New Agenda on Sunday is out! Edition of 8th April 2018

Good morning everyone

Image result for Mrs Moloney, who suffers from bipolar disorder type 2

An absolutely incredible story relating to Capita, the company subcontracted by the government to carry out disability benefit assessments. It seems that a Mrs Moloney, who suffers from bipolar disorder type 2,and severe anxiety, was informed by the DLA that her Disability Living Allowance (DLA) would stop and her Personal Independence Payment (PIP) had been refused. Her "crime" according to Capita was that she had not attended her disability benefit assessment appointment. All very well you may think, that is until you learn that the "assessment" was to be carried out in her own home and that it was the assessor from Capita who failed to turn up. This is not the first time, nor will it be the last, that these privatised companies who make large sums of money from the taxpayers pocket have failed the very people who they are supposed to be helping. The farming out of this and other essential functions cannot be trusted to the private sector, where profits are more important than people.

Meanwhile, back in Jersey, Hectors Fish and Chip Shop has launched a scheme to give away a free meal every week to the over 65's, for the next eight months. Chippie owner Paul Spears said, "There is a lot of loneliness among older people in Jersey and we want to thank the community for their business and give back to them. The idea behind this campaign is to give people an opportunity to share a table together, get chatting, catch up with old friends and make some new ones as well". A nice thought in these times of "Me first". It would be nice for the idea to catch on here as well.

The Jersey Royal potato season is late this year. They are already a month behind due to the atrocious weather and are facing a 20% shortfall in volume.They are not as tasty as they were when vriac was the only fertiliser, but they are still one of the best potato's available.
I was wondering why they seen to be missing from the shops.

Former Conservative Whip and "Bully Boy" and now Justice Secretary and "Bully Boy" David Gauke, is the latest to wade into Jeremy Corbyn with more lies, smear and calumny suggesting that "Jeremy Corbyn is not on the side of law-abiding citizens".

Read the full piece at: http://new-agenda2012.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/a-campaign-of-smear-and-personal-insults.html

A bit short this week for reasons I shall not bore you with, but it is still raining and promises to remain wet for the next week. (Depending upon which television forecast you watch or which paper you read).

Have a nice week

Northern Ireland and Brexit. The return of "The Troubles"

Northern Ireland: police attacked in another night of disturbances | Northern Ireland | The Guardian When the "Brexit" debate was still filling our newspapers and our television screens, readers may remember why I had changed my mind since voting to leave at the referendum vote. Apart from the economic arguments, which had become crystal clear after peeling away all the lies and misrepresentations trotted out by Bozo Boris and his "Get Brexit Done" conspirators, there was always the problem of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Would it be possible to have a border between the European Union and the United Kingdom where people, goods and services could pass freely between the two nations without customs restrictions, tariffs, duties and all the other formalities? Would it be possible to have one part of the United Kingdom treated differently from other parts of the United Kingdom, particularly when Scotland for example had voted overwhe

Plemont development or return to nature?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey- A date has been set for a public inquiry into plans for Plemont Headland. This exceptional location must be sold to the National trust for Jersey, and returned to nature. Any other outcome involving development of the site, can only demonstrate the extent to which greed and self interest have become endemic in Jersey.

The Parliamentary Labour Party conspirators are hatching another coup.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/corbyn-labour-leadership-rebel-mps-a7202641.html Labour MPs plan for Corbyn victory and plot how to confront an emboldened leader Even for the "Independent", the number and use of unnamed anonymous "sources" in this article is quite astonishing. However, amongst all the usual speculative delusion, there is one factor which causes concern to anyone who believes in the Labour Party, its principles and in he democratic process of the Labour movement. It is abundantly clear that elements within the Parliamentary Labour Party, are even now, planning another coup in the event that Jeremy Corbyn should emerge as winner in the current ballot. The failed coup of earlier this year, has now descended into a sham leadership election, because the conspirators still fail to accept the democratic decision of the Labour party membership and cling to

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