SAY NO TO THE HINKLEY POINT JOINT NUCLEAR POWER STATION PROJECT

1. The expenditure is too much to commit to.

2.  We are sharing the initial cost with two other countries who could certainly hold us to ransom in the future.

3.  We have our own engineers and designers with better ideas.

4.  It should be an entirely British project, giving British jobs.

5.  Small, easily repeatable, mass produced stations would give benefits of supplies in the short and long terms.  

6. Smaller stations would be easier to finance and deliver on time.

7. Smaller stations would be easier to decommission in a phased fashion.

8. Smaller stations could easily be replaced in a phased fashion without loss of supplies.

9.  Smaller stations could easily be integrated with new forms of supply.     

10.  Smaller stations would be easier to phase out all together when other supplies become cheaper.

11.  And finally, why aren't we exporting nuclear stations to the rest of the world, built on time and delivered at the agreed price? 

MAY ABUSES CORBYN

At PMQs last week May, with twisted lips, said triumphantly, to Corbyn,  "does this remind you of anybody?"  I didn't know how to take it, and probably Corbyn didn't either.   I wasn't sure if she was referring to Thatcher, Cameron, or Corbyn himself, given that she had mocked Corbyn immediately before.  Here was an opportunity for May to change the political tone, but we had same old abusive politics from the conservatives, as for example when Cameron said to Corbyn, "resign, man!"  Jeremy doesn't do abuse.  The conservatives do.  The abuse is very infectious.

MAY DRAGGING HER FEET

May, so we are having to pay individual lawyers £5000 a day for at least two years.  This is BRUSSELS BUREAUCRACY gone completely MAD.   The lawyers will be laughing all the way to the bank, as will the so-called negotiators who will probably make more.  It is an overhead we can do without.  WHY CAN'T WE SIMPLY SAY TO THE EU, WE ARE NOW OUT.  AND IT IS UP TO YOU WHETHER YOU WANT TO DEAL WITH US?  LET NEGOTIATIONS BE BETWEEN COMPANIES, NOT BETWEEN BUREAUCRATS.    

ACCORDING TO MAY WE ARE OPEN FOR TRADE

Er, it seems that we are open for trade, wide open, selling our assets like Arm Holdings, football clubs, power stations all in the name of globalisation.  It will mean jobs, so May says.  But where will the decisions be made? In Japan, China and France of course. But more importantly, where will the money go?  To Japan, China and France of course - all money sucked out of the country.  We are being sold down the river. Presumably, this is supposed to be under trade agreements with the EU.  If it wasn't serious, it would be a big laugh.  

May doesn't care.  She has no industrial strategy.   She has no vision of creating a balanced economy between the city and industry.  Plenty of talk, but that's all.    

MAY'S VICIOUSNESS DURING PMQS

Jeremy Corbyn was consistently asking serious questions in a civil manner.  Instead of answering his questions, May viciously replied, mocking Corbyn.  This was not funny.  But the media thought it was hilarious.  They described it as a fine 'performance'.  I find Corbyn's approach more reasonable and to my liking - all without twisting of lips.

She should respect Jeremy Corbyn and anyone else, and not be influenced by her parliamentary colleagues egging her on. 

A QUICK EXIT FROM THE EU

Under Article 50, a Member State would notify the European Council of its intention to exit the Union and a withdrawal agreement would be negotiated between the Union and that State. The treaties of the European Union would cease to be applicable to that State FROM THE DATE OF THE AGREEMENT....  

THE AGREEMENT CAN BE NEGOTIATED QUICKLY.   WE COULD THEN START TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH ALL COUNTRIES WITHOUT BEING IN THE EU.  AS KERRY SAID TODAY IN THE PRESENCE OF BORIS, THE US CAN'T NEGOTIATE WITH THE UK BECAUSE THE UK IS STILL IN THE EU.   

THERESA MAY'S WAY OF SELLING GREAT BRITAIN

Imagine you were Boris Johnson promoting Britain as Great.  Then you find that your boss Theresa May has permitted the sale of the one outstanding computer asset that we had.  How would you feel?  Theresa May has allowed the sale of ARM Holdings to an unreliable Japanese company.  BORIS, YOU ARE WORKING FOR TRAITORS.  You have had the legs cut from beneath you.  It is time to get out and start a new party or join UKIP.  

MAY'S MISTAKE - DID SHE CHECK ON THE FINANCIAL STATUS OF SOFTBANK

Today the value of Softbank shares fell by 10%. The Japanese market had expected that Softbank would try to reduce its debt, not increase it.  It is now in excess of 100 billion dollars. 

So did the shareholders do proper due diligence and examine the status of Softbank?  They obviously shut their eyes and took the money.  

Did the UK Government check on the ability of Softbank to sustain this level of debt?  IT OBVIOUSLY DID NOT.  

MAY'S FIRST BIG MISTAKE - ALLOWING THE SALE OF ARM HOLDINGS TO JAPAN

Just like the others in the city, she has no interest and no pride in British industry.  She has allowed the sale of this Cambridge based British company for £24.3 billion pounds to the Japanese company Softbank.  ARM Holdings was the last major computing company that this country had.  It had roots going back to the time of the ACORN computer. I bought one for my son.  The British shareholders should be ashamed.   

MAYS NAIVETY

I was astonished at May's naive promises made during her inaugural speech outside No 10.  AND NOT A WORD ABOUT BREXIT.  THIS IS A LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER.

SLAVERY FOR PEOPLE FROM THE EU

I stayed over the weekend at Wokefield Park, near Reading, a very large hotel with a golf course and a BMW training school.  The numerous staff were almost all foreigners.  Hardly any could speak English. Thus they walked past without speaking, seemingly in a silent world.  They all looked tired. I was amazed to see this.  We have become just like the ancient Roman empire using foreigners, hidden and unseen, as slaves. Business is making profits out of slavery, in many industries such as hotels, farming and fishing.  This should cease. There should be a much greater use of British workers.            

THERESA MAY - 'HUMBLED' - HUMBUG

There is no sign of TM being 'humbled' by her crowning.  She is triumphant, and smirking with her supporters.

THERESA MAY - CROWNED BY SKULDUGGERY

She claims to have been chosen by the 'party'.  Really, she was crowned by the skulduggery of her parliamentary supporters.  The geremandering will be noticed by the country.  She appears innocent. But she knows full well that her supporters are not.     

THE U-TURNERS CAMERON AND MAY

These U-turners would tell us black was white and not bat an eyelid.    

Now that Andrea Leadsom has dropped out, the Brexiteers should leave the Conservative party, and join UKIP.  

THERESA MAY WANTS A CALM CAMPAIGN

What when her supporters, that Duncan fellow and that Scottish Tory leader are shouting their heads off!!!  

THERESA MAY - DOES SHE HAVE THE STAMINA FOR THE JOB?

Theresa appears capable as Home Secretary.   When not doing that job she has been in hiding.  We have heard very little of her.  So how would she cope with Cameron's job?  She nodded-off recently in Parliament when Cameron was talking about Chilcot.   I don't blame her.  But does she have the physical stamina to be prime minister?  The wear on Cameron's face and body is testimony to the rigours of his job. His blood pressure must go sky high during prime minister's questions when his face often goes red.  Theresa may have been able to pace herself to do the Home Secretary's job but does she have the physical characteristics that will sustain her as prime minister.

THERESA MAY - A 'BLOODY DIFFICULT WOMAN'

“Ken Clarke says I am a bloody difficult woman. The next man to find that out will be Jean-Claude Juncker,” the Home Secretary said to laughter.  Theresa May said this in support of herself as the right candidate to negotiate a route out of the EU.  Is this strident attitude the correct one to take? She took it with the Police.  Cameron took a similar cock-sure attitude with the EU and came away with very little.  Thatcher demeaned  the miners with the same attitude.  May will not be good to bring unity to the country.   

ANDREA LEADSOM OR THERESA MAY

If you were to interview these two what would you look for?   Who has a proven record of being interested in the job? Theresa remained quiet during the Brexit campaign, mumbling something about remaining - I never saw her speak.  Andrea on the other hand took a major role along with a number of others, travelling the length and breadth of the country.  She knew the importance of the decision the Country was about to make.  Theresa thought it was a foregone conclusion and left it all to Cameron, Osborne and the 'experts'.  If Theresa refused to find the time to get involved with the Brexit campaign, how can she expect to find the time to be prime minister.

ANDREA LEADSOM TAKES A POSITIVE VIEW

There has been far too much negativity around from a number of sources.  We are all guilty of it. The media revels in it and calls it news.  We know Cameron, Osborne, and Carney are guilty of it, but in their case it was to talk Britain down and out for the count. May realises she doesn't really want the job after all.  But Andrea Leadsom sees a bright future out of the EU. 

ANDREA LEADSOM - MOST GENUINE

Of the three candidates for the Conservative party leadership, Andrea Leadsom seems to be the most genuine.  We saw a lot of her during the Brexit debates and were able to assess her knowledge, experience and character.  

CAMERON'S GOVERNMENT LIKE BLAIR'S

Just as Blair's Government had no post war plan for Iraq, so Cameron's Government had no post Brexit plan.  Cameron's Government has not learned the lesson of Iraq. For heaven's sake man! Just go, and take Osborne with you.

DOES THE GOVERNMENT HAVE A POST BREXIT PLAN?

Steve Crowther of UKIP wrote today: "A decent government would have prepared for Brexit, even if doubting it would happen, so that when we did vote for it the plans were already drawn up." 

OF COURSE UKIP WAS NOT CONSULTED BY THE GOVERNMENT.  THE GOVERNMENT HAD NO POST BREXIT PLAN.  YET UKIP HAD PREPARED A PLAN OVER A LONG PERIOD.

LONDONERS ARE IN A BUBBLE

The results of the referendum confirms that Londoners live in a bubble.  They do not understand why most of the rest of the country voted to come out of the EU.  They think that they are right and mount protests saying that the rest of the country got it wrong.  The media, London based, supports and perpetuates the myth of the rightness of Londoners.  But out there is a people with strong backbones that apposes the London view.  This anti-London effect will be reflected in the choice of leader for the Conservative party when the members come to vote.  This was the reason for the politicians trying to force the leadership election with a crowning of May.  Of course we haven't seen the worst of politicians actions in this election yet.      

THEY FULFIL THEIR OWN PROPHECIES OF DOOM

Why haven't Mark Carney and George Osborne followed their master Cameron and resigned?  They scurry around trying to justify that they were right.  Their cry now goes out that a deteriorating financial position had 'suddenly' appeared within a few days of the Referendum.  We have idiots in control of our finances. They should go.  They are talking the country down, creating panic.

MONEY MEN MAKING A MEAL OUT OF BREXIT

Mark Carney and the money men are making a meal out of Brexit.  The sooner Andrea Leadsom is elected the better.  She is the only candidate capable of sorting them all out.

Why haven't Mark Carney and George Osborne followed Cameron?

THE HYPOCRITICAL REMAINERS

Doesn't it seem weird, that after Leavers won the Brexit campaign we have Remainers Phillip Hammond, George Osborne and Theresa May acting as if nothing had happened.   Phillip Hammond hypocritically said, it doesn't matter that he and Theresa May voted to remain. And Boris is right, they are not promoting the advantages of being out of the EU.  They just cannot bring themselves to admit that they were wrong, and they shouldn't be in control.         

MAY - THE VIPER (REALLY IN NOT OUT)

NOW THE SERPENT WAS MORE CRAFTY THAN ANY OF THE WILD ANIMALS THE LORD GOD HAD MADE

Worse than Thatcher for arrogance, she showed in her launch statement what she was about. 'I’m Theresa May and I think I’m the best person to be Prime Minister', she said. There will be big trouble ahead if ever she is elected. There is no humbleness about this speech. We have only talk and smoke.

"So I want to talk first about the immediate need for political certainty and economic confidence following the referendum."
Who is going to give that - May of course

"The country needs strong leadership and a clear sense of direction, to give confidence to investors, to keep the economy moving, and to keep people in work."
Who is going to give that - May of course


"we need a bold, new, positive vision for the future of our country. A vision of a country that works, not for a privileged few, but for every one of us."
She is one of the old guard in Thatcher and Cameron's mould, incapable of uniting the Country.

"Brexit means Brexit."
She hasn't said what it means in her terms. One cannot but feel, given her past, and the people gathered around her, that a fudge is on the cards.  We are going to be out, but really we will be in.

"And there should be no decision to invoke Article Fifty until the British negotiating strategy is agreed and clear – which means Article Fifty should not be invoked before the end of this year."
Who is she going to agree the British negotiating strategy with - her friends in the Conservative party?

"If before 2020 there is a choice between further spending cuts, more borrowing and tax rises, the priority must be to avoid tax increases, since they would disrupt consumption, employment and investment. These are all measures that will be taken by a Conservative Government I lead."

There is only one measure here - the avoidance of tax increases, and you have to take that with a pinch of salt.  There is that repeated little word "I". 

"Regardless of the time it takes to negotiate the initial deal, it is going to take a period lasting several years to disentangle our laws, rules and processes from the Brussels machinery."  

Several years!  Really!!  I told you its going to be a fudge.  She says we will be out but in reality we will be in.  She is not to be trusted. 

ANDREA LEADSOM FOR PM

She conducted herself very well throughout the Brexit campaign.  I was extremely impressed with her approach.  With support from Ian Duncan Smith she could win the leadership election. Boris could give his support too.   These are reasonable moderate people.  Such a team would be liked by the country at large.