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End of term report for current government

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whitewave Thu 16-Jul-15 10:45:04

Tried to bring in a new Human Rights Act -- failed
Attempted to modify the fox hunting act - failed.
English Votes for the English - has appeared to have got in a muddle over this.
I suspected this is because the government has failed to do it's homework.

The budget - after early promise it is clear that this has not lived up to expectations. Giddeon or as he likes to be called George has failed to live up to the UK's principles of fair play, and he shows a distinct lack of balance.

What I have noticed is that David does tend to get into a strop at times and as a consequence his judgement goes a bit wobbly. An example of this is his attitude to members of the Kingdom he is governing, and his lack of judgement with regard to democratic principles..
The Scottish people have not be treated with any great integrity and David is in danger of breaching his democratic mandate as he considers taking the vote away from some of the Westminster Scottish representatives.
He is also straying into human rights as he considers how to legislate on the right to strike. He is also keen to minimise opposition and is trying to limit the Labour Party however he can. This includes attacking their funding as well as changing the constituent boundaries, in favour of his own party. There are reports that he is even trying to influence the leadership contest.

Looking further ahead David has a referendum on the EU membership to consider. I worry that if the vote is no his government will be up to the challenges or indeed even understand them.

In conclusion. A very mixed start. One hopes that we see some improvement during the coming year

durhamjen Mon 31-Aug-15 23:47:45

He is inconsistent.

Two announcements today; £500 million to be spent on Faslane, while cutting 22,000 police jobs, which can be paid for by £500 million.

whitewave Thu 27-Aug-15 14:02:43

Utterly failed to met his own immigration target.

Will the EU regs impinge on his plans re strike law?

durhamjen Thu 27-Aug-15 13:23:38

act.goingtowork.org.uk/page/m/1f11b3e2/3ab9ec2e/5464c1df/54073393/1783884144/VEsC/

About the government's new thoughts on the Right to Strike. They have to put it out to consultation, so if anyone wants to comment, here's the place.

durhamjen Tue 21-Jul-15 13:30:30

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/104436

A vote of no confidence in IDS.

He is impossible in class. Never listens to anyone else, and continues on the same path despite being advised to alter direction by many who would help him. This is shown by his poor marks in all areas.

trisher Tue 21-Jul-15 09:35:54

George and Boris are there if you read the thread.

rosesarered Tue 21-Jul-15 09:30:58

Had a sense of humour bypass recently?Well Trisher, you go right ahead and amuse us, can't wait to read it.

trisher Tue 21-Jul-15 09:12:36

Yes but it basically slagged the people off and made rather obvious and crass remarks-"slanging match", "vague geography chappie". Much harder to write something that highlights the problems and the actions of these people in an amusing way, with few personal remarks.

rosesarered Mon 20-Jul-15 23:28:56

True, not in the present government ( and maybe not in any government for years and years) but simply too much fun NOT to write about.

rosesarered Mon 20-Jul-15 23:27:40

Well Djen, it was a report, and it was from a school, so......

durhamjen Mon 20-Jul-15 22:34:40

And again, roses, if you are being pedantic, you are supposed to be writing reports about the current government. Ed Vaizey is in the current government. Harriet, Yvette and Mr Corbyn are not.

durhamjen Mon 20-Jul-15 22:32:20

I think Ed Vaizey's dad did, when he was alive.
I do not think your cat fight was actually a school report, either.

trisher Mon 20-Jul-15 21:57:16

George (formerly known as Gideon) is still struggling with mathematics. Some of his calculations are unsound and he has a tendency, when the answer to a problem eludes him, to pluck figures out of thin air. He needs to look more carefully at the questions and spend more time trying to understand them.

rosesarered Mon 20-Jul-15 16:33:01

Extract of note to Headmaster of Dotheboys Comp. from Head of sixth form.........
Gavin ,
You will have heard about the disturbance in the canteen today, but just to get you up to speed,the two girls involved,Yvette and Harriet had a slanging match and then what is called a 'cat fight' all spitting and clawing .It started of course, over a boy , Yvette yelled " if you like him and his ideas so much then get a room!" Harriet responded by pulling her hair and things then escalated.Mr Corbyn ( the rather vague geography chappie) stepped forward to intervene and said some wise things about being peaceful , but Harriet screamed " butt out Grandad" and punched Yvette to the floor. Luckily, Mr Osborne the janitor had a bucket of cold water to hand and threw it over the girls, bringing things to a close and...............

rosesarered Mon 20-Jul-15 16:19:46

Djen, we are doing things in school report mode on this thread, who cares about Ed Vaizey being a Conservative ( apart from you.)
I certainly don't think that Boris should be PM btw.

durhamjen Mon 20-Jul-15 11:56:26

Anyone who thinks Boris should be PM should look at 131 now Mayor's question time.

durhamjen Mon 20-Jul-15 11:44:32

Roses, how is saying Ed Vaizey is a disappointment to his family blaming the family?
He is a rebel. His dad was a Labour peer.

rosesarered Mon 20-Jul-15 09:49:54

This school is fairly liberal, and prefers to adopt a wait and see policy on all it's pupils, as some may be late developers and others a bit shy.

whitewave Mon 20-Jul-15 09:27:28

No doubt by the time the referendum takes place David will have left school. However I worry that his year is not up to the challenges ahead.

rosesarered Mon 20-Jul-15 09:13:22

( aren't reports fun? Perhaps we should all have been teachers.grin )

rosesarered Mon 20-Jul-15 09:11:19

David indeed will be doing something against his natural inclination vis a vis the possible exit from the EU, but if that is what the majority of the school wants then he will bow to that decision , as he feels that the pupils must be given the choice.Time will tell, as to knowing if it was a wise choice.

FarNorth Mon 20-Jul-15 09:10:43

Your fourth point shows that David does not have a good grasp of arithmetic, or of the definition of "a job".
Many of his peers, and some of his tutors, have been taken in by his confident manner which may not prove desirable for David in the long run.

rosesarered Mon 20-Jul-15 09:07:32

Whilst not being a miracle worker, David has shown real commitment to the job in hand and has got on with things in a steady way. we hope for more of course as time goes on, but so far has been a responsible Head Boy.

FarNorth Mon 20-Jul-15 09:06:57

X-d posts RaR.

Your first two points are not finished projects and may not have the results that David hopes.
Your third point shows David doing something that he claims is against his natural inclination and will be very interesting to watch.

rosesarered Mon 20-Jul-15 09:05:12

I think the last few comments will do for starters.

rosesarered Mon 20-Jul-15 09:02:54

Created a whole mass of jobs, more people are in employment now.