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So, Gordon Brown is just about hanging on. I'm no fan of the man, but I thimk it's right that he does for the moment. It is no time to be changing Prime Minister, or to have a General Election for that matter. Remember, all these MP's that are resigning are only doing so because they have been caught claiming all sorts on expences. Not because they are dissalusioned with Gordon Brown. Personaly I feel that these MP's, should stand down now, and not at the next General Election. They are only hanging on because they will still their over inflated wages and still able to claim everything they can until they leave the job. Also the golden handshake they get from the public purse.

They are all criminals in my own opinion. If people did what they have done in any other job. They would get the sack, and possible criminal charges. I know they have all said that they have remained within the rules. But that has nothing to do with anything. Surely they know the difference between claiming something that is assisting them perform their MP duties (which is what they are allowed to claim for), and stupid things like sink plugs, gardeners, motes and all the other ridiculous things.

Anyone with an ounce of intelligence would know that it was wrong to claim such things. The other thing that has been grating me about them, is the habit of employing relatives. Doesn't it make you mad ?.

I went around to my local polling station last night to vote in the European Elections. After living in Northern Ireland for fifteen years, somewhere that you must provide I.D, before you are allowed to vote. Having said that, it may have changed in recent years.

I was amazed that I wasn't asked for any identification. So, this means that anyone can go and vote on your behalf. More to the point, anyone can go and vote if they have your polling card. Even worse is the fact that anyone with a counterfiet one can vote, and as many times as they like, (obviously with different peoples cards). They can do this if they have your electrol role number. This can be obtained from any local council.

The whole voting thing is completely open to fraudulant activity by anyone. I'm sure I will come back to that subject in the future.

On an other note. I was very saddened to hear about David Carradine dying the other day. Initial reports had it down as suicide. It know appears he was indulging in some auto-erotic asphyxiation. Which is very sad to hear indeed. I'm all for people endulging in what they want too sexualy, as long as they don't bring to harm to anyone, and it's legal. If anyone is going to take part in any auto-erotic asphyxiation ?. Then they should always do it when someone else is there. It's far too dangerous to be doing on your own.

Onto Big Brother now !!!!

I'm not a fan of this show at all. I only ever dip into it when there is nothing else on the telly. So, there I was watching some of the start of it last night. God almighty, there some bloody idiots out there, and they always seem to get on this show.. These are the worst bunch of freakish, attention seeking, wanna be, idiots that they have found to date. I really don't understand why people enjoy this show. Maybe it's just me, I don't know.

Being Scottish, I hate the fact that they always find the worst sort of Scot possible. This time is no different, with the stupid lassie they have in this year. Nothing but a gold digging numpty, who's only ambition is to hook up with some rich footballer. There isn't a normal person amoung them. They are all freaks in their own way. So please, when it comes to the voting part of the show. Don't vote at all. Even better, don't even watch the show at all. I know I won't !!!!.

Anyway, that's the moan over with for the moment  . Hope everyone has a great weekend, rave safe kiddiewinks. 

So, we finaly get some decent weather. Always great to see loads of people walking about with bright red arms, faces and legs. I do not exlude myself in that by the way. It's a pity it will turn more cloudy tomorrow, but I'm not complaining. It's nearly that time of year again for Rockness. So, I would rather have crappy weather from now until then. It hasn't rained there yet, apart from a little drizzle when the Chemical Brothers played the other year. Apart from that, it's been scorching every year. Yes I always end up sunburnt, but will not let it happen this year (he says,lol).

I was initialy staying in a b & b for the weekend, and going up early on the Friday morning. But, that's all changed now, I am now camping again. I promised myself after last year that I wouldn't camp again (getting too old).  I'm gl'd for the weekend, and only found out  last week that camping is included. So, it would be rude not to do it. Also heading up for the Thursday night now, just so a few of us can hang out before things kick off on the Friday.

Looks like it's going to be another great weekend by the Loch, partying with 35,000 other music luvin people. I will endevour to take as many pic's / videos as I can, and will upload them when I come back.

Anyway, here's my fav track of the moment. Some great remixes of it out there. Enjoy !!!!!!!!!!! 

Here are some more movies to look forward to later this year. Go too http://www.firstshowing.net/ for more.

 

So, our politicians have been caught with their hands well and truely in the till. I know people are probably starting to get a bit fed up hearing about all this expences stuff. However, that is just want the powers that be want to happen. We all pay for their lifestyles. They are meant to be 'of, for, and by the people'. That is what a democracy is meant to be about.

It seems that this is not the case in this United Kingdom anymore. Our politicians are supposed to serve us, the people. Instead of serving themselves to every penny they can get their grubby mits on. All legal ofcourse, as they all take these pennies within the rules. Rules that have been created by themselves, for themselves.

I won't go on about all the silly claims that they have put in. Suffice to say, that they are only supposed to claim for things that assist them in serving their constituants. So, you can make your own minds up on what that constututes.

Something else to bare in mind, is the upcoming European elections. That Parliament is far more corrupt than Westminster when it comes to what MEP's can claim for. They don't even have to put in receipts for what they are claiming. Some years ago there was a big who-ha about MEP's expenses. Nothing really came of that episode, and they're still filling their pockets with our money.

So, before you go and vote for your next MEP. See if you can find pout what expenses they have put in for over the last four years. Even over the last year or so will do. I'm sure you will be shocked to find put what these people rake in. It's not as if they really do anything for us anyway is it ?. Apart from mess with our laws, usually in a bad way.

As anyone who's read some of my previous posts will know. I'm not a big fan of our politicians, and what they do (or lack there of) for us.  All I can say is, if you're not happy with you MP, MSP, MLA, MEP ?. The write to them and ask them to explain themselves to you. Don't settle for a letter that fobs you off from one of their secretaries. If you're still not happy ?, go and see them at one of their local surgeries, and ask them to their faces to explain themselves. If you're still not happy ?, complain too their party leader.

They are there to serve us !!!!! Not the other way around folks.

 

Looking forward to catching these this summer. In no particular prder

New track 'Forced',  from the very brilliant Cagedbaby. A new album coming later on in the year, hopefully not too long away. Here's the video, obviously it's the radio edit version. Pop along to Youtube, and watch it, rate 5, fav it. Thanks . You can buy it on iTunes, Beatport, and all other outlets. Great remixes by Dave Spoon,  Idiotproof,  Don Diablo, Foamo, and Streetlife Dj's.

www.myspace/cagedbaby

Sorry I didn't update when I said I would. As usual I got distracted with other things. So, the solicitor, mmmmmmm. Tried to help, but like all solicitors, when it comes to CSA & Family Law. They tend to shy away, make out it's a specialist subject etc. There was me thinking that a solicotor deals with the law, no matter what the subject, lmfao.

Anyway, she is still looking at my paperwork, but I don't hold out much hope for any help. Infact, it seems that it would cost me almost as much as I supposedly owe, to fight just this 'Liability Order'. How mad is that ?. So, it may just turn out that I should let it go through. My only problem with that is that I am a principled sort of guy. This falls into the category, of going agaimst my priciples. By that I mean, being branded a criminal by my Government, with no valid reason. Nuff said me thinks.

Anyway, onto better things. As metioned before. I headed off down to Liverpool for a bit of a mad weekend. Got there on Friday afternoon, and arrived back last night. I went down for 'Circus' nightclub which was held @ 'Nation' in Liverpool. Circus is run by the brilliant Yousef (dj, producer, and all round great guy),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My main reason for going was to see the Southern Fried Records crew. Cagedbaby, Riva Star, Shinichi Osawa, and ofcourse Norman Cook. Suffice to say, I had a blinder of a night on Friday. Saturday was one of those lost days. You know, the ones you get when you were really hammered (in a good way), the night before'. As you can see rom these two clips. Friday was a bit of a messy night

Norman Cook, closing his set.

Cagedbaby starting his set.

Now that I am fully recovered from my travels. Time to get back to the daily grind. First off, some shopping I think  foooooood now please.

So, I'm seeing a solicitor tomorrow regarding the CSA. It's at the stage were they have issued an application to the Sheriff's Court, for a 'Liabilty Order' against me. What does that actually mean then ?. Well, it will open up various doors for the CSA to do basically whatever they want to me. Take my driving licence, passport, bailiffs in, even prison. Next year they will even be allowed to do that plus, freeze bank accounts, place a curfew to name but a couple of things. Without even going to court !!!

As I've mentioned in previous posts. I'm all for a 'Non Resident Parent' (NRP), paying for their children. What I'm not in favour of, is it being Government lead. It being used to pay the social security benefits for a 'Parent With Care' (PWC). I use the term 'Parent With Care', in it's loosest possible form  . As of 27th of October last year, a PWC, who is on benefits can keep up too £20.00 of any monies paid by the NRP. So, if you are an NRP, paying £200.00 per week. The the PWC still only keeps £20.00 of that. The rest pays for what ever benefit the PWC is on. Obviously it's a different case if the PWC is working full time. They then get too keep all monies paid by the NRP. Which is right, and proper in my eyes . 

Anyway, I won't harp on about it too much. As it's a very touchy subject with me, and I'd probably end up all annoyed, and upset. Back to the 'Liability Order'. If this is granted, then it actually makes the debt legal. So, it follows that without a 'Liability Order', the debt is not legal, mmmmm . So, how come the Goverment can put both an NRP, and a PWC, through so much crap without the debt actually being fully legal ?. Simple, they incorporate everything within the Child Support Act 1991, and Family Law. Knowing full well, that it will just confuse the hell out of anyone, even solicitors.

Even in the application for the 'Liability Order', it instructs the Judge / Sheriff. That "under Section 33 of the Child Support Act 1991, the validity of the maintenance assessment may not be questioned", and "The sheriff must make the Liability Order if satisfied that the payments in question have become payable, and have not been payed". How's that from British Justice ???.

Basically, that takes away your right to defence. Which is a breach of your civil rights as a citizen of the UK. Also a breach of  the constitution of the UK.  It's basically the Government saying sod the law, sod your position as a sheriff, do as you're told. The consitution states that any person having to apear in court for any reason, must be given the right to a defence. So, obviously the UK Government think nothing of it's own constitution.

A recent court case regarding CSA, and how they deal with assessments came up with a rather suprising outcome. It turns out that CSA have no legal "Duty Of Care" to make sure that their assessments are correct. That was actually a case of a PWC, taking the CSA to court. For not paying her enough money.  Don't you just love being British, lmfao.

Last September, I wrote to CSA and asked for all information they had on my under the 'Freedom of Information Act' (FIO). They have 40 !!!! days from the date of the letter you send, to reply to you with all of your data.  Not 40 working days, actually 40 days. Needless to say, it took rather longer than 40 days for mine to arrive, this is a breach of law. I recieved no letter to say they would take longer or anything like that. It took around 91 days for mine to arrive. This stops people from mounting a proper defence of any complaints they have about their CSA account. Just as a matter of interest I received over 1300 seperate peices of paper, with information about my CSA account.

Needless to say, it takes some time getting through it all. You don't get it all in order, you have do sort that out yourself. What it does do, is let you know exactly what they have said about you. What decisions they have made, why they made them. It also gives you the oppertunity to see what they have left out. So, it's no surprise I have found some very interesting things out going through my files. I won't go into them now, but hopefully the solictor will find them of use. If they turn out to be of use, then I will ofcourse talk about them here, If you find yourself in the same position, then maybe it will help you out too.

Anyway, rant over for tonight. Hopefully all will go well tomorrow at the solicitors, and another little blow to the CSA will happen, on behalf of all NRP's & PWC's.

In other news, I'm off to Liverpool for the weekend on Friday. Heading down there for a bit of rave @ Circus on Friday night. I'll speak a bit more about that tomorrow as well. Till then, here's a nice wee vid to get your feet tapping. It's The Brighton Port Authority (BPA), He's Frank (Washing Up) Featuring Iggy Pop. Rave safe kiddiewinks

So, Barrack (Barry) Obama was finaly made President of the good old U.S. of A. today. I couldn't help but giggle when he fluffed his oath. It was as if he was thinking 'just do it now dude'. 'Never mind with all the legal crap, just make me President'. Listening to his speech, and hearng the 2 million plus crowd cheer. I could not help but think of the South Park 'election' episode. "Change, Change. Change". " Yes We Can, Yes We Can", "Awesome, Awesome. Obviously done in a South Park styleeeee

So much for the seperation of State, and Church in the U.S. Obama made quite a few references to both, in the same sentence. In the same breath, and in turn meaning the same thing. This should be worrying for everyone. No one in his position should be using 'Faith' to guide him on 'Political' decisions. 

The Americans are a strange breed indeed. I don't mean that in a bad way. Well, not entirely in a bad way, . I have some very good personel friends, who hail from that part of the world. I feel Obama just got elected on the fact the he is African/American. Anyone with an ounce of sense, knows that for all his retoric during the election campaign.  His policies just don't stand up under scrutiny. I hope I am proved wrong in that matter. Remember, when America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. As is happening now with the global economy. 

This current economic climate started with Americans, and will end with the Americans. For all his puffing and blowing. he now finds himself in the hot seat. He can no longer blame Bush, for anything. He is the man now, the man who has to make good on all of his promises. 

Sure, he can't fix things over night. However, he can get a grip of the financial institutions, that have caused all this econimic trouble. In reality, nothing much has been done so far to sort all of this out. Apart from here in the UK. Even then, the banks just ignore what the Government want them to do. Dispite the Government (us the public) owning a hell of a lot of the banks concerned. 

I wish Obama well in his term of office. I hope he comes through on all of his promises. However, I can't condone his desire to talk to terrorists. As a former soldier who spent a total of nearly five years of his life in actual combat. I have learned that it does no good to talk to terrorists. They only keep demanding things, until they get what they wanted in the first place. Once you concede to talking to one group of terrorists. Then the door way is open to all terrorists getting what they want. 

Hopefully, it is a new beginning. Hopefully Obama can deliver, what we all hope he can. America leads the world, America calls all the shots. Wether we like it or not. So, Hail To The Chief.

Sorry I haven't posted anything of late. I'll sit down and give an update about CSA, and other things soon.