Have You Tried England?

Things are bad
And getting worse
Economy is falling
Government is failing us
Complaining is a national pastime
(well after all we hate taking action)
Yes some things are still priceless
Enjoy

Whistle blower harassment. We may be glad to know that we are not the only ones. But the story below demonstrates the potential consequence of victimising the messenger.

In late 2006, Hazel Bell, a science teacher at the school at Clarenza, Australia, went to deputy principal David Johnston and the board with concerns about Bailey, who became principal in 2005.

Mrs. Bell was concerned at Bailey's inappropriate behaviour with female students.

Her warning went unchecked by the Education Department, the Department of Community Services and police from the child protection unit, and within two weeks of making the complaint she was made redundant.

In March, Bailey, 43, pleaded guilty to five counts drugging and multiple rape, and sexual intercourse with a person in his care.

I have never before ‘advertised’ anything or anyone here. But I do feel that davidjohn’s initiative is most welcomed in these credit crisis times.

While only recently Mr. Brown uttered some words about the need of increasing transparency and accountability in our economy, the government still does not reveal the discussion prior the Iraq war, not their expenses. Failed bankers still get bonuses and salary increases, and a nurse and a teacher have been charged for exposing substandard practices in their hospital and school respectively.

Words are cheap Mr. Brown, so why do you avoid them when they are needed, and use them when action is needed?

A man was detained after taking photos of a police driving a car recklessly across a public park, instead of parking and investigating things on foot, as required. This is just another warning sign of the sneaking change our society is undergoing.

I was once told by a sociologist that U-turn road signs tell you a lot about the society you live in. In some countries you are not allowed to U-turn unless the road sign indicates you are permitted. In others, you are allowed to U-Turn anywhere, unless a sign specifically prohibits it.

England has been considered the second type of society. All was permitted unless specifically disallowed. This, however, is changing rapidly with the draconian implementation of Human Right and Health and Safety regulations seasoned with some anti-terrorism practices. Now it seems that everything you do can be used against you, unless specifically permitted.

Once this trend has put into motion, it’s difficult to U-turn. Is U-Turn allowed here society where YOU want to live?

I went to the supermarket to buy cucumbers.
Don’t sneer, I sometimes do
It was 81p each
They also had a special
Two for £2.
I asked the seller if it wasn’t a mistake
He did not see the problem.
I did

Today it took me 3 hours to get home, instead of the ‘normal’ 45 minutes. It’s not only that the trains didn’t work properly, but the system, bombarding us with irrelevant messages, forgot to give us any useful indication what was going on. Nobody cared about passengers, only about their stats.

Yesterday, I needed to settle some account issues in the post office. It took me over an hour. Had I done it in the bank it would have taken 15 minutes; had I done it over the net, it would have taken 5.

Great institution that were once the pride of England, have never been updated to modern life and are now obsolete. Let them die.

The king must die. Long live the king!