Qaddafi.

A lot of people might not like what i am about to say, but I have to be true to myself.
The butchery of Qaddafi is an absolute disgrace and an affront to justice. The mainstream media are having a feeding frenzy over the horrific pictures of his body. This is something that should be abhorrent to all decent human beings.
On to his death. Some people are doubtful that the body shown was actually Qaddafi. Steven Lendman, a well respected author and blogger, has expressed doubts as to whether the body was actually Qaddafi. As far as I am concerned, there is still doubt. Like Saddam Hussein, doubles are a possibility.
And so to the aftermath. For all his faults, and they were many, Qaddafi invested in huge engineering projects that benefited the people of Libya. ie. Irrigation, Fresh water treatment plants, free education and health care for all, and more. NATO, in it's wisdom bombed it all into extinction. Now, it will all have to be rebuilt, and who is going to pay for it? The people of course, which will lead to a never ending cycle of massive personal debt. I fear they will regret inviting NATO in for a long time to come. I'm disgusted with the whole thing and the likes of Cameron, Obama, Sarkozy and Hilary Clinton should be ashamed of themselves. At the end of the day I don't think that taking him alive was even considered. If he had faced a trial, by the end of it, he would not have been the only leader on trial. The NATO governments will sleep easy tonight. Terrorists rule the west and we must fight to get rid of each and every one of them.

More complete nonsense from the tories.

I was watching BBC's breakfast news this morning and I heard, in my opinion, the biggest load of rubbish that I've heard for quite a while. They were talking about the state of Britain's housing market and how, at the moment thousands of adults are having to live with their parents because they can't afford to get on to the property ladder. An idea was proposed in which couples or even individuals would be "encouraged" to give up their houses if they were adjudged to be to big for them. In other words older people who have bought and paid for their houses are going to be emotionally blackmailed to sell their houses to let younger people buy them. Is this the start of forcing people who have often struggled to keep up with hugely inflated mortgage payments for twenty five years and more to move to inferior housing. This all started with Thatcher, who came up with the "Right to Buy" scheme, which was a good thing, as far as it went. The big mistake was that little or no replacement housing was built to provide affordable housing for people who didn't earn enough to buy houses, and so the housing boom was born. Older people are now about to be forced to work longer for reduced pensions, and now they are to be made to feel guilty because they are living in houses that are deemed too big for them. The proposal is to offer tax breaks to entice them to move. Stuff them. The government should cough up and build the affordable housing that is clearly needed.
I went to the Occupy Glasgow demo' on Saturday. The turn out was slightly disappointing but, from small acorns etc. It was a good day out and I met and talked to a lot of interesting people. The Police took a back seat and it passed with no incidents whatsoever. They are still there in George Square and look like staying for a while yet. I hope to be paying frequent visits and dropping off some much needed supplies. Donations of food, money, blankets, sleeping bags etc. will be gratefully accepted.
That's about all for the time being. I will be keeping a weathered eye on news of the Greek general strike today, which I hope passes peacefully. Bye for now.