BREXIT - ....AND ENGLAND WILL BE FREE.

BREXIT -

 …..and ENGLAND WILL BE FREE.

But possibly not if we lose the BREXIT vote and the UK votes to remain a member of the EU, then we will just be absorbed into a Franco-German dominated EU and loose our individual identity. You only need to listen to Dame Vera Lynn singing “There’ll always be an England, and England will be free” to appreciate the sacrifice that many people have given over the years to maintain that freedom, and the responsibility that we owe to previous generations to reclaim that status for future generations.

 

The 23^rd April 2016 is St. Georges Day, which offers an opportunity to celebrate the patron saint of England and fly the flag for English culture in general. I hope that every English person will take this opportunity, regardless of colour or religious beliefs, to recognise the things that bind us together. Be proud to be English and fly and wear the Flag of St. George and as its on a Saturday find a local celebration to join in to and enjoy.

 

We need a patriotic display to show this Government and the EU that English people are proud of our country, its heritage, our ingenuity and our industry. England is not here to be absorbed into the Franco–German EU, we are a strong and proud people and when we regain our independence we will work, as the largest part of the UK, to help put the UK where it deserves to be, fighting our own corner from a position of strength.

 

We should also remember that the 23^rd. is the 400^th. Anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare and how much more English can you get than the quote from his play Henry V “Cry God for Harry, England and St. George”.

 

BE ENGLISH and BE PROUD.

 

James Hancock.

 

A Good Common Man.

 

( Because of what happens when “good men do nothing“ Edmund Burke)

BREXIT - St. GEORGES DAY IN ENGLAND.

BREXIT – St. GEORGES DAY IN ENGLAND

 

The 23^rd April 2016 is St. Georges Day, which offers an opportunity to celebrate the patron saint of England and fly the flag for English culture in general. The Prime Minister, David Cameron is on record as having said that St. Georges Day has been overlooked “for too long” and the country should celebrate what it is to be English.

I hope that every English person will take this opportunity, regardless of colour or religious beliefs, to recognise the things that bind us together. Be proud to be English and wear the Flag of St. George, a lapel badge, a patch, t-shirt, hat or what ever suits and as its on a Saturday find a local celebration to join in to and enjoy.

You only need to listen to Dame Vera Lynn singing “There’ll always be an England, and England will be free” to appreciate the sacrifice that many people have given over the years to maintain that freedom, it is readily available on Youtube, and the responsibility that we owe to previous generations to maintain that status for future generations.

It is a chance for the English people to show the patriotic spirit that makes us proud of our country, of our ingenuity and our industry. England is not here to be absorbed into the Franco–German EU, we are a strong and proud people and when we regain our independence we will work, as the largest part of the UK, to help put the UK where it deserves to be, fighting our own corner from a position of strength.

 

BE ENGLISH and BE PROUD.

 

James Hancock.

A Good Common Man.

 

( Because of what happens when “good men do nothing“ Edmund Burke)

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BREXIT - THERE'LL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND.

BREXIT –

 

THERE’LL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND.

 

You only need to listen to Dame Vera Lynn singing “There’ll always be an England, and England will be free” to appreciate the sacrifice that many people have given over the years to maintain that freedom, it is readily available on Youtube, and the responsibility that we owe to previous generations to maintain that status for future generations.

If the Brexit campaign fails and the United Kingdom votes to remain a member of the European Union then I believe that England, as an independent country, will almost certainly cease to exist as it will be absorbed as a federal state of a Franco–German dominated EU, and become “formerly known as England”. The only use of the name will be on football shirts, rugby shirts, cricket team and possibly athletics. England is not here to be absorbed into the Franco–German EU, we are a strong and proud people and when we regain our independence we will work, as the largest part of the UK, to help put the UK where it deserves to be, fighting our own corner from a position of strength.

The 23^rd April 2016 is St. Georges Day, which offers an opportunity to celebrate the patron saint of England and fly the flag for English culture in general. The Prime Minister, David Cameron is on record as having said that St. Georges Day has been overlooked “for too long” and the country should celebrate what it is to be English. Tony Blair refused to acknowledge it as having any form of importance and refused to grant it the status of a Bank Holiday despite pressure from groups and the fact that Scotland and Ireland both have a Bank Holiday to celebrate their National Days.

I hope that every English person will take this opportunity, regardless of colour or religious beliefs, to recognise the things that bind us together. Be proud to be English and wear the Flag of St. George, a lapel badge, a patch, t-shirt, hat or what ever suits and as its on a Saturday find a local celebration to join in to and enjoy.

James Hancock.

A Good Common Man.

( Because of what happens when “good men do nothing“ Edmund Burke)

NHS - HOSPITALS DO NOT FAIL.

NHS - HOPITALS DO NOT FAIL    

 

Too often these days we hear that hospitals are failing or that a particular hospital has failed. HOSPITALS DO NOT FAIL. The people who are appointed to manage and run them fail. They fail to install the right culture and monitor its performance and the people who appoint them fail to carry out checks to justify their decision. They unfortunately put the politics of running the hospital before the needs and care of the patients. They are prepared to take the salary and the perks, but apparently not the responsibility, so when they fail they should be prepared to stand down, or be removed.

The reality is that the NHS is a service that belongs to the people, for the people, operated by the people and paid for by the people and everybody that is employed with in it is being paid with “Tax Payers Pounds”. They should treat every patient as if they were one of their own relatives, friends, neighbours or colleagues because the next trolley could well be one of them and they would expect the very best of treatment and care for them.

There should be a patient assessment of facilities and performance. People who have to use the services provided by the NHS, whether minor as an outpatient or needing major surgery, either as the result of an accident or illness, should act as our eyes and ears and should, during and after treatment, report on the service. These reports, especially any negative ones, and ones from concerned relatives, should go directly to the top so that the senior management are aware of what is allegedly happening in the hospital that they are ultimately responsible for.

The situation in the NHS is not just of interest to patients and their relatives but should be of interest and concern to everybody. They should actively encourage feedback, welcome it and use it to improve its services. It is a form of insurance policy, which you keep in a drawer and hope that you never need but if you do then you expect to find it fit for purpose,

James Hancock.

A Good Common Man

( Because of what happens when “good men do nothing“ Edmund Burke)

OUR HEALTH AND OUR SAFETY

OUR HEALTH AND OUR SAFETY.   

 

There are two main things that concern most ordinary people about themselves and their families, that is their health and their safety. They rely on the NHS, National Health Service, for their health and the Police Force for their safety. The Government has a responsibility to make sure that both of these services are adequately provided and funded to meet the demands that might be placed upon them. Constant tinkering by politicians, who’s main aim is to be seen to be doing something that will advance their career, reducing costs, improving efficiency etc. ends up with uncertainty and lack of moral, extra cost and inefficiency and reduced confidence by ordinary people.

There seems to be a lack of understanding on behalf of the Government as to how important to ordinary people both of these services are and there definitely seems to be a total lack of reality in there approach to both of them. They are putting pressure on both of them to reduce costs and increase efficiency which in the case of the NHS means reducing services available, reducing beds and putting out services to private providers, and the Police are reducing frontline officers, despite that at the time cuts were announced it wasn’t going to affect frontline services. If the Government continues with its policies, or lack of policies depending on how you look at the subject, on immigration which last year allowed the population to increase by 500,000 people, they are going to have to change the way that services, which are vital to ordinary people, are run and funded.

It is time for a serious rethink for both services and I would suggest that the Government stop having a direct involvement and for long term stability appoint a management board of professionals and people’s representatives, which is responsible to ordinary people and where people can be replaced if they don’t perform, and funded by a capitation system so that if the population continues to grow so will the funds available to provide for our health and our safety.

James Hancock.

A Good Common Man

( Because of what happens when “good men do nothing“ Edmund Burke)

THE REAL COST OF GOVERNMENT POLICY.

THE REAL COST OF GOVERNMENT POLICY

We are told that the Government has no money of its own and therefore it is spending our money on our behalf. Therefore I would have thought that politicians had a responsibility to use taxpayer’s money to the benefit of the people of Britain and not just to further their own careers and ambitions. For every pound of taxpayer’s money that they spend abroad there is a knock on effect in Britain. This may be in the form of redundancies, company closures, loss of income tax receipts, payment of benefits, loss of skilled jobs, loss of genuine apprenticeship opportunities, the affect on communities, increased borrowing etc.

The Government should not be spending hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayer’s money abroad, or on foreign manufactured goods, and then telling British business people to get on planes and go and find their own orders for their products. If the British Government are not prepared to purchase and use British manufactured goods and services, why should they expect other people to do so?. They should be the shop windows of the nation to the rest of the world. They should not need to be told this, as they should already be working for the best interests of the people who elected them and whom they are supposed to serve and protect.

Before any Government contract, or order, is signed for the purchase of goods or services from outside Britain, a “REAL COST ANALYSIS”should be produced to support the decision and only when there is no genuine cost effective alternative should it be authorised.

The Government should use its powers to reduce tax avoidance and through tax breaks and other incentives, encourage long term investment in British manufacturing, rather than keep pursuing foreign investment and ownership. It would encourage new and existing companies to manufacture more for the home market, providing much needed jobs and reduce our increasing dependency on imports.

 

James Hancock

A Good Common Man

( Because of what happens when “good men do nothing” Edmund Burke)

HEATHROW AIRPORT'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE MAY HAVE TOLD LIES AND POSSIBLY PROVOKED ACTIVISTS INTO ACTION

 

HEATHROW AIRPORT’S CHIEF EXECUTIVE

MAY HAVE TOLD LIES AND POSSIBLY

PROVOKED ACTIVISTS INTO TAKING ACTION.

 

In a Press Release issued on 06 July, 2015, five days after the publication of the Airport Commission’s report in which it recommended expansion at the airport, it stated that John Holland-Kaye, Chief Executive of Heathrow Airport, was going to announce to the delegates at the Runways UK Conference that “the debate on where a new runway should be built is now firmly closed” and that “work will begin immediately”. Both of these statements are lies and provocative as the location of the runway is only a “recommendation” and work can not begin until the Government gives its final decision which the Prime Minister David Cameron has delayed until after the London Mayoral Elections have been held. Realising how ruthless this man appears to be to achieve his ambitions it wouldn’t surprise me if he got the security to allow the peaceful climate change protesters into the secure area, the incident, which under normal circumstances would have counted as a major breach and instigated some form of investigation, doesn’t appear to have affected anybody inside the organisation, and then use the consequences, possible prison sentences, prohibition orders, suspended sentences etc. as a big stick to deter others from trying similar things and delaying his project.

The group of environmental activists Plane Stupid after having protested against a proposed third runway for a number of years, had effectively been disbanded following the Prime Minister, David Cameron’s  promise “no ifs, no buts, there would be no runway”. A member of the group said “We thought we’d won this fight” and “We thought that it was off the table” but following the publication of the report on the 1^st. July 2015 by the Airports Commission which said “Heathrow was best placed to provide ‘urgently required’ capacity”, we thought “We’re going to have to fight this all over again”. Plane Stupid issued a statement saying “When the democratic, legislative processes have failed it takes the actions of ordinary people to change them”. On the 13^th. July 2015, just 7 days after John Holland-Kaye’s announcements which could have been taken as fact that the final decisions had been made, 13 ordinary people, now known as the Heathrow 13, cut a hole in the perimeter fence and gained access to the north runway where they set up a peaceful protest against the affects of the proposed expansion by chaining themselves together and to fencing allegedly causing the airport to have to cancel 22 flights, worldwide delays and astronomical cost. After 6 hours they were arrested and charged with aggravated trespass and being airside without permission. They have subsequently been found guilty  and sentenced to 6 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months with restriction with regard to access to Heathrow and periods of unpaid community service.

It is said that banks are too big to fail and perhaps Heathrow Airport is too big and too vital to our country to fail but that doesn’t give it, or the people who own and run it, a right to run roughshod over ordinary people who have a right to question their actions or their intentions, especially when they directly affect them and people that they are concerned about. Nor does it mean that they can set  an agenda and do as they wish on the basis that the country will have to accept it. If, as we are being told, this development is for the greater good of the country, then it needs to be sold to the people who will be directly affected by it, not just dumped onto them with the threat of compulsory purchase orders and the wiping out of an entire village.

Are their any good people out there, with some form of influence, who can look into this matter with a view to trying to correct an injustice against 13 ordinary people who felt that it was their duty to carry out Direct Action, which is a vital part of any functioning democracy.

I have heard that the Chairman of the Airport, Sir Nigel Rudd, is due to stand down this year. Perhaps his final act could be to replace the Chief Executive.

 

James Hancock.

A Good Common Man.

( Because of what happens when “good men do nothing” Edmund Burke)

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Heathrow Airport – PRESS RELEASE.

 

06 July, 2015 

Heathrow expansion moving ahead with procurement strategy for ‘all of Britain’

• Following a clear recommendation from the Airports Commission, Heathrow has moved into the delivery phase
• Heathrow will create a Procurement Forum with business leaders from across the UK to inform the airport’s procurement strategy
• Heathrow’s annual business summit will include an event outside London for the first time as the airport looks to strengthen supply chain access for SMEs across the UK

In his first speech since the Airports Commission’s clear recommendation for Heathrow expansion, Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye will announce that the debate on where a new runway should be built is now firmly closed, that Heathrow expansion will enable the Government to deliver the UK’s long-term economic plan and that the airport is beginning to move swiftly into the delivery phase.

Expanding Heathrow will create up to £211bn of economic growth and 190,000 new British jobs across the country – the first wave of which will come from the planning and development of an additional runway and new terminals.

Speaking to delegates at the Runways UK conference, Mr Holland-Kaye will announce that the airport will now begin to develop a comprehensive procurement strategy for the £15.6 billion in private investment that will deliver new hub airport capacity for the UK.

Mr Holland-Kaye will announce that work will begin immediately, with the creation of a Procurement Forum with representatives from different sectors and experiences and from across different regions who will work with Heathrow to champion and challenge the procurement strategy of the airport’s expansion. The objective of the forum will be to make sure Heathrow has the right strategy in place to deliver Heathrow expansion both on time and on budget, whilst also considering the wider implications of other major programmes underway, and the supply chain opportunities for growth across Britain.

This PRESS RELEASE has been shortened. The full version is currently available on Heathrow Airport website :- www.heathrow.com

 

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