Cameron should call Election

There will never be a better time for David Cameron to call an early election guaranteeing himself 5 more years than now, With “Red” Ed Milliband the union stooge winning the Labour leadership contest and the IMF endorsing Chancellor George Osborne's plans to cut Britain's record deficit to nothing within 5 years, he will never be in a stronger position.

Premier league Super injunction

Rumours are once again doing the rounds that a famous footballer, “ a household name” as he has been described has acquired a so called super injunction to block details emerging about his private life.

Putting together the hints the papers have been able to drop without breaking any contempt laws.

I have an idea who it may be, I am going to tentatively stick my neck out and say its Rio Ferdinand of Man Utd, If I am wrong, sorry Rio and no harm done, and if  I am right and we will know in 3  weeks when the newspaper appeals are heard and the injunction is overturned (and it will be) then its another DurdensView exclusive.

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David Beckham

So David Beckham is upset with England manager Fabio Capello for his handling of the  announcement that he has retired him from international football, ok I have some sympathy with the manner the story broke and maybe after years of loyal service Beckham should have been treated with a little more respect, a phone call before he told the world in a TV interview would have been the right way to do it.

But Beckham should get of his high horse and consider himself lucky that he got his last 10/12 caps at all anyone who knows anything about football knows it was a financial decision by the FA to keep him in the squad, what ever else Beckham is he is good box office and his name on the team sheets keep sponsors happy, so ride of into the sunset David and consider yourself fortunate to have had so many caps at all.

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Crouch and Abbey

“Crouch banished to Couch” Screamed the headline in the sun this morning referring to the fallout over stories that Peter Crouch had paid a teen hooker for sex over the weekend. His Fiancé Abbey Clancy and he had apparently had a blazing row, according to the Suns “sources” and she had banned him from the bedroom.

Can we trust the “source” if it expect us to believe that The millionaire footballer lives in a one bedroom house.

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Martin O’Neill Shock Resignation

After catching my breath with the news of the shock resignation of Martin O’Neill I sat and pondered on who his replacement could be, it only took me a minute to realise I don’t care and I don’t suppose anyone outside Birmingham does either.

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Naomi Campbell

Business must be quiet at the Hague where the Trial of Charles Taylor the former Liberian dictator is taking place, the emphasis being placed on whether or not Taylor gave the super model Naomi Campbell “blood diamonds” seems to be taking over the case.

Lets focus guys,  he is there being tried for crimes against humanity, the blood of thousands of people are on his hands, does it really matter what the already proven liar Naomi Campbell is saying, her testimony has already been discredited by two witness’s one of whom was Miss Campbell's own manager.

So lets dismiss Campbell’s statement and get on with the trial, by her own admission she is frightened of the repercussions of her appearance at the trial and is scared that Taylor may reach out and harm her through his supporters, she has said as much in court, so who can blame her for lying.

The prosecution have enough on Taylor without Campbell so lets get on with it, lock him up throw away the key and move on.

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Pasta La Vista

After a relatively slow start the world cup is shaping up nicely, already the last world cups finalists are on the way home and today the pre tournament favourites Spain could be joining them, though I don’t realistically expect Spain to lose to Chile but who knows.

Italy and France deserved what they got both sides performed terribly France with a fractured camp and the Italians with an ageing squad, so its pasta la vista to the Italians and Bonsoir to the frogs.

This opens up the tournament beautifully for Brazil or so it would appear but Brazil have not been firing on all cylinders yet  either,  they have played fantastic football in parts but not nearly consistently enough.

My pre tournament fancy Argentina still look the team to beat though my heart is with England, as expected they got past Slovenia the score flattering the opposition, England were better value than just 1-0 but it made for an exciting final 10 minutes.

If or should I say when England send the Germans packing it will set up a mouth watering clash with Argentina, we have waited a long time to settle the score with Maradonna and his” hand of god goal” 24 years to be exact but July 3rd could be when we get our revenge.

COME ON ENGLAND

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Come On England

What a shambles the qualifying stage has become for England it looks pretty bleak, but a closer examination of what has gone wrong reveals to me that we have really only had one bad result and that was the Algeria game.

I think the problem goes back to when the draw was made, when the opposition was announced it almost looked like a bye for England, after all it was only Algeria and Slovenia to get by for an easy 6 points and maybe 9  and easy qualification.

That’s where I see the problem the England squad have gone into the first stages complacent, not in a competitive mood,  in their minds they were already thinking of the knockout stages, in truth they did not play that badly against the USA who incidentally are only two places behind them in the world rankings.

Nobody really turned up for the Algeria game because they expected to stroll through it what a shock when Algeria started to come at them, even then England should have been able to turn things around but Capello when it mattered failed to inspire with his substitutions, we lacked a plan B.

When it became obvious that we would not get things our own way we should have switched tactics and Capello didn’t, his substitutions were really just like for like, and why on earth did he not throw on Joe Cole I am not his biggest fan but why take him if you are not going to use him.

I see a different England coming out against Slovenia this Wednesday, after all this is the same squad that won nine out of ten qualifying matches they have not become rubbish overnight, now that the pressure is on us to get a result I believe we will, I see a comfy 3-0 maybe 3-1 result and then on to knockouts and who knows.

I still think Argentina will be the eventual champions but what’s life without a dream so COME ON ENGLAND.

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Vuvuzela

What a shame that the World cup though it isn’t firing on all cylinders yet is being ruined by the “Vuvuzela” it’s a kind of trumpet that emits an irritating sound when blown, apparently very popular in Africa.

This though it may be acceptable in Africa is not elsewhere and is ruining the premier football tournament for everyone else, there is a simple solution, cancel out crowd noise and let the viewer  only hear the commentary. Problem solved.

It has also been suggested that the games have been below par because the players are being put of by this sound to, I would not be surprised if this were true.

By the way I stick by my pre tournament tip that Argentina will win the tournament, so called favourites Spain were humbled by Switzerland yesterday and Brazil were very pedestrian in their opening match against the North Koreans, I am sure there are many twists and turns still to come but for now Maradona’s boys look to be the ones, though my heart still says England my brain says otherwise.

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Nick Clegg - Call Girl

Nick Clegg is behaving like a high priced call girl touting himself out there looking for the best price, after 4 days of cosying up to the Conservatives he has now started flirting with Labour, none of this is about policies now its about grabbing every last concession the pathetic Lib Dems can before they are consigned back to the political backwater.

Finally David Cameron has had enough and said no more concessions, personally I would like to see another election called the Tories only lost by 16000 votes so a swing of 1.8% would be enough to see them win with a clear majority.

But Labour in their desperation to cling to power look like they are about to flop on their backs and let Clegg do what he likes, this would be a disaster for the Country even some senior Labour figures have their doubts about a successful coalition.

Brown has finally offered his resignation but astonishingly wants to remain leader for another four months before he finally leaves, this is beyond ridiculous , how can the Country function with a lame duck leader for so long, I think his own cabinet will turn on him and he will be gone within a week.

So fun and games for the moment while British politics descends into farce in the eyes of the world, after 13 years of a Labour government the last 3 years with an unelected leader we cant even change Governments properly.

Let us hope that sanity prevails and Clegg slips back under the covers with Cameron and we can get the Tory lib marriage under way, not sure how long it will last and how happy the couple will be, but its better than what we have now.

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Un-hung Parliament

I am surprised I was so wrong on the mood of the British public regards Gordon Brown, how did so many people keep faith with him, this tells me that lots of people take no notice of policies but vote the same way they have voted all their lives.

if Labour had been judged on the last 13 years I don’t believe they would have even finished in second place in number of votes cast, still I was spot on about Clegg being exposed as the wishy washy tree hugger that he is, I’ll settle for that for now.

Even though it has finished as a hung parliament I still believe Cameron will be moving into number 10 by the end of next week, he may have to get into bed with Clegg to oust Brown but it will be a marriage of convenience and Clegg will soon become an irrelevance.

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Hung Parliament

I cant believe that the majority of pre election polls are forecasting a hung parliament, I disagree and predict that the Conservative party will win decisively.

People polled on the street are more likely to say what they believe their asker wants to hear then their true intent and  this is doubly true if there are others within earshot, so once again the polls will be wrong, policies aside common sense tells us it will be a Tory win.

After 13 years of Labour turning this once great country into the mess it is now the British public will not allow Brown to continue, look at immigration look at crime look at the economy, three huge nails in the Labour coffin, so we look for an alternative there are only 2 to choose from, and of the two Conservative looks the only pick, before people can take the Liberals to seriously they need to toughen up, tree hugging is okay for running a commune but not  a nation.

The Liberal leader Nick Clegg has no substance, apart from a short stint working for Leon Brittain in Europe and he only got that job because of his language skill ( he speaks 5 Languages) Clegg has never had a proper job, his family’s wealth has isolated him from life’s real problems, that’s why he spouts such nonsense as giving up our nuclear capability, Clegg has always been protected from the bogeyman, so he has no idea that bad people exist in the world and that we must protect ourselves against unstable elements like North Korea and Iran.

So disregard the Liberals to, a comfy win for the Tories, lets hope our confidence in David Cameron to make a difference  is justified and we can begin to see our once great country rise up again. incidentally I fear the last 13 years of our open door policy on immigration will also register at the polls with big gains for the BNP and such. Don’t waste your vote, Vote Cameron.

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Utd Pip Chelsea

It looks like the premier league title is heading to Stamford Bridge thanks to an inept display from Liverpool yesterday topped of with a gift of an opening goal from perhaps the most over rated player in the division, Stevan Gerrard who on his day can play but usually flatters to deceive looks to have settled the closest Championship contest for years with a schoolboy error.

It should all be settled, but I have a sneaky feeling that  it is not quite over yet, all Chelsea have to do is beat Wigan at home next weekend and they are champions, however I am sticking my neck out and predicting a shock draw in that game, meanwhile Utd take all three points at home against Stoke and snatch the title on the last day thereby creating history with 4 league titles in a row.

That sounds a better scenario than having the best league in the world settled by a iffy back pass.

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Higgin’s Snookered

The world’s number one  snooker player was suspended last night after allegations that he was willing to take a £261,000 bribe.

John Higgins claimed that he had agreed to lose frames in four matches against three prominent players because he feared he was being threatened by the Russian mafia.

In a sting by the News of the world Higgins was exposed as a money grabbing cheat, he has tried to weasel his way out of this by making the allegation about gangsters, but having watched the clip of Higgins and his manager there is no doubt from the body language of both men that there was no duress involved.

The player, who won the world title in 1998, 2007 and 2009 and was appointed MBE for services to sport  insisted yesterday that he was innocent, I have no sympathy for Higgins and hope that he receives a life ban and has his MBE taken of  him, the image of snooker as a gentleman's game has been shattered and only strong and immediate action by the game’s governing body can bring any sort of credibility back.

I don’t for a second believe that Higgins is the only player to be involved with this betting syndicate  because of the huge sums involved in frame betting and more names will come out in the following days and weeks.

It will take a long time for snooker to recover from this.

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Wood’s Woes Continue

If a sign were needed that Tiger Woods’s off-course problems were affecting his game, it came in dramatic style in the first round of the Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, yesterday. Tiger shot a 6  over par 74 on the first day then followed it with a 11 over par 79 on day two, an unbelievable 17 shots behind leader Billy Mayfair in just two rounds.

Needless to say Wood’s has missed the cut, that for only the sixth time in his 14 year professional career, in his heyday Tiger shooting two consecutive bogeys made news yesterday he had a run of six holes scoring bogey or worse.

On December 7th last year I suggested Tiger may not play  professional golf again because of his mental state due to his of course problems, http://durdensview.blogspot.com/2009/12/tiger-will-retire.html  Tiger being Tiger attempted to prove his critics wrong, I stand by my prediction and believe retirement cannot be far away.

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Moyes For Utd

I see that the press are reporting Moyes is being pushed forward by Alex Ferguson to replace him at Old Trafford when he retires, possibly at the end of next season, this does not come as a surprise to me I was of that opinion and reported it last October, http://durdensview.blogspot.com/2009/10/raphael-beneath-us.html

I reiterate what a great job Moyes is doing with very limited resources, how much better could he do with top class players and a cheque book, I am not convinced that Ferguson barring ill health will go next season so Anfield could be Moyes first stop, one thing is for certain Benitez will not be there.

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Election Debate Conclusion

Having now seen the rest of last nights live election debate, it has served to reinforce my belief that David Cameron is the only real option come May 6th, Gordon Brown did not perform particularly badly last night but as well as he could perform you would still put the last 13 years down to Labour, and who wants 5 more years of the same.

It was particularly galling listening to him claiming that our armed forces were so well equipped and that Senior military commanders had told him it was the best they had ever had it, when all we the public seem to see in the media is soldiers and officers alike crying out for more equipment.

Clegg you could pick out of a line up as a liberal, his wishy washy ways are not suited to running a Country, for heavens sake in the worst period of the World’s history where Rogue nations are  trying to develop nuclear capabilities and by capability we all know it means weapons, Clegg wants us to give up our nuclear deterrent,,

I had to laugh at his proposal for criminals to stand in front of their victims and apologise, I’m sure rape victims are happy about that one,  incidentally I wonder how long a day he spends in front of the mirror practising his ridiculously theatrical hand movements.

I stand by my assertion that Cameron is the only viable choice at the moment, he talks a lot of sense, don’t be put of by his “toff” look, of the three candidates he is the closest to the man on the street.

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Election Debate

I’m embarrassed to say I missed the live showing of the first ever live televised election debate this Country has ever had, but I have almost caught up with a recording of the show and am now just   a little behind as I have not watched it in it’s entirety.

I did however see the part on immigration and give the first round convincingly to David Cameron, a blind man can see we need a border police force and he is the only one advocating the need, the other two kept harping on about inward migration without really appreciating inward migration isn’t the real problem but illegal migration is.

Clegg’s regional only policy on immigration was laughable, according to Clegg once an immigrant comes into a region to fill a  job vacancy he is then not allowed to leave that region, how does he propose we enforce this, give each migrant their own policeman to monitor them 24/7?

Brown claimed the Labour policy of giving foreign nationals ID cards that they then  had to produce before they could work in this Country was effective, effective he claimed  because employers ran the risk of huge fines for employing workers without said ID cards, but he neglected to offer any information on whether there had been any instances where any action had been taken against any employer for doing so, I suspect none had or Brown would have trotted the statistics out, one thing about our Gordon is he does love a statistic.

So round one to Cameron in a convincing manner, I will offer my opinions on each part of the debate as I watch it, hopefully I will have caught up with the rest of the nation in the not to distant future.

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Lin Yu Chun

Never mind singing sensation hairy angel Susan Boyle, here is a genuine singing sensation from Taiwan, Lin Yu Chun entered their version of our Britain’s got talent and blew the judges away with his version of the Whitney Houston classic I will always love you.

Not that I claim to be a music expert far from it, but even my tone deaf ear recognises talent, this kid will win the show by a mile.

Watch him in action at this link, comments welcome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA-tOsM6F4Y

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Qatari Diplomat

A Qatari diplomat sparked a security alert while on a flight from Washington to Denver overnight when he was caught apparently trying to have a sneaky cigarette in the toilet, then made a joke about a shoe bomb when confronted by airline personnel.

An air marshal on the flight reportedly tried to restrain him after he made the joke, which alarmed fellow passengers, some joke, bloody idiot.

The FBI was investigating whether the man, identified by ABC News as Qatari diplomat Mohammed al-Modadi, tried to ignite something aboard the plane. Mr al-Modadi, 27, has full diplomatic immunity as the third secretary and vice-consul of the Qatari embassy in Washington. He is described as a mid-level Qatari diplomat who has been in the US for two years.

And we thought our politicians were mad, if this is a Qatari DIPLOMAT behaving like that what does it say about the rest of his Countryman.

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