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m but because it made money for the banks this is a merry game played by elites with the costs passed onto those not allowed to participate yet the besuited oligarchs have the chutzpah to project their irresponsibility onto their victims this is a rescue package within the rules of the game better than what could have happened but ultimately it prolongs the scam neoliberalism does not work financialisation in place of actual productivity does not work excuse the pun capitalism unregulated and unconstrained does not work adam smith was actually very clear on that despite what randroids and laissez faire fundamentalists prefer to read into his works by current standards he d be labeled a socialist by corporate media what we are seeing is a rolling breakdown of systems of human activity because we are serving the economy not making the economy serve us oh and some spurious wonky shit about elections is it just me or are you sick of the very masculine obsession with numbers and deals and very little mention of the consequences to people of the cuts no one seems to want to think about is this i suspect because they are all convinced of the neoliberal arguments and wouldn t know a socialised market if they fell over one or am i just stupid for hoping just a tiny bit a coalition and public appetite for reform might stymie the cuts agenda of a lib lab coalition because they can see the tories waiting to profit off the market fetishised austerity measures nice euphemism for class war and shock doctrine beloved by all those who fully expect not to suffer one iota because of them until maybe that crime spike means it s their home invaded and they get beaten the shit out of to give up all their valuables no really i m trying to feel sympathy for the self absorbed privileged twats what you didn t order a rant well you got one anyway try the veal i ll be here all week then i ll be at http www tenpercent org uk peace out motherfunkers posted in capitalism class war corporatism corruption neoliberalism tags church of the free market shock doctrine 13 comments this blog is moving next week 10 may 2010 rickb yes dear readers at last it has come to pass the new site is getting onto its feet and so it is time to do this moving thing so this monday 10th may marks the end of the beginning a week from now monday 17th may new posts will not appear here they will appear at http www tenpercent org uk yes you can go and have a look grimace in horror and carefully ensure you don t update your blogrolls or you could that would be nice the plan such as it is is that this site remains here all the posts intact so links etc still work and clickable notice of the new site will be in the sidebars to inform casual readers of the move on the new site the entire blog will be reproduced just some niggling missing posts and comments to figure out damn my over 2mb xml file and from may 17th it will be the live site where new posts appear it is hosted in far off lands thanks to an excellent friend of the blog beyond the easy reach of uk libels laws and if some eejit has a problem with it they can no longer send a lawyers letter email to wordpress and they immediately defer to that threat rather than think about it and contact me over privileged numpties with an itchy lawyer finger will have to deal with me directly y know like in a civilised open way so even if the new government is not much to look forward to then there is a least this change you can believe in oh and if i can persuade it the hal 9000 supercomputer will be making an appearance in a special video posted in blogging tags moving 17 comments hague reacts badly to clegg compliment during negotiations 9 may 2010 rickb situation deteriorates when aschcroft interrupts and asks for his money back posted in politics 13 comments friday the sundays can t be sure 7 may 2010 rickb posted in friday music tags music 3 comments tories are bigoted authoritarians there is nothing liberal or democratic about them 7 may 2010 rickb to prove they are not tory lite and as duplicitous as any other party the lib dems have to reject any deal with cameron instead they and labour should agree a coalition that works towards an election under a new pr system within two years tories supported apartheid they legalised homophobia they are backed by non dom financiers who profit from crisis they are home to christian fundamentalists and anti science anti choice irrational dishonest machiavellian grifters 56 4 of voters want progressive government to make a deal with minority conservative rule betrays every one of the lib dems supporters progressive ideals and democratic instincts unless it s all about power and being comfortably middle class while cuts rain down on the poorest and infirm we are about to see what nick clegg is made of posted in general election 10 politics tags general election 2010 21 comments two pints of lager some eco socialism with human rights please 6 may 2010 rickb ok not actually my polling station but the one in the village next along does this increase turnout and will booze enhance the left s chances hmmm anyways my 14 year old niece asked is that where poll dances go on has neoliberal enabled feminism subverting raunch culture destroyed political awareness in the young discuss so it was fortuitous that my plans meant we then proceeded to my polling station where i took her in to show her the exciting wonders of voting turnout was ok according to the poll people then told her why it was important one day we might get a government that works for us not the ruling class one day but we have to do more than vote for that why did she have to be 18 to vote she asked i said they don t think teenagers should be represented even though at 16 you can go and die for some politician s ambitions lowering it to 16 seemed to be our preferred option why did we go into a a little hide booth so the vote is secret and we cannot be intimidated at least in that moment we can t then i told her that the result was not going to be good dave s an aristocrat we ll never get a living wage under him as she related how she was paid four ish quid inc tips an hour for casual waitressing work i got 1 85 and hour in my first factory job back when 1 85 really meant something ah the 80 s hmmm plaid just phoned that s showing some moxy yes they could rely on my support in this election good luck they did answer 100 on stop the war s survey meanwhile andy worthington let me know he has put together a list of 149 mps who supported human rights in the last year and he noted 2 of tories supported the edms 26 of labour mps and 70 of lib dems so click the link i will repeat the list at the bottom of this post too also today on his blog he is having a fund raising special a supporter has pledged to match all donations to support his work over the next 48 hours so really now is the absolutely best time to chuck him some cash go to his blog and click the paypal button and know your money for his essential work will magically be doubled andy worthington for anyone wondering how to vote in the general election today who may have noticed the resounding silence on the election trail regarding britain s commitment to human rights since the 9 11 attacks i ve compiled the following list of 149 mps out of 650 in total who have signed up to two important early day motions in the last 12 months read the rest of this entry posted in general election 10 9 comments vote to deny a working tory majority 6 may 2010 rickb it s rearguard action time and at best all we get is the lesser of neoliberal evil but as greece is showing corporate capital plans to attack and refusing to go quietly might mitigate their ambitions tory target seats grauniad tactical voting guide if you are in one vote for the appropriate party to deny a conservative victory if your conscience allows if the price of the war crimes engaged in by new labour is a tory government then to be honest we still get off a fuck of a lot lighter than around 1 2 to 1 5 million iraqis and afghans so y know have some perspective in your wailing and gnashing of teeth because whoever wins welfare healthcare will continue to be privatised the clients treated appallingly and migrants will still be imprisoned without trial torture will continue to practised and covered up global capital will still be genuflected to and my brother will still be shipping out for afghanistan this weekend posted in establishment general election 10 politics tribalism war tags general election 2010 2 comments people worth voting for caroline lucas 5 may 2010 rickb we need reform of the electoral system and a clean up of parliament but we need to elect mps who will change parliament for good now we need voices of dissent in parliament not yes men and women who are on message the whole time and controlled by party whips we need voices that are prepared to challenge and question we need voices that believe that change is possible we need voices that are different derek wall the party is increasingly confident of electing our first mp caroline is fighting it on a strong left programme of no cuts no trident troops out of afghanistan no id cards and job creation through a new green deal programme taxes on the rich need to go up and we need to stop bowing down to the city of london brief bio caroline was elected as one of the green party s first meps in june 1999 to represent the south east of england region she was re elected with an increased vote share in 2004 caroline joined the green party in 1986 and has held many positions including national press officer 1987 89 and co chair 1989 90 she won the party s second county council seat in 1993 and served on oxfordshire county council until 1997 she was elected principal speaker each year from 2003 to 2005 and again in 2007 in 2008 she was elected party leader at a time when green issues have risen up the political agenda dramatically caroline s work has not gone unnoticed she has received a number of accolades for her work caroline received the michael kay award from the rspca in 2006 for her outstanding contribution to european animal welfare and bbc wildlife listed caroline in their top 50 conservationists in 2007 and 2009 caroline was voted politician of the year by observer readers in their annual ethical awards and in 2008 was judged one of the guardian s top eco heroes www carolinelucas com green party manifesto guardian articles policies fair pensions and care for older people greens think it s unfair that people who have worked hard all their lives are eventually denied the pension they were promised leaving many facing poverty and hardship tackling the economic crisis regulate the banks greens in parliament will fight for a fair financial deal with community banks credit unions and mutuals providing realistic loans to families and small and local businesses responding to climate change with a million new jobs greens think it s unfair that the government stands by while unemployment skyrockets we are fighting for an investment package to create over a million new jobs in low carbon industries within 2 3 years saving the nhs the green party think it s unfair that quality of care suffers when hospitals and surgeries are treated like profit driven businesses rather than public services it s unfair that taxpayers fork out over 1bn every year on nhs private finance schemes better public transport affordable and reliable if elected caroline will fight for a fair deal on public transport that benefits both climate and commuters a fair deal for young people and their parents greens think it s unfair that young people hanging around are seen as a problem when all too often they simply have nowhere to go and activities for young people are being reduced across the country disability rights an end to discrimination greens think it s unfair that despite the disability discrimination act 11 million disabled people still face discrimination disempowerment and exclusion in education employment and public services as well as in social cultural and political life equalities greens think it unfair that individuals and groups with the most power in society claim their full quota of rights for themselves whilst those with less power find their rights denied greens in parliament would fight for all groups who find themselves discriminated against are enabled to flourish posted in general election 10 people worth voting for tags general election 2 comments save bita ghaedi from deportation 4 may 2010 rickb update european court of human rights has overturned uk govt on case of bita ghaedi deportation may 5th has been cancelled nb this is not an endorsement of the pmoi mek mko who i find reprehensible but there is no doubt bita ghaedi if returned to iran would be at severe risk of human rights abuse which makes this attempted deportation against the stated policy of the government try and act surprised urgent the uk has rescheduled bita s deportation for may 5 actions 1 make bita s case visible the media refuses to cover these illegal deportations to iran ensure that the world knows what the british government is doing bita is but one case there are many lined up behind her in the uk alone including nadia arzane bashir foris and kiana firouz what happens to bita paves the road for the others post about bita in every blog in every comment section that you can raise the visibility 2 send email send a clear strong message to the responsible parties sample text and addresses are below to whom it may concern regarding bita ghaedi ho ref g1149090 5 as a citizen of xx i am disgusted by how britain is handling bita ghaedi s asylum case i am appalled that despite global outcry the uk border agency has chosen to cold bloodedly pursue the deportation of bita ghaedi now set for may 5 ghaedi sought refuge in the uk with viable grounds for establishing refugee status in iran ghaedi s life was circumscribed bound tortured and scarred by pervasive gender based violence her refusal to submit to gender based oppression in iran ensures that she will be under threat of the barbaric practice of stoning if she is returned to iran furthermore her political activities with pmoi mek mko mark her as an opponent of the present regime thus it is also on political grounds that she will face certain execution upon return to iran your office received over 2700 petition signatures to stop this atrocious human rights violation and you have been the target of protests in the uk and the us the uk is very well aware of the current human rights crisis in iran marked by a rapid rate of executions occurring over the past few weeks your response has been to deport ghaedi in clear violation of the law this is criminal i demand that this illegal act by the uk which violates international principles of non refoulement be halted and bita ghaedi be granted asylum and refugee status understand that england will be held 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