The views of SKWalker 1964, on the lack of ‘Duty of Care’ by the DWP

Posted on by Patrick Sudlow

IF SKWalker is right, and the DWP (Department for Works and Pensions), a Social Impact Assessment was never carried out on the affects of changes to disability benefits.  It would appear then, that they have failed in their ‘Duty of Care’ and in my opinion, may have contravene Government legislation; The Equality Act 2010.  

Both the last Labour Government and this Government have done nothing to bring the criminals involved in numerous Banking illegalities to justice.  Stating, all sorts of nonsense, why it was not possible to bring criminal charges.  And instead both the last Labour Government and this Conservative Governments have poured money into a corrupt banking system.   Max Kaiser and Stacy Herbert cover some of these illegal activities carried out by Financial Institutions causing abject poverty on millions of people.

And yet, those who are unfortunate and who which to have a basic standard of living, those of us who are fortunate enough enjoy, Equality.  But both Labour and Conservatives Governments and Local Governments, have done their best to demonize the unfortunate.

 

NHS not save in Labours hand either, especially under Ed Miliband

Posted on by Patrick Sudlow

It has been pointed out to me by skwalker1964 that the Guardian had run two articles about Ed Miliband and the NHS.

In the first article, it has Ed Miliband exhorting Labour councils to use Public Health Boards to fight the worst of the Conservative privatisation of the NHS: Ed Miliband Health election campaign.  

The second article, it states Ed Miliband stating that he would not sanction money on reversing the Conservative privatisation of the NHS.  It does state that a Labour spokesman confirming the party would stick with it’s promise of reversing the NHS bill: Ed Mliband Labour vision.  

If anyone thinks that you can trust Labour or the Conservatives must be deluded.  Labour promised to improve the railways in the public interest but gave Virgin a monopoly to run the West Coast Line.  To Keep the NHS save but they were responsible for the initial stages of privatisation of the NHS through its Private Finance Initiatives.  Labour party manifesto 1997.  

An lets not forget, Blair took us into two illegal wars, the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan.  This country urgently needs electoral reform in the form of Proportional Representation like the majority of countries that are democratic countries.  Unlike the UK which is not a democratic country and has never been, except before the Norman invasion.

Davey vows to fight Tory tea party tendency for a “fairer, greener Britain” – 24 Sep 2012 – News from BusinessGreen

Posted on by Patrick Sudlow

Full of promises, but will they be able to integrate the country into a ‘green economy’.  They continually talk about growth, when that is the last thing the planet needs but a transfer to a Green economy.  There is no mention about taxing aviation, for the pollution it causes.  And it is not the South East were we do not want airport expansion, it is country wide.

Even the CBI is calling for a rejection of massive investment in large-scale gas plant to solve the countries energy crisis.  Unfortunately, they do still say they is a need for nuclear, which is prohibitively expensive and not carbon neutral.

Davey vows to fight Tory tea party.

CBI-rejects-calls-for-allout-dash-for-gas

Tory donors benefit from contract awarded by Minister

Posted on by Patrick Sudlow

I have been busy trying to do an assignment for a postgraduate module.  But this article, struck me as to why we need to bring an number of services back into  Public ownership.  The only people who have benefited from privatisation of services, from buses, railways, social services and the NHS under Labour and Tories, are business people.  There are no benefits for those in need, there is no ‘trickle-down effect.  These people make money out of the tax-payer and politicians are happy about this, because they benefit as well.

Tory donors benefit from Government contracts.

‘People Will Die’ – The End Of The NHS. Part 1: The Corporate Assault

Posted on by Patrick Sudlow

I thought I would re-blog this article on the dismantling of the National Health Service in the UK.  An end to universal care in the UK especially for the poor.  We are becoming more like the US, where only those rich enough to have private medical insurance receive appropriate medical care.

‘People Will Die’ – The End Of The NHS. Part 1: The Corporate Assault.

And part two is about the British Broadcasting Company’s lack of news coverage of the privatisation and dismantling of the NHS.  How the BBC is no longer an objective news broadcaster, but one that appears to broadcast ‘newspeak’.

‘People Will Die’ – The End Of The NHS. Part 2: Buried by the BBC.

Some of the reason we need a Robin Hood Tax

Posted on by Patrick Sudlow

Our elected leaders, Conservative, Liberal-Democrats and Labour vilify those on benefits, whilst the Green Party campaigns for a ‘people’s wage’ and a ‘Robin Hood Tax’.  The three main parties refuse to tackle the real problem, tax-havens and tax avoidance by the rich.  Below are some links to more information on the subject of tax-havens and avoidance and the massive loss of revenue to the UK which pales into insignificance ‘benefit fraud’:

World Development Movement

Treasure Islands

Ripped-off Britons Blog

Richard Benyon, the minister destroying what he is paid to protect | George Monbiot | Environment | guardian.co.uk

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This article portrays the true qualities of the politicians who run this country.  They do not understand that their unsustainable consumption of Nature’s resources will ultimately bring about the human race’s demise.

Richard Benyon, the minister destroying what he is paid to protect | George Monbiot | Environment | guardian.co.uk.