tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post7082062422117968918..comments2024-03-28T12:02:49.472+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: Off PisteJim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-75401165449600076642015-02-20T03:10:21.305+00:002015-02-20T03:10:21.305+00:00Apply for a loan is a quick and convenient way to ...Apply for a loan is a quick and convenient way to pay the bills and<br />start your new project financing at interest rates that are most 3% do<br />now contact us today on: trustfunds402@yahoo.com. The loan is required to offer loans Our minimum is $ 1,000.00 choice of borrowing any money I am a certified registration and lenders Legit, you can contact us today if you have any. interested in getting a loan, contact me for more information about the loan process, process like the loan terms<br />and conditions and how the loan will be transferred to you. I need<br />your urgent response if you are interested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-1228034623859370762015-02-15T09:43:42.032+00:002015-02-15T09:43:42.032+00:00We now live in a country where you go to jail for ...We now live in a country where you go to jail for fiddling small amounts from the DWP, you go to jail for failing to pay your council tax or TV licence but its perfectly OK to defraud the Inland Revenue of millions in tax either as an individual or as a multi national corporation. Where the dude who did dodgy deals whilst the head of HMRC allowing Vodafone and others to avoid staggering amounts of tax owed now has a cushy job at HSBC. Where vanilla tax avoidance is socially acceptable and even condoned and where every politician going fails to answer even the most simplest of questions (just been watching Ed Balls go out of his way to avoid answering any of Andrew Marr's quesstions). Very few MP's went to jail over defrauding the tax payer in the expenses scandal which is on a par with HSBC's private clients being prosecuted. The CPS only goes after poor people claiming that it is too expensive/time consuming/not enough evidence to go after the rich who break the law. We need a root and branch shakeup of the entire way the country operates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-73296563496820350482015-02-15T08:47:00.284+00:002015-02-15T08:47:00.284+00:00If Grayling can replicate his success with the wor...If Grayling can replicate his success with the work programme, and his obvious success with his prison reforms with his vision (gut feeling) for TR, then everythings going to be alright- isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-21543160336857329842015-02-15T08:28:32.203+00:002015-02-15T08:28:32.203+00:00http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news...http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/the-punishment-walton-not-being-8648407Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-78266725065386974182015-02-15T07:53:04.147+00:002015-02-15T07:53:04.147+00:00And of course our prisons are functioning fine too...And of course our prisons are functioning fine too- no crisis here boss!!<br /><br /> http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-45402348859664394072015-02-15T07:15:15.802+00:002015-02-15T07:15:15.802+00:00Piste Off!
So, here we are week whatever looming a...Piste Off!<br />So, here we are week whatever looming and MOJ are congratulating themselves at the success of Transforming Rehabilitation. Well to be honest, Probation is Transformed....into an unfit for purposes mess. Rehabilitation? Now, that's where Grayling has triumphed, he is spinning so fast in the hope his whirlwind deflects the truth sticking to him. Well, here is the truth, it is only month 8 and Fraud is happening.<br />In the probation for profit companies there are many examples of cases not being seen at all and I wonder will they be claimed under the PbR fee stream? Do the companies have any plans to identify them (where no service has been delivered) to exclude them so that fees are not err, claimed in error? The focus of the companies appear to be hoping that no SFOs emerge and I wonder what is in it for them not to notify SFOs? As we know that clever old MOJ removed S18s from the list of SFOs already....<br />And what about the NPS, there to protect the public and err, really a bit of a con too. NPS staff have swallowed the line Grayling spun as a sop to Parliament to get this mess through, you know, the one that goes the best staff retained to manage the most risk...Well there appears to be some interesting sleight of hand emerging with staff being mysteriously shuffled across the divide ( POs to NPS and being moved outwith areas bordering each other, also the appointment of social workers new to service) and an interesting number of SPO level managers appointments, some on a temporary basis. Staff in some areas are being 'informed' that as civil servants now they can be transferred where the business needs it and up to 90 mins travelling time is acceptable ( each way). There appears to be a hidden restructuring desperately going on to rebalance the staffing because MOJ doesn't want the leftie staff to know just how badly the split was done. Smoke and Mirrors my friends....and the Unions have not spotted it.<br />Also, the further planned cuts ( obviously dependent on General Election outcome) to reduce costs in MOJ by 30% (I've heard), where will the axe fall? Clearly the unpopular NPS will be a front runner...but cleverly this will be more outsourcing as the probation for profit companies bed in. Watch this space as the consultants already have plans...but shhhh, it is politically sensitive. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-70199474308767453942015-02-14T23:54:43.546+00:002015-02-14T23:54:43.546+00:00"First Class, old bean, just like the rail fa..."First Class, old bean, just like the rail fare, what? But nothing's too good for the First Division, eh, Sir Humphrey? More cognac?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-6693344105880138372015-02-14T23:45:45.222+00:002015-02-14T23:45:45.222+00:00Oh, so suddenly the vanilla's okay? It was jus...Oh, so suddenly the vanilla's okay? It was just the same in the olden days for the raspberry ripple. Some things never change - prejudice, greed, tories... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-53282874889128519872015-02-14T23:38:05.675+00:002015-02-14T23:38:05.675+00:00Here's the opening gambit - makes yer wanna re...Here's the opening gambit - makes yer wanna read more!<br /><br />"Vince Cable has privately clashed with the Tory justice secretary, Chris Grayling, over an alarming drop in the number of sexual discrimination cases being heard at employment tribunals since the government attached a fee to seeking legal redress.<br /><br />The Liberal Democrat business secretary has ordered his officials to investigate into whether the fees are proving to be a barrier to justice.<br /><br />The move came after repeated private requests for a review, including ones made at the cabinet table and in the corridors of Westminster palace, fell on deaf ears at the Ministry of Justice.<br /><br />Employment tribunal fees of up to £1,250 were introduced in July 2013 by the coalition in response to pressure from the private sector, which sought to reduce what were perceived to be “frivolous” claims that cost the taxpayer thousands in legal fees."<br /><br />Gor blimey, doncha just love Chris & his fear that people might make fools of themselves with 'frivolous' claims!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-10411861607792699322015-02-14T23:14:55.457+00:002015-02-14T23:14:55.457+00:00I hear that Windermere's quite a nice place to...I hear that Windermere's quite a nice place to live, pricey, but pleasant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-57144525541809537872015-02-14T23:14:13.399+00:002015-02-14T23:14:13.399+00:00http://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/feb/14/emplo...http://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/feb/14/employment-tribunals-slump-fees-vince-cableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-30950585002521022002015-02-14T22:30:32.575+00:002015-02-14T22:30:32.575+00:00Whilst Fred the Shit was stripped of his gong, onl...Whilst Fred the Shit was stripped of his gong, only this week, Millionaire Alan Duncan was given a knighthood. That couldn't be Alan Duncan who, in the wake of the expenses scandal, was filmed saying 'we are on rations' and sacked from the cabinet?. Yes it could!. They have no shame. This is why our firearms laws that, prior to World War One, made those in the US look effeminate, were tightened up. Because they knew they were/are taking the piss and feared revolution. Oh, if only.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-70014193054274828702015-02-14T22:20:44.612+00:002015-02-14T22:20:44.612+00:00I have long felt ashamed of our government. If th...I have long felt ashamed of our government. If they are elected again, I think my wife and I will move abroad, Spain maybe. Oh for a gov with some integrity. Retired PO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-77441859797946198272015-02-14T21:59:57.610+00:002015-02-14T21:59:57.610+00:00Remember this from 3 years ago?
"THE Serious...Remember this from 3 years ago?<br /><br />"THE Serious Fraud Office has defended paying £27,600 to cover the cost of its chief executive’s weekly commute between her Lake District home and London.<br /><br />Officials at the SFO revealed that Phillippa Williamson was paid £12,600 to cover travel costs and £15,000 for accommodation on top of her £120,000 salary.<br /><br /><br />Ms Williamson, who received a £10,000 bonus for her work last year, commutes around 250 miles each way between her home in the South Lakeland area and London, staying in the capital most weekdays and travelling back to her home at weekends.<br /><br />A spokesman for the agency defended the remuneration package, saying it was ‘a matter of public record’.<br /><br />“Phillippa Williamson has led the transformation of the organisation and made the SFO probably the most effective and efficient department in Government.<br /><br />“And as such her service provide good value for money,” he said.<br /><br />Ms Williamson, who studied for an executive masters in business administration (EMBA) at Lancaster University, previously worked for HM Revenue and Customs, where she was in charge of the national team for tax credits."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-3386299258122234022015-02-14T21:17:58.091+00:002015-02-14T21:17:58.091+00:00JB & co - your aim is true. Keep the informati...JB & co - your aim is true. Keep the information coming. Drips become a trickle, which becomes a flow becomes a tide; and if there's enough of a disturbance, maybe even a tsunami.<br /><br />Lets see how good Dave's flood defences are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-85678582408536264892015-02-14T21:05:41.213+00:002015-02-14T21:05:41.213+00:00And all this CSA stuff has yet to come out. I wond...And all this CSA stuff has yet to come out. I wonder if the Tories are making the most of it before they crash and burn?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-19137359224263017402015-02-14T18:37:41.542+00:002015-02-14T18:37:41.542+00:00There is undoubtedly more to come on the HSBC Swis...There is undoubtedly more to come on the HSBC Swiss tax fiddle front and Lord Green may have to keep a very low profile and who knows, perhaps eventually join Fred the Shred Goodwin ( formerly of RBS) in being stripped of his honours. However, the Tories are very vulnerable here and I think a number of grandees may also be keeping their heads down.... It is wonderful to think after their public and vicious pursuit of benefit claimants they will apply similar rigour to tax cheats, isn't it? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-63963451831516614362015-02-14T18:27:49.317+00:002015-02-14T18:27:49.317+00:00I'm pretty long in the tooth now, and have see...I'm pretty long in the tooth now, and have seen many governments take office. Some have been poor, others quite nasty. I personally hate Thacher with a passion.<br />But this government is a first for me. They're not only corrupt and immoral, they ate overtly so. They don't care if you KNOW what their up to, they know they're untouchable.<br />You can't challange them in the courts anymore unless you're megga rich, and now it looks as though you may have to pay to 'peacefully protest'.<br />They have already said that if elected in May that they'll reduce the benefit cap in their first few days of office by at least £3000. That almost equates to 'social cleansing' in London. Don't want poverty or unwashed people on your £3 million doorstep do you?<br />This government is the most disgusting I can recall. 'Vannilla' tax avoidence is perfectly acceptable, but unemployment is a major crime with nearly a million having now been sanctioned.<br />The problem that addicts and obese people will face is that some dodgy target driven and in it for profit private company such as ATHOS will have the contract to provide the 'assistance to return to work', and some unqualfied benefit advisor will make decisions on wheather your response to that 'assistance' was good enough.<br />Another 5 years of this shower and our streets will resemble some third world country, full of beggers where parents disfigure their children in an attempt to gain greater reward from begging. <br />This government disgusts me, and makes me feel ashamed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com