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Election 2010
01/04/10 18:51
J33PER backs the Conservative party during the election of 2010 which is expected to be on May 6th. Even before the economic downturn, the way in which Labour was increasing centralised government was simply unsustainable. Vast sums of money were poured into the NHS, Police and the civil service. Figures which stand in no relation to productivity or benefit gains. Please don't take J33PER's word for it. Here are two websites that provide you with information and figures which are staggering!
How government spends our money and how we can stop them: http://burningourmoney.blogspot.com/
The taxpayers alliance: http://tpa.typepad.com/
The Conservative party is the only option we have to save the country from tour debt by letting the wealth creators create wealth for the country!
Fact of the matter is that small and medium sized businesses are the engine of the economy and the new government must oil the wheels to make that sector successful again. Our society is broken and the conservatives are planning to mend it. If you don't know what I'm talking about, just read this article by Benedict Brogan.
How government spends our money and how we can stop them: http://burningourmoney.blogspot.com/
The taxpayers alliance: http://tpa.typepad.com/
The Conservative party is the only option we have to save the country from tour debt by letting the wealth creators create wealth for the country!
Fact of the matter is that small and medium sized businesses are the engine of the economy and the new government must oil the wheels to make that sector successful again. Our society is broken and the conservatives are planning to mend it. If you don't know what I'm talking about, just read this article by Benedict Brogan.
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Question on zero emmission...
10/12/09 06:54
If the power station that produces the electricity that runs my car is powered by fossil fuel, can I still maintain that my car has zero emissions?
"Is J33PER becoming less Climate Change skeptical" I hear you ask. No, he's not!
The reason for raising this question is that I am more than happy to contribute to whatever is best for our environment.. as long as "the solution" has substance, is consistent and isn't merely a fad thought out by some vote chasing politician.
If I buy a new car that has 20% lower emissions than my old one, am I doing the environment a favour? Is it OK to forget about the CO2 foot print of actually producing the thing?
Now, throughout this Climate debate, I still haven't heard and answers to these questions. Answers on a postcard please!
"Is J33PER becoming less Climate Change skeptical" I hear you ask. No, he's not!
The reason for raising this question is that I am more than happy to contribute to whatever is best for our environment.. as long as "the solution" has substance, is consistent and isn't merely a fad thought out by some vote chasing politician.
If I buy a new car that has 20% lower emissions than my old one, am I doing the environment a favour? Is it OK to forget about the CO2 foot print of actually producing the thing?
Now, throughout this Climate debate, I still haven't heard and answers to these questions. Answers on a postcard please!
Climate Change and blasphemy
08/12/09 07:02
Climate change and blasphemy...
Doubting the general consensus that is Climate Change is seen as blasphemy and that I find worrying. We are all overwhelmed by the one view peddled by the media including the BBC. Even the prime minister of the UK calls non believers "flat earthers". I have taken exception to that. This has made me even more determined to question the whole notion that human kind is directly responsible through CO2 emissions for a catastrophic change in the climate.
I am merely questioning what is being said and am unwilling to be politically correct by simply accepting what the Bilderberg Group would want us to believe.
There is ample of material out there on the Internet to gain an insight of the opposing views. I particularly like what Lord Monckton has to say on the subject even if I don't agree with views he has on other subjects. Nigel Lawson is another person who is asking some pertinent questions on the subject and who refuses to take what is being peddled as gospel.
More to come on Climate Change soon..
Doubting the general consensus that is Climate Change is seen as blasphemy and that I find worrying. We are all overwhelmed by the one view peddled by the media including the BBC. Even the prime minister of the UK calls non believers "flat earthers". I have taken exception to that. This has made me even more determined to question the whole notion that human kind is directly responsible through CO2 emissions for a catastrophic change in the climate.
I am merely questioning what is being said and am unwilling to be politically correct by simply accepting what the Bilderberg Group would want us to believe.
There is ample of material out there on the Internet to gain an insight of the opposing views. I particularly like what Lord Monckton has to say on the subject even if I don't agree with views he has on other subjects. Nigel Lawson is another person who is asking some pertinent questions on the subject and who refuses to take what is being peddled as gospel.
More to come on Climate Change soon..
Language and the BBC
08/12/09 05:55
What language should the BBC use and not use...
Language is a most powerful thing. It helps us communicate and can be extremely powerful particularly when used by people who know how to use language to manipulate others.
As far as I am concerned, the BBC should be seen to be impartial on political issues and religion. Unfortunately, it is not. And this bugs me.
Lets look at an example from today's BBC News website;
"Gordon Brown is to begin setting out Labour's plans for slashing public spending by £12bn over four years, ahead of Wednesday's pre-Budget report."
The fact of the matter is that Mr Brown is threatening to reduce public spending. To slash means "cut drastically". By using the word "slash" the BBC is making a judgement. If the BBC used "reduce" it would have reported accurately and without wishing to manipulate the reader to draw a conclusion from its statement.
The example used is merely a very, very small example of what the BBC are continually doing. The way in which the BBC reports on Climate Change (used to be Global Warming but that is proving to be harder to prove) is equally manipulating.
More on using language to manipulate coming soon...
Language is a most powerful thing. It helps us communicate and can be extremely powerful particularly when used by people who know how to use language to manipulate others.
As far as I am concerned, the BBC should be seen to be impartial on political issues and religion. Unfortunately, it is not. And this bugs me.
Lets look at an example from today's BBC News website;
"Gordon Brown is to begin setting out Labour's plans for slashing public spending by £12bn over four years, ahead of Wednesday's pre-Budget report."
The fact of the matter is that Mr Brown is threatening to reduce public spending. To slash means "cut drastically". By using the word "slash" the BBC is making a judgement. If the BBC used "reduce" it would have reported accurately and without wishing to manipulate the reader to draw a conclusion from its statement.
The example used is merely a very, very small example of what the BBC are continually doing. The way in which the BBC reports on Climate Change (used to be Global Warming but that is proving to be harder to prove) is equally manipulating.
More on using language to manipulate coming soon...
Cockermouth and global warming
27/11/09 06:22
I am utterly sick of questioning global warming being seen as blasphemy! Last night on Question Time some random woman squarely blamed GW for the floods in Cockermouth. Let me say first of all how sorry I feel for the people affected by these floods. It must be truely aweful. But that's not the point.
Firstly, there have been big floods in Cumbria/Lake District before. I wonder why there are lakes in the Lake District by the way. Probably because the Lake District sees a lot of rainfall? The tragedy about this woman on QT splurting out the crap that she did shows to me that the brainwashing that goes on seems to be working. Now, on a lunchtime program on BBC2 yesterday or the day before the program showed a video of Bianca Jagger talking about GW. This video featured music used by hypnotherapists to get their clients in a trance. If you know anything about this sort of thing you will know that it can be used to manipulate people by reaching their subconcious mind. Why is that necessary and why does the BBC subscribe to that?
The argument has been blown open this week through some hacked e-mail exchanges between scientists which makes thinking people wonder (or it should in any case) whether there is a case at all to be made that GW actually is taking place.
Now back to Cockermouth. Is it not very convenient for the powers that be to be able to blame the Cockermouth disaster on GW? Of course it is! It hasn't got anything to do with underinvestment by any chance? The spring floods of 1953 that cost so many people's lives in the South West of The Netherlands were followed by a huge investment by their government in flood defences. That sounds reasonable to me. In the UK we'll simply wait for the next flood to occurr which we can then again blame on GW which in turn will then of course further strengthen the argument.
This is interesting too! Have a look!
Firstly, there have been big floods in Cumbria/Lake District before. I wonder why there are lakes in the Lake District by the way. Probably because the Lake District sees a lot of rainfall? The tragedy about this woman on QT splurting out the crap that she did shows to me that the brainwashing that goes on seems to be working. Now, on a lunchtime program on BBC2 yesterday or the day before the program showed a video of Bianca Jagger talking about GW. This video featured music used by hypnotherapists to get their clients in a trance. If you know anything about this sort of thing you will know that it can be used to manipulate people by reaching their subconcious mind. Why is that necessary and why does the BBC subscribe to that?
The argument has been blown open this week through some hacked e-mail exchanges between scientists which makes thinking people wonder (or it should in any case) whether there is a case at all to be made that GW actually is taking place.
Now back to Cockermouth. Is it not very convenient for the powers that be to be able to blame the Cockermouth disaster on GW? Of course it is! It hasn't got anything to do with underinvestment by any chance? The spring floods of 1953 that cost so many people's lives in the South West of The Netherlands were followed by a huge investment by their government in flood defences. That sounds reasonable to me. In the UK we'll simply wait for the next flood to occurr which we can then again blame on GW which in turn will then of course further strengthen the argument.
This is interesting too! Have a look!
Agreeing with Clarkson
22/10/09 08:02
I never thought I would agree with Jeremy Clarkson on anything. This has changed, I found one thing that I have in common with him and that's the dislike of Toyota Prius or better still Toyota Pri-Ass. If you ask yourself why does J33PER have a dislike for saving the planet, please read my previous blog entry.
Just for the record, I certainly want to do my bit for the planet but fact of the matter is that everyone is running around like headless chickens. We need information based on reliable data that is not motivated by profiteering. In the UK we badly need a strategy and action on energy provision that is "green", affordable and reliable without the need to rely on any other country to provide us with our energy needs for the future. Nuclear is probably a good option. All this stuff needs to be based on what CO2 emmissions producing these things cause against what it will save.
I am pleased to in fact drive the "greenest" vehicle available today. CO2 emmissions should be measured from dust to dust and the Wrangler has been proven to be the best. More here... oops, that server seems to be no longer available. Hmm... wonder why... OK then, try this one.
Have you ever asked yourself what happens to the money you pay EasyJet to off-set your carbon emmissions for a flight?
Just for the record, I certainly want to do my bit for the planet but fact of the matter is that everyone is running around like headless chickens. We need information based on reliable data that is not motivated by profiteering. In the UK we badly need a strategy and action on energy provision that is "green", affordable and reliable without the need to rely on any other country to provide us with our energy needs for the future. Nuclear is probably a good option. All this stuff needs to be based on what CO2 emmissions producing these things cause against what it will save.
I am pleased to in fact drive the "greenest" vehicle available today. CO2 emmissions should be measured from dust to dust and the Wrangler has been proven to be the best. More here... oops, that server seems to be no longer available. Hmm... wonder why... OK then, try this one.
Have you ever asked yourself what happens to the money you pay EasyJet to off-set your carbon emmissions for a flight?
Lithium and hybrids...
19/10/09 20:01
I have been reading JP Magazine with special interest (issue November 2009). The Trail Head article talks about burning fossil fuels and lithium. John Cappa raised some interesting questions which has put my Toyota Prius purchase back even further!
Electric cars are all good and well but the greenness of that surely depends on how the electricity is generated in the first place. Secondly, lithium batteries require lithium which is a scarce resource for which demand will increase five-fold. Thirdly, lithium is mined in Bolivia which is not one of the world's most stable countries. Forthly, the manufacture of lithium batteries isn't the cleanest form of industry and lastly, what happens with the vehicles' batteries, that have a life span of 100,000 miles only (is that true??), once these cars are going to the scrapheap.
The Toyota Prius is all the rage at the moment and unfortunately, only a few of us dare question these ill-informed do-gooders on what the long term effects are of their jumping on a Bilderberg group induced band wagon.
Nothing is ever what it seems guys! Keep thinking for yourself and question what others would like to believe as gospel. Global Warming is the new religion. Think for yourself!
Electric cars are all good and well but the greenness of that surely depends on how the electricity is generated in the first place. Secondly, lithium batteries require lithium which is a scarce resource for which demand will increase five-fold. Thirdly, lithium is mined in Bolivia which is not one of the world's most stable countries. Forthly, the manufacture of lithium batteries isn't the cleanest form of industry and lastly, what happens with the vehicles' batteries, that have a life span of 100,000 miles only (is that true??), once these cars are going to the scrapheap.
The Toyota Prius is all the rage at the moment and unfortunately, only a few of us dare question these ill-informed do-gooders on what the long term effects are of their jumping on a Bilderberg group induced band wagon.
Nothing is ever what it seems guys! Keep thinking for yourself and question what others would like to believe as gospel. Global Warming is the new religion. Think for yourself!
Labour Party Conference
29/09/09 06:22
The champion of boom and bust continues to be deluded. Not only has he managed to near bankrupt our country, sold off the family gold at a rediculously low price but now wants a fourth term for labour as he hasn't finished his programme yet...
At the root of the problem is the fact that this generation has been living on credit and particularly those that haven't been able to afford it. The message he's loudly proclaiming is that debt doesn't matter. At the moment interest rates are low. They won't stay low forever and our debt sooner or later is going to cripple us. The pound is in free fall against the Euro and this in itself will fuel inflation. Then take the 175 Billion £ of quantative easing and we've got ourselves a nice little mix that will further spiral the economy out of control. We're by no means through the worst!
During his speech yesterday, Gordon continued to spout his vision promising all sorts for a better Britain. Where the money was coming from was of course not mentioned. A bit more QE I guess!
Electoral reform is the only thing that I got excited about. But then, he'll have a referendum once they've been re-elected. Why? If he really wants proportional representation then why not get on with it and have a referendum now?
Let's see what the Tories have to say next week.
At the root of the problem is the fact that this generation has been living on credit and particularly those that haven't been able to afford it. The message he's loudly proclaiming is that debt doesn't matter. At the moment interest rates are low. They won't stay low forever and our debt sooner or later is going to cripple us. The pound is in free fall against the Euro and this in itself will fuel inflation. Then take the 175 Billion £ of quantative easing and we've got ourselves a nice little mix that will further spiral the economy out of control. We're by no means through the worst!
During his speech yesterday, Gordon continued to spout his vision promising all sorts for a better Britain. Where the money was coming from was of course not mentioned. A bit more QE I guess!
Electoral reform is the only thing that I got excited about. But then, he'll have a referendum once they've been re-elected. Why? If he really wants proportional representation then why not get on with it and have a referendum now?
Let's see what the Tories have to say next week.
