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The usage of Foodbanks continues to grow

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-29957695 Foodbank use for south west children 'quadruples since 2011' The Trussell Trust runs a charity which runs 28 Foodbanks across the South West   Lying deep amongst the news stories the last 12 months, is the ongoing story which refuses to go away. Largely ignored by the press and television media, possibly by accident but more likely to be on the directions of some mysterious government department, the continuing scandal of the increasing number of people reliant on food bank charities is the subject which the Department of Work and Pensions and various other government departments and of course the ConDem Coalition government, would really like to go away and by adopting a policy of “if we ignore the situation for long enough the problem will cease to exist, in any case the usual charities can provide a short-term solution to the short-term problem”, they can pretend that the scandal of people in t...

Traffic "improvements" which only cause chaos and delays.

http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/10645974.Gridlock_chaos_hits_Weymouth/?ref=mr   Gridlock chaos hits Weymouth Crossing at the top of King Street Weymouth Esplanade The harbour crossroads outside Asda in Weymouth    When "intelligent traffic lights" with their associated spaghetti of white lines painted seemingly at random on the road surface, replaced the roundabouts back in 2010-11, many people predicted that they would only cause confusion and delay. Tragically, not only has this has been proved to be correct but at least two people have been killed, a number of people have been injured and there have been countless accidents and near misses particularly at the "Asda" junction. This is in addition to the general congestion reported in this article. Who ever drew up this "improved" traffic scheme for Weymouth and incidentally the surrounding approach roads, has created infinitely more problems than the scheme was...

More delay for Committee of investigation in Jersey?

http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline_jerseynews/displayarticle.asp?id=503306  Debate scheduled for today has been postponed until February 19th. H istoric care home abuse inquiry . Haut de la Garenne   It should come as no surprise to anyone that the terms of the proposed Committee of Inquiry isn't robust enough. Nor should it be surprising that the debate scheduled for today has been postponed until February 19th.   Members voted in favour of an inquiry  The whole scandal of the Historic Child abuse investigation  is littered with delay, ineptitude, attempts to cover up facts, discredit witnesses, victims and investigators and protect the perpetrators of the abuse and reluctance to pursue the matter with the determination it demands. More delay and prevarication is only to be expected. The sinister question which refuses to go away and repeatedly emerges from the mists surrounding this matter, is "Why are the Jersey Authorities and e...

The strange case of the disappearing news programme. Part 2

"Inside Out", the South West Channel Islands version, was shown on CI BBC One last night at 19:30   (Monday 10th December 2012) and contained a 15 minute report on the Savile/ Haut de la Garenne connection, together with interviews with victims, Lenny Harper and Home Affairs Minister Ian Le Marquand . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlDsA8_1uJY&feature=g-high-u This programme was screened last night. It was "missing" earlier this morning leading me to speculate upon sinister activities at the BBC in cahoots with the "authorities" in Jersey. Perhaps I did, on this occasion, do them both an injustice,  for which I am truly sorry. The content of this video, covers in the first section, more revelations on the Savile/Haut de la Garenne connection. The interview with Senator Ian Le Marquand is fascinating as he turns evasion and waffle into an art form. Unfortunately, the interviewer allows him off the hook. We have not heard the last of the Je...

The strange case of the disappearing news programme.

"Inside Out", the South West Channel Islands version, was shown on CI BBC One last night at 19:30   (Monday 10th December 2012) and contained a 15 minute report on the Savile/ Haut de la Garenne connection, together with interviews with victims, Lenny Harper and Home Affairs Minister Ian Le Marquand . Home Affairs Minister Ian Le Marquand .  I have been trying to find the recording of the Channel Island's "Inside Out" which was shown on BBC Television last night at 19:30. It contains the full report of the lead item on the CI News and has an interview with Senator Ian Le Marquand. His wafflin g and evasion of the questions is indicative of how the whole issue of historic child abuse in Jersey has been dealt with by the authorities in their attempts to cover up facts, discredit witnesses, victims and investigators and protect the perpetrators of the abuse. I shall continue with trying to find a video of the programme as it also has interviews ...

The outrageous bias of BBC Radio Jersey and its "presenter"

  BBC Radio Jersey and its presenter Matthew Price, is an insult to British journalism and blatantly the mouth piece of the "establishment" in Jersey. What ever happened to the independence of the BBC?       Matthew Price BBC Radio Jersey         Bloody outrageous !!! BBC and presenter bias in its most vile form. BBC Radio Jersey has just completed a part of the Matthew Price Breakfast Show interview with Stuart Syvrett. Here are some of the Tweets I managed to catch TheJerseyWay @TheJerseyWay Recording the Jersey BBC Radio I wonder if Mathew Price will let the bloggers have a fare shout ? John Yates @ThomasFairfax This arsehole is trying to stop Stuart Syvrett responding John Yates @ThomasFairfax Mathew price is demonstrating more clearly than ever how bias and self interest dominates the media in Jersey John Yates @ThomasFairfax The BBC programme presenter is a disgrace to journalism Leigh La...

The "Politics" of Jersey

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-18767068 A motion to reprimand Jersey's treasury minister for his handling of a failed deal to buy a new police station has been withdrawn. Why am I not surprised that another senior Jersey politician has avoided the potential criticism from a States debate, notwithstanding his protestations that he "..........was disappointed the censure call would not go forward as he wanted a debate on it." There is an old saying that those who can not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. How true.

A Sad Footnote.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-    A very sad footnote to the item which I posted yesterday morning both on Facebook and "New Agenda" under the heading of "Can the Olympics work for Weymouth". The junction where this accident occurred is close to the Asda supermarket, and is in my view, the most confusing and dangerous junction on the new system. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.