New Labour's Take On Things. (497)

To the Business secretary:
For Clarity - Attempt 497.

497) New Labour's Take On Things.

Dear Mr Javid,

The Labour Party's relationship between Michael Gove's dispossessed victims of unreformed capitalism and wealth (and therefore justice) is an interesting one.

At about the exact same time as we were being packed off to the Ombudsman Services:Property Ombudsman by our surveyor this headline appeared in The Express:
"Lord and Lady Kinnock's £10 Million Euro Grave Train... Gleny's Kinnock was last night facing questions over her impartiality as Europe Minister after research suggested she and her husband Neil may have pocketed £10 Million..." (Jason Groves Sun 14 June 2009)  

Questions over impartiality and lots of Wonga. Sounds familiar.

This is the same Neil Kinnock who has had so much to say about the Labour Party recently but very little - in fact nothing - about his diary commitments at the time of the Miner's Strike.
"Owing to the short notice of the arrangements I will not be able to attend the rallies on the dates that have been decided.. As you will understand I am already fully committed to a series of long standing engagements which cannot be broken."

Along with Eric Heffer we didn't understand it then and we don't understand it now. As the miners faced poverty the Kinnocks were booking their first class seats on The Gravy Train.
His diary was full for all the rally dates. Even for when the last Welsh pit closed.

Then there's the Blair's property empire. It typifies New Labour.
"Tony and Cherie Blair's property empire worth £27 million." (Guardian 14 May 2016)
"he, his wife and children owning at least 10 houses and 27 flats between them." (Independent 14 March 2016)

As Iraq was being bombed back to the middle ages the Blairs were hoovering up property like there was no tomorrow. For thousands of unfortunate Iraqis there was to be no tomorrow. It goes a long way to explaining why, when we tried to raise the issues of the Ombudsman's lack of impartiality and a subsequent 61% dissatisfaction rate with her bizarre decisions with a local Labour MP we were told, "That's normal."

Q Mr Javid, is it "normal" for 61% (rising to 64% in 2011 and who knows what today) of property complainants to be very dissatisfied with the outcome of their complaint and the lack of impartiality of the Ombudsman presiding over them?

Yours sincerely,
Steve Gilbert - The Ombudsmans61percent Campaign.