Pass the sick bag someone, I had the great misfortune to watch Ed Balls (Children's Secretary - whatever that really means?) and Sir Roger Singleton, chairman of the Independent Safeguarding Authority, on TV last night trying to squirm their way out of the avalanche of criticism being heaped upon Nanny's head over her "Won't Someone Think of The Children?" database.
Balls now states that it is "tremendously important" to ensure the "right balance" has been struck and was relevant to "real life".
Sick bag again please!
When did this lousy government, and its brain dead apparatchiks, ever bother applying "real life" to their rules and diktats?
Balls droned on about what constitutes the difference between infrequent and frequent contact with children, as per Nanny's rule that frequent contact requires registration on her database.
Seemingly, in the eyes of Balls, 3 times a month would require registration.
That would of course mean, for instance, that shopkeepers who serve kids would have to register...wouldn't it?
This scheme is unworkable.
Aside from all the other points raised earlier on this site as to why it is wrong, can you seriously imagine that this government is capable of designing and building a database that can hold the details of 11 million people without there being some major cock up?
What government IT scheme has ever come in on time, on budget or on specification?
Take a look at HMRC or the NHS for "fine" examples of Nanny's failure in IT.
Anyhoo, dear old Ed (scared shitless by the public outcry, as I noted yesterday) has said he will review this lousy scheme.
Unfortunately he has passed the responsibility for the review to Sir Roger "The Dodger" Singleton (who has set the thing up). "The Dodger", who doesn't exactly exude charisma, bleated helplessly that this legislation was passed by parliament three years ago and that it was our "beloved" MPs who put this scheme together.
One might ask where were the Tories and Liberals then, and why didn't they kick up a fuss?
BTW folks, I warned about this in May 2008.
One might also ask why is it that our MPs are incapable of passing legislation that isn't full of holes?
As noted yesterday, Nanny is wounded. However, she is not yet ready to surrender, this needs to be taken to its final stage; to this end I suggest that you bombard your MPs, Balls and the media with your views as to why it is wrong.
It will be the only way to kill off this dangerous idea.
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