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steeleye20 Croydon 21 May 24 10.32am | |
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'Theresa May: Infected Blood Inquiry highlights ‘abject failure’ of British state'. She emerges with some credit, actually, ordering the inquiry, also the chair competent and precise. The procession of UK state disasters continues, to which each one is normally attached a treasury-driven compensation scheme seemingly deliberately designed so useless it compounds the misery of the victims many of whom will be dead before receiving anything 'It must never happen again', it always does. My tip for the next one, state-run compensation schemes.
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georgenorman 21 May 24 6.18pm | |
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The defence of state facilitated death and destruction on its citizens by some posters on here is disgraceful, but predictable. Edited by georgenorman (21 May 2024 6.46pm)
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Badger11 Beckenham 21 May 24 7.21pm | |
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Originally posted by georgenorman
The defence of state facilitated death and destruction on its citizens by some posters on here is disgraceful, but predictable. Edited by georgenorman (21 May 2024 6.46pm) We need a new award in this country, forget OBE how about a
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Stirlingsays 21 May 24 7.25pm | |
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Originally posted by Badger11
We need a new award in this country, forget OBE how about a They should give him his own nudist beach.
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Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 21 May 24 10.21pm | |
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Originally posted by georgenorman
The defence of state facilitated death and destruction on its citizens by some posters on here is disgraceful, but predictable. Edited by georgenorman (21 May 2024 6.46pm)
There have been decisions made that have subsequently been shown to be unwise. Whether they should have been avoided is a matter of opinion but you can be certain that no one deliberately set out to cause death or destruction.
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Teddy Eagle 21 May 24 10.32pm | |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
There have been decisions made that have subsequently been shown to be unwise. Whether they should have been avoided is a matter of opinion but you can be certain that no one deliberately set out to cause death or destruction. Unwise? That's some consolation to the 30,000 people affected. Probably not so much for the 3,000 who died.
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Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 21 May 24 10.33pm | |
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Originally posted by Badger11
We need a new award in this country, forget OBE how about a Whenever someone fails to fulfil their duty I can be as critical as anyone else. I have had several run ins with civil servants in a variety of Ministries in recent years where their reasoning was obscure to say the least and the pontificating endless. There is much that needs to be improved. As there is with the way our system of government functions. That said I also try to understand the difficulties they currently work under and take issue with those who think that magic wands exist which could sprinkle fairy dust and everything would instantly be ok. Root and branch reform is required in some areas but that demands time, money and patience. None of which is available nor likely to be anytime soon.
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Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 21 May 24 10.38pm | |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
Unwise? That's some consolation to the 30,000 people affected. Probably not so much for the 3,000 who died. It’s no consolation at all but that doesn’t change anything. If positive change is to happen it needs to start with the way we organise our politics and then ensure that our representatives have the tools to do the job we expect from them.
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Teddy Eagle 21 May 24 10.42pm | |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
It’s no consolation at all but that doesn’t change anything. If positive change is to happen it needs to start with the way we organise our politics and then ensure that our representatives have the tools to do the job we expect from them. Right. Well, "we" had better get on with that then. Just out of interest when have they ever done the job we expect from them?
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Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 22 May 24 8.15am | |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
Right. Well, "we" had better get on with that then. Just out of interest when have they ever done the job we expect from them? That depends on who “we” are! If you mean the electorate as a whole the answer will be spotty. If you mean the majority cohort here, never! Here people pontificate but don’t participate. If you think change is needed you don’t just have to think you must get out and help to organise it. Democratically of course.
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Teddy Eagle 22 May 24 9.51am | |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
That depends on who “we” are! If you mean the electorate as a whole the answer will be spotty. If you mean the majority cohort here, never! Here people pontificate but don’t participate. If you think change is needed you don’t just have to think you must get out and help to organise it. Democratically of course.
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Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 22 May 24 12.08pm | |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
Unless you want a change from representative government we are always going to have MPs taking decisions they believe are correct. Some of which some people will disagree with. That's normal. What we can do is ensure that those elected to be MPs are truly representative and then free of outside influence so they can always decide on merit. The change I want is for Parliament and not parties to be supreme.
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