http://www.thegovernmentsays.com Comments on TheGovernmentSays.com en-gb Copyright The Government Says 2004-2005 rss@thegovernmentsays.com rss@thegovernmentsays.com Government news 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 1 daily http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/346203#comment_43304 http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/346889#comment_43297 The carers in this country save the government millions of £'s every year , an increase in CA would help financially and may make us feel as though we're not forgotten. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/344301#comment_43290 http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/345428#comment_43281 I have been an admitted Criminal Solicitor for 34 years, after 19 years as an RAF officer and pilot, and then serving my articles. I am probably almost the eldest and most senior Duty Solcitor in the country. I have never seen anything as stupid or unworkable as the BVT proposal. I can only say that Iam glad that I will most probably be giving up PACE/Court Duty work, after Jan '10, as I know that the small firm that I work with could never afford the cost and uncertainty of BVT and that that problem applies to most smaller firms. The government is systematically destroying the Criminal Legal Aid system. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/346790#comment_43279 http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/346790#comment_43276 http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/346790#comment_43270 http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/346790#comment_43269 http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/346790#comment_43268 http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/346790#comment_43267 This is a fantastic school. It has gone from strength to strength, is over-subscribed and serves the community very well. The teachers are committed and the location is superb. Please don't opt to close this school that has strived over the last 10 years to become so highly respected by providing the best quality of education to the enrolled students. By all means improve the buildings but for heavens sake don't close Ryton Comprehensive School. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/307513#comment_43266 the closure of Chase Farm A&E will be disastrous for this area as the North Middlesex Hospital is always overcrowded and Barnet Hospital is very awkward to get to. If Chase Farm closes it will leave North London and the surrounding area too vulnerable http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/345428#comment_43263 yet another attack on our livelihood as hardworking criminal practioners. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/191795#comment_43261 As a BBC licence payer I strongly object to the overloud gratuitous background music particularly during the news headlines and some documentary programs. While something is being spoken I feel that any background music (or noise) be kept to at least 15db below the average speech level. I know that by using automatic attenuation control, similar to that used by music DJs when they talk over records, the envelope of their voice waveform can control the amplitude of the other channel, and therefore push the music into the background. What may seem acceptable in a studio using headphones on the separate channels, is not acceptable when the "background" obliterates the speech. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/346203#comment_43259 I totally agree with the petition this is a nice residential area which has been transformed into a travellers site, the caravan is a complete eyesore. It should be removed as soon as possible, trafford council have completly disregarded the feelings of local residents. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/346187#comment_43256 http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/346187#comment_43255 Please make school libraries statutory. Books are 'food for the mind' and essential to a child's development. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/345733#comment_43247 Diagnosed with breast cancer at 39, after being told 'women of your age don't get breadt cancer' by GP !!!!! http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/265668#comment_43237 My Grandfather is buried there and people who pass away should be left to rest in peace.. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/345448#comment_43236 http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/339846#comment_43235 Why can it be that in Scotland bridge tolls have been rightly abolished and on a slightly different note hospital car parking charges have also been abolished? It is little wonder people have little or no faith in the system. Taxed from the cradle to the grave. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/327391#comment_43230 Concerning all this. You may find it at least interesting to look at http://pensionersdebout.blogspot.com http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/339539#comment_43228 Disgusting when we have to listen to the gravy train expenses picked up by our MPs telling us they can't afford to give us a payrise when our average wage is £14k a year! http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/332586#comment_43223 As a father of a 7 year old, I feel this action is needed to protect not only my daughter, but every other child throughout the world. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/310248#comment_43216 if you have an energy bulb in say your toilet it will cost you a lot more than an ordinary one because it cost so much to start up, you need to leave it on for about an hour before it becomes energy efficent http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/332586#comment_43215 http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/332586#comment_43213 http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/332586#comment_43212 The sooner the Better! http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/332586#comment_43211 As a family we have been affected by a peadophile it has a knock on affect down to the next generation. So i think to microchip all offenders is the best way forward. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/332586#comment_43208 This is so important, I can't believe that this hasn't been passed before now. What will it take for something to be done about these people who prey on young innocent children and ruin their lives as well as the people around them. These people do not deserve to remain annonymous! Donna Arnett. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/191795#comment_43207 After reading so many comments and hearing so many complaints, why wont TV producers take any notice of the viewers? We would like to be able to listen to David Attenborough, Simon Schama, Dan Snow etc and watch their wonderful series not read subtitles, which is the only choice at the moment. Do the presenters not complain that they are being drowned out by inappropriate soaring music? What can we do and who do we write to get some action? NO-ONE TAKES ANY NOTICE! http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/332151#comment_43202 I am shocked to learn that this beautiful area may be turned into yet another development in a heavily over subscribed area. I am a professional dog walker and have spent 100's of hrs walking this spot. In my line of work it is of vital importance to find safe open spaces to walk my clients dogs off lead and Pincents Hill is perfect for this. Our local parks are not always my first choice as there can be too many dogs and children around, hence why I walk here all the time. Could this developement affect my business, I hope not, but only time will tell. No-one stops to think about the impacts on the immediate surroundings and the people who live and work there. As for the local infrastructure, well, I can only hope that the planners take this into consideration. Are they building a doctors surgery, primary school, etc to fit onto this estate??? I fear probably not. It is clear from what I have seen this week that plans of some sort are being done for the first road way. Already some of this beautiful land has been turned over to soil. Is this for an iminant roadway?? Sure looks like it. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/344558#comment_43198 I totally agree with this petition, we must do everything we can to protect our countryside. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/344591#comment_43196 I totally agree with the comments made by Mr Julian Stern. If the Tax Credit Office are at fault in relation to overpayments made by them, there should not be an obligation on the part of the recipient to repay any monies. This is unfair and lots of people are left struggling to find money to pay their household bills. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/339242#comment_43189 MP's should be banned from taking money from consultancies. Their only income should be their salaires and expenses http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/342827#comment_43148 There should a full open public debate before any decision is made. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/325682#comment_43145 In late April/early May it is coming light at 5am when most people are still asleep. However it is still going dark 9pm' ish at what really is the best time of the year in the countryside. By extending daylight hours by leaving the clocks alone in autumn and the adding the hour at the end of March would extend the evenings to make it worthwhile partaking in a whole range of outdoor activities whilst at the same time surely saving energy on heating, and especially lighting. The Visitor Economy would benefit enormously whereby the holiday season would be extended to both earlier and later in the year. So come on let's get practical and utilise daylight more efficiently for the benefit of the vast majority. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/332151#comment_43124 There will be a lot of negative impact on the local area. There is already much traffic congestion in the immediate locality and 900 hundred more dwellings will impact on the quality of life for local residents. There are also the several other issues such as a)retaining a green area between Reading and Theale b) lack of enough local schools and other services c) the loss or damage to the surrounds of the historic Pincents Lane. We need to know the pro's and con's of all the other alternatives to this development before accepting such a hugh development. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/339980#comment_43122 Craven District Council is a shambles & disgrace to Skipton, They sell land for the build on a green field sit at less than the market price money goes missing with out their knowledge over 2 million, Keep a road closed for over 2 years that if opened would alleviate traffic of Gargrave road. Why do we pay our council tax with out knowing where its gone. Get the ones at the top to reapply for their jobs as they are not doing it to there best ability http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/342827#comment_43084 http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/342827#comment_43078 stop riverside closing http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/342827#comment_43075 http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/219139#comment_43062 I experienced many difficulties in the SEN process. Firstly having a child that was not diagnosed prior to starting infant school. This meant we had to endure over 18 months of mainstream school whilst he was being assessed. During this time he was very unhappy and was self harming. Once we got a diagnosis again the Mainstream School did not have any experience or expertise in teaching a child with autism. Outside agencies were called in, but only SALT produced a basic report at School Action Plus stage. Further advice was always given verbally and never written down. It was frequently given to TA's and not teachers and the school staff did not understand the core defecits behind the advice that was being given. School found it impossible to admit failure or to say that 'they could not cope' and that my son 'was not making progress'. The strategies and approaches were not autistic friendly and there were no teaching of social communication skills. Eventually the LEA agreed to a statement, and produced the Proposed Statement which was totally illegal according to the Code of Practice. We negotiated for some time, but the LEA refused to comply with the code of practice and told us to go to tribunal if we were not happy. The Tribunal process is not easy for lone parents to navigate. So we had to appoint a solicitor and obtain further private reports. When we arrived at tribunal the Panel asked the LEA if they were going to comply by the Code of Practice. The LEA said they would and capitulated. This meant we had wasted all our time and money on getting to tribunal only for the LEA to agree at the last minute. This must be seen as a way the LEA uses to put off parents hoping that the complexity and expense of a tribunal will 'reduce' their bill for SEN. However, if I had not been supported by a solicitor, at that stage I would have been more vulnerable because Panel instructed us to go into another room until we agreed. That would have meant I would have had to go alone against the LEA to negotiate the finer details of the Statement with not input from the professionals on the Panel. And I know that I would not have understood the significance of using certain words or refusing the LEA to use certain words. I would have felt out of my depth and I know I would not have come out with the same Statement that I did receive with the support of a Solicitor and private reports. Another concern of mine is the fact that the reports produced by the LEA and NHS are not independent. And surely there is a conflict of interest between the child and their employers. Many parents have to resort to private reports because they cannot get a report via the NHS or LEA that does 'specify every need' according to the Code of Practice. If you cannot get that how can you get section 3 and 4 of the Statement an accurate reflection of what your child needs. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/341481#comment_43048 To pay someone to inspect my house & fill out a form that I could quite easily do myself is ludicrous . I understand the inspector , for health & safety reasons , is not even allowed to view the loft space to assertain the amount of insulation . If properly trained he/she should be able to see if a property has had cavity wall insulation installed . I understand documents of proof of installation are not acceptable ! The whole HIPS thing is a farce from beginning to end & the sooner it is dropped by H.M. government the better . It's just another way of extracting money from the public & serves no useful purpose . http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/341481#comment_43047 To pay someone to inspect my house & fill out a form that I could quite easily do myself is ludicrous . I understand the inspector , for health & safety reasons , is not even allowed to view the loft space to assertain the amount of insulation . If properly trained he/she should be able to see if a property has had cavity wall insulation installed . I understand documents of proof of installation are not acceptable ! The whole HIPS thing is a farce from beginning to end & the sooner it is dropped by H.M. government the better . It's just another way of extracting money from the public & serves no useful purpose . http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/191795#comment_43044 A case in point is 'Embarrassing Illnesses' tonight on BBC2. Whenever they were leading up to an interview or medical examination there was this awful '70s style choppy guitar'n drums chittering away in the background. Why? Who asked for it? What makes anyone think the audience want it - what research did they do and with what outcome. There ought to be a button to tune it out. My theory is that the programme makers secretly have such contempt for the audience that they think they will lose interest in the subject unless it is 'spiced up' by this relentless chopping. The same goes for crime programmes (doomy music) and history programmes (David Starkey - why?) http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/341316#comment_43041 My son has had a desire to join the RAF to become a pilot since he was 3 years old. He is now 13 and is doing extremely well in the Air Training Corps at the above TA Barracks. Close it down and you will ruin my sons career ambitions and that of many more disciplined and very motivated young people. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/342441#comment_43028 International law is for everyone. Let us see some evidence that it matters. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/342441#comment_43027 http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/343009#comment_43019 You MUST reverse negative susidy immediately as tenants of Councils can longer support the Goverment in this situation. You must right off Negative Subsidy for all those Councils that are classed as in debt when most of the Negative Subsidy was created by bombing in the second world war. http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/comments/342806#comment_42970 The DNA of all police officers is already on a database.