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I have a cold, well i have the lurkings of a cold which seems to be waiting to strike on xmas day, bastad virus.

I am happy however to see that my taxes ar not going to waist.
Let me tell you a saga.

I live in Easton, bristol and about a year ago we had a lovley visit from Mr David blunkett MP.
Mr blunkett spent all of the mornig in a Public meeting (That no public were allowed into) to discuss the issues in easton (no representatives of easton were allowed into the meeting).

"Mr blunkett then went for a walkabout along St Marks Road (important for later) and talked to some of the local residents" (Quoted from national news) what actually happed was he got out of a car surrounded by police spoke to a shop owner, local residant tried to ask a question, Mr B usherd back into car. Total visit time approx 5mins.

Mr B then went onto national TV and proclamed to the nation that Stapleton road (mr B did not visit here) was one of the 5 worse road in the country. (cheers mr B i live there)

Well lots of ho haa ensued and the police finally go on telly, with a shot of a couple of armed police wandering along stapleton road (the one and only time they were armed), to say that they have now secured funding for police to patrol stapleton road and environs for two years.

Great bobbys on the beat, for two years. Clearing up the crime or at least detering it. and it was FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS
Then the police dissaper never to been seen again.

Is there a happy ending to my tale i hear you wonder. Well we shall see.

Night before last i get on the bus to be told i will have to walk the last part of Stapleton road as the police have closed off part of it.
After a bus ride, a short walk (10.30 at night, freezing cold) i reach a barrier, Am informed "cant go down there have to go round they will let me through", another short walk back down stapleton road (Toes loosing feeling, Hands numb, suspect frostbite) Another short walk around.
After 3 barriers 4 Police man and suffering from hyperthermia i arrive home.

And what was it i hear you ask? An unavoidable accident, an unpreventable road traffic accident, somthing that could have possably been prevented by a small police presence over the last 6 months.

Well it was a shooting out on a busy street.

So i will let you decide.


Ohh buy the way i Pay only slightly less in councal tax that my grandpearents, In LONDON

J

- posted by J @ 12:59