Agenda 2019

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9605858/120000-troubled-families-could-be-legally-banned-from-spending-benefits-on-alochol-and-tobacco.html Troubled families living on benefits will be legally barred from spending welfare money on alcohol and tobacco, under plans being drawn up in Whitehall. Just like that ! Ian Duncan Smith. Three of the biggest numbskulls to ever hold a parliamentary seat, let alone a position in government. A harebrained scheme too far. How much will it cost? How will it be managed? How many extra civil servants will be required to manage the scheme?  What is a "problem family? The list of questions is almost endless. There is a problem with benefits being spent on alcohol and tobacco sometimes to the detriment of the family, which should be addressed, but not in this knee jerk simplistic fashion, more concerned with popularity than reality. These three should think again, and then do something more useful.

Prime-Ministers-ban-cheap-drinks-breaks-EU-law-claim Surely we are approaching the problem of binge drinking in town centers (and probably elsewhere too) from the wrong angle. Instead of helping these poor wretches into ambulances and carting them off to A & E with all the costs that are incurred to the NHS, public services, police time and man power etc. perhaps we should consider a more radical approach. Why not just scrape the brain dead morons up off the pavement and cart them off to a purpose built steel cage, lock them in and and let them rot until they sober up. The prospect of being soaked in their own and others vomit for a few hours, and then being hosed down in cold water may have a deterrent effect on them and others.