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A few recent news articles about the UK’s Conservative and Liberal-Democrat coalition government – the ConDem’s – brutal attack on the National Health Service.

Private finance initiatives a costly ‘drug’ to taxpayer, MPs tell chancellor | Politics | The Guardian

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In a damning report, the Treasury select committee says that with the yield on government bonds at near-record lows, using a PFI deal for a new infrastructure project could end up costing up to 1.7 times as much as paying for it directly out of the public purse.

Andrew Tyrie, the committee’s Conservative chairman, urged the chancellor to call an immediate review, and bring the costs of all previous projects on to the Treasury’s balance sheet.

The independent office for budget responsibility recently estimated that the total liability from the capital costs of PFI projects alone was about £40bn, which would increase Britain’s debt-to-GDP ratio by almost 3%.

The PFI was first announced by Norman Lamont in 1992, but the complex deals proliferated at Gordon Brown’s Treasury. Private sector providers agree to build and run schools, hospitals and other infrastructure projects, typically over 30 years, in exchange for a stream of payments from the public purse.

But Tyrie said that instead of transferring risk to the private sector and cutting costs for the taxpayer, PFI had fooled the public – and Whitehall officials – into thinking they could get shiny new public services “on the never-never”.
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NHS waiting lists rise show people can’t trust Cameron to keep NHS promises – Healey | The Labour Party

John Healey MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, said in response to official figures published today revealing that the number of people who waited over 18 weeks for NHS treatment increased by over 9,000 between June 2010 and June this year – up by a third:

“Compared with last year, a third more patients are waiting longer than 18 weeks for hospital treatment and the situation is getting worse by the month. With the figures also showing a doubling since May 2010 in the number of patients waiting over a year for treatment, it is clear that people can’t trust David Cameron to keep his NHS promises.

“The NHS is starting to go backwards again under the Tories. Instead of concentrating efforts on improving services for patients, Ministers have spent a wasted year forcing through their reckless and damaging NHS reorganisation.”

Govt launches second NHS listening exercise – IFAonline

The NHS Future Forum is to conduct a second stage of its listening exercise following a request by the government to assess its revised proposals.

It will focus on how to use information to improve public health, education and training for healthcare workers, integrating care and the public’s health.

The announcement has been applauded by The King’s Fund, which said it would provide an opportunity to further examine some of the government’s proposals.
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UNISON Press | Press Releases Front Page

UNISON, the UK’s largest union, today accused Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley of selective hearing over his response to the NHS Future Forum’s (FF) recommendations.

“Far from implementing the core recommendations on competition, the Health Secretary is just ignoring the parts that he doesn’t wants to hear”, warned Christina McAnea, UNISON’s Head of Health.

The NHS Future Forum announced today it is continuing its listening exercise, but the union is calling on the Government not to just listen, but to take action over fears raised by NHS staff, patients, health unions and the public.

Christina McAnea, went on to say:

“The Future Forum said that Monitor should not be an economic regulator and its primary concern should be the quality of patient care. Andrew Lansley has not adopted this recommendation and Monitor’s main objective is to enforce competition law paving the way for privatisation.

“The Forum also recommended that the Bill should include reference to promoting collaboration and co-operation in the NHS that is still sadly missing from the Bill. The NHS benefits hugely from open sharing of ideas and innovations adopting a ‘commercial confidentiality’ approach will be a major step backwards for patients.”
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Previous blog: Blair’s government and Metropolitan Police policy dictated by the Jerusalem Post

An article from my previous ‘On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing’ blog which ceased on 31 May 2011. The previous blog was mysteriously deleted in early April 2008.

Thursday, December 18, 2008 – Blair’s government and Metropolitan Police policy dictated by the Jerusalem Post

� April 19, 2006 – Blair’s government and Metropolitan Police policy dictated by the Jerusalem Post

Ian Blair’s letter to the Home Office stating that he is blocking the Independent Police Complaints Commission (incorrectly dated 21 July 2005, correct date 22 July 2005) reveals concern for the tactics and sources used in the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes.”There is much concern about revealing either the tactics that we have and/or the sources of information on which we are operating.”Makes you wonder … doesn’t it? Lets review the situation.On 7 July, 2005 a series of at least three explosions occurred on the London tube network followed by an explosion on a London bus approximately an hour later. 56 people were killed and hundreds injured. I have proposed that the tube explosions – but not the bus bombing – were the result of incompetence, negligence or ignorancesince there was an anti-terrorism exercise being carried out at the same time. I have also written about the unacknowledged danger of dust explosions on the London underground. It is worth noting that Peter Power of Visor Consultants that had organised the exercise has stated that the explosions occured at “precisely” where his fictitious explosions were planned and that they had prepared their exercise without external assistance (i.e. without consulting fire safety experts).

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9410.htm [dated 21 August 2005]

“On July 22, an innocent Brazilian citizen was gunned down inside a London Underground train during a bungled police operation which followed the second terrorist attack in London. The Metropolitan Police says the shooting was a “tragic mistake”. But behind the public contrition there lies a web of contradictory statements, deviation from routine procedures, and a mist of confusion that has led to serial calls for the resignation of the Met’s head, Sir Ian Blair. And throughout four weeks of calls for clarity and the truth, has been the odour of a police cover-up that has refused to retreat in its intensity.”

Blair’s “evil ideology” speech betrays his deep evil Neo-Conservative roots. I have referred to Halevi’s 7 July 2005 article at the end of this post.  A second articleAnalysis: Israeli experts say UK didn’t dig deep enough in uprooting Islamists was published on 8 July 2005. Both Jerusalem Post articles have strongly influenced Blair’s Neo-Con government and the police response to the 7 July 2005 London explosions.

Halevi says the blasts were simultaneous. The police ‘investigation’ say the blasts were simultaneous.

Halevi discusses attacks in 1998 and 911. Blair discusses the World Trade Centre bombing of 1993.

Halevi demands that the rules of combat are changed. The police shoot to kill.

Halevi discusses civilization. Blair discusses civilization.

Halevi calls for the “complete destruction” of the enemy. The police shoot to kill.

Dig deeper say the Zionists. “Roots are not superficial, but deep” says Blair.

“Measured, surgical steps” say the Zionists. Jean Charles de Menezes, a ‘surgical strike’.

“Sleeper cells” say the Zionists. Police ‘discover’ a sleeper-cell.

The Zionists say “British security had not been caught sleeping, but rather didn’t root out terror cells with enough resolve.” MI5 not at fault, the police shoot to kill, the roots are deep.

“In the past two years, they have arrested several cells. But this attack shows they didn’t go deep enough and this is mainly due to legal and cultural restrictions. Now they will be much freer to go deeper,” Cristal predicted. The roots are deep, Jean Charles de Menezes murdered, Guardian reports that Blair considers that socialists are terrorists, Blair attempts to introduce 90 days detention for terrorist suspects, other ‘anti-terrorism’ laws introduced.

“It’s about preventing the next attack. The big challenge the Brits are facing now is to use this chance to redefine the balance between human rights and measures against terrorism,” he said. Blair tries to redefine the balance between human rights and measures against terrorism.

 

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Previous blog: Richmal Marie Oates-Whiteheadt

An article from my previous ‘On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing’ blog that ceased on 31 May 2011.

Thursday, December 18, 2008 – Richmal Marie Oates-Whitehead

� November 9, 2007 – Richmal Marie Oates-Whitehead


Richmal Marie Oates-Whitehead
http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Richmal

The girl’s name Richmal (i)-ch-mal is a variant of Ricarda.

http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Ricarda

The girl’s name Ricarda (i)-car-da, ric(a)-rda is of Old German origin, and its meaning is “powerful leader“. Feminine form of Richard.

http://www.parenthood.com/babynames_searchresults.html?searchName=Richmal

RichmalFemaleGermanFeminine form of Richard: Hard ruler.

http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Marie

The boy’s and girl’s name Marie m(a)-rie is of French origin. Variant of Mary (Latin) “star of the sea“. Earliest English form of the name which was revived in the 19thcentury.

http://www.babynames.com/name/MARIE

The meaning of the name Marie is Sea Of Bitterness.

 

The origin of the name Marie is French.

 

 

http://genealogy.familyeducation.com/surname-origin/oates

 

Last name origin & meaning:

English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Ode (see Ott).
http://genealogy.familyeducation.com/surname-origin/ott
Last name origin & meaning:

English and German: from a Middle English personal name, Ode, in which personal names of several different origins have coalesced: principally Old English Od(d)a, Old Norse Od(d)a and Continental Germanic Odo, Otto. The first two are short forms of names with the first element Old English ord, Old Norse odd ‘point of a weapon’. The Continental Germanic names are from a short form of compound names with the first element od- ‘possessions’, ‘riches’. The situation is further confused by the fact that all of these names were Latinized as Odo. Odo was the name of the half-brother of the Conqueror, archbishop of Bayeux, who accompanied the Norman expedition to England and was rewarded with 439 confiscated manors. The German name Odo or Otto was a hereditary name in the Saxon ruling house, as well as being borne by Otto von Wittelsbach, who founded the Bavarian ruling dynasty in the 11th century, and the 12th-century Otto of Bamberg, apostle of Pomerania.
http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Whitehead

Surname: Whitehead

Recorded in a number of spellings including Whithead, Whitehed, Whithed, and Whitsed, this surname is of English origins. It usually derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century word “hwit” meaning white, plus “heafod”, a head, combined to form a descriptive nickname for someone with white hair. Many early surnames originate from medieval nicknames, and this is one of them. With men generally dying at about age forty, and women even younger, people with white hair were quite rare. Early recordings of the surname include Roger Witheved, who appeared in the Hundred Rolls of Huntingdonshire, dated 1273, and Adam Whytehevde of Hoton, who was a juror on an inquisition before the sheriff of Berwick in 1300. In 1338 Robert Whitede was recorded in the Manorial Records of Sheffield, Yorkshire. Occasionally, the name may derive from “Hwithod”, meaning white hood, and an occupational name for one who made white hoods for use in monasteries. An early example is that of Agnes Wythod recorded in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire, for 1279.

Kether, the white head

The name of this point is I AM, called by the Hebrews Eheieh. The Qabbalists gave many names to this dot. On this subject Christian D. Ginsberg writes, in substance: The dot is called the first crown, because it occupies the highest position. It is called the aged, because it is the first emanation. It is called the primordial or smooth point. It is called the white head, the Long Face–Macroprosophus–and the inscrutable height, because it controls and governs all the other emanations.

Dr. Oates-Whitehead. Do I have to spell it out for you? Do the math.

18/12/08: Surname & Official title.

28/12/12 edit: Try it hyphonated on both it’s sides

Richmal-Marie Oates-Whitehead

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