Comments on: Prime Minister’s Press Conference http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/25/1476 Every day the Prime Minister's Spokesman meets a small coterie of political journalists known as 'the lobby' for a topical chat, or 'briefing'. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:50:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: lazarus issass http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/25/1476#comment-2892 lazarus issass Tue, 22 Mar 2005 23:43:41 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/25/1476#comment-2892 Well it is really wonderful to hear this prime minister talking about a minimum wage ,how wonderful he and new labour are(as ever).A millionaire pontificating about the wisdom and generosity of his corrupt and sleazy government. What he won't talk about are people living in poverty on benefits.Oh he never ceases to remind us about benefit fraud.It is the only benefits topic he and in fact the media are willing to discuss. He will mention what his government have done for pensioners though.Let's not forget the pensioner's vote and that they have a powerful lobby is the thinking behind that. People living on other benefits,especially those on disability benefits are a continual target for Blair,and have been since he came to power. Claiments have an extremely difficult time trying to get the benefits,and even people with Consultant's reports detailing life threatening illness,poor life expectancy etc.,are rejected by the DLA and Incapacity benefit decision makers.This is common practise.That this oppression is instigated and sustained by a self professed Christian is more disturbing than ever.Blair is on record as saying he bases his socialism on Christianity.However if you try to querry his policies as to whether they square with his profession of faith in Christ we are told by his spin doctors,"we don't do God". For years benefit claiments,particularly the sick and disabled have had no political party to stand up for them.This is still the case. We all know benefit fraud exists and that it is wrong;but fraud extends to many areas other than the benefits system. It is evil and wrong that a group of voiceless and defenceless unrepresented people(benefit claimants) should be singled out to be the special target of draconian and uncaring policies from Blair's hypocritical government. If we want to talk about fraud the whole invasion and occupation of Iraq has been sustained by fraud,and how much money has this cost the taxpayer? Well it is really wonderful to hear this prime minister talking about a minimum wage ,how wonderful he and new labour are(as ever).A millionaire pontificating about the wisdom and generosity of his corrupt and sleazy government.
What he won’t talk about are people living in poverty on benefits.Oh he never ceases to remind us about benefit fraud.It is the only benefits topic he and in fact the media are willing to discuss. He will mention what his government have done for pensioners though.Let’s not forget the pensioner’s vote and that they have a powerful lobby is the thinking behind that.
People living on other benefits,especially those on disability benefits are a continual target for Blair,and have been since he came to power.
Claiments have an extremely difficult time trying to get the benefits,and even people with Consultant’s reports detailing life threatening illness,poor life expectancy etc.,are rejected by the DLA and Incapacity benefit decision makers.This is common practise.That this oppression is instigated and sustained by a self professed Christian is more disturbing than ever.Blair is on record as saying he bases his socialism on Christianity.However if you try to querry his policies as to whether they square with his profession of faith in Christ we are told by his spin doctors,"we don’t do God".
For years benefit claiments,particularly the sick and disabled have had no political party to stand up for them.This is still the case.
We all know benefit fraud exists and that it is wrong;but fraud extends to many areas other than the benefits system.
It is evil and wrong that a group of voiceless and defenceless unrepresented people(benefit claimants) should be singled out to be the special target of draconian and uncaring policies from Blair’s hypocritical government.
If we want to talk about fraud the whole invasion and occupation of Iraq has been sustained by fraud,and how much money has this cost the taxpayer?

]]> By: Square Peg http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/25/1476#comment-2774 Square Peg Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:34:57 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/25/1476#comment-2774 The number has gone up, but so has the population, so you would expect the number to go up. The incidence rate has fallen. When the PM says "I thought the teenage pregnancy figures were down" he's right. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4293641.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4293641.stm</a> "Although the absolute number of teenage pregnancies has gone up across England and Wales, the rate - which is the number of pregnancies per 1,000 teenage girls - has actually gone down in England from 42.6 to 42.1." The number has gone up, but so has the population, so you would expect the number to go up. The incidence rate has fallen.

When the PM says "I thought the teenage pregnancy figures were down" he’s right.

<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4293641.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4293641.stm</a>

"Although the absolute number of teenage pregnancies has gone up across England and Wales, the rate - which is the number of pregnancies per 1,000 teenage girls - has actually gone down in England from 42.6 to 42.1."

]]> By: Roger Huffadine http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/25/1476#comment-2768 Roger Huffadine Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:15:33 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/02/25/1476#comment-2768 Humm ... badly briefed .. again Teenage pregnancies rose from 41868 to 42173 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4293641.stm Humm … badly briefed .. again

Teenage pregnancies rose from 41868 to 42173
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4293641.stm

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