Mock Election 2008

Romney accuses Obama of trying to erode Americans'gun rights

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:03:07 +0000

Mitt Romney, a candidate for this year’s US presidential elections, has recently accused President Obama of trying to erode the gun rights of Americans with tougher gun control measures. Mr Romney spoke to the US National Rifle Association this month, saying that he would always support Americans’rights to protect the welfare of their families and the security of their homes. He also issued stern criticism of the current leader’s view of the Constitution, accusing him of regarding it as an ’evolving’document instead of a foundation that was set in stone.

Romney tries to consolidate his support in a dramatic race

In order to try and establish a greater volume of support from his mainly conservative base, Romney has been trying to compensate for some of his previous actions, which caused some groups to question his support for gun rights. For example, back in 1994 (the year he ran for the Senate) he voiced his opposition for the NRA, although he later applied for membership with the group. To some Americans, this sort of behaviour made it look like any campaign against gun control or for gun ownership was merely a political incentive designed circumvent support for other Republican candidates.

What makes Romney different from previous Republican candidates

Previous candidates like McCain and Huckabee, both born in conservative-majority states Arizona and Arkansas respectively, are more typical of the Republican nominee. An unchallengeable support for gun ownership, opposition to gay rights, support for stronger Christian influence in political policies, combined with a voter network that is heavily associated with the Evangelical Church and the Bible Belt district. Romney, on the other hand, is a Mormon hailing from the democratic stronghold of Massachusetts (which one of the highest volumes of Divorce solicitors in the country), arguable the most liberal region in the North America continent.

NHS reform – David Cameron makes it clear that he is prepared to face the consequences

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:33:03 +0000

Most people in Britain would agree with the idea that the Prime Minister and his fellow politicians are working against all odds in pushing for a radical overhaul of the National Health Service. Despite overwhelming opposition from the general public, major protests with a pop up stand near parliament, not to mention stiff opposition from the British Medical Association, Cameron believes that this is not a sufficient justification to back down on his radical bill.

Perhaps it is because the prospects that he would face if he were to fail with this bill would be even more catastrophic than were it to pass. From previous experience, politicians are more successful if they stick to their guns and refuse to back down, even if the level of opposition to their plans is firmly rooted in the majority.

This time, the Coalition is battling to secure a major political victory against an enormous level of opposition, much of which stems from organisations that play a critical role in the management of the NHS. The worst that could happen is that the Coalition passes the bill and in the 2015 election, loses against a Labour government, which radically reverses the bill to restore the NHS to its previous system. This process would waste billions of pounds and would be the worst possible scenario in a time where every penny is more precious than ever before.

Cameron’s bill will virtually abandon the centralised system that the NHS was founded on. Instead, it will replace it with a service that will be riddled with concealment, the lives of tens of thousands of patients put in the hands of a just a tiny number of GPs. As responsibility for each patient lessens, the quality of care will diminish and any accountability for failures in the system will be significantly harder to identify. This will make it harder for people to seek justice when the needs of patients are not met.

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The Expenses Scandal is Over

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:57:07 +0000

Finally, the ex-Tory peer in the House of Lords, Lord Taylor, was given a ruling in a court in the UK. He was sent to jail for 12 months for falsely claiming expenses at the amount of nearly 12,000 GBP and thus the case became a significant legal landmark that would remain a common law rule in the future.

The Tory Lord Taylor of Warwick was a prominent barrister and the first black Conservative peer. His impressive legal career leaves no room to suggest that exactly such a person, so familiar with the peculiarities and requirements of the law, would actually break it in such a gross way. Nevertheless, the Lord has claimed an disproportionate sum of money to cover his expenses. He has listed his Oxford house as his main residence and has claimed travel expenses plus expenses generated while residing in London. However, it was discovered that the peer has never actually lived in his property in Oxford and has mainly resided in London and that his travel expenses would not amount to more than a couple of thousands that he would be able to claim.

What happened with Lord Taylor’s case strongly concerned the Parliament and the people from the high courts. Such precedents might not be a unique exception and it is a probable case that others are also violating the law by daring to over claim expenses. Definitely, MPs and peers do not use cheap flights around the world. In addition to that, their travel expenses might be overestimated as they indicate one property as their own and actually reside in another, rather convenient one. The fact that Lord Taylor said before the court that he has been advised to do so by his colleagues is disturbing enough and might lead to further investigations in the area.

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James Purnell Proposition

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:56:44 +0000

Former pension minister James Purnell has urged the labour government to reconsider its position on political leadership and reliance upon financial means. According to the expert economist, the current state of political aspirations for the rulers is coping with deficit rather than caring for the society.

Tackling deficit has been a problem for David Cameron who needed to make changes as horrifying as the debt of the country. However, the amounting pressure among the people in the realm is provoked not by the politics of voting reform and not even the student finance controversy that recently exploded, but the stability of the nation. Instead of focusing on quite undermining techniques like cutting jobs, the labours could have undertaken a slightly different approach.

James Parell has indicated in front of colleagues, unofficially, that the UK had another route. It is being owed quite a lot of money from different international organizations and also quite a few countries both from the Commonwealth and from other areas in the world. These are exterior signs which indicate possible routes for attracting finance. Also, attracting investment from other European countries like Germany could have been easily achieved if the government has focused on the dialogue with the European Union and on ensuring the rightfulness of the European Law.

The people in the UK do not really need cuts – they have had enough of that. They need to see real money running across the country because this is what the UK lacks the most at the moment. Collecting some old debt would be a good step towards ensuring a more stable economic environment. And providing political mechanisms for attracting investments is just another possible way of getting money into the Kingdom quickly and efficiently.

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The Big Problem with Our Politics.

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:08:51 +0000

Have you ever stopped to wonder why so many of our politicians will end up making a total hash of things? And it really doesn’t matter which of the main parties you are talking about either; Conservatives, Labour or Liberal Democrats.

Well, part of the answer is that all of our politicians are human and humans will always make mistakes. And unfortunately, there is precious little we can do to change this. However, there is something which could be done about the other part of the problem… the part that decides which type of people it will be who make the big decisions in Parliament.

Think about it like this – Can our current politicians really be in touch with the needs of the ordinary man (or woman!) in the street??? After all, these people will spend more money on a single evening meal than the majority of us will see in a whole week! So do they really have any proper hope of understanding what is best for our country?

The unfortunate truth of it is that our %u2018leaders'are not in the same world as the rest of us. And it all becomes a little bit depressing once you realise that… It’s bad enough hearing about the latest sex scandal, political enigin scam or furore over expenses; but when you go on to read about MP’s living the life of Riley it really does get a bit much!

I’m not saying that the country needs a revolution or anything as extreme as that. However, I do honestly believe that our whole political system requires a serious overhaul. Surely there is a better way for our government to operate; a way where people are treated much more fairly? It wouldn’t be that difficult, would it? At least it wouldn’t if our MPs remembered that we are all the same…

Spend, spend, spend!

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:37:51 +0000

Austerity is the latest buzzword to emerge from Westminster, with politicians from all parties pulling serious faces and telling us we all have to tighten our belts, make sacrifices and various other financial clichés. I’m sure they’re all right, but the problem is that the very word “austerity” now annoys me even more than the pop up display ads that seem to appear every time you click on website these days. And before you telling me to disable my pop ups, I need to have them switched on for work so I can’t get rid of the annoying buggers!

Anyway, back to politicians and their austerity measures. Everyone I know seems to be getting slowly worse off, thanks to a combination of businesses freezing wages while shops have to increase prices to survive in the current climate. I’m not going to start bitching about how much MPs get paid and about none of them are suffering because of “austerity” – that’s been done a million times before – no, my rant today is more of a call to arms. A salute to those who just don’t know when to put down their purse or wallet. And who are probably a lot happier (in the short-term at least) because of it.

I decided last week that I’d had about as much as I could take of austerity and being told it was my responsibility to be financially cautious so we could all help the poor banks and the even poorer government out of the sticky mess. Screw that, I thought to myself, and promptly went out and bought a new TV, booked myself a long weekend in Madrid and spent a very relaxing few hours in the beauty salon. OK, I’ll pay for it when the credit card bill comes in at the end of the month, but by the time Saturday evening rolled around I looked and felt a lot happier than all those dour-faced MPs telling us to watch our pennies!

Cameron Pledges Infrastructure Boost

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:35:55 +0000

The UK PM David Cameron has promised that would dedicate himself to improving the infrastructure of the country and allow economic progress through creating more job opportunities, reducing the inability to enjoy stronger purchasing power in the public, and making the way for new investments in the UK. The Prime Minister has expressed clearly that despite being reluctant and pessimistic about the increase of power in the institution, he would make use of its freedom legislation.

The prime minister has expressed his desire to create more job places in the area of maintaining and enlarging the infrastructure of the country. He has emphasized that the UK would work strongly for the improvement of elements such as the electrical and broadband grid to deliver better performance and stable service and electricity prices. Furthermore, he has expressed the view that this is a perfect opportunity for people within regions where such improvement is required to get employed and make good income from employment options like this. The PM believes that a better infrastructure would definitely mean more attraction to foreign investments and industrial development.

Cameron has also pledged that he would work towards the improvement of transportation infrastructure in the country. Railway systems and transport links between cities, neighborhoods, business areas and international destinations would be improved by significant investments. This would additionally create more capital, would boost employment and would give the economy a necessary bit of freshness during times of significant economic and financial concerns.

All of this is, however, happening on the background of persistent anti-capitalist protests in London where people are expressing their views under various forms in regard to the financial world. Banner stands condemn the attitude of finance-driven economies, resignations in the public sector strengthen the impact of the protests over the economy. Now is the chance of the political figure like Cameron to boost the confidence of the people in the state and to improve the economy in the UK.

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New National Health Insurance Scheme Approved In South Africa

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:48:23 +0000

As people in the US struggle over the current administrations health care policy one country has embarked on an ambitious plan to bring health care to its citizens. On August 10, 2011, South Africa’s parliment approved a new national health insurance plan. It is possibly one of the nation’s most comprehensive pieces of legislation in its history. Now South Africans will be able to access health care much easier and be able to get the treatment they would otherwise be unable to afford.

Dubbed the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme, this plan is slated to begin a pilot phase in 2012 in ten selected areas, and will gradually roll out to the rest of the country by 2026.

In 2010, the African National Congress estimated NHI would cost the nation 128 billion rand ($18 billion) in its first year. By 2020, the National Health Insurance scheme would cost South Africa 267 billion rand ($37 billion).these are daunting figure when you consider that South Africa is still struggling to shake off the oppression of Apartheid. One would need a R4 3DS card just to be able to work with the figures being thrown around.

South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan stated the plan would be funded through sources such as tax revenue, mandatory employer contributions, and individual co-payments for medical services not included in the basic health insurance plan. Additional plan funding sources include partnerships with the private sector as well.

Currently, over 80 percent of the nation’s 50 million people rely on public health facilities. These facilities are overburdened and in dire need of funding and improvement.

NHI’s approval has been delayed in the past by concerns over costs and the effect on the private health care industry.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi stated that the plan was not aiming to replace private health insurance. People who wish to buy private insurance may still do so, but they will also need to make contributions to the national health insurance fund as well.

Deep Reforms Needed

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 12:03:53 +0000

Addressing the struggle of political forces and leaders in the UK to tackle social and public problems, the informative news agency Reuters generalizes the UK problem as one of social incompatibility. According to the media, the problems in the UK are not caused by deprived public circles – poor people exist in Russia, Germany, Finland and so on, but none of these countries has ever faced such a devastating riot during the last decade.

Politicians need to reconsider a significant part of the existing social order laws. These include the rules on self-defense, the softness of the policing laws, the directions in which law enforcement services can stretch peace preserving techniques. Such considerations have already been made in the UK parliament and special committees are working on developing a massive plan to tackle the problems. Nevertheless, the British public is finally expressing its unhappiness with the situation – thousands of people have signed petitions, have expressed concerns and have demonstrated their disagreement on huge banners rejecting the political leadership of the country when it comes to social stability.

Reuters also indicates that seeking advice from a top New York cop (after the British required support from US experienced bodies on how to handle such situations) is demotivating over society – Britain needs no experience advice, it needs tougher laws. This view has been generating over the web, the social media, the media service providers for weeks. Addressing it would definitely spare some of the problems for the British society – people in the country are tired of living in a place where laws and total freedom and unaccountability mix with the lives of ordinary citizens.

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The UK Corruption

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 12:36:05 +0000

Traditionally, the UK has been named among the top countries in terms of anti-corruption measures. From social benefits for loyal employees of the public sector to compensation for fraud, UK has always aimed to maintain clear reputation. Or at least it was aiming to do so. Now, just like a big add shouting Discount Displays Homepage is Here, the UK government is in corruption scandals and quite serious problems – the BSkyB scandal with Murdoch, the scams of Tories that were discussed in court rooms and media materials, are finally making a counter-claim to the corruption reputation of the UK.

The Murdoch scandal revealed some serious weaknesses in the system. It is clear it was quite easy for media people to obtain information through police and politicians from simply paying well. What this reveals is that the people in public offices are actually becoming more reckless about their positions and more motivated to be a part of a more profiting scheme, be it illegal. Thus Mr Cameron has a basis for thinking – where is he leading the country to. It is clear there is a neglected problem, however, it is also cleared it has not been properly addressed when first realized.

Secondly, even politicians from the Tories have accepted dirty money or have taken parts in serious financial frauds which also leads to corruption practices. Instead of working for a cleaner political class, the Tories keep admitting mistakes. It is high time for an anti-corruption system to take place in the UK and solve some neglected issues.