MIGRATION - ANOTHER THREAT TO WORLD ORDER

MIGRATION - ANOTHER THREAT TO WORLD ORDER

The World in 2015 is in turmoil. Decent people everywhere are suffering threats from Extremists of all types who believe that killing is the best way forward for their ideology.

If everyone who faced persecution were allowed to be granted Asylum in Europe, North America or Australia for example, the social fabric of these countries would be put under unbearable strain.

I feel very sorry for Migrants. They cannot be blamed for wanting to seek a better life away from violence and death. However, The United Nations should play a more prominent role in dealing with Asylum cases. There needs to be a better Policy and Strategy for dealing with Migration and Asylum cases. So, what could be done ?

The best way to tackle this problem is for the United Nations to take a more active role in maintaining peace in areas of conflict. Whatever happened to the Blue Berry Armies of the United Nations ? Why is it always left to the USA, UK and Europe to fight against extremism ?

Here are a few suggestions -

• The United Nations General Council should vote to create a very strong alliance of armies and air forces who would wear the Blue Berries. China. India, Indonesia for example needs to become involved as well as Europe and North America - but the main burden should not be on the USA.
• There is ample fighting manpower in Asia to back up the traditional forces of the West. Russia should also play a major role. Together, they could easily defeat the Extremists in The Middle East, North Africa and elsewhere.
• These overwhelming forces would be deployed to prevent conflict and to destroy extremists in the World's present and future flashpoints. 
• Peaceful  developing countries - supported by funds from a new UN Budget would take a larger number of Migrants and Asylum seekers.
• These Asylum seekers would be provided with safe heavens and not economic benefits - note that the thousands of Migrants and Asylum seekers in Calais France - want to get to the UK for the Welfare Benefits system. Most are unskilled and uneducated.
• Countries for repatriation could be in peaceful parts in Africa, South America and  Siberia for example.All countries are ripe for further development, they have the space but they need United Nations funds to succeed. Siberia for example has enormous resources that are untapped. Extra manpower could be very beneficial backed by new technology.
• A quota system should operate in the Western World - USA, Canada, UK. Europe. 
• Successful Migrants should be able to fill jobs that are needed to be filled - and that the local population cannot fill.

So, to sum up -

• We need to overcome violence and extremism as a United Effort by the United Nations of the World.
• A Sledgehammer Military Strategy is needed to defeat Extremists and not the present Feather Bed Approach. Too little too often.
• We need new laws on Asylum
• In the developed countries we need quota systems to deal with Migration. - and this should include Migration within the EU.

PRIDE OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AWARD 2015

As Past Chairman and Member of the Executive Committee of Wycombe 50 Plus Club, I am pleased to announce that The Club has won  -

THE PRIDE OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AWARD 2015
For Healthy Lifestyles.

300 Guests attended the Gala Luncheon at the 5 Star Stoke Park Hotel to see the Awards Ceremony.

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THE UK and THE EU

The UK and The EU - AN UPDATE

Earlier on my Blog I expressed my views on the Big Debate - should The UK stay in The EU or exit the EU.
Since The In Out Referendum is fast approaching, I would like to emphasise some key points - my opinion only.

The UK accepts the Treaty of Rome and subsequent Treaties principle of the Free Movement of Labour, Goods and Services and Capital throughout member states of The EU
However, citizens of member states visiting The UK must claim all Welfare Payments and Healthcare Costs from their country of origin.
These Citizens must have Medical Insurance, a Job and have no criminal record.
If a member state refuses to pay these costs, The UK has the right to deduct payments and interest from its contribution to the central budget of the EU.

EU Immigrants cannot be hired at wages below UK minimum standards or replace British Workers who have first choice on job vacancies for the first 3 months of advertising the vacancies.

The UK will have the right to determine how many Asylum seekers enter the UK. The cost of upkeep must be born by the EU.

The UK does not want to join the Eurozone.

The UK will have the right way in law to deport convicted criminals or fraudsters. The Human Rights Convention must be amended accordingly.

EU Laws must be approved by The British Parliament before becoming effective.

The UK supports the notion of all EU states being granted the same rights as the UK.

The UK is proud to be European. The UK will continue to vigorously support Free Trade within The EU, Joint Ventures, Cultural  and Social Exchanges, Law Enforcement, Detection of Criminals, Economic Growth and Peace throughout the EU and elsewhere.

The UK does not want to join an EU Army. It will remain a member of NATO.

The UK will advocate that the EU Budget is vetted and that the auditors sign off and approve the Annual Budget unlike at present.

There must be stronger Financial Management of EU affairs, transparency, verification and traceability of allocated funds.

If there are no fundamental changes in EU Legislation such as stated above, it is highly likely that The UK will vote OUT in The Referendum. In this case it is hoped that The UK will remain a strong Economic Trading Partner. If not, all of Europe will lose out and prosperity will be lost for a long time.

FOOTBALL - THE BEAUTIFUL GAME ?

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN THE BEAUTIFUL GAME OF FOOTBALL

As an Alumni of Henley Business School and a lifetime supporter of Football with Swansea City and Arsenal, it has amazed me and indeed shocked me that FIFA and so many Football Clubs such as Glasgow Rangers, do not seem to know the most elementary principles of Financial Management and Good Practice Management such as promoted by The Henley Business School Faculties.
I love the beautiful game of football but I do not love how the game is promoted and managed. It has become a gluttonous game where footballers can earn up to £250,000 per match for often just kicking a football twenty times in a match and scoring no goals. Transfer fees have become outrageous - how can any footballer be worth a £80 Millions transfer ? Agents fees have become ridiculous. Companies such as Sky and BT charge fans large amounts per month in order to watch their favourite team on Television. Sponsors pay £ Millions to football clubs - I wonder if they get value for their investment ? Worse trend of all is the cost to football supporters who have to pay high prices for their season tickets or seats on a Saturday afternoon. How long can this crazy situation go on ?
The whole system is skewed in favour of the clubs in the Premier League and the Championship and that needs to change.

Recent events concerning alleged mismanagement of funds within the Global FIFA Organisation has highlighted once again the need for the Financial Management of Football to be more Professional and where Due Diligence is practiced as a matter of daily life.
How can this become reality and Corruption buried forever in the Higher Levels of Football Regimes ?
Not all Managements in Football today are corrupt. It is the greedy minorities in high positions that give he Beautiful Game a bad press and poor reputation.
Ivan Gazidis Chief Executive of Arsenal FA is an exception. He was educated at Oxford University and he was Co- Founder of The Football League in the USA. He is a Beacon of Hope for the Football Industry. We need many more Chief Executives like him.

Here is my personal advice to Football Club Management and particularly FIFA. These are my personal recommendations after many years of Management practiced with integrity and dignity.
Financial Management is the Top Priority for the future success and respect of Football. May it flourish in the future
 managed by strong dedicated Financially astute people with impeccable characters and inspirational leadership.

KEY PRINCIPLES FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN FOOTBALL

Funds allocated to any affiliated Association or cause must be Verified, Analysed, Checked and rechecked by a Financial Committee and Non Executive Directors before being signed off for Payment.
Traceability - all funded Projects,schemes or player transfers must be capable of traceability and inspection. For example, funds for a new stadium must be accounted for and verified and subject to physical inspection by members of the Main Board of Directors.
Commission payments,bonuses and any other payments to a third party must be checked and verified.
No payments should be made such as transfer fees which would put the borrowing to income ratios outside the long term repayment capability of the Club or Football Association.
Tax evasion should be strictly prohibited.
The Top Management and the Directors must have had training in Financial Management and Good Practice Management. An opportunity for Henley Business School and other Top Business Schools to offer short term seminars
 and qualifications. The Government should promote such professional courses. I wonder how many of our leading Chairmen and Chief Executives have had some sort of training in Financial Management ? How many senior positions in The Football World have been filled by Celebrities without training in Financial Management ? Just because a person has reached the heights of Corporate Management in one Sector does not mean he or she is the best candidate for a senior position in Football Management. Certainly a famous footballer, excellent on the football pitch may be a disaster in the Top Management of Football.

External Auditing should be regular practice with interim reviews. Auditors must share some of the blame for allowing corruption no misuse of funds to be allowed. No excuses !

Structural Changes should be considered. Perhaps the organisation is too big and lines of communication and accountability too extended -example of Sepp Blatter of FIFA. Avoid cliques and secret meetings which are not documented and recorded.

In many cases, I believe that the independent Auditors have not done a good job following my key principles of -

Authorisation

Verification

Traceability

Regular auditing

Physical checks on Projects

Identification of bad practise

Management Accountability

All functions performed by a skillful and well trained Management.

These Principles must apply to third party allocation of funds. This Is to prevent fraud and misuse of funds such as commissions, consultancy fee elevations, backhanders, hidden funds. Strict auditing is the key function - both internal auditing and independent external auditing.

The Inland Revenue should be more vigorous in vetting salaries of footballers, transfer fees and annual tax bills. Offshore accounts and third party concealments of funds need to be pursued more aggressively. How much annual tax does Wayne Rooney of Manchester United pay each year to the UK Tax Authorities?

Beware of the following words when analysing accounts -

Miscellaneous Expenditure
Consultancy Fees
Management Fees
Government fees
Government and Local Taxes
Expenditure brought forward
Introductory Commissions
No Receipts
Entertaining Expenditure
Past Tax payments

Beware of non authorised Offshore Bank Accounts and no funds should be channelled through personal accounts.

You may find some surprised loopholes in the accounts.

Finally, the difference between a CEO as Leader and a CEO as Figurehead is simply this -

The former accepts full responsibility for ensuring that all aspects of The Organisation functions in accordance with The Strategy, Policies, Objectives and Ethos of the Organisation.
The latter says - I did not know what was going on so that I cannot be held responsible !

Raymond Williams MA MPhil MBA DIPM
EUREKYS
Henley Business School Alumni

Ray Williams has 25 years experience as CEO in 3 Leading British Companies.
He is Past Winner of The National Marketing Award - for an Outstanding Achievement in British Marketing.
Awarded the Government Certificate of Excellence for Business Advisory Services.
Educated at Harvard Business School, Lancaster University, Brunel University and Henley Business School
Founder of EUREKYS Business Consultants.



For Debate and to reach a consensus Policy of Best Principles for Football Management.

Make the Beautiful Game managed by Beautiful People.

new book - BREATHE by Michael Townsend Williams

My son Michael Townsend Williams has just launched his new book in the United Kingdom entitled 
BREATHE

It is a compact book beautifully written and illustrated. Michael is one of the leading authorities on Yoga, Wellbeing and Mindfulness Coaching. This Book might change your life for the better.
It is highly recommended. It costs only £8.99 from AMAZON ONLINE

I am pleased to recommend this book - BREATHE.

When you get the right balance in life you can do amazing things…

... like create, perform, lead a team, build a great company, raise a family. But so often the scales tip and we feel overwhelmed and stressed. Michael Townsend Williams, an adman turned yoga teacher and mindfulness coach, is an advocate of ‘welldoing’ – leading a busy and productive life, but not at the expense of our health and wellbeing. And key to this? Our breath.
The crucial link between mind and body, our breath reflects what we’re dealing with at any given moment. It tells us when we’re out of our depth.

With simple breathing exercises and elements from yoga, meditation and mindfulness, Do Breathe will help you to:

Reduce stress and increase productivity
Improve focus and work flow
Cultivate new good habits and drop the bad
Build courage and resilience

Why not breathe yourself better?

Michael Townsend Williams website is - STILLWORKS.

He has many famous clients  in the United Kingdom and the USA. where he coaches online.

MANNERS - DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THEM ?

MANNERS – DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THEM ?

In Britain Today there seems to be a lack of manners amonst our youger and middle age citizens.

The Practice of Manners seems to have been forgotten. In fact, for some people they have never heard of Manners or practiced them. Why ? Because they have not been taught by their parents or heard of them in School.

Perhaps people with Manners will have suffered from Bad Manners in recent years. Here are some examples -

• You are walking along the pavement and you are approached by two young children. They walk straight at you forcing you to leave the pavement. There is no thought by them that they should give way to Adults. Often, they will utter some cheeky remarks if you do not get out of their way.

• You are in a restaurant. Some people on the table next to you are talking so loud that the whole restaurant can hear them. It can get worse. Thye recognise some friends on one of the tables and start a converation so loud that you can not hear your partner talk.

• Another table takes a Mobile Phone call. You can hear the converstion very clearly. It is a builder talking to his mate about the specifications and contract with his recent customer. There are many more examples of where a Mobile Phone disturbs your peace. The Mobile phone users do not care.

• You are at a swimming pool om holiday. Around the pool there are four large signs – Do not dive, Do not Bomb – Do not use inflatables. You look around and see dozens of children floating on their inflatables. Others diving, more bombing. The Parents are sitting near the pool and they take no notice of the signs or the danger to their children. They do not care about other swimmers unable to swim because the pool is so congested.

• Next we have the smokers who ignore signs and light up cigarettes and sometimes cigars. They do not care about other people in the restaurant or around the pool.

• Young children are allowed to run riot in the restaurant disturbing the other dinners. Do the parents stop them ? No. they do not care.

• You may be elderly and you are travelling by bus or train. No one will offer you their seat. Young children are sitting playing with their iPad and they are oblivious to you. They have not been taught to give way to an adult especially an elderly adult.

• We see bad manners in our schools. Pupils answer back to the teacher and are sometime aggressive. Often the pupils are roudy – but what can te teacher do with all the Rules and Regulations imposed on them.

Unfortunately, we live in a bad manners World. We need to teach our children good manners at home and in school. If they grow up knowing what is good and bad, Society might become more thoughtful in future.

Someone should draw up a Charter of Good Manners. We need to be a less selfish Me First Attitude Society for the better of Britain.

BRITISH FOREIGN AID POLICY 2016-2026

BRITISH FOREIGN AID

Britain in 2015 is a huge Debtor Nation. It has struggled to reduce the National Debt for some 7 years. In spite of this difficult economic climate, The British People have spent some £12 Billions on Overseas Aid and Development each year.

Britain signed up to the United Nations Plan to spend 0.7% of Gross Domestic Product ( GDP ) in future years.

Recently in 2015, the European Union have dcclared that Britain should pay an extra £1 Billions towards the EU Foreign Aid Budget. Aparently, Britain has not paid enough in previous years.

Britain is the second highest contributor to Foreign Aid in the World – after the USA.

Making a contribution to Foreign Aid and Development is an honourable thing to do. We must continue to help reduce Poverty, Improve Healthcare and Invest in improving the facilities for people in depressed Nations to live a better life.

The British People also donate some £60 Millions Plus via The Red Nose Charity and more through Save the Children Fund, Water Funds, OXFAM and through many other Worthwhile Charities. Britsih Volunteers also serve in many countries of the World.

Can Britain continue to contribute at the present levels ? My answer is NO.

What should British Oversaeas Aid Policy ne in the future 2016 – 2026 ?

• No British Aid should be channeled vis Foreign Governments. Too much Foreign Aid is lost via Corruption and the Black Market in the recipient countries. This must stop.Too many Government Officials in Foreign Countries have become Millionaires in office. Where does the money come from ?

• Britain should continue to channel Aid via Approved Charities who are already working in the countries concerned or Bona Fide United Nations Organisations.

• Any money spent via The European Union must be subject to external Audit. It is a disgrace that the Financial Accounts have not been ratified as correct by the External Auditors for more than 10 years . How do they get away with it ?

• Starting in 2016, Britain should reduce its contribution by 50% until Britain has reached equilibrium with its National Debt finances.

• Britain should withdraw from a 0.7% GDP formula until its finances are in Credit.

• The World Monetary Fund should continue to support worthwhile Projects in Development Countries.

• The Pharmaceutical Companies should continue their good work in supplying Drugs at reduced prices but once again these shipments must be closely monitored along the Supply Chain to stop Corruption and Black Marketing.

This seems a realistic Policy for Britain to pursue in the next 5 – 10 years. If the British Economy grows at a more rapid rate, this Policy can be reviewed. In the meantime, let us face up to reality -

stop wasting £Millions in Overseas Aid at rates which Britain cannot afford.