Ahhh...but ya see, it's easier to keep those racial tensions at their peak so you have an excuse for not living up to your potential.

They are already spending the money meant to be coming in from VAT...and that money was meant to go 100% towards debt reduction...VAT is a smokescreen, the government just wants more money to spend, they have no intention of reducing any debt.

...but hey...we MP's gonna give ourselves a raise!

Oh boy...this is gonna get interesting. I foresee a crime spike...aided by pissed off police officers.

May as well lock down commenting on this one, there is going to be a riot!! HELL NO you worthless crooks, you do not deserve a 'raise'...and only when our financial position improves we should consider a new parliament building.

I am totally against any racial or derogatory slurs or terms or attitudes...which baffles me as to why the brown or black variety of people are so hell bent on throwing the 'N' word around with such reckless abandon.
On the flip side, being of the 'white' variety, I do have objections to schools teaching 'white' kids a book that preaches that no one is white, and that everyone is a shade of brown...I get the concept, I do, but do you need a 4 or 5 year old coming home and saying I'm not white I'm brown. No, actually, you are more pink than brown...but either way, the fact it was brought up in the first place, just makes a bigger issue out of something that really isn't needed...in my opinion anyways. There are times and places to discuss these things...in the pre-K years, maybe not that appropriate. In the grand scheme of things, absolutely everyone has a different colour skin from the person sitting next to you. The sooner we learn to not group the various tones into segments the better. Heck, some of the worst racial divides at this moment are brown on black...if your skin is TOO black you get ridiculed by the lesser brown variety. Craziness!!

Sounds remarkably like VAT...no information...but when it comes, you're gonna get whacked and pay for it whether you like it or not!!

I almost want to agree with ya there John!! LOL

I do wholeheartedly agree that before any such agency is formed...and is apparently up and running, legislation MUST be there FIRST. So many laws are being broken right this very second because there is no legislation in place for what they are purportedly doing...and surprisingly, they see nothing wrong with it.

I am not afraid to use my vehicle as a weapon in self defense. Some strange unidentified person approaches me in a threatening manner while I am in a vehicle and sorry buddy, you are my next speed bump. Now...identify yourself as a police officer, properly, and I'll tell you anything and help you in every possible manner.