Day: October 10, 2010

Unacceptable


How can this be right ?

Under EU rules, child benefit is paid to parents who work and pay tax in the UK and whose children have stayed in their home countries.

New figures, show that the benefit is being used to support nearly 29,000 children living in Poland, along with thousands of children elsewhere in Eastern Europe.

The cost of living in some of these countries is lower than in the UK but they still receive UK rates. Surely the benefit that they receive should be based, pro rata, on the cost of living for the country in which the child lives.

And now our government is set to cut benefits to UK citizens but these foreign workers will still be able to claim these benefits.

This is not right and is truly unacceptable.

Personal Grooming


The PC brigade are on the loose again.

School dinner lady, Pat Lavery, handed a boy a biscuit after he asked for one. The boy is a relative.

Subsequently, Mrs Lavery was  told  that under the Child Protection Act she could  be seen to be grooming the child. Over a period of  two years or so the situation escalated to the point that she was informed she could lose her job.

All because she gave a boy a biscuit.

Mrs Lavery’s experience is yet another example of common sense being thrown out the window. Full story here

Taking things to an illogical extreme, at the end of this month there will be thousands of children accepting sweets and other treats from thousands of strangers.

Is it possible that I could be accused of grooming young children if I respond to the  Trick or Treat requests on my door step ?

Bring Back GMTV


When getting ready to go to work I only have time to dip into TV for brief moments.

GMTV suited me and I was able to pick up the news with a little bit of showbiz floss. The GMTV team were lively, bubbly and genuinely seemed to get along together. This is not the case with the new Daybreak show.

The new show is dull, dull, dull and who is that mumbling bumbling buffoon Chiles ?  I guess his style is attractive to some but first thing in the morning he is just depressing. As for Bleakly who looks nice but what else is she contributing to the show.

Sorry they get 2 out of 10 from the Waterlooville Jury. Bring back the pizazz of the GMTV team.