"RAMSEY 1940's WEEKEND ...WAS A GREAT SUCCESS !"

"Please can I continue to ask you to support the 'Heathrow' Armed Police Patrol" By signing the Number 10 Downing Street Petition and demanding the Right for our British Policemen to proudly wear these Union Jack Badges in support of the Armed Forces ...... Thank You !

(Above is the actual size of this Badge)

 

Support the Police wearing the Union Flag Badge that backs British Troops.

 

Armed police patrolling Heathrow Airport have been banned from wearing tiny Union Jack badges in support of British Troops. Top brass claimed the tie-pin badges - which cost 1 with proceeds going to the 'Help for Heroes' charity - were offensive.

 

But one officer asked: "How can the Union Jack be offensive ... ?

 

"This ruling is even more absurd coming this weekend on the 65th anniversary of the D-Day Landings. We must be the only country ashamed to display our national flag."

 

About 100 officers in the Metropolitan force's SO18 Aviation Branch, which patrols Heathrow, bought the inch-square badges. I think personally ours must be the only Police Force that does not wear its national flag. Surely this must end, they are the finest and they should have the Union Jack flag on their uniform as standard. Failing this at least allow them to wear the Union Jack flag voluntarily as these officers did, especially as it is for a noble and just cause.

 

If you'd like to tell your friends and support this petition, its website address is:

 

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/PoliceUniform/

 

Please feel free to pass this on to all you know who would like to sign this important petition. Thank You !

 

YOU MAY BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THAT THE POLICEMAN MENTIONED ABOVE SENT US AN E~MAIL:

 

which I have asked him if I can share it with you all ... and ... he has agreed and said 'Yes' ... so here it is:-

 

Dear All,                                                                                                                                                                           

 

I am the Police Officer at Heathrow Airport who started wearing the Union flag on my body armour to support our troops, one of which is my son. I saw your home page and just wanted to Thank You for your support, maybe the question should be, Why aren't we wearing the flag on our uniform ... not why are we.  Thanks again, Mark.

 

PS. You may be interested to know that I sold 300 Union Flag Badges and have now been inundated with requests for them from Police Officers across the South of the country. Hopefully I can make a difference and we can show that we are proud to be British Police Officers.

PC. Mark H.....

 

If you would like to say 'Thank You' to Mark and place an order for one of these badges, then Please send me an e~mail by using the form on our 'Contacts Page'... and I will forward it on to PC. Mark H ....at Heathrow Airport Security.

 

The reason for this is to protect his position as a Police Officer.

Now did you know that some of our Town Hall workers are on 100,000 + per year ... ?

 

Yes, It's true, over a thousand Town Hall workers are claiming salaries of over 100,000, new research has revealed.

 

The Town Hall Rich List 2009, published today by the TaxPayer's Alliance shows 1,022 people are on more than 100,000 - up 27 per cent on last year. Over 115 of them are earning over 150,000. The organisation said at least 16 people earn more than the Prime Minister, who takes home a salary of 194,250, including his MP's salary.

 

"The size of council executives' pay and perks is staggering, and every year the cost continues to rise," said Maria Fort, Policy Analyst at the TaxPayers' Alliance, "The fact that executives who have overseen increases in council tax, cuts in service and major policy failures are getting ever more generously rewarded is frustrating for taxpayers who are struggling to make ends meet.

 

Now for the best bit ... as for the other council workers they are to be offered a 0.5% pay rise (These are the ones that do the real work)

 

Council staff will be offered a 0.5% pay rise this year, the Local Government Association has said.

 

Sir Steve Bullock, who chairs the LGA pay panel, said the settlement had to be both affordable and ensure people would want to work in local government.(Now that is a bit rich ...) 

 

Unions said they were "bitterly disappointed" at the deal for England, Wales & Northern Ireland. (So I would be.) The announcement comes shortly after it emerged more than 1,000 council bosses earn more than 100,000 p.a.

 

Tough Times ...The Retail Price index, often the inflation measure used to calculate pay deals, is currently 0%. Mp's are getting 2.33% pay rise for 2009-10 while senior Whitehall and NHS staff will get 1.5%. Last year's pay deal for staff including social workers, refuse collectors, teaching assistants and librarians, was increased from 2.45% to 2.75% after it was challenged by the unions.

 

Sir Steve Bullock said the "tough economic times", low inflation rate and pressure on public sector spending and council services means employers had to make "some tough decisions on pay".(Yeah ! right ... more for the Bosses and a lot less for the real workers) "Councils, like everyone else, have tightened their belts to weather the recession and the extra money awarded by the arbitrators in last year's pay settlement means that councils have had to tighten their belts further."(So why can't the council bosses do likewise, who really needs 100,000 a year to live on).

 

Well if that doesn't get you stirred up ... what will ? More next week ... please send us your news to NW Cambs at; nwcambsukip@hotmail.co.uk

OUR MEETING WENT WELL ... ON SATURDAY

 

Our first meeting of the day was at 'Kings Dyke' Whittlesey at the Wind Turbine's with David Campbell-Bannerman the Deputy Leader of UKIP who is our lead candidate for the Eastern Counties in the European Parliamentary Elections met up with local residents and Mr. Tyson Clarke a local businessman. A newspaper reporter & photographer were there to record the event. Later in the day Professor Stephen Bush spoke at length on the subject pointing out how little energy wind turbines produce and only when there was enough wind.

To view the film footage go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es5zfCVZZTE and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8v5qyM