Of course I have my own political beliefs and they are not socialist ones. However I respect that people form their own views and we each have one democratic vote to cast and each vote is worth the same.
However the point of this short blog is to highlight competence - something we should be able to expect from our senior politicians whatever their political party.
The Home Secretary in our government system is one of the great offices of state - in charge of the internal affairs of England and Wales and for immigration and citizenship of the UK. Responsibilities of the Home Secretary includes policing and national security - MI5 - GCHQ etc. It is widely held as one of the toughest ministerial positions and was the job Theresa May held before she became prime minister.
Here below is a link to an interview Dianne Abbot the Shadow Home Secretary completed today. If the Labour Party led by Jeremy Corbyn wins the election on June 8th - she would be THE Home Secretary.
http://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/nick-ferrari/diane-abbotts-agonising-interview-over-policy-cost/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39775693
It is quite terrifying that Dianne Abbot has this shadow role - and quite terrifying that she is regarded as one of Labour's most senior MP's and one of Jeremey Corbyn's most prominent leadership team members.
I cannot resist winding up this blog by observing - as so often is the case with Corbyn and his team - they are big on rhetoric but light on substance and detail. Abbot is a shining example here.
While I have your attention - ha! I also would like to squeeze in something Margaret Thatcher said about the Labour Party which is just as relevant now as it was when she said it. She said "compassion is rarely enough - you have to earn it first before you can give it away." The Labour Party / socialists need to understand we need a strong and vibrant economy through business, hard work and entrepreneurship to produce the tax revenues needed in order to be able to help the vulnerable and needy. Socialists too often portray businesses as capitalist loathsome enemies of the poor whereas the taxes they generate are actually the lifeblood of our public services and they should be supported and encouraged.
However the point of this short blog is to highlight competence - something we should be able to expect from our senior politicians whatever their political party.
The Home Secretary in our government system is one of the great offices of state - in charge of the internal affairs of England and Wales and for immigration and citizenship of the UK. Responsibilities of the Home Secretary includes policing and national security - MI5 - GCHQ etc. It is widely held as one of the toughest ministerial positions and was the job Theresa May held before she became prime minister.
Here below is a link to an interview Dianne Abbot the Shadow Home Secretary completed today. If the Labour Party led by Jeremy Corbyn wins the election on June 8th - she would be THE Home Secretary.
http://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/nick-ferrari/diane-abbotts-agonising-interview-over-policy-cost/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39775693
It is quite terrifying that Dianne Abbot has this shadow role - and quite terrifying that she is regarded as one of Labour's most senior MP's and one of Jeremey Corbyn's most prominent leadership team members.
I cannot resist winding up this blog by observing - as so often is the case with Corbyn and his team - they are big on rhetoric but light on substance and detail. Abbot is a shining example here.
While I have your attention - ha! I also would like to squeeze in something Margaret Thatcher said about the Labour Party which is just as relevant now as it was when she said it. She said "compassion is rarely enough - you have to earn it first before you can give it away." The Labour Party / socialists need to understand we need a strong and vibrant economy through business, hard work and entrepreneurship to produce the tax revenues needed in order to be able to help the vulnerable and needy. Socialists too often portray businesses as capitalist loathsome enemies of the poor whereas the taxes they generate are actually the lifeblood of our public services and they should be supported and encouraged.
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