Well done Southampton!
Rhiann Marie - Round the World
Stewart Graham
Sun 20 Feb 2011 12:01
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Phuket Sunday 20th February 1742 Local 1042
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I am writing this to you today while serving a self
imposed 24 hour horizontal therapy penance.
Now I don't know about the rest of you but most
mornings I get up ready to take life on to the full. Normally this manifests
itself in a desire to compete and win at whatever the game it is that is being
played. Oh and for the record, it is NOT the taking part that counts it's
the WINNING! Sometimes however "things" (generally, inconsiderate/
incompetent/ lazy/ dishonest/ unreasonable/ unfair or such like
people) irritate me so much that I just have to get "it" out of my
system. This may sound like the utterings of a madman and despite the fact you
are probably reading this in the hope of following a sailing
adventure, sometimes things just need to be said or just need to be done.
So after my last blog when I am sure you all
thought I was perhaps a little hostile or ungrateful for encouraging you not to
tell me to "take it easy" etc and to write to your local (x at least 200)
Council Leaders, Politicians and Quangocrats instead, let me assure you it was
entirely self interest.
Every time I think about the scandalous waste and
inefficiency of OUR -no, not the governments- OUR money, in our politically
correct multicultural bloody nambie pambie, it's-your-fault-I
tripped-over-the-kerb, look-to-the-state instead of ones self society I
almost give myself a hernia, and if my heart was not so strong a bloomin'
heart attack would most likely ensue also.
I do think though that perhaps I have overdone the
warnings to people not to lecture me on taking it easy, as when I recieved
a well wishing e-mail from old friends yesterday advising me not to push myself
too hard they felt they had to add "no offence, (we) just care". Once you
have all written to your local Oaficials and Bulge-ocrats locally feel free to
carry on sending your good wishes. In all honesty I can assure you that every
single one of these good wishes is very much appreciated and helps a speedy
recovery.
So ....... I was heartened this morning to read in
the Sunday Times (kindle version) that the leaders of the Southampton Council
have elected to award themselves a 5.5 percent pay cut. yep hard to believe
CUT. Starting from the very top while the very lowest paid would
receive a modest pay rise and there would be continuance and even improving of
some of the essential services the Council provide. Now that is the spirit of
leadership and an example set for every other council in the land Three cheers
to the Southampton Council. From my prone position I take my hat off to you -
it's a start. Remember however that there are hundreds of council
officials, agency and quango leaders up and
down the land who pay themeselves more than the prime minister, and will
continue to draw that amount of money from us long after they have "retired" - a
relative term I know.
That is now of my chest and I will channel
my efforts towards recovery and future planning.
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