tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835152205968344114.post7451682803444914407..comments2024-03-27T07:01:15.849+00:00Comments on Notes from a hospital bed: Utter Balls!Traction Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14130413914192627361noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835152205968344114.post-46412008072666986702010-02-04T10:42:13.381+00:002010-02-04T10:42:13.381+00:00Balls by name, Balls by nature.
Congratulations...Balls by name, Balls by nature. <br /><br />Congratulations on not being fooled by the Great Moron and his flunkies. <br /><br />Hope your health is still improving, thanks for reminding us about your harrowing experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835152205968344114.post-42584597284963749692010-02-02T13:55:13.205+00:002010-02-02T13:55:13.205+00:00Thank you, Lucas. I'm sure were all grateful. ...Thank you, Lucas. I'm sure were all grateful. Did you actually have any figures on how much the website cost? I'd love to know.Traction Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14130413914192627361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835152205968344114.post-63761632734375592262010-02-02T13:44:01.907+00:002010-02-02T13:44:01.907+00:00No I am not employed by the government and there&#...No I am not employed by the government and there's no need to get all huffy really. You have misled your readers by claiming that the website costs 60mil (go ahead and read your blogpost again) and I was merely correcting your error.Lucasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835152205968344114.post-44197875173689470672010-02-02T07:46:56.453+00:002010-02-02T07:46:56.453+00:00Oh Lucas... if that be your real name, are you by ...Oh Lucas... if that be your real name, are you by chance employed by the government to trawl the blogosphere righting wrongs on behalf of your masters? The story wasn't 'pinched' from the Daily Express as it's not a 'newspaper' to which I subscribe. <br /><br />You claim that the £60 million is in fact 'for the children'. It will be spent on 1,500 schools for 200,000 children? That's a bargain £4 million per school, including staffing costs. Now that's what I call value for money. Or do you mean it's being spent 'in' 1,500 schools to bring counselling to 200,000 children, who may or may not need a counsellor? That's a nice round number. Let's assume that 10% decide to see the nice counsellor, that's £300 per child.<br /><br />Now let me tell you where I think the money is really going: I think that the majority of the cash will go on inflated public sector salaries and National Insurance contributions as well as hefty consultancy fees for the website. Having worked in publishing for many years, I can assure you that the editorial costs and the army of bureaucrats needed to run and monitor the website will soak that lot up pretty quickly. It's not so much about helping children from broken homes as it is about buying some more votes by creating another round of non-jobs.<br /><br />Now, if you don;t like my blog and you feel my standards are so low, why don't you try something else instead? May I suggest you visit www.direct.gov.uk That's always good for a laugh and the government spins far better than I can.<br /><br />Thank you for listening.Traction Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14130413914192627361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835152205968344114.post-43523188636010736122010-02-02T06:48:10.133+00:002010-02-02T06:48:10.133+00:00The 60mil will be spent on an estimated 1,500 scho...The 60mil will be spent on an estimated 1,500 schools for 200,000 children from broken homes to have access to counselling. But that would just have been a boring story wouldn't it? It's much easier to just pinch a crap story from the daily express.Lucasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835152205968344114.post-65922880422829460482010-02-01T05:40:44.168+00:002010-02-01T05:40:44.168+00:00He website is the shop window to a £60 million pro...He website is the shop window to a £60 million project on grandparenting. Like all these things, the big chunk of the cost will be the army of consultants, civil servants and other worthies needed to deliver the project over a number of years. Setting up the website in terms of design will not have cost £60 million but the ongoing editorial costs will. The story was reported by the Daily Express and the cost probably came from a FOI request.Traction Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14130413914192627361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835152205968344114.post-18790247495866322872010-02-01T02:37:03.615+00:002010-02-01T02:37:03.615+00:00No dount a silly website, but any website can'...No dount a silly website, but any website can't possibly cost 60 million? What's your source?Lucasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835152205968344114.post-44401016826352994032010-01-31T22:34:46.138+00:002010-01-31T22:34:46.138+00:00You're right, I shouldn't have posted a li...You're right, I shouldn't have posted a link. I've fallen into a Balls king-size elephant trap. However, let us not forget that Ed Balls is considered to be the best man to follow in Gordon Brown's footsteps... by Gordon Brown, no less. I think this tells us all we need to know about the Prime Minister.Traction Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14130413914192627361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835152205968344114.post-71982494752009738412010-01-31T22:18:18.103+00:002010-01-31T22:18:18.103+00:00There are at least two of us now who have clicked ...There are at least two of us now who have clicked on that stupid site, so I expect they will think it is a wonderful success.:(<br />Perhaps you shouldn't have put a link.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835152205968344114.post-52268311092342656072010-01-31T21:47:17.241+00:002010-01-31T21:47:17.241+00:00The man is a joke with a suitable name.The man is a joke with a suitable name.geraldgeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254363064689282307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3835152205968344114.post-56943346473195280542010-01-31T19:53:23.144+00:002010-01-31T19:53:23.144+00:00Are there any drinks left over? I think we may all...Are there any drinks left over? I think we may all need one .. .. .. <br /><br />I've just clicked on that link and *shudders* sixty million quid? <br /><br />Unbelievablemanwiddicombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499331812704446499noreply@blogger.com