EXCLUSIVE: Secret Tory steering committee working overtime to ready NHS for mass privatisation | A diary of deception and distortion

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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.

EXCLUSIVE: Secret Tory steering committee working overtime to ready NHS for mass privatisation | A diary of deception and distortion.

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 

 

SKWalkers views on George Osborne’s speech

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A thoughtful critique on George Osborne’s speech and all it entails. I would not agree with the writer that things were improving under Labour. I see them both, as seriously evil, political parties that protect the rich and corrupt.  And have not taken on-board, the fact we have to move away from this ‘growth’ mentality.  We live on one planet but living as if we live on three.

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I’ve been a bit out of circulation since yesterday evening because of work travel, so maybe someone else has already done this. But maybe not. Most of the media reports I’ve seen on George Osborne’s speech yesterday at the Tory party conference have centred on his laughable scheme to have employees swap their employment rights for shares in their employer’s company. I’ll take a look at why it’s ridiculous too, but first I want to take a look at the other things he said and what they say about him.

My mother used to love reciting the old saying, ‘Whenever you point a finger at anyone else, you’re pointing three back at yourself’. Of course, that that was a form of finger-pointing never seemed to occur to her – but that doesn’t mean it isn’t often true!

So, let’s take a look at Osborne’s speech in some detail (though I’m…

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Ripped-off Britons: Key political fibs, and some tips on how to refute them

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I have posted before, that the UK, especially the City of London Corporation is the biggest Tax Haven in the World.  Our political elite, Labour and Conservative constantly tell us they cannot tax the rich because the financial sector would leave this country.  They also tell us, it is unfair to tax the rich, because success should be rewarded.  But we know, they have only been successful by acting in a criminal way and evading tax.  That, money will trickle down, but for generations we have seen the reverse.  The article below gives some answer, you can use in reply to the nonsense being peddled by the political elite.

Ripped-off Britons: Key political fibs, and some tips on how to refute them.
You can send a message by signing the following petition, asking for a reform of the banking sector:

Big Change in Banking  

The papers are full of stories of how the Conservatives are going to cut benefits, claiming tax-payers are sick of paying for the work-shy.  Most of those who are on benefits have no choice, there is no paid work for them.  The way the Economy is modelled, does not take account of those who do unpaid work, such as housewives and those who care for relatives.  We are going back to the times of Dickens, were the poor were thought to have brought on themselves and deserved punishment.  Whilst the rich fleece each other in a very corrupt business world.

Jobless and big-families lose benefits  

I wonder, are those who are in employment and earn more than the average wage, will continue to receive child benefits, even though they do not need it?  The cuts are supposed to be in the region of £10 billion but the Government is taking about spending £70 billion of a Trident missile program replacement, not mentioned in the papers.

Welfare-cuts of £10 Billion 

And of course this ‘Green’ Governments commitment towards renewable energy, which has seen the Chancellor talk about tax-breaks for ‘fracking’.  Has disillusioned major energy companies, who are now talking not investing in the UK.

Green Energy under threat

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

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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.

Tory donors benefit from contract awarded by Minister

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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.

Some of the reason we need a Robin Hood Tax

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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

Politics and why you should vote Green tomorrow 3rd May.

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Whether a Conservative, Liberal or Labour voter, this is what you are voting for:

A little boy goes to his dad and asks, ‘What is Politics?’ Dad says, ‘Well son, let me try to explain it this way:

I am the head of the family, so call me The Prime Minister..
Your mother is the administrator of the money, so we call her the Government
We are here to take care of your needs, so we will call you the People.
The nanny, we will consider her the Working Class.
And your baby brother, we will call him the Future.
Now think about that and see if it makes sense.’

So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what Dad has said.
Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him.
He finds that the baby has severely soiled his nappy.
So the little boy goes to his parent’s room and finds his mother asleep.
Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny’s room. Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny..
He gives up and goes back to bed.
The next morning, the little boy says to his father, ‘Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics now. ‘
The father says, ‘Good, son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all
about.’
The little boy replies, ‘The Prime Minister is screwing the Working Class while the
Government is sound asleep. The People are being ignored and
the Future is in deep shit.’ 

So vote Green, for a new type of politics.