tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post5955275037051468683..comments2024-03-05T17:55:58.806+00:00Comments on Nanny Knows Best: The Doormat InspectorsKen Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-25897095157835433222008-06-20T14:32:00.000+01:002008-06-20T14:32:00.000+01:00I too wrote to David Cameron, and received an iden...I too wrote to David Cameron, and received an identical letter to that sent to Dixon of Dock Gree n, Tonk and Smithy (and presumably everyone else who wrote to him)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-29142559351925097492008-06-18T19:19:00.000+01:002008-06-18T19:19:00.000+01:00I have been a Conservative supporter for over four...I have been a Conservative supporter for over four decades now but, I cannot take to David Cameron....Does anyone on here actually think Mr Cameron is a Conservative?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-88278987718827225162008-06-18T16:22:00.000+01:002008-06-18T16:22:00.000+01:00Re the Cameron letters, I emailed him about the is...Re the Cameron letters, I emailed him about the issue and have received fark all!<BR/><BR/>I think he is rather wary of me nowadays, as I have emailed before on various Nanny topics and his responses have been in a similar vein (or is it vain?) to the ones that you have received.<BR/><BR/>Bland!<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid the Tories will not do that much to roll back the frontiers of the state, as it is so deeply ingrained in our society (think of how many people now work for the state).<BR/><BR/>It will require a tax payers' revolt/strike (less aggressive, but more financially assertive than the brief poll tax demos) to roll back the state.<BR/><BR/>KenKen Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-53936232990720688892008-06-18T13:41:00.000+01:002008-06-18T13:41:00.000+01:00If I may also hi-jack the thread for a moment. Her...If I may also hi-jack the thread for a moment. Here are some actual figures for you all.<BR/><BR/>Earnings 34.5K<BR/><BR/>Employer ni 3712<BR/>Employee ni 3204<BR/>paye 5808<BR/>council tax 1720<BR/>duty / vat on petrol 1170<BR/>vat on gas / electric 72<BR/>vat on drink / meals out 315<BR/>vat on other purchases 620<BR/>ins premium tax 68<BR/>airport departure tax 40<BR/>road fund licence 170<BR/>stamp duty on house purchase<BR/>divided by 10 years expected<BR/>stay in house 9000 / 10 = 900<BR/>New car vat divided by 5 years<BR/>expected time car kept 2550 / 5 = 510<BR/>less child benefit - actually nil<BR/>less tax credits -actually nil<BR/><BR/>Total tax take 18309.00Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-65668779535153710232008-06-18T13:34:00.000+01:002008-06-18T13:34:00.000+01:00I too got the same letter.I too got the same letter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-31640135856262040182008-06-18T13:27:00.000+01:002008-06-18T13:27:00.000+01:00Dixon:Evening All!!Funnily enough, I too received ...Dixon:<BR/><BR/>Evening All!!<BR/><BR/>Funnily enough, I too received an identical letter today.<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/><BR/>Night All<BR/><BR/>Tonk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-72904408693492515302008-06-18T13:12:00.000+01:002008-06-18T13:12:00.000+01:00If I may just briefly hi-jack the thread to report...If I may just briefly hi-jack the thread to report that today I received a reply on behalf of David Cameron regarding the Great Plymouth Council Bin Criminalisation Scandal:<BR/><BR/>Dear Dixon,<BR/> <BR/>I am writing on behalf of David Cameron to thank you very much for your e-mail.<BR/> <BR/>We are grateful to you for taking the trouble to get in touch about this issue, and for bringing your concerns about bin fines in Plymouth to our attention. I do appreciate what you have to say about this matter. However, as I am sure you appreciate, it would be wrong for David Cameron to interfere in decisions taken by democratically elected local councils outside of his own constituency.<BR/> <BR/>We are concerned at the way the Government has been putting pressure on local councils to target families with new bin fines, and our Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles MP, has been campaigning very hard against the imposition of bin taxes and other measures which amount to no more than stealth taxes on hardworking families. We do want people to behave in a more environmentally friendly way, but we should be encouraging, rather than enforcing them to do so. Our approach would mean abandoning the Government’s heavy-handed, top-down policies, and instead creating incentives to help people lead greener lives.<BR/> <BR/>Thank you, once again, for getting in touch.<BR/> <BR/>Yours sincerely,<BR/> <BR/> <BR/>Alice Sheffield<BR/> <BR/>Office of David Cameron MP<BR/>House of Commons<BR/>London SW1A 0AAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-45992632384722560452008-06-18T12:54:00.000+01:002008-06-18T12:54:00.000+01:00As far as I'm conerned, if you trip up over a door...As far as I'm conerned, if you trip up over a doormat and break your leg that's exactly the same as tripping over a crack in the pavement and breaking your leg. i.e. a broken leg is exactly what you deserve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-69044864733264744142008-06-18T12:46:00.000+01:002008-06-18T12:46:00.000+01:00Theft: (from memory)The dishonest appropriation of...Theft: (from memory)<BR/><BR/>The dishonest appropriation of property belonging to another with the intention to permanantly deprive that owner of the said property.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-49773275862350043342008-06-18T12:14:00.000+01:002008-06-18T12:14:00.000+01:00Like many of our readers, I suspect, I reach for t...Like many of our readers, I suspect, I reach for the sick bag whenever health and safety rears its ugly head. As you rightly say Ken, there are genuine experts in this field, who are able to offer sensible advice. Unfortunately, the jobsworths and scam merchants have, as you also pointed out, hijacked this subject as a result of which the genuine experts are perceived to be tarred with the same brush. Moreover, Nanny very rarely seems to take advice from the genuine experts, but virtually always follows that of the jobsworths and scam merchants.<BR/><BR/>I should also be interested to know what is the difference between one of Nanny's trolls removing a doormat, without the consent of it's owner, and you or I popping into the town hall and helping ourselves to whatever takes our fancy? Surely, both actions constitute theft?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-69710097512397562642008-06-18T10:35:00.000+01:002008-06-18T10:35:00.000+01:00What? Ken, a door mat in a communal area? I'm surp...What? Ken, a door mat in a communal area? I'm surprised you weren't fined for fly tipping....Kerching....I would love to know where all these 'elf'n'safety rules and regulations are written down. It seems to be one of Nanny's cover all trump cards; If she doesn't like something she tends to have a set of four trump cards to play that most people will not challenge namely:<BR/><BR/>a) The 'elf'n'safety card.<BR/>b) The green card.<BR/>c) The racist card.<BR/>d) The childrens card.<BR/><BR/>Often cards (b) and (d) are used in combination. Ie. Stop destroying the planet for our children's sake!!.... Yeah right, my little bonfire twice a year to burn garden waste will kill off all the kids and destroy the planet, but all the power used to generate all the light and hot air at our local authority's office, won't do any harm at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com