16.5% US Unemployment and those on Part Time Jobs

Fox News: Reports that the unemployment rate is at 9.5% but combined with those in part time jobs but want full time jobs is at 16.5%. Thus the question is why the private sector is not picking up, the simple answer folks is the Obama Administration, President Obama wants to allow the Bush 43 tax cuts to lapse, also Obama has increased tax on business by his health care plan, the bailouts of the banks and the car industry has placed trillions on the US debt. Obama is his own worse enemy, his own arrogance wont, or cant allow him to see that he does not understand economics, he is the wises fool in US Political History.

The failure of the Labour Leadership Candidates!

Telegraph: Has a harsh review of the candidates for the Labour Leadership. In essence it can be argued that Labour will not get back in to power in till they find a new Tony Blair, but more important they don’t need a new Gordon Brown, thus it can be postulated that Ed Balls political career is over, no future Labour Leader will trust him as he is in many respects the adopted son of Gordon Brown. The Miliband Brothers have the body mannerisms of Tony Blair without his star quality, it could be argued that the next Labour PM might not even be in House of Commons, the New Labour Project might have to wait another 18 years for power, what a shame!

End of an Era - The END for Jack Straw

BBC News: Reports that former Foreign and Home Secretary Jack Straw is to leave the Labour frontbench when a new Labour leader is elected in September. The biggest political mistake that Jack Straw made was not to deliver the political black spot to then Labour PM Gordon Brown, if heavy weights like Straw had shown Brown the door then the General Election result might have been different, a Labour / Lib Dem Government just might have been on the horizon. Thus all political careers in one way on another end in failure, it can be argued that Mr Straw failed when it mattered for Labour.

Smiley’s People ( DVD )

Tongue and Cheek view of the KGB! Don’t over react KGB ( You have to tell them, don’t want them to over react ). Its the silly season in political terms.

Just re - watched the TV version of Smiley’s People with the late great Sir Alec Guinness, this version should be taught at the new version of the KGB in Moscow. It a story of legends ( cover stories for long term agents ) and how they are created, a legend should not provoke interest, a long term agent should not be on the cover of the Russia FHM. It shows how down hill Russian Intelligence has gone, it overkills a Russian in London with nuclear material, its agents are third rate, Mr Smiley would no pass them for service, even looking after his wife or whiskey, one has to wonder why we bothered to play the Great Game with Russia and then USSR, our Intelligence did not have a fit or equal competition, just look at the drunk coup attempt of 1991, all those people lost and money spent on dust in the bin of history.

Iran PROTECTED from AIR ATTACK ?

Fox News: Reports that Iran has got its hands on four S-300s, this helps bring down any Israeli planes should Israel attack Iran. Time is ticking folks, how long can Israel just wait for the UN sanctions to work, the world of arms smuggling is a dirty business folks, its selling to the highest bidder, it seems Iran has used its oil wealth to go around the UN and the West, if they say they have four do they have more, its about time Mossad the Intelligence service of Israel start to raise hell in Iran, they have to delay Iran getting the bomb or Israel will have to attack before 2011.

Mad Man or Plan - The Plot to kill Ahmadinejad

Telegraph: Reports on an attempt to kill the President Ahmadinejad of Iran with a bomb. The question that has to be asked was it a mad man, or a plot by the West via the CIA or MI6 or more likely the Mossad of Israel to prevent Iran going nuclear. Due to the repressive regime in Tehran it could be all the above, it would remove a problem for the West. Also one should not forget that Ahmadinejad has internal enemies who would be quite happy to see him removed, also one has to postulate that it could be a set up by President Ahmadinejad as a way to get support in Iran and come down on those that dissent in Iran.

Moving ON - The Council House

BBC News: Reports on comments by the Coalition PM David Cameron that Council tenants should not have a Council house for life or that they should be able to pass it on to their decedents. This is in keeping with the point of the welfare state, council houses should be there for those in need, if council tenant gets a good job and can afford to move then they should move to private residences, the Thatcher era allowed Council tenants to buy their houses but that was then this is NOW, Councils around the UK have long lists of people who need new houses. It should be future policy if a Council house is sold for a profit then some of that profit should be returned to a trust to build new houses. it’s a tough time folks, there will be hard choices.