Thursday 12 December 2013

Men in Tanks UK

Think-Tanks simply don't get it!. There is news today about 'Universal Childcare' in the UK. It sounds to me like an Obama policy. I have this to say in response to it.

1. They put money first again instead of turning their hearts to the children and their mothers. It amounts to governments taking pre-school children from their mothers for financial reasons and welfare reforms.

2. They say that the mothers of pre-school children will be able to to go work if they're offered 'Universal Healthcare'. Where are the jobs for the existing healthy unemployed, and underemployed that would like to work?

3. The men in tanks say that 'Universal Healthcare' will be good for families. How is it supporting the children if their mothers are forced to work against their wishes, and the wishes of their children? Pre-school children like to be with their mums. Were there any pre-school children involved in their decision making process? Do they comprehend the UN Human Rights of the Child?

Men and their think tanks.

Why are men in tanks, deciding what and how a woman and her children should live? Why are men in tanks telling governments that mothers of pre-school children should go to work? Who do they think they are? Leave our mothers and children together to make their decisions together.

Yes, I agree that affordable child care should be available for those mothers that wish to work, but it should never be because governments decide that women must work. That is not a decision for governments or its men in tanks.

Every individual mother must decide, on what is right for her and her child. The mother is sacred, the child has come from her womb, her body. As such, the mother has the first say on what is right for herself and her child.

Mothers must be elevated to be the beautiful nurturing and protecting mothers, that they were born to be. Only by elevating mothers to be mothers, can you elevate their children to be good children, that are as good as their mothers. Caring for a child is a mothers divine right, and no government or man in a tank, has the right to decide on the care of a child. Mothers are fully able to discuss with other mothers; what they feel is right for the children in their local communities. Every mother would like the best for their children, and a majority do their best to do good for their children.

A LEADING think-tank has called for the Government to introduce universal state-funded childcare, saying it would boost the nation’s balance sheet by up to £1.5bn 
a year and bring many thousands of mothers back into the workplace.

The centre-left Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) says Britain has rediscovered the importance and value of the family during the recession and that there is no evidence to support the idea of “broken Britain”, as previously claimed by Prime Minister David Cameron.

But it has warned that families are under “real strain” because of factors including high childcare costs and fears for the future of young people due to the difficulty of buying a first home.

The IPPR said investing in better childcare could generate nearly £1.5bn in fiscal benefits by helping 280,000 more mothers back to work.

Increasing the employment rate of mothers with pre-school children by five per cent would generate £300m of extra tax revenue and £500m in lower tax credit and benefit spend, it claimed.


I smell Obama! 

So who is the 'Institute for Public Policy Research'? Of course there are women involved in it, there is always the token women involved in these institutes, to make them look like they're doing the right things in their tanks!  [2] 

How many of those women were involved in this particular think tank has not been unveiled. Nor does the news release tell us, if any of those mothers had babies, (if any) and put them in nurseries. Let's start asking who exactly was involved in this particular 'think-tank'. Let's ask for names! Let's see who is responsible, for making these decisions and recommendations to government. 

So let's take a look at one of the directors. Nick Pierce. 

Areas of expertise

  • Future of social democracy
  • Social justice
  • Public service reform
  • Welfare reform
  • Identity politics
  • Policymaking in government
Nick Pearce rejoined IPPR as Director in September 2010 after two years as Head of the Policy Unit at Number 10. An author and regular commentator on public policy, his recent broadcast appearances include BBC Newsnight, Channel 4 News and Radio 4 Analysis. Recent articles have been published in the GuardianFinancial Times and Prospect, among many others. His books include Politics for a New Generation, Social Justice: Building a fairer Britain, Tomorrow's Citizens and Wasted Youth.
In addition to running the Downing Street Policy Unit, Nick has worked as an advisor in the Home Office, the Cabinet Office and the former Department for Education and Employment. He was formerly Chair of the Advisory Board to the UK Chief Scientist's Foresight progamme and served on the Equalities Review and the Teaching & Learning 2020 Review. He is currently a member of the board of the Royal Institute of British Architects Trust and the UK-India Roundtable. He was educated at the Universities of Manchester and Oxford. [3] 

Doesn't look like he grew up on in social housing on a council estate does it? 

You know what it reminds me of? Serco! 





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