tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post5185646738136934698..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: A no-brainer?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-25977249553213487972016-03-08T01:02:47.799-08:002016-03-08T01:02:47.799-08:00Yes, it's a different sort of scary in Europe ...Yes, it's a different sort of scary in Europe right now. Europe is on the brink of collapse, I think. The scary part is that both world wars began in Europe.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-68679275730798687732016-03-07T21:02:02.826-08:002016-03-07T21:02:02.826-08:00I've not read any good reports about them; the...I've not read any good reports about them; the jury is still out!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-79793653606971608612016-03-07T18:06:58.095-08:002016-03-07T18:06:58.095-08:00Tom, I am way too ignorant about the issues you...Tom, I am way too ignorant about the issues you've been writing about in this and your previous posts, but do thank you for summoning my curiosity to learn more.<br /><br />I've been paying too much attention recently to the goings on in the two major political parties' Presidential campaigns over here. It is scary.<br /><br />Best wishes.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-31585933851570702612016-03-07T15:19:41.346-08:002016-03-07T15:19:41.346-08:00Yes, they should stop telling people like me to dr...Yes, they should stop telling people like me to drink and smoke less, then everything would be alright. I know when I have outstayed my welcome.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-1227972067308040092016-03-07T15:09:48.475-08:002016-03-07T15:09:48.475-08:00The nhs is on its knees dealing with more complica...The nhs is on its knees dealing with more complicated health issues of the elderly ( who would simply have died 20 years ago) <br />Its a fucking mess<br />John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-28414611141852915312016-03-07T14:56:08.050-08:002016-03-07T14:56:08.050-08:00People are clogging A&E because it takes two w...People are clogging A&E because it takes two weeks to get an appointment with a GP. Don't you listen to any news at all in Norfolk? A friend of mine went to his chiropractor because of a back problem so bad that he was having tremors in his legs which prevented him from walking. She took one look at him and said if he didn't go to hospital soon, he may never walk again. She actually phoned an ambulance, but they refused to attend. She tried to get a referral from his GP for a scan, but was told that there was a 14 day wait. He went private the next day and was told that his spinal cord was being pinched by his vertebrae. Answer - privatisation, if you have the fucking money, despite how much you have contributed to the NHS.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-84289572929296274352016-03-07T13:47:07.715-08:002016-03-07T13:47:07.715-08:00Want a no-brainer? Charge to go to the GP and cha...Want a no-brainer? Charge to go to the GP and charge to go to A&E on a Friday and Saturday night. That would sort the fuckers out, shorten the queues and clean up A&E.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-68137578052616172402016-03-07T13:26:35.374-08:002016-03-07T13:26:35.374-08:00Why don't we privatise health-care, like they ...Why don't we privatise health-care, like they have in the USA? Just think how much better it would be for everyone.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-88976473346007129402016-03-07T13:25:32.856-08:002016-03-07T13:25:32.856-08:00Yes, of course. How silly of me not to realise thi...Yes, of course. How silly of me not to realise this. What kind of a poverty-stricken medieval world would we be living in now if it were not for glorious privatisation?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-74613443217153051462016-03-07T12:48:31.958-08:002016-03-07T12:48:31.958-08:00Privatisation sorted it overnight.Privatisation sorted it overnight.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-87410922405923234322016-03-07T12:36:06.113-08:002016-03-07T12:36:06.113-08:00Not in this country there isn't. Two 50 year o...Not in this country there isn't. Two 50 year old friends of mine have had it done within a month of each other. The NHS is good.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-61943733357063165652016-03-07T12:34:25.142-08:002016-03-07T12:34:25.142-08:00How easy was that sorted out? add an extra digit, ...How easy was that sorted out? add an extra digit, derr.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-36757056564670442102016-03-07T12:15:14.562-08:002016-03-07T12:15:14.562-08:00There's a pretty long list for a hip replaceme...There's a pretty long list for a hip replacement though.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865639536906898385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-50375294603333448802016-03-07T11:47:01.908-08:002016-03-07T11:47:01.908-08:00You don't have to join an 8 month waiting list...You don't have to join an 8 month waiting list for a telephone anymore because there's no numbers available as I did in 1980.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-35045712432625374972016-03-07T11:39:42.753-08:002016-03-07T11:39:42.753-08:00They set aside credit and forecast growth using ex...They set aside credit and forecast growth using expenditure as the the medicine, unless it takes away profit from the global industries and their investors.<br /><br />Do you remember when they sold-off all the services to ordinary people about 30 years ago? A few people I knew felt smug for making a few thousand by immediately re-selling the shares to the big boys. They could not have given a flying fuck about the future, and I accused them of that at the time.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-83993393716335136232016-03-07T11:36:01.719-08:002016-03-07T11:36:01.719-08:00Yes. See my previous post.Yes. See my previous post.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-43295431796412235712016-03-07T11:35:37.885-08:002016-03-07T11:35:37.885-08:00And your thoughts about tidal lagoon generators?And your thoughts about tidal lagoon generators?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-50925406946263965192016-03-07T11:34:21.067-08:002016-03-07T11:34:21.067-08:00Yes they are. So is France. I have never really be...Yes they are. So is France. I have never really believed the Greens could come up with anything commercially solid, but with falling fossil energy prices, there is only nuclear and that left if anyone wants to make money.<br /><br />If those statistics are half true, then it would be a crime not to invest, but so many worse crimes have been/will be committed already, that these seem small by comparison.<br /><br />It really is time that public services were designed for the good of the public, especially as most of the old ones have been sold off to foreigners over the last 30 years. Would that be too much to hope for?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-60318020515484380042016-03-07T11:07:38.144-08:002016-03-07T11:07:38.144-08:00I want to know why the government plead poverty on...I want to know why the government plead poverty on so many issues and cut down on this and that and then can suddenly find millions for a white elephant.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-89761130343060203362016-03-07T10:13:33.495-08:002016-03-07T10:13:33.495-08:00I have just heard about the resignation of the EDF...I have just heard about the resignation of the EDF finance director and looked up the EDF figures. They are borrowing in order to pay dividends to shareholders. They are heading for disaster. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-41591421290256050282016-03-07T06:30:53.653-08:002016-03-07T06:30:53.653-08:00Since when does any government accept affordable a...Since when does any government accept affordable and sensible solutions to problems. I do believe that the more money it costs the more likely to receive due consideration...The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-23051243285483500282016-03-07T06:23:52.092-08:002016-03-07T06:23:52.092-08:00Wind turbines are notoriously inefficient. It'...Wind turbines are notoriously inefficient. It's about time some boffin invented a good, cheap, and super-efficient, solar system. Or better still a tiny separator of Oxygen and Hydrogen (water) so that we could all produce our own electricity with a small hydrogen powered generator. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-1605295271871431082016-03-07T04:20:34.893-08:002016-03-07T04:20:34.893-08:00I am totally opposed to the deal we have signed wi...I am totally opposed to the deal we have signed with China for the building of nuclear power stations at Hinkley,Sizewell and Bradwell and the debt we will be repaying China for evermore. Forget PFI mistakes, they will pale into insignificance. However i know nothing about wave power but it strikes me that it would be like most green energy, unable to compete on output against the investment put into it and supply enough. I am not knocking it. I really dont know. My remark about the Chinese nuking us related to them building the power stations and we really wouldnt have a clue what switches they had incorporated.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.com