Hughs Fish Fight Letter


To Commissioner Damanaki, Members of the European Parliament and all member state governments, 

I have seen images of dead and dying fish discarded in European waters.

I understand that the current Common Fisheries Policy leads to discarding on a vast scale; for example, half of all fish caught in the North Sea are being discarded because of the current quota system imposed by the CFP.

I want this senseless waste of food to end. I want you to use your influence to  stop this unacceptable  and shameful practice.

I am supporting the Fish Fight campaign to help bring about this vital change in our seas.

http://www.fishfight.net/letter/

Sympathy For Cleggy ?


Nick Cleggs position in this coalition government has been tenuous at best right from the very beginning.

He must be really worried now after his parties performance in last weeks elections.

While David Cameron is secretly dancing with glee the Labour party is making suggestions that the Liberal Democrats step down from this government and join them to fight the Conservatives. If that doesn’t sound like an admission that they cannot beat the Conservatives then I don’t know what does.

Surely Nick Clegg will stay where he is. The alternative is obscurity, to join the ranks of the also-rans.

Common Sense Prevails


The British Electorate sounded a resounding “NO” to the Alternative Vote. They voted two to one against the AV and therefore to retain the “first past the post” system that has been in place for the last couple of hundred years.

That was the common sense vote. The only people who would vote for the AV are probably members of the also ran parties. Parties that are so desperate to get into power that they are prepared to gamble that they might win a vote on people’s 2nd choices.

Who on earth would want to be governed by a 2nd choice government ?



Thats It – Civic Duty Done


My wife and I have been up to the local community centre and scribed our X’s.

Mind you, we could be voting for almost anything and anyone since we seem to be in a canvassing wilderness. Our house is occupied pretty much seven days a week yet nobody has managed to catch us in. Nobody has tried to secure our votes for the local elections. I don’t believe we have had any pamphlets dropped through our letter box.

And as for the “Alternative Vote”, well its a similar thing. If I hadn’t taken the time to look this up on the web I wouldn’t be any the wiser. My wife didn’t even know that we were being ask to make such a momentous decision. I believe that the government has actually failed to make it clear to the country as a whole what the voting options are really about. Apparently we should have had a booklet explaining the Alternative Vote and how it works. But no, nothing, nada, not a thing.

Seems to me the more we become connected the less we get to know.

Fan’s anger as thugs who beat him avoid prison – The Law Is An Ass


Once again the law has shown itself to be a total ass.

How can these thugs get off so lightly. Especially when they have previous convictions for similar crimes ??? Judge William Andreae-Jones knew Bancroft and Daly had previous convictions for violence. Bancroft was jailed for GBH in 1997.

Tim Hanks is left with psychological and physical wounds and these guys just walk away, virtually scot free

This is another case where the police must wonder what all their efforts are for.

Fan’s anger as thugs who beat him avoid prison – East Hampshire – The News.

Bomber Command To Be Honoured


After many years of campaigning a memorial is going to be created to remember those of Bomber Command who lost their lives.

Some 55,573 bomber crew gave their lives in the defense of this country during World War II and only now is a permanent memorial being created.

Today the foundation stone was laid for the memorial which is to be built in Green Park, central London. It is planned to be completed by May 2012.

In my view this is long overdue especially when you consider the many memorials to other branches of our armed forces.

View From The Conservatory


Yet another nice sunny morning and here I have captured the hasty escape of a squirrel who was in the act of stealing bird food from a wall mounted feeder. Not necessarily the best of photos as it was taken through double glazing. But you take what you can.

Flying Squirrel
Flying Squirrel

Makeover set to boost Waterlooville town centre’s trade – Oh Really !!!


So they found some more money !!!

Pretty artist impressions do not readily translate into the real thing nor do they generate business for the non-existent shops. Just take a look at our pastel parade. To me it looks just like a colour washed physical version of an artist impression. It is not the most attractive town centre.

We are about to be hit by the huge housing development over the western side of the town. What on earth is going to draw the new residents into the town centre ?

I have lived in the town for over 20 years and have seen the road traffic increase as vehicles try to avoid Waterlooville. Many people see the town as an irritation that disrupts the flow of the A3. They don’t stop because there is nothing to see. Just a plain, bland and tired pedestrian area.

I have seen business drying up in the town centre while the planners have allowed warehouse style shopping around the towns perimeter. What should have happened is that the planners should have encouraged the town centre to grow and flourish in the style of a market town with lots of smaller specialist shops. Allowing the Matalans, Brantano’s, furniture warehouse style shops and such like to open away from the town centre was the death knell to Waterlooville.

Makeover set to boost Waterlooville town centre’s trade – East Hampshire – The News.

Congratulations To William & Kate


There has already been far too much posted in the run up to todays celebrations. So much that I was bored with the whole idea of the wedding. The various media centres were falling over themselves to find the minutest facts no matter how tenuous the link to the couple.

Now the day has arrived and I am pleased for the couple. The spectacle was everything that one could wish for The weather has been kind and there has, by all accounts, been very little trouble from the idiots who go out of their way to spoil things.

Today has provided a welcome boost to this countries morale and hopefully a boost to the popularity of the monarchy. I hope the naysayers who decry the monarchy realise what an attraction the royals are and how beneficial and important  they are to GB Ltd. Our previous Labour government seem to go out of their way to crush. repress and destroy this countries heritage. The interest that is being shown in this wedding by  the whole world should say something to them. It is estimated that around 2 billion people will be tuning in.

So William & Kate …… CONGRATULATIONS !!!