Paisley No More

This will be my last blog post on here for a while as, sadly, I am struggling to keep on top of things personally and, if I'm honest, my blog posts haven't quite been up to the standard I would have hoped. There are many, many good blogs out there that are basically saying the same thing I am, but in a far more eloquent and forceful way so I see no point in continuing with this. I'm not giving up blogging as I will remain as a guest contributor to the VOTR Blog which should allow me to be more subjective about what I'm posting, and hopefully will give me the opportunity to deliver more quality posts than I'm managing at the moment.

There's also the case of it becoming quite tiring kicking a man when he's down. When I first started my blog, inspired as I was at the time by John Ward in Medway, Gordon Brown had just started his scorched earth policy after bottling the election that never was. There was real fire in my belly, and a sense that in some small way my blog could help defeat the Gorgon and bring about the much needed change this country so desperately requires.

In that time we've seen the once 'Iron Chancellor' become a man of rust, a shadow of his former self - like Dorian Gray in reverse. It's now come to the point where I take no pleasure whatsoever in seeing him squirm under the grilling of a grieving mother. It's just too pathetic, and for that reason I'm taking an extended break. I can see no further point in carrying on with this in the immediate future. Brown is finished and it's time to move on. There is work to be done outside of the blogosphere, and that is where my priorities now lie.

So thank you all for taking the time to read my drivel over the past couple of years and I hope you will join me in the Resistance.

Elvis has left the building.

The Berlin Wall Didn't Fall..

...it just expanded

This Man Is Putting Your Electricity Bills Up

Jus remember that when your next bill pops through your door...

The Devil's In The Detail

My last blog post was, as I will readily admit, a kneejerk reaction to the headlines screaming that children as young as 5 will be given sex education lessons without any say from their parents. We've all done it, and if you're a parent you will know what I'm talking about. The desire to protect your child's innocence is an over-riding passion which will blank out all other concerns, imagined or otherwise.

I am happy to correct my previous post and state that the new reforms will not lead to the choice whether children participate in sex education lessons against their parents wishes. No, the truth is far more sinister.

Those proposing the reforms have used the issue of sexuality in the classroom as a smokescreen, which is very clever. Oh yes. Upon further inspection of the proposals by Ed Balls' DCSF, it is very clear that parents will still maintain their right to remove children from the SRE (Sex and Relationship Education) up until the age of 15. I don't have a problem with that at all. In fact, I fully support children being given 'some' guidance in sexual relationships, especially once they begin puberty. Hey, I was a teenager myself once upon a time and I know how difficult it is, especially if you have parents who aren't as open with their children as they should be about such matters.

But here's the rub. The SRE part of the proposal to make the Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) part of the cirriculum mandatory (which it currently isn't) is the only part of the cirriculum where parents will maintain their right to opt-out. The rest of the PSHE cirriculum however will become mandatory, and here are some of the items in that cirriculum that alarm me;

Key Stage 1

To recognise what they like and dislike, what is fair and unfair, and what is right and wrong - Mild alarm bells ringing on this one. Are teachers going to dictate what is 'right' and what is 'wrong'? One man's meat and all that.

To take part in a simple debate about topical issues - like climate change perhaps? Or swine flu? Or...(fill in the blank)

To recognise choices they can make, and recognise the difference between right and wrong - there's that 'right' and 'wrong' again.

To realise that people and other living things have needs, and that they have responsibilities to meet them - sorry, but kids are inherently selfish ad trying to impose the idea that they have responsibilities to others is stretching things. Perhaps they'll be taught that they have responsibilities to those living in areas affected by 'climate change' and they need to feel guilty about turning on the heating at home (just a suggestion)?

What improves and harms their local, natural and built environments and about some of the ways people look after them - oh look! Environment.

How some diseases spread and can be controlled - so make sure you get your swine flu jab now!

About the process of growing from young to old and how people's needs change - that's incredibly wooly and open to interpretation.

Rules for, and ways of, keeping safe, including basic road safety, and about people who can help them to stay safe - Follow the rules and trust the state! The state will protect you!

You are then given an indicator as to the 'Breadth of Opportunities' these Key Stage 1 elements can be used for and, at this point the alarm bell started ringing a bit louder, particularly when I read;

Take part in discussions [for example, talking about topics of school, local, national, European, Commonwealth and global concern, such as 'where our food and raw materials for industry come from'] - you can see where this is going.

Make real choices [for example, between healthy options in school meals, what to watch on television, what games to play, how to spend and save money sensibly] - it's like The Outer Limits, "We control the horizontal, we control the vertical". Sorry, what to watch and what to play? WTF?

Consider social and moral dilemmas that they come across in everyday life [for example, aggressive behaviour, questions of fairness, right and wrong, simple political issues, use of money, simple environmental issues - aaah, the penny's starting to drop now. 'Right' and 'wrong', and environmental issues in the same sentence.

Social engineering anyone???

But it gets better. That was only Key Stage 1 but how about Key Stage 2, also aimed at Primary school pupils? Well this is where it really gets interesting...

Key Stage 2

To recognise, as they approach puberty, how people's emotions change at that time and how to deal with their feelings towards themselves, their family and others in a positive way - BRING! BRING! BRING! The connected link on this states that pupils should be taught about 'the main stages of the human life cycle'. So there we have it, children will be given mandatory lessons in sex. Fact.

To research, discuss and debate topical issues, problems and events - open to interpretation, and a recipe for all sorts of left-wing thinking to be promoted in the classroom.

Why and how rules and laws are made and enforced, why different rules are needed in different situations and how to take part in making and changing rules - catch them while their young and open to abuse.

To realise the consequences of anti-social and aggressive behaviours, such as bullying and racism, on individuals and communities - nothing more than the promotion of politically correct thinking in the classroom.

To reflect on spiritual, moral, social, and cultural issues, using imagination to understand other people's experiences - see above.

What democracy is, and about the basic institutions that support it locally and nationally - politics in the classroom? Like I said earlier, get them while they're young.

To recognise the role of voluntary, community and pressure groups - mmmm...sounds like they're proposing to politicise our children for sure.

That resources can be allocated in different ways and that these economic choices affect individuals, communities and the sustainability of the environment - the State will seek to create the next generation of eco-warriors through the cirriculum.

What makes a healthy lifestyle, including the benefits of exercise and healthy eating, what affects mental health, and how to make informed choices - mental health???? WTF?

That bacteria and viruses can affect health and that following simple, safe routines can reduce their spread - get your swine flu jab!

About how the body changes as they approach puberty - again, sex education in the classroom through the back door (pardon the pun).

Which commonly available substances and drugs are legal and illegal, their effects and risks - there it is in black and white, education on drugs will be mandatory with no option of opting out!

To recognise the different risks in different situations and then decide how to behave responsibly, including sensible road use, and judging what kind of physical contact is acceptable or unacceptable - sorry, but that's just sick. It really is.

That pressure to behave in an unacceptable or risky way can come from a variety of sources, including people they know, and how to ask for help and use basic techniques for resisting pressure to do wrong - yes, don't forget kids that there's a paedo on every corner! Trust no-one!

To be aware of different types of relationship, including marriage and those between friends and families, and to develop the skills to be effective in relationships - yes, Nisha lives with Johnny and Frankie.

To recognise and challenge stereotypes - oh please do **** off!

That differences and similarities between people arise from a number of factors, including cultural, ethnic, racial and religious diversity, gender and disability - yes, great. More state-sponsored 'diversity' and 'multi-culti' brainwashing.

I could go on, but this post is overly long as it is. I think you get the general gist. What we have here is a design for social engineering of our children that has never been seen before. In my opinion these proposals are pernicious and open to widespread abuse. The fact that the DCSF have chosen to use the SRE component of the cirriculum as a smokescreen is beneath contempt. As I have shown here, opting out of the SRE will have no effect whatsoever as their children will still have issues of a sexual nature taught to them anyway. As I said, the devil's in the detail.

I'm afraid I'm going to sound incredibly retrospective here, but having read this can anyone tell me whatever happened to maths, English and reading? Can't we sort out our shortcomings in the core ubjects first before we start trying to push this communitarian bullshit on our children? It's not like they're even trying to hide it so well anymore. Shame!

Over. My. Dead. Body.

Not content with having us scared witless that there's a paedo on every corner, Ed Balls now wants all children to be given compulsory lessons in sex and drugs, regardless of their age? That could mean children as young as five.

My message to Ed Balls and any other official stupid enough to attempts to implement this policy with regards to my child is clear - over my dead body! Let children be children, and stop politicising and sexualising them in this malignant manner. You're crossing a very serious line here, and I certainly won't take it sitting down.

I would go so far as to say this is actually verging on evil. As a regular reader of John Ward's blog I am more than aware of the forces at work here, but I will keep that to myself. Let me just say this - it is not the business of the state to interfere in the way they are attempting to do so here, and it will not be allowed. This far, no further. That is my first and final warning.

It All Comes Down To One Man

Amazing, isn't it? With the news that the Czech Constitutional Court will not strike down the Lisbon Treaty, the future of Europe now comes down to just one man. Only Vaclav Klaus stands in the way of full ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, and even he has previously indicated he would not stand in it's way should the Czech judges find in favour of allowing the Lisbon Treaty to stand.

So what are we to do? With Cameron set to announce he will not give the British people a referendum on a post-ratified treaty, we really are staring into the abyss. As a Conservative party member, I really have to say how disappointed I am with this announcement from my party's hierarchy, but not really surprised. As anyone who has researched the Lisbon Treaty will tell you, the effect of a no result in a referendum after the Lisbon Treaty has come into force would be a legal minefield that would consume the best part of at least the first term of an incoming Conservative government, and that is in nobody's interest.

The European question must be addressed, but I don't think it should be the main priority of any incoming Conservative administration. I know many of my fellow resistance members will not agree with me on this, and I imagine a fair few of you will be foaming at the mouth reading this. But I really don't see what more can be gained from continuing to pretend a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty will result in anything other than the Conservatives ending up as a one-term government, allowing Labour back in at the first attempt.

No, it's time to move on. Our priority now should be healing the seeping wounds Labour have left in our economy and our society. Europe must be addressed, but I see no reason for the Conservatives to pursue this any further at this time. Europe tore our party apart once before, allowing Labour to fill the vacuum and inflict 12 years of hurt on our country as a result. It's time for the Eurosceptics (and I count myself amongst them) to realise that allowing the Lisbon Treaty to dominate the agenda will only result in one thing at the next election - another five years of Labour. Now is that what you want? UKIP if you want to, I'm still voting blue.

UPDATE - Cameron has responded thus;

Watford Parents Only Have Themselves To Blame

'Prove You're Not A Paedo' screams the headline in The Sun today, a brutal yet concise summing up of the absurd situation that has been allowed to develop in Watford as the council seeks to ban parents from their adventure playgrounds on the grounds that they cannot be trusted with their own children.

This state of affairs would be laughable if it wasn't so malignant. The very fabric of our society is being ripped apart under a sustained assault on our right to live our lives as we see fit with as little state intrusion as possible. The plain fact of the matter is the state does not agree with us, it wants our compliance and our control. To be good citizens we must adhere to the rules and laws that the state sets out for us. Common sense is gone, burnt on the same funeral pyre that is consuming our civil liberties and right to privacy.

I can't help wondering though how many of those parents complaining this morning voted Labour or Lib Dem at the last election, national or local? For all their complaining, I am sad to say that those parents in Watford who voted for either of the two leftist parties are just as culpable for this travesty as Dorothy Thornhill (pictured), the Lib Dem Mayor of Watford who has defended the decision, and the council officials who decided to push this through. Those parents only have themselves to blame. Unfortunately, I have a sad feeling that many of them will not learn their lesson. And before they know it, it will be too late.

And it certainly blows a hole in any claims the Lib Dems may make about being the party of 'civil liberties'. If this is what it's like to live under a Lib Dem controlled council as Watford is, imagine the damage they'd do if put in charge of the country. Labour and the Lib Dems, two cheeks of the same arse!