I luxuriated this morning and used my prerogative has a pensioner to have an extra half hour in bed listening to the today program. The Tories have been caught out by Auntie Beeb sending around to constituency parties violent crime figures which are woefully misleading. They apparently claim that violent crime has in creased by 200% under Labour. What they forgot to mention was that the method used and what constitutes violent crime changed a couple of years back. Oh naughty naughty. I have some sympathy though because I refused to carry on editing and publishing our local neighbourhood watch newsletter because I could never get timely figures or consistent methods of recording from our local cops.
It was interesting to hear the shadow minister trying to justify their actions and making out we all live in fear of our lives.
Over here in little ol Newton we have a new Inspector who is very proactive and although I have some misgiving with our neighbourhood Bobbies we have been spoiled by having two first class police community support officers. Although these two have now moved on their replacements seem to be getting to grips with the neighbourhood. PCSOs were a product of Labour investment in neighbourhoods.
I also noticed the Tories have moved away from swingeing cuts to a slower pace nearer what dear old Gordon has been preaching. I wonder what other dodgy data they have up their sleeve. Would I trust them with the NHS or our economy? I don’t think so. Time I think for another poster.
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I read in thursdays mail about little known laws, according to ancient statute, it is legal to murder a scotsman within the ancient city walls of York, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow at the time.( that could be arranged ) and it,s not a Sunday.
Humm. Gerry
As we all know statistics can be made to say anything.Amongst our own community I would say its much the same as its always been and may even be a little less due to pubs closing.What does concern me is the increase in violent crime amongst those that are more used to it(ie families particularly taking the law into their own hands) having come from more lawless societies.Seems thats migrants from Scotland then Gerry!
Your own councillor seems to be concerned that monthly reports are not made to local groups as required.I'd be happier if they were out actually doing the job instead of number crunching.I also miss laptop adam-is he a proper P.C. now?
Which Councillor would that be Margaret? I seemed to have missed that and as you know I luv a bit of controversy.
I've been pressing the wrong buttons again and inadvertantly rejected one of Gerry's comments. My most sincere apologies. The jist of the comment was to Margaret and said it was not all scotts only the politicians who are bleeding this country dry to make life more comfortable for the scots.
Your Cllr Howsell.
Too right Gerry.-Although it was a Sandwellian who helped put the Scotsman there
whats wrong with Cll Hosell? hardest working Cllr we've had in years.
Nothing wrong with Howsel and it is nice to see someone who can string 2 words together.Not the only hard worker tho he may be better at presenting it.Unfortunately I worry that party political affiliations get in the way of ALL of our councillors working together for the good of Great Barr(including Newton but excluding Yew Tree and Tamebridge)
I couldn't agree more Margaret. Without the full support of all our local Politicians we would not have got this far with our clinic. Lessons to be learnt here by all the parties. I hope Cllr. Smith reads the comments.
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