Huhne the humbug!

Damn, my shoulder hurt this morning so I thought, reluctantly, that perhaps I should visit the quacks and see what they have to say.  My trust in them is, shall we say, moderate; more hopeful than convinced.  Anyway, I am told that I have a 'frozen' shoulder so, as the quack put it, keep taking the pills!  Damned nuisance because typing mostly with one hand is tedious.  Then I forget about the shoulder and go to reach for something and it feels as though someone has stabbed me in the arm.  Still, I didn't cry during the doctor's examination so 'mummy' gave me a sweetie!

Anyway, returning home in a foul temper I see and hear the 'Lesbian-straightener' telling me how he is now going to straighten out the utility companies (a change from lesbians, I assume) because he thinks they are over-charging us (probably true) and he is going to insist that they make it easier for us to switch companies which will make our utilities cheaper (not true).  Of course, what this prize lying liar failed to mention was that part of the reason energy is so expensive is because of the zillions being handed over for ghastly and utterly useless wind and tide farms.  My arm is hurting so I will cut and paste from others much better informed, like Richard North who shows what a total hypocrite Huhne is, forever bleating about the condition of the poor and yet pushing a policy that will make life even more difficult for those with debt problems who are forced to have a meter which only works with cash up front:

But greatest dishonesty on the part of Huhne is in respect of those on lower incomes and those with debt troubles – now running into millions. The secretive policy of avoiding disconnections and forcibly putting people onto pre-paid meters means that for those people swapping suppliers is not an option.

Not only are these people paying a higher tariff, if they have a pre-paid meter, no other supplier wants to know them.

Few politicians seem to understand this – and even fewer seem prepared to find out. Being poor often means paying more than the better off for commodities such as energy, while there are always the predatory bailiffs hovering in the background for when they stumble.

It is easy then for multi-millionaire Huhne to posture and preen. But he clearly has little idea what being poor is all about, and obviously cares less. As long as he can get the cheap applause at his party conference – where he is running interference for his own policies – that is all that seems to matter.

Guido, as usual, was quick into action with his counter-battery fire this morning:

Chris Huhne is about to lecture you about the economy, suggesting that it’s evil “Tea Party” Tories who are threatening the economic recovery by calling for less tax and a look at our position in Europe. Of course his own raiding of the already stretched bank accounts of hard working families in order to fund his green vanity projects is perfectly legit.

I will test Guido's good nature (that's a laugh!) a bit further by copying the excellent picture from his site.  He heads his piece "Huhne's Brass Neck" but I wonder if 'Huhne's Brass Dildo' might not be more applicable these days:

Not content with that Guido reminds us of the all-wise, far-seeing, economic genius that was Huhne of yesteryear - not once but twice:

Before you take a lecture from him on the economy though, have a look at what Huhne said to the Guardian in 2002:

“The ‘no’ campaigners said the euro was doomed to failure, but all their predictions have been proved wrong”, and ”The euro is living up to the highest expectations of the economists who advocated it, and Britain is missing out.”

Oh dear, a one off perhaps? Nope = have a look at the Indy in 2003:

“The freedom to set interest rates merely according to domestic needs is a cruel mirage. Monetary union protects economies from the vagaries of speculative capital flows, enabling more stable growth and investment.”

Thanks, Guido, you're priceless!

 

Comments

[Whyaxye]

This is what Huhne said this afternoon (courtesy of the Telegraph).

"Whatever we think of the Conservative campaign in the alternative vote referendum, and I for one thought that the vilification of Nick was appalling, for Liberal Democrats compromise is not and cannot be a dirty word."

Absolutely priceless from a man who has been consistently briefing against Clegg for years. Anyone remember the "calamity" jibe?

[David Duff]

As I said somewhere else, he makes Balls look respectable!

[stan mann]

Huhne apart, and isn't he just? I've had the frozen shoulder twice now - both sides, a few years apart. As my insurance wouldn't cover the "recommended procedure", I tried acupuncture for the 1st time. It worked. Just sayin'. Keep up the good work.

[David Duff]

Stan, thanks, I appreciate the idea and I might give it a go. Without wishing to be a bore on the subject, the bloody thing seems to come and go which is irritating because I keep thinking I'm cured, then it gives me a 'stab' to remind me I'm not. Old age, heh!