Why the EU must dare to debate ‘degrowth’ « Feeding the habitesult of crisis in fuel, food and fina
At the UK’s Green Party Spring Conference 2011 in Cardiff, Tim Jackson, ‘Prosperity without Growth’, spoke at a fringe meeting. He spoke about how the Green Party should take this moment of financial turmoil, t o push the message for change, away from the failed economic models. He said it would be tough, but telling the public the truth, that there would not be jobs for all, would ultimately bear fruit, for those brave enough to say it, how it is. The Green Party, under Caroline Lucas, MP., failed to deliver the message for a different economic model.
Why the EU must dare to debate ‘degrowth’ « Feeding the habit.
Tim Jackson stated there are three aims:
- Establishing the limits;
- Fixing the economic model;
- Changing the social logic.
Changing the social logic is something Annie Leonard and her ‘Story of Stuff Project’, tried to do.
In a commentary by Pavan Sukhdev in ‘Prosperity without Growth’, states:
GDP growth does not capture many vital aspects of natural wealth and well-being such as changes in the quality of health, the extent of education and changes in the quality and quantity of our natural resources.
The ongoing economic crisis, itself a result of crisis in our fuel, food and finance, and at a parallel crisis in our ecological and climate commons, suggesting that both share a common cause: our failed economic model.
Tim Jackson does state there is a need for investing in jobs, assets and infrastructure:
- retrofitting buildings with energy- and carbon-saving measures;
- renewable energy technologies in particular the electricity grid;
- public transport infrastructure.
If politicians do not start to send out the message for change, it will come about but it will be forced on people by events beyond human control. Without change now, catastrophic climate change will force change.
Anonymous takes down over 9000 Israeli sites, wipes databases, leaks email addresses and passwords | Hang The Bankers | He Who Controls the Money Supply, Controls the World
It was announced on Friday, at the Support Gaza demonstration in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, that hackers were going to target Israel.
Protest against bombing of Gaza
Protest against bombing of Gaza, Piccadilly Gardens 16th November 2012
Protest against bombing of Gaza.
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EXCLUSIVE: Secret Tory steering committee working overtime to ready NHS for mass privatisation | A diary of deception and distortion
A blog about the privatisation of the National Health Service (NHS) by the present coalition. But the author does point out that Labour are to blame for the financial crisis of the NHS. And that Ed Milliband, if every elected, would only bring back the same disastrous Labour policies. In the mean time, the Liberal-Democrats do not seem to have anything to stop this privatisation. Unlike the rest of Europe, who have well funded health care services, the UK is following the USA route, where care is only for the rich.
And another article, this one from the Guardian newspaper, on how a few are profiting from the privatisation of the NHS:
Health care sell-off makes GPs millions
Something we have been trying to tell Manchester City Council and Manchester Metropolitan University. But Manchester City Council is speeding up it’s campaign to built on green space, even prime arable land.
Is the really any need for more student halls of residence.
A report from the Mancunion reported a large drop in students numbers and one article mention 3 student halls of residences in Fallowfield were empty: http://mancunion.com/2012/09/27/fallowfield-hall-empty-after-drop-in-student-numbers/. They even had an article about the rise of Asian Universities, another reason student numbers in Manchester will go down. The Daily Telegraph also had an article about the large number of course vacancies and especially mentioned Manchester Metropolitan University: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/9574429/Universities-still-advertising-vacancies-before-term-starts.html.
And with the planning department and committee refused planning permission for a student block on Coupland Street; 095082/FO/2010/S1 and another on Boundary Lane: 099782/FO/2012/S1 until the need for further student commendation was proven.
Both Manchester Metropolitan University and Manchester University both opposed these developments with a statement;
‘The statement essentially indicates that there is a real danger of overprovision within Manchester resulting in a high level of vacancy. This is influenced by the introduction of the full £9000 tuition fee for undergraduates, an 8% reduction in applications to higher education and the trend for more local students to live at home. MMU has seen 27% reduction in application from first year students to live in halls’.
So where is the requirement to build student accommodation on Birley Fields? And I thought it totally hypocritical of our councillors who were against these applications whilst still supporting the Birley Fields proposals.
We have a duty to protect the vulnerable but this Government is doing it’s best to ensure the vulnerable suffer for the crimes of those in Power.
From The Rev Paul Nicolson, Taxpayers Against Poverty, 07961177889
Called by Single Mothers’ Self-Defence, Taxpayers Against Poverty, WinVisible
COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT CUTS = THE NEW POLL TAX
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Vigil & protest: 12.30 – 1.30pm
Wednesday 31 OCTOBER
Opposite Parliament – Lords’ entrance
Old Palace Yard, Abingdon St SW1 – Westminster tube
All welcome
THINGS YOU CAN DO
Come and raise your concerns on the Vigil ♦ Bring your own placards with issues you are concerned about ♦ call radio shows and your local press about how you will be affected ♦ Lobby your MP – find your MP here ♦ Contact your local councillors and ask for a borough-wide public meeting to oppose welfare reforms
On Wednesday the House of Commons will debate the Local Government Finance Bill which proposes to cut 10% of the grant local…
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