Another Petition to Downing Street

Here I go again, not usually political on here, but this one came to my email and is equally distressing to me, so what better method to try and raise awareness and get the petition signed, than to post it here and hope that some you will be interested and sign it.

Downing street's probably never seen so much from an American before! Actually, since I'm resident here, I can sign it. I can't vote though. If you're a UK citizen living abroad, you can also sign it.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/forcedvaccines/

Its a petition against the latest labour folly of wanting to make vaccinations mandatory for all children (as is the case in the states, and australia, unless you have a medical or religious objection). The thing is here, the government provides child benefit payments to all citizens no matter wealthy or poor, its one of those wonderful social system rights. Now they've decided that if you don't vaccinate, you may not get the benefit either. In my view, it appears to me that slowly but surely the government is trying to dismantle the social benefits system. Again whether you agree with vaccines or not, unless you've done the research on the full implications of it (which I have for my own children) then you can't dictate to another parent. Another argument entirely, but the bigger question for me is, why are they changing these things, when in fact, they don't want certain medications, etc. available on the NHS due to the cost. Are they going to make everyone pay for the vaccines-- like the big business that it is in America?

Well, anyway, check out the petition if you want to make your voice heard. Thanks!

ENOUGH Interference.

I know I've been slacking a bit here. But carrying on from my post about the fabulous book I've been reading, Enough by John Naish, I'd just like to say to the British Government, ENOUGH INTERERENCE you misguided, out of touch, overpaid bunch of BAST****. Ok, there it is.

Actually I'm just riled up by this tidbit of new legislation (one of many that keep sneaking in by the way, while the general public is lolled into absurdity by reality tv, binge drinking, binge eating, sports, technology-- i.e. think about anything except what the government are doing in your name--for you) about breastfeeding laws and indecency. Thanks to Veronika Robinson for creating this petition, and I've added the link here so you can add your name to it if you feel so inclined; its really easy and every voice can make a difference--indeed it may be the only thing that will. http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/breastfedright/

The current British government is introducing an 'Equalities Bill' which of course sounds great, that's what they are good at, sound bites, but what it says really is that a woman has a protected right to breastfeed her baby in public --up to the age of 6 months! After that then a woman can be charged with indecency. Whether or not you agree with breastfeeding, or breastfeeding in public, a woman (and her baby!) should not be denied this fundamental human right. And like Veronika has said, in this culture where there are page 3 girls (topless) in so-called news-papers, on view to anyone and everyone, as well as all the other nudity that is accepted on television here, to villianise the most natural thing for a breast to be doing, is criminial in itself... it shows how backwards, muddled up and distorted the culture really is.

I'm going to take a breath now...