tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14306519.post6199861088930554455..comments2023-07-15T11:16:18.809+01:00Comments on giroscope: Ken Livingstone, dinosaur machine politics, and the case for change in LondonT.N.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13994761000416067940noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14306519.post-83107661272539922532012-04-19T11:33:49.954+01:002012-04-19T11:33:49.954+01:00Well in response to the previous comments, it woul...Well in response to the previous comments, it would indeed be ludicrous to characterise the Print media as 'left of centre' - the BBC, though remains a doyen of the Hard Left.<br /><br />I think the point about EMA is that it is a central government policy which the Mayor cannot do anything about, hence why Ken has being condemned for making that promise. <br /><br />However, in terms of the overall post I have to agree, although I'd take issue with whether Ken's platform is 'basically sound' as the Fares promise is unfunded and I think we'd have the same unsavoury bunch of cronies (people like Lee Jasper & Darren Johnson) that marred his previous 8 years in office.<br /><br />Regarding Owen Jones, - I described him as one of the most dangerous men in Britain, if not the World, and as one of my Twitter colleagues @FatCouncillor pointed out: <br /><br />'Anyone who thinks Owen Jones is the answer to any problems can come over to my office and I'll set them straight by any means necessary' following a particularly woeful appearance on BBC Question Time. <br /><br />And,in terms of a 'right-wing' conspiracy, what about the disgraceful Hard Left 'hatchet job' part funded by the taxpayer through the Compass Think tank which attacked Boris prior to the 2008 election?, of which I believe you were part - that people saw through in sufficient numbers in 2008 to deliver a fantastic result for London & The country - nothing from Owen or the various other fifth colmnists such as Sunny Hundal, Eoin Jones or Dave Hill then or now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14306519.post-72605406682397883072012-04-14T07:24:08.717+01:002012-04-14T07:24:08.717+01:00Some great comments here - for example:
Claiming...Some great comments here - for example: <br /><br />Claiming the media is "left biased" - ho ho. <br /><br />Why should kids be paid to go to college - er... because it increases staying on rates? <br /><br />"the left refusing to see anything other than good in the Labour party and it's [sic] candidates" - well I think this blog kind of disproves that.<br /><br />2010 mistake corrected, though - thanks.T.N.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13994761000416067940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14306519.post-12049563854039895692012-04-13T23:41:36.497+01:002012-04-13T23:41:36.497+01:00Same old argument for re-instating EMA, from someo...Same old argument for re-instating EMA, from someone who probably hasn't seen the inside of a classroom in a while. Why should kids be paid to go to college? My mother is a teacher, and believe me, both she and her colleagues in her college were all against EMA. Too often, she had disillusioned pupils in her class, only there because they can pick up their EMA. On top of that there were many, documented, instances of teachers (including her) being bullied into marking a pupil as present, when in fact they weren't, only so they would qualify for EMA. And according to her, this was widespread. Also, the re-instatement of EMA is not within the Mayor's gift - see here http://tinyurl.com/c98jg6k. Also, his transport policies are dependent on a so-called "surplus fund" which all the other candidates and TFL are adamant doesn't exist. Dinosaur machine politics? It is rife in this country, with the left refusing to see anything other than good in the Labour party and it's candidates, such as Ken. What about the 13 years in which Labour had to shape education policy? Look at the falling standards in our schools across the board. And don't even get me started on Ken's avowed ambition of making London a beacon for Islam. I'm sure the female and LGBT population of London would be delighted with that. I'm glad you don't have the opportunity to vote this time round, the very last thing London needs is Ken. A dinosaur indeed.twitter.com/arrgeekaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14306519.post-70995469869776250522012-04-13T23:13:08.636+01:002012-04-13T23:13:08.636+01:00It's 2012.
... and apart from the odd newspap...It's 2012.<br /><br />... and apart from the odd newspaper or 2, the British media is distinctly left-biased already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com