Our New Manager

On a brighter note, Englands new manager has been confimed. If I'm honest he wasn't my first choice, that would have been an Englishman or Jose 'the chosen one' Mourinho but that wasn't to be this time and we have Fabio Capello. This man however is by no means second choice, his record speaks for itself, second to none. We have a top class manager who will take no sh#t from the overpaid ego's within the team but instead bring out the best in them while wearing an England shirt. Unlike when McLaren was appointed, I feel positive for Englands future.

The Football Association has today appointed Fabio Capello as England Manager.Capello will begin work in the post on Monday 7 January. He has signed a four-and-a-half year contract.

Capello has vast experience as a coach at the top level of the game. His 16-year managerial career has encompassed spells at AC Milan, Real Madrid, AS Roma and Juventus. In total, Capello has won nine League titles in Italy and Spain as well as lifting the European Cup with Milan in 1994.

Brian Barwick said: "I am delighted that Fabio Capello has agreed to become England Manager. When we set out to recruit the new manager, we said we were committed to appointing a world-class candidate. In Fabio Capello we have that man. "Fabio is a winner. His record over the last two decades speaks for itself. At every club he has managed, Fabio has won the League title and Trevor and I were left in no doubt of his passion and commitment to bring that success to the England team."

Capello’s backroom staff will consist of assistants Franco Baldini and Italo Galbiati, goalkeeping coach Franco Tancredi, and fitness coach Massimo Neri. He will also discuss with Sir Trevor Brooking how to integrate an English presence into the coaching set-up.

Full FA article at http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2007/12/Capello_announcement.htm

And for anyone who just might have missed it in the media. Our traitor goverment ignored their election promise to hold a referendum and they ignored the rights of the British public. Yes they went and signed the treaty. As one politcian put it ''With a stroke of a pen he has signed away a swathe of powers to the EU'' .............

GRINNING Gordon Brown sold Britain out to Europe last night by agreeing to a massive expansion of Brussels power.
Despite having promised the British people a referendum, the Prime Minister put his signature to a new EU treaty without seeking the consent of the public.

Last night his actions ignited a chorus of condemnation, with critics saying his Mr Bean-style sideshow was a humiliation for Britain, while his dumping of the referendum promise was a cynical betrayal.

The new treaty removes Britain’s right to control its destiny in dozens of policy areas and gives Brussels the right to continue pressing the European courts to award it power over matters left in the hands of national parliaments. Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague said Mr Brown had left Britain in the worst of all possible worlds. “With a stroke of a pen he has signed away a swathe of powers to the EU, but his sulky rudeness to our European partners means that he has actually managed to lose influence in Brussels. This latest blunder is another sign that Gordon Brown is struggling to cope as Prime Minister.”

The EU constitution on which Labour had promised a referendum was thrown out by French and Dutch voters in public votes in 2005.

It also emerged yesterday that the treaty will give thousands of illegal migrants new rights to overturn decisions taken by the UK’s Immigration and Asylum Tribunal – handing the final say on whether they can stay in Britain to unaccountable EU judges.

Full Story at http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/28432

EU ceremony beckons !

Gordon Brown will today fly into Lisbon for a whistle-stop signing of the controversial European Union Treaty amid growing calls for a referendum.

The signing of the Treaty, which replaces the EU Constitution rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005, will pave the way for its ratification by MPs in a House of Commons vote next year. But Mr Brown will still come under pressure to hold a popular vote on the Treaty as opinion poll after poll suggests referendum demands have the support of a large majority of UK voters.

Mr Brown has sparked charges of cowardice because he will not be photographed singing the Treaty's dotted line with other EU leaders.

Like the shelved Constitution the new Treaty creates a permanent EU President, a “Foreign Minister” known as a High Representative for foreign affairs, scraps 55 national vetoes and a new legal authority for the EU, allowing it to sign international treaties.
Labour members of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee told Mr Miliband they faced a “dilemma” explaining to voters why no referendum would be held, given that Labour promised them a vote on the constitution in its 2005 manifesto.

Full Story at
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=HKDDNTZOKDP5JQFIQMFSFF4AVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2007/12/13/neu313.xml

It's a Joke !!

An Englishman, a Scotsman and a Welshman walk into their local pharmacies to collect their medication. The Englishman takes his bag of tablets, hands over £6.85 to the pharmacist and walks out. The Scotsman takes his medication, pays £5 and walks out.
The Welshman takes his pills and pays nothing.

The problem with this joke, which I'm sure you'll have spotted, is that it's not funny, especially if you're the Englishman.
It's actually not a joke at all; it's just a statement of fact concerning the current differences in prescription charges in the UK. Of course, if I were the Welshman, or indeed the Scot, I might be able to raise a chuckle at the expense of my English brethren, especially as it is their taxes that are helping to fund my cut-price or free medications.

Full article at

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml;jsessionid=M1I53QRNW3KCVQFIQMFSFGGAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/health/2007/12/10/hmax110.xml

Christmas spirit 'under threat from PC brigade'

Christmas is in danger of being swept aside by a tide of political correctness, leading political figures have warned.

David Cameron, the Conservative leader, said banning Nativity plays and replacing "Merry Christmas" signs with "Season's greetings" risked offending people from other faiths by patronising them.

He attacked the attitude of councils that refuse to celebrate Christmas as "nonsense" and expressed concern at the way traditions are being eroded in schools.
He said: "Christmas is something that we celebrate as a country and should be in schools. Of course Muslims want to celebrate Eid and Jews, Passover, but you don't build a stronger country by denying Christmas.
"This has never made any sense to me at all. And the idea that anyone ever could be offended by a Christmas card that says "Merry Christmas and happy new year" and we've got to send one saying "Season's greetings"; I think it's just insulting tosh.
"In fact, people - Muslims and Jews - are offended because it's treating them in a silly and politically correct way."

A survey found just one in 10 Christmas cards sold in Britain contained religious messages or imagery. A recent report claimed three out of four employers were not putting up Christmas decorations in the workplace for fear of offending staff.

Full story at

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/10/nxmas110.xml

Fourth Plinth in Trafalger Square

The latest sculpture to occupy the fourth plinth in London's Trafalgar Square has been unveiled.


Model for a Hotel 2007 takes the form of an architectural model of a 21 storey building.
Model for a Hotel 2007, created by leading German artist Thomas Schütte, takes over the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square from Marc Quinn's scultpure of Alison Lapper, taking up residency for the next 18 months. Given the prominent position of the plinth, outside the National Gallery and next to Nelson, the sculpture chosen was always going to be a talking point. The interesting thing about Schütte's piece is the brightly coloured intersecting red, yellow and blue glass used and the fact that it is a model for another - yet to be completed - structure. It's as if we're waiting for the go-ahead to construct the much larger final project. Schütte began his series of architectural models in 1980, some of which have been realised, and is regarded as a significant artist with a diverse range of work, from surreally distorted figurative sculpture, architectural models and ceramics to quirky watercolours. The original title for his plinth piece, 'Hotel for the Birds', was changed, perhaps seeing the potential for puns on those pesky pigeons.


The last scupture to occupy the fourth plinth had no place in Trafalger Square and now we get this.

Police in Scotland to get superior pay deal

Once again the traitors at Labour have shit on England.

Police in Scotland are to get a better pay deal than their colleagues south of the border for the first time, it emerged yesterday as a furious row broke out over the pay award for forces in England.

Mike Fuller, the Kent Chief Constable, told the Government that officers felt "cheated and aggrieved" by its announcement that it would not honour the full amount of a pay award recommended by an independent tribunal. The Police Federation also threatened to take the Home Office to court over what it called as the "scandalous and disgusting" decision by Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary. Police in Scotland will receive the full rise of 2.5 per cent, Kenny MacAskill, Scotland's justice minister, said yesterday.
His decision will fuel complaints of a "better deal" for public services north of the border.

Full story at

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/07/npolice107.xml