The UK Cuts

Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne stated the framework for the Spending Review of 2010, at its core is the following, " Tough decisions need to be taken in order to reduce the unprecedented deficit. The Government is committed to achieving the bulk of this through reductions in Government spending, rather than tax increases, while protecting the quality of key frontline services...... It will be a complete re-evaluation of the Government’s role in providing public services. The SR will look at what services the Government should be providing and how to get more for less. ". In other words folks the good times are over, as the departing Chief Secretary to the Treasury stated the money has gone, thus pain for a lot of years folks, the cuts will have to be brutal to make sure the UK does not lose its AAA standard with the money markets. What is so hard to swallow is the fact that Labour have no real ideas for cuts, they had the power for thirteen years and they wrecked the economy, Mr Osborne must have some great patience as Labour in the House of Commons was all about protecting the Unions, one should ask them about the Country. These drastic and hard cuts will hit every part of society, and all Labour can do is kiss the hands of the Unions, shame on Labour.

Iran will Walk ?

Telegraph: Reports that Iran has stated it will walk away from nuclear talks should the UN pass another sanction resolution against Iran. Why would Iran walk when Russia and China have made a new resolution weak and dead on arrival, the resolution does not block ships sending oil in to Iran for cars etc. One can postulate that Iran will walk out of talks, then a few months down the line start the game again, play for time and then one day state that is has a nuclear bomb and the missile technology from North Korea to deliver to any target nation in the region. One can argue that Israel should just accept that Obama is another Jimmy Carter, that Obama is weak will never give the green light for the US military to hit Iran, thus Israel will come to a crossroads, it either attacks Iran or accepts that Iran will get the bomb and that Israel is close to that midnight hour when it will be destroyed by Iran.

The Iron Lady in 10 Downing Street

BBC News: Reports on a visit to 10 Downing Street by the former UK PM Lady Thatcher. Those were the days folks, the 80s we had Margaret Thatcher in power in the UK and Ronald Reagan in the Oval, that was a decade to have lived folks, the end of the Cold War, taxes cut, the Unions shown who was boss on both sides of the Pond. The Coup against Lady Thatcher was the most shameful event in Tory history, but lets be honest can you see the Iron Lady leaving 1o Downing Street under her own stream, but with the exception of that it was a glorious decade folks.

Death in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that a British Soldier was killed today in Afghanistan, the Soldier was from the " 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, attached to 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, serving as part of Combined Force Nad 'Ali, ". Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 293 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, of that total it lost 259 in combat operations and 34 due to illness, accidents or other incidents.