I allowed endless criticisms of the Conservative government when in power, and in the early stages post election. I then made clear that this site is mainly designed to discuss government policy and actions, not Opposition parties. I write an occasional piece about the opposition when topical. I did not write or allow continuous criticism of the Labour Opposition 2010-23, and deleted comments personalising attacks on Labour figures. I have published several of you who remain critical of the Conservatives so we know what you think. There is no need to keep repeating.
If you want to pursue old criticisms of the last Conservative government you should send them to an official Conservative website. You should remember the new leadership has made big changes to migration, net zero and international law policies amongst others.
August 15, 2026
For the record my post today, the one that was deleted, did not in anyway shape or form even mention the Conservative Party or any of its members. It was critical of both Labour AND Reform for holding by-elections for reasons more to do with candidate and party politics than the voters they claim to represent.
This in my view is a fair criticism given the state of the nation and many issues surrounding it.
August 15, 2026
I agree the new Kemi leadership is moving in the right direction on migration, net zero, international law, the woke lunacy, energy, DEI, over regulation… The problems is to regain power they also have to regain trust and for it to be believed they will deliver if they regain power – this will rather very hard to achieve without gaining power again.
Rather a catch 22 for them.
August 15, 2026
Absurd, entirely one side and totally wrong headed propaganda on climate alarmism by the BBC on newsnight 3 alarmists to zero (Wednesday) and Any Questions (Friday) 5 to zero.
August 15, 2026
Alex Forsyth, Annabel Denham, Miranda Green, Dan Tomlinson, the Labour MP and Lord Ed Vaizey on Any Questions – all basically climate alarmists and non with any real grasp of energy, science, climate, physics, engineering…
August 15, 2026
Sir, Lord John,
You make justified points. The big problem that remains is that will the voters care to investigate the new policies, and promises, considering what the outcome was in the past?
August 15, 2026
at least comments to this site keep you grounded John. you have an insight into what the real world thinks without it being filtered. keep up the good work.
August 15, 2026
Agree
August 15, 2026
I see prostate cancer care is diving even faster into the ground with this government, as if I couldn’t hate them any more.
Really outrageous priorities from the state.
People should be getting locked up for this.
August 15, 2026
Certainly people should be locked up for the £600bn doing vast net harm with the Covid “vaccines” and net harm lockdowns.
August 15, 2026
Iain agree completely, it is now the biggest killer of people in the Country, more than breast Cancer.
Amazing isn’t it, one of the excuses being used is that the PSA test is not accurate, and yes it can give a slightly higher reading if someone has not been honest with their activities in the previous 24 hours, but it is not so much one single reading. as a range of readings over time which is important, so that a trend can be logged.
The real clue if you are tested every year, is the increase in readings from one year to the next.
When diagnosed I had a relatively low reading of 4.2 but an increase of 25% over the previous year, which was also higher than the previous year to that.
An MRI Scan confirmed something was present, and biopsies proved I had two tumours which were medium to aggressive in nature.
My score was too low for my own Local hospital for treatment, (will not treat under a reading of 5) but a London Hospital undertook to treat me, after asking for a second opinion, and my recent readings were 1.5 after 6 months, now 1.3 after 9 months, I am due a detailed follow up after 12 months with another MRI scan, and regular monitioring PSA tests for many years to come.
As men, we are being failed by the State system perhaps on the basis of cost !.
I am a Lions Club member and we offer prostate testing every year to many in our community, and the usual result is that 9% of those who are tested need further investigation, and that result has been consistent over the last 10 years, and is a good comparison with Government figures which suggest one in eight will eventually suffer.
Just for reference it costs our Lions Club about £25.00 per person to be tested, using an NHS Approved Laboratory centre.
August 16, 2026
indeed this is a field I am an expert in due to several cases in the family etc.
the state is simply pulling all the strings to avoid diagnosing people early enough to be saved, so that their lack of capacity for treatment, and poor quality treatment approaches, is not exposed more. it is far cheaper for them to leave people till it is too late for curative care and just dish out morphine and let people die.
skin cancer is similar, the UK lack of any real attempt to pick up cases early compares very badly with the rest of the developed world.
the official NHS reasons for not screening for prostate cancer are unscientific claptrap, that anyone with a basic understanding of science and stats can see is BS of the highest order. their reasons for stopping PSA tests on demand are even sillier.
it seems the state would rather spend its money on benefits for illegal immigrants than actually saving local males who have actually paid into the system and need decent healthcare.
to save more people, to give them decades longer of happy productive lives, we have to identify those who can benefit from treatment more often far earlier. and we also need to adopt treatments which are routine in the rest of the developed world like proton beam (which has far better results than the NHS approach to radiotherapy).
it staggers me that our state apparatus gets away with this.
August 17, 2026
Iain
i was fortunate that for my second opinion I got into an NHS hospital which had a lower threshold and the optional use of HiFu as a treatment method, least invasive, low risk of collateral damage, and fortunately none of the what can be the more usual after affects of more invasive surgery.
Again I was fortunate to have been caught early, but only because I had myself tested regularly, because my Father had prostate problems.
What did astound me was that my own local hospital was satisfied that my PSA score was OK, when it turned out that after further investigation I had two tumours growing.
Had it not been for me asking for s second opinion, I would still be walking around with cancer tumours growing, as I had none of the normal typical symptoms.
August 17, 2026
yes indeed I know someone with a dad and brother that died from it, and even with that family history had to get really stroppy to get the NHS to give him PSA tests regularly.
August 16, 2026
Obviously this latest posting edict does not apply the sycophantic Lifelogic, who continues to post the same repetitive, boring and demonstrably wrong material day after day, week after week, month after month and year after year
Some days this person gets to post over half the comments. He repeatedly replies to himself, while telling everyone else they are wrong.
Little wonder that many previous posters have given up contributing here.
August 16, 2026
Well I enjoy reading Lifelogic’s posts.
That is surely the joy of debate.
The difference of opinions.
I think SG, that you are very capable of contradicting his views.
August 16, 2026
SG,
Four out of eleven posts initially. Now four out of fourteen. Not really one of his epic commenting days.
As for repetition, it is in the nature of this site that it will attract posters on the right, whose views become familiar over time. Maybe ‘just a minute’ rules ? No hesitation, repetition or deviation. Hesitation would not be measurable but the two other rules would. Such a rule would soon be broken though, as have most earlier posting requests.
I did enjoy the poster who took a line that everything was the fault of pensioners. Sadly he has not posted for years.
We could still do with some interesting opposing views.
August 17, 2026
You have never “demonstrated” that anything I have said is wrong. I would be more than happy for you to do so if you can.
August 17, 2026
Sycophancy – It is certainly not insincere praise, if that is what you meant?
August 17, 2026
“sycophantic” well I praise where praise is surely due.
I also try to tell the truth as I see it, so it can perhaps become repetitive as the truth tends not to change very much – it does occasionally as when new technology becomes practical and usable. But would you want less repetition at the cost of some misleading dishonest posts?
August 16, 2026
Though I have some sympathy with the Conservative Party (last month in the Greater Manchester mayoral byelection I voted Conservative first choice and Reform second choice because the Conservative candidate seemed better on that occasion) there are significant problems with Kemi Badenoch as Leader, just the latest being that she described Reform as ‘woke’ (not an accurate description of my friend who has recently been elected as a Reform Councillor, nor I suspect of most of his colleagues) and said she didn’t want to unite the Right but the whole country (a vision which is politically impossible). I recently heard Andrew Griffith, Conservative Industry spokesman speak at the CPAC conference and he seemed a more credible and better alternative to Kemi Badenoch, somebody with a clear economic vision who could one hopes achieve something in government.
August 17, 2026
Indeed the first vote was a free vote (with single transferable vote) and yet the Tories still only came fifth with 7.7% of the vote behind Labour, Reform, the Greens and Restore.
Why do different Mayoral elections have different voting systems? Just Gerrymandering by the powers that be I assume? Depressing that the dire Labour Party and their dire candidate easily beat Reform, Restore and the Tories votes in total. What has gone wrong with Mancunians?