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Flashback: Could El-Baradei have halted the Iraq invasion?

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What Information Was in Daniel Morgan's Notes Providing Motive to Kill?

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Support Bradley Manning.

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UC Davies Pepper Spray Students.

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My brother Daniel: Thoughts on Leveson and events in 1998

Next week Leveson will be hearing witnesses. Of these, I will be particularly interested in hearing Steven Nott, Ian Hurst and Jacqui Hames.

Steven is the guy who accidentally discovered how to hack voicemails, warned the police, customs, MI5 and the newspapers, but was completely ignored by all of them for years. Ian Hurst is the former army intelligence officer whose computer was hacked for NoW and Jacqui Hames is the wife of David Cook, the officer in charge of the fourth and fifth investigations into Daniel's murder.

In June 2002, Jacqui Hames and David Cook took part in a Crimewatch appeal for witnesses that could help solve Daniel's murder. The police were particularly interested in a woman who came forward after the first Crimewatch appeal in May 1987. The woman had told police that she'd overheard a group of men in a pub, The Harp in West Croydon, plotting to murder Daniel...

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My brother Daniel: Thoughts on Leveson and events in 1998:

Controlling The Money Supply.

"I care not what puppet is placed on the throne of England to rule the Empire.

The man that controls Britain's money supply controls the British Empire.
And I control the money supply."

Baron Nathan Mayer Rothschild, (1777-1836)

Toddy R.I.P

A friend of mine died on 11.11.11.

R.I.P Toddy.

Fly high, matey

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Occupy Norwich.

James Murdoch Does Not Lie.

He chooses his words very carefully.

"I have no specific recollection of that."
Murdoch repeated the li(n)e several times, during the inquiry today.

Not a lie.
But, most definitely, not the truth.

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The MURDOCH Empire and its Nest of VIPERS: #hackgate #MET #Corruption - Receiving Bribes !

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China Skinning For Fur - Harrowing.

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Badges.

Do You See What I See ?

Occupy - Get The Message Out.

If Only We Had Listened.

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Capitalism Isn't Working

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Piers Morgan Isn’t Sleeping Well

Of course, Morgan is now the host of Piers Morgan Tonight, the nightly hourlong show that replaced Larry King Live on CNN in January, and in some ways is further from Murdoch’s reach than he’s ever been. Though a notorious tabloid editor in England for more than a decade—first at NotW, then at the Daily Mirror—until recently Morgan was a relative unknown on these shores. He was familiar chiefly to reality-TV aficionados, as the chain-mail-wearing, ­Omarosa-thrashing winner of Celebrity Apprentice and as a panelist on America’s Got Talent, where for all six seasons he has been the buzzer-happy hanging judge at ease crushing the dreams of angel-faced 6-year-olds. To those who knew him only as a pantomime villain, or not at all, it seemed inexplicable when he was handed Larry King’s nine-o’clock hour on CNN, one of the fattest plums in cable news. It was as if 60 Minutes had hired Gordon Ramsay as its newest correspondent...

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Piers Morgan Isn’t Sleeping Well

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Piers Morgan On Phone Hacking.

Nor would i buy a used car from him.

The Metropolitan Police And The Murder Of Daniel Morgan..

Where the phone hacking scandal began.

LiveLeak.com - Paul Burrell targeted by News of the World phone hacking

LiveLeak.com - Paul Burrell targeted by News of the World phone hacking

We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

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One Happy Banking Family.

The Rothschild-Owned Central Banks of the World

Afghanistan: Bank of Afghanistan
Albania: Bank of Albania
Algeria: Bank of Algeria
Argentina: Central Bank of Argentina
Armenia: Central Bank of Armenia
Aruba: Central Bank of Aruba
Australia: Reserve Bank of Australia
Austria: Austrian National Bank
Azerbaijan: Central Bank of Azerbaijan Republic
Bahamas: Central Bank of The Bahamas
Bahrain: Central Bank of Bahrain
Bangladesh: Bangladesh Bank
Barbados: Central Bank of Barbados
Belarus: National Bank of the Republic of Belarus
Belgium: National Bank of Belgium
Belize: Central Bank of Belize
Benin: Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
Bermuda: Bermuda Monetary Authority
Bhutan: Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan
Bolivia: Central Bank of Bolivia
Bosnia: Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana: Bank of Botswana
Brazil: Central Bank of Brazil
Bulgaria: Bulgarian National Bank
Burkina Faso: Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
Burundi: Bank of the Republic of Burundi
Cambodia: National Bank of Cambodia
Cameroon: Bank of Central African States
Canada: Bank of Canada - Banque du Canada
Cayman Islands: Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
Central African Republic: Bank of Central African States
Chad: Bank of Central African States
Chile: Central Bank of Chile
China: The People’s Bank of China
Colombia: Bank of the Republic
Comoros: Central Bank of Comoros
Congo: Bank of Central African States
Costa Rica: Central Bank of Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire: Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
Croatia: Croatian National Bank
Cuba: Central Bank of Cuba
Cyprus: Central Bank of Cyprus
Czech Republic: Czech National Bank
Denmark: National Bank of Denmark
Dominican Republic: Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
East Caribbean area: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Ecuador: Central Bank of Ecuador
Egypt: Central Bank of Egypt
El Salvador: Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea: Bank of Central African States
Estonia: Bank of Estonia
Ethiopia: National Bank of Ethiopia
European Union: European Central Bank
Fiji: Reserve Bank of Fiji
Finland: Bank of Finland
France: Bank of France
Gabon: Bank of Central African States
The Gambia: Central Bank of The Gambia
Georgia: National Bank of Georgia
Germany: Deutsche Bundesbank
Ghana: Bank of Ghana
Greece: Bank of Greece
Guatemala: Bank of Guatemala
Guinea Bissau: Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
Guyana: Bank of Guyana
Haiti: Central Bank of Haiti
Honduras: Central Bank of Honduras
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Hungary: Magyar Nemzeti Bank
Iceland: Central Bank of Iceland
India: Reserve Bank of India
Indonesia: Bank Indonesia
Iran: The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq: Central Bank of Iraq
Ireland: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland
Israel: Bank of Israel
Italy: Bank of Italy
Jamaica: Bank of Jamaica
Japan: Bank of Japan
Jordan: Central Bank of Jordan
Kazakhstan: National Bank of Kazakhstan
Kenya: Central Bank of Kenya
Korea: Bank of Korea
Kuwait: Central Bank of Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan: National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
Latvia: Bank of Latvia
Lebanon: Central Bank of Lebanon
Lesotho: Central Bank of Lesotho
Libya: Central Bank of Libya
Lithuania: Bank of Lithuania
Luxembourg: Central Bank of Luxembourg
Macao: Monetary Authority of Macao
Macedonia: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia
Madagascar: Central Bank of Madagascar
Malawi: Reserve Bank of Malawi
Malaysia: Central Bank of Malaysia
Mali: Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
Malta: Central Bank of Malta
Mauritius: Bank of Mauritius
Mexico: Bank of Mexico
Moldova: National Bank of Moldova
Mongolia: Bank of Mongolia
Montenegro: Central Bank of Montenegro
Morocco: Bank of Morocco
Mozambique: Bank of Mozambique
Namibia: Bank of Namibia
Nepal: Central Bank of Nepal
Netherlands: Netherlands Bank
Netherlands Antilles: Bank of the Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Nicaragua: Central Bank of Nicaragua
Niger: Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
Nigeria: Central Bank of Nigeria
Norway: Central Bank of Norway
Oman: Central Bank of Oman
Pakistan: State Bank of Pakistan
Papua New Guinea: Bank of Papua New Guinea
Paraguay: Central Bank of Paraguay
Peru: Central Reserve Bank of Peru
Philippines: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Poland: National Bank of Poland
Portugal: Bank of Portugal
Qatar: Qatar Central Bank
Romania: National Bank of Romania
Russia: Central Bank of Russia
Rwanda: National Bank of Rwanda
San Marino: Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino
Samoa: Central Bank of Samoa
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency
Senegal: Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
Serbia: National Bank of Serbia
Seychelles: Central Bank of Seychelles
Sierra Leone: Bank of Sierra Leone
Singapore: Monetary Authority of Singapore
Slovakia: National Bank of Slovakia
Slovenia: Bank of Slovenia
Solomon Islands: Central Bank of Solomon Islands
South Africa: South African Reserve Bank
Spain: Bank of Spain
Sri Lanka: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Sudan: Bank of Sudan
Surinam: Central Bank of Suriname
Swaziland: The Central Bank of Swaziland
Sweden: Sveriges Riksbank
Switzerland: Swiss National Bank
Tajikistan: National Bank of Tajikistan
Tanzania: Bank of Tanzania
Thailand: Bank of Thailand
Togo: Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
Tonga: National Reserve Bank of Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago: Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia: Central Bank of Tunisia
Turkey: Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
Uganda: Bank of Uganda
Ukraine: National Bank of Ukraine
United Arab Emirates: Central Bank of United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom: Bank of England
United States: The Dirty Nasty Stinky Fed, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Uruguay: Central Bank of Uruguay
Vanuatu: Reserve Bank of Vanuatu
Venezuela: Central Bank of Venezuela
Vietnam: The State Bank of Vietnam
Yemen: Central Bank of Yemen
Zambia: Bank of Zambia
Zimbabwe: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

Phone hacking: Neville Thurlbeck vows to fight dismissal 'to the end'

Phone hacking: Neville Thurlbeck vows to fight dismissal 'to the end'

Commons security fears after thieves raid Keith Vaz office | News

Commons security fears after thieves raid Keith Vaz office | News

How much are lawyers profiting from the public purse?

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

Met Police rejects FOI request about payments to Carter Ruck
September 26th, 2011 | by Jamie Thunder | Published in All Stories, Open Society

How much are lawyers profiting from the public purse? We aren’t allowed to know.

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has rejected a Freedom of Information request asking for details of payments to legal firm Carter Ruck for work for the former Assistant Commissioner, John Yates, who resigned earlier this year after the service was criticised over its investigation into phone hacking.

In July, author Richard Wilson asked for details of all payments made by the MPS to Carter Ruck, a well-known company that specialises in libel actions, since 2005. He asked for details of the services any payments were for, and how much each payment was.

He also requested confirmation of whether the MPS had covered the costs of Carter Ruck’s work for John Yates. Complaints on Yates’ behalf had been made to news organisations over their reporting of his role in the phone-hacking investigation.

An excuse
The Freedom of Information Act requires public bodies to respond to requests within 20 working days. But on the day this deadline passed, the MPS said it would need another two weeks to give an answer because it had moved offices.

When it eventually replied, it confirmed it had paid Carter Ruck for Yates. But details of other work and costs incurred were not released, as this was deemed to be ‘personal information’.

Personal information is exempt under s.40 of the Freedom of Information Act. Yet it is difficult to see how amounts paid for pieces of work could constitute personal information; the request was for details of payments to a company, not an individual. If the exemption was used because it was for work done on behalf of an individual – John Yates – it is even harder to see how it is appropriate as Yates didn’t pay the costs himself.

Although the Freedom of Information Act wasn’t able to uncover how much was paid to Carter-Ruck to handle Yates’ complaints, the Independent reports today that the firm received over £7,000 for the case. Why such ‘personal information’ was able to be publicly revealed to the Metropolitan Police Authority and the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee but not to a member of the public is unclear.

The payment of Yates’ costs also raises questions. The MPS’ response said payments for legal advice were only made ‘for cases which have the potential to bring the organisation as a whole into disrepute’. But if the complaints brought the MPS into disrepute, why were they sent on Yates’ behalf rather than the MPS’?

Internal review
Not satisfied with the response, Richard Wilson asked for an internal review. There’s no time limit for a review set out in the Freedom of Information Act, but the Information Commissioner’s Office says that public bodies should try to complete reviews in 20 working days.

Two weeks after asking for a review, he received an acknowledgement. Last Friday, another two weeks after that, the MPS told him there had been a delay and that the review would be completed by October 20. It gave no reason for this, and a complaint is being made to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

It’s now been over two months since the original request was made, and will be another month before the outcome of the internal review is known. There have been repeated delays, sometimes without any explanation, and a seemingly strange interpretation of ‘personal information’ used to justify withholding information.

The Freedom of Information Act is supposed to open up public bodies. But as this case shows, access to information can still be denied and delayed.

The original request and correspondence is on WhatDoTheyKnow here.

Hackergate - Phone Hacking Scandal - I tried to WARN the public about the serious security risks at Vodafone and the authorities ignored me.

Hackergate - Phone Hacking Scandal - I tried to WARN the public about the serious security risks at Vodafone and the authorities ignored me.

Hitman murder trial collapses after judge rejects supergrass evidence | News

Hitman murder trial collapses after judge rejects supergrass evidence | News

Will the US declare independence? - Opinion - Al Jazeera English

Will the US declare independence? - Opinion - Al Jazeera English

London family subject to brutal police raid speaks out

London family subject to brutal police raid speaks out

Britain: Shaming of our spooks, MI6 produced bogus Iraq war evidence under pressure from Downing Street

Britain: Shaming of our spooks, MI6 produced bogus Iraq war evidence under pressure from Downing Street

A Different Look At The Riots.

The recent riots in London and the rest of the UK, brought fear and consternation to many.

Businesses lost money and property due to the looting.
Some people lost homes and all their possessions.

The initial trouble began in Tottenham, after the shooting of Mark Duggan and the subsequent mishandling of the grieving family.
Not helped by the 'misleading' statement from the NonIPCC.
Sporadic violence then erupted throughout London.

The two major incidents, to my mind, were the fires in Croyden and Greenwich.

The Croyden furniture store had been a family run business for 140 years.
These days, the internet must surely be forcing these types of stores out of business.
Great that nobody was hurt in the fire and lucky that the insurance will pay out, handsomely.

The property destroyed by arson in the second incident appears more intentional.
Developers have been casting their greedy eyes over this for years now.

The local supermarket on the ground floor had long left due to the high rent.
Leaving a collection of flats above, all on protected rents.
The land, especially with the Olympics coming is worth millions.

It was burnt to the ground !

Makes looting tvs and trainers look trivial, doesnt it ?

More Horror In Dunblane.

A Dunblane survivor is facing life in prison for carrying out a sex attack on an OAP.

Ryan Liddell, 20, was found guilty of assault with intent to rape following a trial in June.

Liddell had been shot in the chest and arm, by Thomas Hamilton, during the "Dunblane massacre", of 1996, in which 16 young children and their teacher died.

The 76 year old victim was kicked in the head and lost two teeth in the attack.
A terrible, frightening ordeal.
****

This story made me think about the Dunblane massacre, again.
Didn't Thomas Hamilton run a boys club in the town ?

Hamilton was a suspected paedophile, though this was not brought up at the inquest(s) into the massacre.
Could Lyddell have attended the boys club ?

How many other Dunblane boys attended ?
Do the abused become the abuser ?

And Thomas Hamilton had powerful friends.
Were they aware of Hamiltons predilections for violence ?

So many questions...

I truly hope this will be the last chaper of horror for Dunblane.
Yet, somehow, I doubt it.

Glenn Mulcaire Names...

Glenn Mulcaire names News of the World staff behind phone hacking. Private investigator passes names on to Steve Coogan's lawyers, in accordance with court order



reddit this Press Association
guardian.co.uk, Friday 26 August 2011 20.03 BST Article history
Glenn Mulcaire has revealed the names of the News of the World staff who instructed him to carry out phone hacking. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA
Private investigator Glenn Mulcaire has revealed the names of the News of the World staff who instructed him to carry out phone hacking, his solicitor has confirmed.

The information was passed in a letter to Steve Coogan's lawyers in accordance with a court order.

Mulcaire had applied for permission to appeal against the order, which was made in February, but this was denied and he was compelled to pass over the details by Friday.

His solicitor, Sarah Webb, from Payne Hicks Beach, said she could not reveal who the NoW employees were because of "confidentiality issues".

Schillings, which is representing Coogan, has agreed not to reveal the names yet, to give Payne Hicks Beach a chance to apply for a court order stopping their release.

Mulcaire was ordered to reveal who instructed him to access Coogan's voicemails, as well as those of celebrities including Max Clifford and Elle Macpherson.

He was jailed for six months in 2007 for intercepting messages left on royal aides' phones.

A spokeswoman for News International said the firm had no comment.

S & P's President New Challenges.

Deven Sharma, the president of Standard & Poor, has announced he is leaving the company to take up "new challenges".

The US Justice(!) department is to investigate S & P's credit ratings of toxic bonds in the years leading upto the 2008 financial collapse.

Sharma who joined the company in 2006, would also have noticed the fall in the share value of S&P's parent company, Mcgraw-Hill.

New challenges or just RUN ?

Tony Blair - Adulterer And War Criminal

How close were Tony B liar and Rebekah Brooks during the war criminals time in office ?

Very close.

They were in bed together !

Cameron Then And Now.

"Things got out of hand & we’d had a few drinks. We smashed the place up and Boris set fire to the toilets.” - Eton College born to rule brat David Cameron, 1986.

"The looting and arson last night were criminality, pure and simple. Justice will be done and the people will see the consequences for their crimes” - Tory Prime Minister of UK David Cameron, 2011

Says it all, really.

Cameron, Johnson And Riotous Behaviour

"Things got out of hand & we’d had a few drinks. We smashed the place up and Boris set fire to the toilets.” - Eton College born to rule brat David Cameron, 1986.

"The looting and arson last night were criminality, pure and simple. Justice will be done and the people will see the consequences for their crimes” - Tory Prime Minister of UK David Cameron, 2011

Riots ! We Are The Cause.

Our politicians lie and fiddle - like nero.

Our banks lie and steal our money.

Our media lie and hack for tittle tattle.

Our police lie and are corrupt.

Is it any wonder our kids kick off ?

Facebook Pushing To Require Everyone's Online Activity Be Tracked By The Government

Facebook Pushing To Require Everyone's Online Activity Be Tracked By The Government

One Resignation. Another Death.

Metropolitan Police Deputy, John Yates, resigned last night.

His position had become untenable, yet he still stared like a man who thinks "fuck you, all".
His integrity intact ?
Hardly.

"No evidence", Yates whined.
There was plenty of evidence, but like many senior officers before him, he looked the other way.

The fact he was having an affair, coupled with the knowledge his own phone was hacked and people may know of his extra marital activities, was enough to blind John Yates.

Sean Hoare, a former News of the World reporter, was found dead at his home, yesterday.
A spokeman for Hertford Police said the death "although unexplained, was not suspicious".

It was Hoare, who first blew the whistle on the phone hacking activities of Andy Coulson, the Prime Minister's communications chief.

RIP Sean Hoare.

Police Corruption And Phone Hacking.

The sordid tale of phone hacking by Murdoch, News of the World and News International is only the tip of a very large iceberg.

Prime Ministers, High Court Judges and top ranking Policeman have all been victims of phone hacking, since the 1980's.

Huge dossiers have been compiled on the most influential people in our society, but for why ?

Information is Power !

But, what information will have been gathered on these powerful people ?
What would the information have been used for ?
And who are the information gatherers ?

Rupert Murdoch bought the News of the World in 1969.
He bought up other newspapers and businesses and his UK empire grew quickly.
As did his influence in British politics.

In the late 70's and early 80's, Murdoch engaged serving Metropolitan policemen to do his spying and dirty work for him.
The moonlighting policemen even set up a company called Southern Investigations.

The directors of the private investigation firm were Johnathon Rees and Daniel Morgan.

In 1987, Daniel Morgan began investigating rumours that Metropolitan Police officers were engaged in drug running and paedophilia.
Morgan believed that the criminality was at the very top of the Metropolitan Police force.

Morgan was found with an axe in his head outside the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham.
Johnathon Rees was suspected of the murder, along with other serving Met officers.

The murder was investigated by a DS Sidney Fillery, amongst others.
The case failed due to either incompetence or corruption by the Met Police.
DS Fillery, later joined Southern Investigations as a business partner !

Johnathon Rees, with Sidney Fillery, continued their spying business.
And cashing Murdoch's cheques for 'dirty deeds done not dirt cheap'.
Rees even crowed that "no-one pays like the News of the World".

Andy Coulson enjoyed the fruits of Rees work when he became editor of the News of the World.

Rees was finally jailed for fraud and planting false evidence at a crime scene.
Ex-Met, Sidney Fillery was busted for child pornography but escaped jail and put on a 3 year probation.

News International Was Blackmailing John Yates.

In 2009, John Yates, assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, decided that there was no evidence to re-open an investigation in phone hacking by News International.

John Yates spent an entire day(!) perusing the allegations and decided not to investigate.
A decision he now admits was "pretty crap".

Was his decision making infuenced by the knowledge that his own phone had been hacked by NI ?
He was aware he himself had been a target and yet, said and did nothing.

John Yates, a married man, was having an affair.

Was the UK's chief officer in counter terrorism a victim of blackmail ?

Jail Andy Coulson.
Jail Murdoch.
Jail Rebekah Brooks.

Jail the police officers who took money from Murdoch and News International.

News Of The Lies And Cover Ups.

I am stunned by the recent phone hacking revelations.
Not because it concerns the News of the World.
I expect that.

But, because, the police investigated this matter recently and found nothing amiss.

Do we have a world where dodgy newspapers can break the law with impunity ?
Do we have a police force that turns a blind eye to wrong doing as long as they get a kick back ?

It appears we do.

Jail Murdoch.
Jail Andy Coulson.
Jail Rebekah Brookes.

And jail the police officers involved in the last 'investigation'.

RIP Brian Haw.

Forgive them NOT, Father,
For they know what they do.

George Bush and Tony Bl(i)ar - War Criminals.

RIP Brian Haw.

Budget Deficit. Now Thats New.

Do the Republicans in congress really forget that they voted SEVEN TIMES to increase the U.S. debt ceiling while George W. Bush was president?!?
http://www.perrspectives.com/blog/archives/002063.htm

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TOTAL NATIONAL DEBT INCREASES
From the beginning of their first budget to the end of their last budget:

President Ronald Reagan (8yrs) .... 186% increase
President George HW Bush (4yrs) .... 54% increase
President Bill Clinton (8yrs) .... 32% increase
President George W Bush (8yrs) .... 105% increase
President Barack Obama (1 3/4 yrs) ....20% increase so far

Southern Cross Care Not At All.

Peter Peterson, an ex CEO of failed Lehman Brothers
and his partner in crime Stephen Schwarzman own Southern Cross.

Both gamblers with OPM (other peoples money).

Southern Cross are now refusing to pay their rent for leaseholds to the many Care(!) homes they own.

Local authorities have refused to pay their extortionate fees for people in their care and Southern Cross say they are broke.

How were gamblers on the worlds stock markets allowed to own and run Care homes in the UK ?

Profit before Care !

We should take the Care homes back into local community care.
Seize the assets of these mega rich individuals.

And start looking after our elderly properly.

The Ugly House.

'The Ugly House', on the A5.
Anything but...

How Come Cheryl Cole Is Allowed To Enter USA ?

How has Cheryl Cole been given permission to work in the USA ?

No convicted criminal can enter the country.

Cole was found guilty of assault on the above lady, in 2003.

Centrica Don't Pay Taxes.

Centrica becomes, yet another company refusing to pay their taxes. Unhappy with the Governments rise in taxes,from 20% to 32%, Centrica are threatening to shut the Morecambe Bay Gas fields. These fields are used to ensure the Uk's energy needs during winter. Centrica own British Gas. a once nationalised industry. The Con-Dem's WILL give in to Centrica's threats and we will lose 1.5 Billion Pounds. Time to re-nationalise Centrica.

Alternative Everything !

Its not AV we should be voting for.

Tis an Alternative Government.

Stop the war(s).
Tax the W(b)ankers.
Build homes not prisons.

View.

Room with a view.

The TUC Rally Against The Cuts.

The TUC demo, in Hyde Park, London.

We can fund war(s)
but we can't feed the poor.

Something has to change.

Smiley Culture - RIP

Police Officer by Smiley Culture.

Professors blogg: Opinion censorship in Swedish media. Link-search engine NOT the cause

 

Rixstep article “Guardian Censoring Information in Assange Case” reports on censorship exercised in The Guardian against links to Professors blogg. Wikileaks Central had reported likewise (see “Possible gag order on the Guardian re Assange case?).

Update. As to the Swedish case, preliminary conclusions contained in the article here below and in the version in Second-Opinion on the responsibilities of the opinion-censorship in the Swedish media apparatus were based in written information provided to us by Twingly. Twingly was specifically informed at the moment of our consultation that I was preparing an article in the issue to be published abroad. After my report was published in the Swedish Second-Opinion Twingly changed their version in 180 degrees and now affirms instead that it was not their clients, the  Swedish press, that exercised censorship to the Assange-articles in Professors blogg. First they say Twingly was not the responsible and implied the newspapers moderators. Now they say the newspapers were not at all the responsible. What has happened after our publication and why Källström is giving this totally new version only those actors know.

The newspapers from their part gave inconclusive versions. Svenska dagbladet informed per email that the problem was of “technical” nature and “beyond their control”, implying that it was caused by an external actor. Expressen (web-redaktionen) informed over the telephone that the responsibility of whether blogs appeared linked to their articles is clearly Twingly’s. But the journalist giving this information when I talked to Expressen's web-redaktionen 17 March, 17:28 (call loged from Italy), in spite of giving her name did not wish to be quoted.  Dagens Nyheter for their part plainly refused to comment. Twingly denied any wrongdoing.

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Professors blogg: Opinion censorship in Swedish media. Link-search engine NOT the cause

Shrewsbury Marches Against Cutbacks.

1000 people today marched through Shrewsbury against a massive attack on public services and jobs by the government and the Tory run administration in Shropshire. It was an extraordinary show of strength by local trade unions who were joined by young and old activists as they marched from the shire hall to the town square, clapped along the way by fellow townspeople

Mike Edwards from Shropshire trades council clearly was in awe of the turn out leading huge chants of ‘they say cutback we say fight back.’

Shropshire Council had voted earlier in the week to cut almost £40m from the budget over the next four years. Up to nine schools could be shut along with other public services with inevitable job losses

Roger McKenzie, assistant general secretary of Unison, said the event was “magnificent” and urged the crowd to go away and organise resistance.

Paul Brandon Chair of Right to Work said it was now all about the TUC demo on the 26th March and said we need to throw everything at this lot, to bring the government down with strikes, direct action and occupations. Reminding the crowd it’s a bankers crisis and not ours.

Iggy's Ashes.

Today, Iggy's ashes were scattered.
Of all places - the Ace Cafe.

We planted a tree,
drained a bottle of Jack and dropped a smoke.

Fly high, you crazy fucker.

You can walk again and ride bikes better than me.

Babylon's Burning.

The Ruts.

Prophetic...

Pops.

Just returned from a weekend spent with my dad, up norf.

Thank you, pops.

Birthday Greetings.

Some old friends have had Birthdays these last couple of days.

Happy Birthday to George.

Happy Birthday to Chris.

Happy Birthday to Jake.

May you always have what you need.

Protests in London and Manchester against education cuts

Protests in London and Manchester against education cuts

Prepare for a General Stike.
Tories and their lickspittle OUT.

Raw Video: Man Shot in Egypt Protest

Fly High, Igster.

A friend of mine has died.

Fly high, Iggy.

Your legs will work and you can now ride bikes again.

Huge Thanks To Norwich Hospital.

Two weeks ago, my father was found rowing an imaginary boat across the living room carpet.
An ambulance was called and the hospital administered anti-biotics and quality care.

On discharge, I met him at his home and continued the care.
The last evening there, his step son came round and I got a bottle of Jack Daniels.
3 times I threw up.

My father was still chuckling as I left for home the next morning.
(the blind leading the blind)

My thanks to all the staff at Norwich Hospital.
Our family are very grateful.

Ashley.

Ashley - number 1.

Noah And Evie.

Noah and Evie.

Rimini.

My latest Grandchild - Rimini.
With James.

The War THEY Dont Want You To See.

Essential viewing for those that care.

Fighting Back Against The ConDem Spending Cuts.

Letter to the leader of Liverpool Council
The following open letter has been sent to Joe Anderson, leader of Liverpool City Council, by members of the 1983-87 group of 47 surcharged councillors

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Dear Joe
We note in your declarations that you claim there is nothing the council can do other than implement the Con-Dem cuts more humanely than government commissioners.

Workers and their families will not notice the difference between you and Tory commissioners, the effect will be the same.

We would suggest that there are several steps you could take as part of a strategy to fight the cuts.

You claim that, in addition to the projected shortfall of £120 million, the government proposes to cut up to a billion pounds over the next four years.


Liverpool lobby of council: Tony Mulhearn (holding The Socialist), waiting to speak, Daren Ireland, RMT and President of Liverpool TUC, addressing demo , photo Merseyside Socialist Party (Click to enlarge)

We reject the notion that cuts of such magnitude can be managed without savaging the incomes, employment and living standards of workers.

The alternative strategy we propose is a bold campaigning one, which the city council of 1983-1987 pursued.

The first step should be to use the council's budget reserve, reported in the Echo as £80 million, to maintain current funding levels in areas which the Con-Dem alliance is cutting.

This would buy time for more decisive measures to defeat the cuts. We understand that your figures for reserves may differ, if so then please explain the situation according to council figures.

In addition you could take Liverpool Direct back in-house thus saving a reported £29 million a year.

1983-87
Then, as we did in 83-87, you should work out how much is required to fund the existing council services in 2011 and pass a budget in line with inflation.

This would no doubt produce a short-fall in the council's income. The amount of the shortfall could be identified, say £50 million.

A campaign could then be launched to oppose the cuts with the specific demand that £50 million be restored to the Liverpool City Council as a means of defending jobs and services.

You could issue a call for all local authorities to embrace the same strategy, and call for support from the local authority trade unions and the wider labour movement, in concert with community organisations which are planning to resist any cuts in their own localities.

If Liverpool makes a courageous stand, this could act as a beacon to other local authorities and campaigning organisations to join the campaign.

Strategy
If a number of the main local authorities adopted this strategy of refusing to cut jobs and services to compensate for Tory cuts, backed up by a campaign of mass demonstrations and industrial action, the Tories would be compelled to retreat.

Already the magnificent action of the students has created chaos in the ranks of the Lib Dem wing of the government which, let us remember, is ruling without a popular mandate.

We call on the Labour group to totally reject the cuts and to join, not with the Lib Dems, but with the trade union and labour movement in defending the mass of Liverpool's working people.

It was such a campaigning strategy which resulted in the Thatcher government releasing funds to the city worth some £60 million which allowed us to carry out our electoral promises.

The alternative is a programme of cuts which will devastate the jobs and services which thousands of working families rely on, and signal a return to the dark days which we inherited in 1983.

Those dark days resulted from a catastrophic 65% collapse in the Liverpool economy between the mid-seventies and 1983, made worse by the £30 million which the Tory government cut from Liverpool's rate support grant.

If the Con-Dem cuts are implemented in Liverpool we will see a return of those dark days which we should all campaign to avoid.

Signed: Paul Astbury, Harry Smith, Tony Mulhearn, Alan Fogg, Felicity Dowling, Frank Mills, Tony Rimmer

Happy Birthday, Leona.

My eldest daughter is 29 years old today.

Happy Birthday, Leona.
May you always have what you need.

(Where did 29 years go ?)

Hung Like A...