Fool house
WHAT a depressing start to the Labour deputy leadership contest.
Instead of trying to find solutions to the many crises facing the country — our broken borders, an economy buckling under record taxes, out-of-control street crime — all we’ve heard so far is the worst kind of posturing.
More spending on benefits . . . slavery reparations . . . wealth taxes . . . increased power to the unions . . . it’s as if the six contenders are playing left-wing bingo.
Still, what to expect from a bunch whose claim to fame includes sneering at the flag of St George, and dismissing concern over Asian grooming gangs as “dog-whistle” politics?
Meanwhile, in the real world, leading businessman Lord Rose warns that Britain is “at the edge of a crisis” and the Government must urgently change tack to revive the economy.
Is anybody in the Parliamentary Labour Party listening?
Or are they too busy with their own internal battles?
It’s certainly a long way from the PM’s promise to put “country before party”.
GettyThe PM promised to put ‘country before party’ but Labour are in turmoil with their deputy leadership contest[/caption]
Cops & bloggers
HARDLY a day goes by without police forces wasting time to deal with ludicrous complaints about social media posts.
They can’t spare the manpower to investigate burglaries but can send five armed officers to arrest a comedy writer over an “offensive” online comment.
So it is reassuring to hear the Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Andy Cooke, tell police to use their common sense and focus on the issues that matter to the public.
That means: stop wasting time ticking people off over “hurtful” remarks and put more effort into tackling real crime.
Too often our over-stretched police are being used as a tool by left-wing activists making vexatious complaints to silence their opponents.
As a result, examples of bravery by individual officers are overshadowed by heavy-handed assaults on free speech.
It’s time for police to get off the internet and back on the streets.
And they’re off…
TODAY, horse racing will take the drastic step of going on strike in protest at plans to hike taxes on bookies’ profits.
Left-wing MPs — desperate for more cash to splurge on benefits — consider gambling an easy target.
Yet they seem oblivious to the massive damage they could do.
Bookies create thousands of jobs and provide vast sums in sponsorship to racing.
Hammer them with new costs and the cash will no longer exist for the decent prize-money needed to sustain what is one of our great working-class pursuits.
People will be chucked on the dole and punters will get less racing to enjoy.
Leaving Labour to count the cost at the ballot box.
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