away in prison&#8221;.
</p></blockquote>
<p>When are we going to face the fact that our political system needs to be overhauled?</p>
<p>We need to vote a leader and a deputy into place. If they resign, then a national election should be triggered. We need to have the ability to hold referendum&#8217;s easily, so -OUR- opinion is what is carried out as law. We need to hold our representatives to book for misrepresenting us. If they put their own opinions forward in Parliament then they need to be punished, especially if they are contrary to the general opinion of their electorate.</p>
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		<title>PM: Protecting Britons in Difficult Times</title>
		<link>http://www.richarddows.co.uk/2009/06/29/pm-protecting-britons-in-difficult-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>richard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[gordon brown]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.richarddows.co.uk/?p=1038</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So our unelected leader, PM Brown, said in Parliament today that they won&#8217;t walk away from Britons in difficult times. Forgive me for being so blunt Mr Brown, but weren&#8217;t you the one that brought the hard times to us? As Chancellor you let the financial community do as they will, regardless of whether they [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So our <strong>unelected</strong> leader, <em>PM Brown</em>, said in Parliament today that they won&#8217;t walk away from Britons in difficult times.</p>
<p>Forgive me for being so blunt <em>Mr Brown</em>, but weren&#8217;t you the one that brought the hard times to us? As Chancellor you let the financial community do as they will, regardless of whether they flaunted good sense and displayed little fiduciary acumen. You sold gold at an historic low, losing us many billions.</p>
<p>Why should we trust him? Please, let there be an election.</p>
<p>Or if a miracle could occur, her Majesty dismiss him.</p>
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		<title>Will No-one Rid Us of This Turbulent Prime Minister?</title>
		<link>http://www.richarddows.co.uk/2009/06/28/will-no-one-rid-us-of-this-turbulent-prime-minister/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>richard</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.richarddows.co.uk/?p=1034</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How can this man -still- be Prime Minister? He doesn&#8217;t seem to be living on the same planet as us, and wants to start spending even more: Mr Brown&#8217;s determination to boost spending on frontline services will be underlined with the launch of his much vaunted national plan for public services on Monday. His Building [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How can this man -still- be Prime Minister? He doesn&#8217;t seem to be living on the same planet as us, and wants to start <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/5677741/Gordon-Brown-to-keep-spending-high-despite-recession-Ed-Balls-indicates.html">spending even more</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>
Mr Brown&#8217;s determination to boost spending on frontline services will be underlined with the launch of his much vaunted national plan for public services on Monday.</p>
<p>His Building Britain&#8217;s Future document includes a number of proposals which will require significant Government spending.
</p></blockquote>
<p>Significant government spending? That doesn&#8217;t sound very smart considering today&#8217;s environment! Perhaps if rid ourselves of unemployed immigrants sponging off the state and stopped immigration, we would have a little money spare, but look what he wants:</p>
<blockquote><p>
This will include the announcements of new funding for social housing and the recruitment of 100,000 personal tutors as part of an education White Paper.<br />
&#8230;<br />
He indicated increased spending on front line services such as schools and hospitals, and hinted for the first time that the police may also be protected from the cuts.
</p></blockquote>
<p>Idiot!</p>
<p>And to make matters worse he&#8217;s ignoring advice from the Bank of England, which has done all it can in this situation, and Labour are threatening to remove powers from the BoE:</p>
<blockquote><p>
Last week, Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank, gave warning that the country was experiencing: &#8220;An extraordinary level of public debt, which would require some pretty extraordinary things to be done.&#8221;
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<p>We need a general election now to get Labour out of power, they are killing this country!</p>
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		<title>Brown Failed to See Recession Coming</title>
		<link>http://www.richarddows.co.uk/2009/01/23/brown-failed-to-see-recession-coming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr Brown, are you f***ing blind? How could you not see the recession coming? It&#8217;s been in front of us for about a year now, and we&#8217;re now officially in recession with two quarters of negative growth, so you must have known for at least the past six months! Before that the housing market crashed, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mr Brown, are you f***ing blind?</p>
<p>How could you not see the <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/recession/4323549/UK-Recession-Gordon-Brown-admits-he-failed-to-see-economic-crisis-coming.html">recession coming</a>? It&#8217;s been in front of us for about a year now, and we&#8217;re now officially in recession with two quarters of negative growth, so you must have known for at least the past six months! Before that the housing market crashed, the banks crashed, and jobs have been shed month after month, what more do you need, a bloody roadmap?</p>
<p>Honest to God, who elects these idiots? And before you say I did, I did not. In fact, no-one did since he&#8217;s not an elected leader but foisted upon us because he stabbed Mr Blair in the back.</p>
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		<title>British PM Urges Food Savings</title>
		<link>http://www.richarddows.co.uk/2008/07/07/british-pm-urges-food-savings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our esteemed idiot leader has urged us all to save money (to combat rising costs) by stop wasting food: Britons must stop wasting food in an effort to help combat rising living costs, Gordon Brown has said as world leaders discuss rising prices The PM said &#8220;unnecessary&#8221; purchases were contributing to price rises, and urged [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our esteemed <del datetime="2008-07-07T22:18:12+00:00">idiot</del> leader has urged us all to save money (to combat rising costs) by <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7492573.stm">stop wasting food</a>:</p>
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Britons must stop wasting food in an effort to help combat rising living costs, Gordon Brown has said as world leaders discuss rising prices</p>
<p>The PM said &#8220;unnecessary&#8221; purchases were contributing to price rises, and urged people to plan meals in advance and store food properly.
</p></blockquote>
<p>This from the man who is visiting Japan, with how many public servants, hangers-on, toadies etc., eating 6-course meals and discussing doubling African food output in a Â£200+ million facility built just for this purpose. How much carbon have you used so far, <em>Mr Brown</em>? What are you going to do to offset that carbon use?</p>
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		<title>Brown&#8217;s Woes</title>
		<link>http://www.richarddows.co.uk/2008/05/11/browns-woes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 19:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seems like our esteemed PM is going down the tubes. Boo hoo. Serves him right from taking Â£300 or so a year (more) from people earning less than Â£18K/year. I mean what an idiot. The Labour party, party of the people, is supposed to look after those who work hard for their money at the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Seems like our esteemed PM is going down the tubes. Boo hoo.</p>
<p>Serves him right from taking Â£300 or so a year (more) from people earning less than Â£18K/year. I mean what an idiot. The Labour party, party of the people, is supposed to look after those who work hard for their money at the low end of the spectrum.</p>
<p>Now his <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/may/11/polls.gordonbrown">popularity is taking a nosedive</a> because of that unfortunate and unpopular tax choice.</p>
<p>Not that I like him, just wanted to rub salt in!</p>
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