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The Daily Bell -- VIDEO: Put the Harridan Away

'Britain is quite mad. You know, we're not sure Rebekah Brooks was such a nice woman. But given the larger cruelties of the world and whom she apparently works for, the charges seem a bit exaggerated. Even the phone hacking. The crazy elite families have apparently been building a full matrix of eavesdropping facilities for the past 50 years. The idea that this young woman is going to be charged for something that governments around the world spend billions on every year is a bit rich.'

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Wikipedia -- People's Budget

'The 1909 People's Budget was a product of then British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith's Liberal government, introducing many unprecedented taxes on the wealthy and radical social welfare programmes to Britain's political life. It was championed by Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George and his strong ally Winston Churchill, who was then President of the Board of Trade; the duo was called the "Terrible Twins" by contemporaries. Churchill's biographer, William Manchester, called the People's Budget "a revolutionary concept" because it was the first budget in British history with the expressed intent of redistributing wealth among the British public. -- More controversially, the Budget also included a proposal for the introduction of a land tax based on the ideas of the American tax reformer Henry George. This would have had a major effect on large landowners, and the Conservative-Unionist opposition, which consisted mostly of large landowners, had a large majority in the Lords.'

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january 2012 by adamcrowe

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BBC -- Oxford taxi conversations to be recorded, council rules

'By April 2015 it will be mandatory for all of the city's 600 plus cabs to have cameras fitted to record passengers. The council said the cameras would run continuously, but only view footage relating to police matters would be reviewed. The necessary equipment must be installed by taxi drivers licensed for the first time by 6 April 2012. A panic button must also be fitted.' -- Al-Cowley-Road-Qaeda?

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november 2011 by adamcrowe

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YouTube -- RussiaRoday: London Falling: Like a man eating his own leg

'Across the Atlantic, the global financial troubles have reached the UK, as it becomes the latest nation to feel the pinch. Rating's giant Moody's has downgraded 12 of Britain's financial firms and banks, including the Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB. That comes after the Bank of England chief said the country's economy is at its lowest point since the 1930s if not ever. RT gets more on this from British Euro MP, Godfrey Bloom.' -- "If [money-printing] was successful, why doesn't he give money-printing machines to every family in the United Kingdom, that they could put in their attic and print money whenever they wanted to go buy something?"

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october 2011 by adamcrowe

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The Daily Bell -- DB Briefs: EU Crisis Is Real

'"Britain has become a zombie economy. Capital is no longer being allocated. – UK Telegraph" -- ...people (normal people) are aware of the elite money giveaways. To them it doesn't look like a substantive policy – it just looks like a bunch of rich people propping up "their" financial system. In fact, that's exactly right. This elaborate charade was presented with some level of dignity in the 20th Century but collapsed utterly in the 21st Century when the Internet exposed it. In a single decade, central banks have gone from possessing an almost religious aura to being a laughingstock. The elite still doesn't "get it." What's been lost is the moral justification. People see the central banking system as a scam now, even when they can't quite explain it. And that's what's going to kill it eventually.'

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september 2011 by adamcrowe

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‪YouTube -- Freedomain Radio: True News: The Real Source of the British Riots‬‏

'The statistics, sociology, police brutality, massive food price increases and economic catastrophes behind the recent and continuing riots in Britain.' -- "A culture that is undermined and dissolved slowly through government regulations, through the tax incentives to bear children and live apart – results in young men and young women growing up without father figures, often in households where they have never seen anyone work." -- Pointing finger is pointing at government.

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august 2011 by adamcrowe

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Futurismic -- This is London

'Map of London colour-coded for social deprivation index; the darker the red, the poorer the area. Little volcano icons represent riot actions as of ~9pm GMT Tuesday 9th August 2011.' -- Data Source: 2010 English Indices of Deprivation, Department for Communities and Local Government

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august 2011 by adamcrowe

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ASC -- No Future Remix

'In what seems like an appropriate time as any, Instra:mental gave away MP3's of my remix and Consequence's remix of their tune, No Future.' -- Lies. Confusion. Government Control. Crime. Money. Panic. Terror. Lies. Lies. Lies. London. No Future.

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august 2011 by adamcrowe

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The Independent -- Camila Batmanghelidjh: Caring costs – but so do riots

'Walk on the estate stairwells with your baby in a buggy manoeuvring past the condoms, the needles, into the lift where the best outcome is that you will survive the urine stench and the worst is that you will be raped. The border police arrive at the neighbour's door to grab an "over-stayer" and his kids are screaming. British children with no legal papers have mothers surviving through prostitution and still there's not enough food on the table. It's not one occasional attack on dignity, it's a repeated humiliation, being continuously dispossessed in a society rich with possession. Young, intelligent citizens of the ghetto seek an explanation for why they are at the receiving end of bleak Britain, condemned to a darkness where their humanity is not even valued enough to be helped. Savagery is a possibility within us all. Some of us have been lucky enough not to have to call upon it for survival; others, exhausted from failure, can justify resorting to it.' -- London. No Future.

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august 2011 by adamcrowe

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Guardian -- London riots: 'People are fighting back. It's their neighbourhoods at stake'

'On Amazon sales of baseball bats and truncheons rocketed overnight. "We have to do things for ourselves," said Huseyin. "We have to look after each other. If they come here tonight there will be a fight, a big fight." "We were outside ready and expecting them," said the manager of Turkish Food Market, who asked not to be named. "But I felt very panicky because we are not safe from either the rioters or police. "We put all of our efforts into this shop. It took 20 years to get it like this. But we do not know about our rights. "I'm scared that the police and the government will attack us if we defend our businesses. "We are being squeezed between the two."' -- Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed- interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends.

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august 2011 by adamcrowe

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Amazon.co.uk -- What Other Customers Are Looking At Right Now (August 10 2011)

'Rucanor Aluminium Baseball Bat... £17.15' -- "The Government" is not your personal army.

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august 2011 by adamcrowe

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‪YouTube -- Freedomain Radio: True News: The British Riots‬‏

'The economic, political and social realities behind the rebellion of youth which cannot be resisted.' -- Pointing finger is pointing at government.

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august 2011 by adamcrowe

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Wired -- Crowdsourcing London's clean-up #riotcleanup

'The creation of the #riotcleanup hashtag, along with others including #riotwombles, #liverpoolcleanup and #solidarity, was followed by the launch of the Twitter account @Riotcleanup. -- ...the social networks are also being used to vent anger with two sites launched already to name and shame the looters. Using the vast amount of video footage and photographs that people have captured whilst out on the streets, or simply trying to get home -- members of the public are being asked to identify looters. Metropolitan Police officers are now trawling social networks for photographs of looters or for looters boasting about their hauls, but they are also urging members of the public to send images and footage in. They are posting them online to their Flickr account.'

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august 2011 by adamcrowe

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‪YouTube -- Truly extraordinary speech by fearless ... Woman in face of Hackney London rioters

"This aint about having fun on road and burning up the place. Do it for a cause. If you're fighting for a cause then let's fight for a fucking cause. You lot piss me the fuck off! I'm ashamed to be a Hackney person." -- http://www.twitvid.com/4JTZH

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august 2011 by adamcrowe

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The Daily Bell -- Iran's Press TV Comes Under Attack in Britain

'When covering the economy or military ventures, Western mainstream media often presents only part of the story – and that is easily understood if one checks alternative 'Net reports on the same issues. But today, at least two TV channels, Russia Today (RT) and Press TV, available in various cable packages, are providing provocative, fact-based reporting. It is a sad comment on Western programming that these two channels seem so good despite what would seem to be a relative paucity of resources. The suspicion is that Ofcom is getting ready not just to fine Press TV but also to make a case that Press TV ought to be banned from Britain. Likely, this will be the beginning of an effort to ban Press TV in America and Europe-proper as well. It won't do to have Iranian television blasting away while one is dropping bombs on Tehran, if that is the plan. In any event, if Press TV is banned for one reason or another, it will be Britain's loss and then perhaps the West's as well.'

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may 2011 by adamcrowe

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Infowars -- Government Orders You Tube To Censor Protest Videos

'Hayes has embarked on an effort to legally prove that the enforced collection of council tax by government is unlawful because no contract has been agreed between the individual and the state. His argument is based on the sound legal principle that just like the council, Hayes can represent himself as a third party in court and that "Roger Hayes" is a corporation and must be treated as one in the eyes of the law. The British government doesn't want this kind of information going viral in the public domain because it is scared stiff of a repeat of the infamous poll tax riots of 1990, a massive tax revolt in the UK that forced the Thatcher government to scrap the poll tax altogether because of mass civil disobedience and refusal to pay. When viewers in the UK attempt to watch videos of the protest, they are met with the message, "This content is not available in your country due to a government removal request."' -- It is a fraud to conceal a fraud. (Maxims of Law)

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may 2011 by adamcrowe

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YouTube -- [Conspiracy to Commit a Public Nuisance]

"This has to be the most absurd arrest EVER. You're arresting a Professor of Anthropology that runs a street theatre group!" -- GET IN THE BACK OF THE VAN!!!

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april 2011 by adamcrowe

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The Daily Bell -- War Thy Name is David Cameron

'Dominant Social Theme: David Cameron is the leader of Britain, a nation state that represents the hopes and dreams of a hundred million. Thus Britain is in a sense a person too. And a person (Britain) run by David Cameron who is the leader of Britain, assumes Britain's errors and sins and can seek redemption for it. Therefore, it can be argued that the war against Libya is a redemptive one. And David Cameron is redeemed! Free-Market Analysis: Oh, boy. This article in the Telegraph attempts to argue that war is actually a form of political conversation. It has not-so-artfully reversed the reality of war so that the act of violence and murder somehow becomes an expression of redemption for David Cameron and Britain generally. There are so many dominant social themes that it is difficult to know where to start. The article seeks to turn Cameron into a metaphor for Britain. And then it wants to anthropomorphosize Britain by turning Britain into Cameron.' -- I love you, Big Brother!

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march 2011 by adamcrowe

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Wirral Globe -- BREAKING NEWS: Protestors 'arrest' county court judge

'Protestors have "civilly arrested" a judge at Birkenhead county court. A crowd of several hundred people has massed around the court. Police have begun forcibly ejecting protestors from the court in chaotic scenes. Made up of people from across the UK, the marchers say they are exerting their "ancient right to lawful Rebellion under Magna Carta." The crowd, although largely peaceful, is chanting "freedom" and "arrest that judge."' -- If there is hope, wrote Winston, it lies in the proles.

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march 2011 by adamcrowe

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The Daily Bell -- Cameron's Compassionate Conservatism Strikes Out

'...it is not the British people who are warlike, but their elites, the fabulously wealthy banking families ensconced in the square mile "City of Britain" that is its own state-within-a-state. Even the Queen of England bows her head before entering. It is here in this square mile (among other places to be sure) that the Anglosphere plots its world-spanning mischief and contemplates ways to install one-world government. Central banking was invented here; wars were planned here; the EU itself was plotted here. And the plotting continues. It is Cameron's job to put a pleasant face on the continued machinations and to disguise the damage they do. He is to decry the EU without destroying Britain's relationship to it; he is to implement austerity measures (that benefit the banks) and use his Big Society concept to blur the sacrifices that the British public is being told to make. British society is very much on a knife-edge from our point of view, with social comity teetering dangerously.'

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february 2011 by adamcrowe

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YouTube -- NMAWorldEdition: British youth unemployment reaches record high

'Like the punks of the past, British youths have taken to the streets. But they don't want Anarchy in the UK. They just want a job.' -- What have you bought into; what will it cost to buy you out?

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january 2011 by adamcrowe

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P2P Foundation -- The role of the internet and netroots in recent UK social movements...

'From Laurie Penny: "These young people are sick of leaders, even leaders our own age. They won’t be told what to do, but that sentiment is more of a honed manifesto than a collective teenage door-slamming strop. When the meeting is over and consensus reached, the collective slams back into action, planning an escalation in the protests leading up to the crucial vote on tuition fees later this month. These protesters have a honed protestant work ethic, a coherent ideological framework, stunning technological facility and absolutely nothing to lose. No wonder the administration is getting worried.“ -- And here from Phil: "Twitter is as capitalist as McDonalds. Facebook is fundamentally the same beast as Microsoft. Your internet connection is owned by a private company. Private ownership of the means of social media allows the ruling class to assert their monopoly over communication if needs be.”' -- Haha! "The means..." -- What have you bought into; what will it cost to buy you out?

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january 2011 by adamcrowe

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Antiwar.com -- UK Govt Moves Against 12-Year-Old Dissident

'Nicky’s crime was to complain on Facebook about an upcoming plan to close his local youth centre, because “it’s a fantastic place to go and there isn’t much else for us to do round here,” and a plan to protest in front of his local MP’s office, which in this case is Prime Minister David Cameron’s office, sparked harsh police action. Notorious Nicky was pulled from his class by police and warned that he was under investigation by the Anti-terrorist squad. He was repeatedly warned by the police that he ought not attend the protest and that police intended to hold him personally responsible for anything that happened at the protest. They also warned him that armed police would be on hand in case the protesters got out of hand. They also warned him that they would be monitoring his future Facebook postings.' -- And what is this?

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december 2010 by adamcrowe

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YouTube -- RT: Winter of Discontent: London fee riots not the end

NEVAR FORGET (when you were young and still believed in the lie called "government").

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december 2010 by adamcrowe

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YouTube -- RT: London Battleground & Barricades: Anger as student fees hike approved

"Government" is not your personal army. -- What have you bought into; what will it cost to buy you out?

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december 2010 by adamcrowe

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YouTube -- RT: Anarchy in UK: Video of Prince Charles's car bottled in London's protests

Doing it wrong.

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december 2010 by adamcrowe

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YouTube -- RT: Rotten Fruit: London scene of massive student fury

What have you bought into; what will it cost to buy you out?

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december 2010 by adamcrowe

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YouTube -- 4OD: Dispatches: Britain's Street Children

'This crisis in Britain's families has created an itinerant population of young people without support or a roof over their heads. The state has to provide, at an immense cost, while voluntary organisations try to plug the gaps in the face of drastic cutbacks and closures. Dispatches follows four teenagers over six months who are struggling to fend for themselves on the streets. They're simultaneously at risk and a risk to society, and for all four of them drugs become a way of life, a means of dealing with the stresses and challenges of life away from family and home comforts. All talk candidly and eloquently about why they take flight: family breakdowns, addiction, violence, neglect and abuse. The unspoken truth behind their stories points to both inadequate parenting and severe lack of consistent and effective care once they have left home.' -- "I feel like a beggar." "Beggars can't be choosers." "That's just what I was about to say, you know."

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november 2010 by adamcrowe

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YouTube -- 4OD: Britain's Trillion Pound Horror Story

"Government" doesn't exist.

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november 2010 by adamcrowe

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Channel 4 -- Britain's Trillion Pound Horror Story

'Film maker Martin Durkin explains the full extent of the financial mess we are in: an estimated £4.8 trillion of national debt and counting. It's so big that even if every home in the UK was sold it wouldn't raise enough cash to pay it off. Durkin argues that to put Britain back on track we need to radically rethink the role of the state, stop politicians spending money in our name and introduce, among other measures, flat taxes to make Britain's economy boom again. This polemical film presented by Martin Durkin, brings economic theory to life and makes it hit home. It includes interviews with academics, economic experts, entrepreneurs, no less than four ex-Chancellors of the Exchequer and the biggest stack of £50 notes you'll never see.' -- STARVE THE BEAST

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november 2010 by adamcrowe

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The Daily Bell -- Britain Rises Up?

'...now, in Britain, a further protest has been made. A bill has been introduced to support full-reserve banking. The gentleman who has done the introducing is Douglas Carswell and the idea that such a bill could be introduce in Britain – where many of the most powerful elite families congregate – is absolutely astounding. We are truly living in miraculous times. And yet it is perfectly possible that intellectual war being generated by the Internet has only just begun. The concepts of honest money – mentioned numerous times in the introduction to this bill – have only now begun to percolate once again. All across the West people are beginning to rediscover the intellectual heritage of humankind. The Anglo-American power elite has tended to downplay anything that did not directly enhance or support its goal of world domination, but much is being recovered now. It is from our point of view for the moment an unstoppable tide.' -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMGr-OuXihg

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november 2010 by adamcrowe

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Guardian -- The strange case of Lord James and 'Foundation X'

'This body, which he calls "Foundation X", apparently has huge reserves of gold bullion-backed funds. On some estimates, these funds amount to more than the entire gold bullion mined from the earth. With such great wealth, Foundation X is understandably secretive and only wishes to discuss the disbursement of its funds with a head of state or one of the "top six people in the world". So for 20 weeks, James investigated the foundation. He came to the conclusion that "Foundation X is completely genuine and sincere and that it directly wishes to make the United Kingdom one of the principal points that it will use to disseminate its extraordinarily great wealth into the world". It's tempting to think that James has been the victim of a particularly convincing Nigerian email scam. But if it is madness, it is madness that has reached the highest levels of government.'

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november 2010 by adamcrowe

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YouTube -- Lord James of Blackheath, Speech on Foundation X (House of Lords, 01/11/2010)
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november 2010 by adamcrowe

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TPUC -- Parliamentary Debates (HANSARD), Monday 1st November 2010: Lord James of Blackheath:

'Foundation X is saying at this moment that it is prepared to put up the entire £5 billion for the funding of the three Is recreation; the British Government can have the entire independent management and control of it—foundation X does not want anything to do with it; there will be no interest charged; and, by the way, if the British Government would like it as well, if it will help, the foundation will be prepared to put up money for funding hospitals, schools, the building of Crossrail immediately with £17 billion transfer by Christmas, if requested, and all these other things. These things can be done, if wished, but a senior member of the Government has to accept the invitation to a phone call to the chairman of foundation X—and then we can get into business. This is too big an issue. I am just an ageing, obsessive old Peer and I am easily dispensable, but getting to the truth is not. We need to know what really is happening here. We must find out the truth of this situation.'

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november 2010 by adamcrowe

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YouTube -- Police In Suits Intimidate Man At His Home For Filming In Town

This is England!

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october 2010 by adamcrowe

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The Daily Bell -- Cameron and Sarkozy Build EU Army

'...neither the Tories nor Labour can afford politically simply to come out and say that the Anglo-American power elite, a handful of extraordinarily wealthy and dominant families and banking groups (among others), has decided to trade Britain in for Europe. But it has. The Brussels' based EU judiciary now has the power to try British citizens in abstentia and apparently to arrest them at will. Of course, through it all, the British political classes continue to make the right sounds about sovereignty... They've been making the same noises for 50 years, however, and one would think the British might start to see through it. The power of the Anglo-American elite remains pernicious when it comes to mainstream politics. There is only one true policy, which is increasing amounts of authoritarianism and globalization. In both Britain and America, the Left consolidates and nationalizes the economy while the Right pursues increasingly authoritarian policies at home and serial wars abroad.'

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october 2010 by adamcrowe

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Freedom Rebels Network -- What Is A Freeman?

'In the year 1215 the first of our constitutional rights were set down on paper, it was called the Magna Carta, this was basically an oath from the crown (King or Queen) to uphold the rights of the people... Now our ancestors were not daft, they knew there could be a problem one day if the crown became unjust, or turned into some sort of dictatorship, or parliament was acting against the people, or was full of corruption, or was not allowing the crown to keep its oath. So in article 61 of the Magna Carta it was written that if this ever happened you could petition the crown to sort out the crowns problem (or parliaments if it was them), the crown had 40 days to fix it or dissolve parliament. If in the 40 days nothing was fixed the petitioner could go into rebellion against the crown and parliament lawfully until the problem was resolved. Because our constitution cannot be repealed it is still valid law. ...none of us have ever sworn an oath to be in the navy and obey admiralty law...'

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october 2010 by adamcrowe

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BBC -- CCTV site Internet Eyes hopes to help catch criminals

'Mr Morgan said: "The subscribers will have access to four screens at the same time and if they see anything suspicious, they can press the 'alert' button. This then sends an instant text and picture message to the shop assistant or manager - who then makes the decision about what action to take." He said people have no choice over what CCTV footage they are able to watch for the 20 minutes they have access to, and they would be banned from viewing footage in their local area. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has allowed the company to launch its beta site after it agreed to a number of changes, including only allowing subscribers aged 18 and over to access the site. The ICO also requested the company, which had planned to offer the service for free, make people pay £12.99 or £1.99 to use it so their details could be checked and to prevent any voyeurism and misuse of the system.'

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october 2010 by adamcrowe

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YouTube -- Corbett Report: Panopticon UK

DO IT TO JULIA, NOT ME!

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september 2010 by adamcrowe

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Public Information Films -- Protect & Survive: Action After Warnings

'“Protect and Survive” was the title of a series of booklets and a Public Information Film series produced by the British government during the late 1970s and early 1980s, dealing with emergency planning for a nuclear war. -- "Listen to your radio, stay where you are and keep listening to your radio."'

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august 2010 by adamcrowe

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Adam Curtis Blog -- LET THEM EAT PLASTIC

'...the machinery of credit was used politically to try and manage and retain control the structure of power in the world. It was not a conspiracy, it was simply those in power taking the line of least resistance. -- I thought I would put up some of the films from the BBC archive from the time when there was moral disapproval by those in power of the "lower orders" wanting to "live beyond their means". The programmes are quite extraordinary and riveting in their tone of patrician sniffiness about people borrowing on the "Never Never" and Hire Purchase. And not just from the bankers who are interviewed - it is also in the commentary. But if you peer through that, you can see something else emerging in the ordinary people interviewed. It is a powerful desire to borrow money - so they can have what those above them in society have. The good life. And beyond that there is a growing envy and resentment.'

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august 2010 by adamcrowe

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Telegraph -- National Citizenship Service for 16-year-olds launched today

'The “National Citizen Service” will bring together 16-year-olds from different backgrounds and around the country to become community volunteers and join in outdoor pursuits. David Cameron has said that he hopes participation in the non-military, voluntary form of national service will become a “rite of passage” for all teenagers.' -- Snitch

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july 2010 by adamcrowe

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The Daily Bell -- Cameron's Faux Austerity for Britain

'Is it a coincidence that the whole of the Western world is now speaking of austerity? After over 200 years of increasingly militant socialism and communism, public spending is no more. The speed with which socialist precepts are being abandoned is truly a spectacle to behold. In fact we are on record as stating that such a wholesale transmutation of Western society cannot be anything other than a promotion. The austerity that Cameron speaks of will prove a trap for Britain. One way or another it will not bring success or make Britain more prosperous. Somehow it will end up giving more power to the state while further denuding the private sector. People have been made to feel that the control of the state is theirs, but this is never so. The state is in the hands of the power elite and now the elite is attempting to further manipulate citizens under the guise of "austerity" and deflation. Yes, it is a promotion. ...making banks whole while bringing whole populations to heel.' -- Theft

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june 2010 by adamcrowe

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The Daily Bell -- UK Militarizes Its Big Society

'The American military-industrial complex is under considerable attack currently. One way to alleviate the pressure is to start another war, and that may be in the works already with Iran. Another way is to come up with a fresh idea as it involves support for the military from a personal perspective—each citizen looking deeply into his or her own conscience to decide that the troops (and their mission) deserve unquestioning allegiance. This is what Cameron has done. The idea that local municipalities ought to have more control over their own laws and budgets is fairly admirable, at least theoretically. Get involved, the British Prime Minister urges. Take control of your own lives again and the federal government shall help make this possible. Once in power, Cameron begins to deliver on this idea. But now it has changed. Support our troops, he urges. Do so at a local level. Empower yourself by giving your full encouragement to our boys over in Afghanistan. The cynicism is breathtaking.'

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june 2010 by adamcrowe

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The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)

'The FSCS is the compensation fund of last resort for customers of authorised financial services firms. If a firm becomes insolvent or ceases trading we may be able to pay compensation to its customers.' -- #Limits: Deposits: £50,000; Investments: £50,000; Home Finance (e.g. mortgage advice and arranging): £50,00; Insurance Business: unlimited; 90% of the claim with no upper limit; General insurance advice and arranging: unlimited 90% of the claim with no upper limit. -- #Important dates: For investment claims: If your claim relates to business conducted before 28 August 1988 we are unlikely to be able to help you, as there was no investor compensation scheme in the UK before this date. For home finance (e.g. mortgage) advice and arranging: If your claim relates to business conducted before 31 October 2004 we are unlikely to be able to help you, as these activities were not protected by the FSCS before this date.

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june 2010 by adamcrowe

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The Daily Bell -- Conservative Sham in Britain?

'The British culture generally is a strange one in that the British are seemingly brought up to see themselves as subjects and to expect that the upper class will to a degree look out for them – just as the lower class are to treat the upper classes with some measure of civility. It has taken a good deal of time for the British – many of whom lost loved ones in the World Wars One and Two – to realize that at the very top, their leaders are selling them out relentlessly and without remorse. Is this knowledge percolating through the 'Net and through society? We think perhaps that British anger has begun to smolder like peat moss.'

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may 2010 by adamcrowe

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Adam Curtis Blog -- THE RETURN OF THE GNOMES OF ZURICH

'Here are some extracts from a fascinating Panorama made in 1968 - about how there are massive spending cuts on the way and asking where they will happen. It is called Where Will the Axe Fall? The Labour government was in the midst of a terrible economic crisis. Harold Wilson had devalued the pound and announced that Labour was about to bring in big cuts to all its public spending. They had to reduce the deficit he said, otherwise there would be disaster. There was a frenzied reaction. Bankers, economists, and much of the press agreed that the cuts were inevitable. Many Labour MPs said it would destroy the very fundamentals of the party. Panorama debated the issue. And it is just like today. As if time has stood still.'

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UK National Debt Clock -- No-Nonsense Guide to Britain's Debt Crisis

'#The immorality of national debt: A strange religion has come to dominate British life in the post-war era. It teaches that the values of our forebears are outmoded and their achievements of no great significance. It preaches that wealth is no longer created through man's ingenuity and endeavour, but something bestowed upon the grateful congregation by a divine elite. This religion is government, its ministers are politicians and its gospel is debt. -- Politicians have convinced us that everyone has a right to comfort and happiness and that government has moral duty to provide it. They believe that wealth and liberation come in the form of paper or electronic money and that distributing limitless amounts of this commodity is a cure for all social and economic ills. Only by spending this confiscated or borrowed money is a person truly moral. Anyone who dares to question this twisted faith is demonised [and] branded inhumane for supporting "savage cuts to vital public services."'

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CNET UK -- Digital Economy Bill: Nine things you can't do any more

'#Change ISPs: French law prevents suspended users from switching to another ISP, and Ofcom is expected to come up with a similar provision. It's unclear who will be in charge of this blacklist -- a copyright offender register, if you will. How long will suspended users be kept on the list? Will it lapse after a set period of time, like a police caution? Will you be able to see your record, like a credit record? Either way, ISPs may find themselves forced to check each new user, which could make the process of signing up to a new ISP even more of a chore than it already is.'

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YouTube -- TheAntiTerrorist on the Digital Economy Bill

'Just how stupid does your government need you to be?'

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The Daily Bell -- Obama Plots Open Borders

'Those who don't want unlimited amounts of South American and Mexican workers flooding the US—and gaining the privileges of citizenship in the process—are often characterized by the opposition as racist. South American citizens are essentially freedom loving and entrepreneurial, but many have grown up under authoritarian governments. What this means is that the US is to be continually flooded by hard working South Americans who have had little exposure to free-market thinking. Such individuals shall in some cases tend to favor a strong central government—whether it be in their own country or America. It is this sentiment that mainstream leaders (of both parties) are counting on. [Assuming a fully privatized society, workers] would either find gainful employment or go back home. This is how the private market would regulate immigration. It is the politicization of immigration and distortive factors such as welfarism—and a general public government involvement—that causes problems.'

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Land Value Taxation Campaign -- Which part of a house is unaffordable?

'"Unaffordable housing" The term still keeps cropping up. Which part of a house is not affordable? The roof? The bricks? The drains? The roofing tiles? The plumbing system? The amount builders have to be paid to put it all together? -- Too many have stood aside, not watched what is going on in the world and failed to try and make sense of it. Hence the talk about "unaffordable house prices" Anyone who uses the phrase "unaffordable house prices" without further explanation is guilty of extreme mental laziness. Which is most of us, and now we are living with the consequences of our neglect. This of course includes the Nationwide Building Society, which would do everyone a good turn if they scrapped their so-called House Price Index and replaced it with a housing Land Price Index.'

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Land Value Taxation Campaign -- What are the barriers to LVT?

'#Fear of Change. #Fear it will be just another tax on top of all existing ones. #Ignorance on the part of those in positions of influence. #Failure to understand economic laws. #Failure to understand LVT by economists. #Non-comprehension of incidence of taxation. #Belief that land and buildings are not separate. #Embedded self interest namely the great land owners, the church, universities. #The House of Lords. #Pension schemes. #Effective lobbying by those who currently benefit. #Common people's liking for the notion of 'property owning democracy'. #Desire for house price windfall. #Living on unearned income. #Calling it Land Tax. The name we give it. #Belief that economics should be separate from morality. #Cultural resistance - attachment to 'My Land'. #Lack of real public debate. #Hereditary monarchy. #Requires a paradigm shift in understanding. #Not a vote winner. #Disliked - seen as unfair (like rates) or last straw. #Belief of the fairness of Income tax.'

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The Independent -- Election 2010: Debt - A conspiracy of silence

'The debt that Britain faces is monstrous, and neither Tories nor Labour will admit it. They prefer to quibble about the small change than admit that they are taking part in, in effect, a conspiracy on the British people. To make it worse, much of the media is allowing them to get away with it, presumably because they think – as the politicians seem to believe – that the public doesn't want to hear the bad news. In short, we are complicit in a con. Put simply, in the past year for every pound of receipts the Government spent £1.36p. And the gap is filled by borrowing. That gap is roughly £180bn a year. Wow. So how can we get out of this financial hole before our creditors get to us? There are three ways to reduce our national debt: let inflation rip to destroy the debt [stealing from all incomes and savings]; increased tax revenues from higher taxes and economic growth [does not compute]; cut government spending. [Yes, and...]' -- #4 Tax reform: shift taxation off income and onto land.

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CynicusEconomicus -- Fiscal Chickens Coming Home to Roost

'Whilst the mainstream economists make their projections of future GDP growth, what is notably absent from such projections is exactly where, or what sector, might conceivably produce such growth. Apparently, growth will just happen, because it just must. It might be noted that I am not talking about the so-called 'growth' which results from massive government borrowing, which is really just a growth in debt. -- The cost of pensions and health care are, due to demographic factors, and the rising cost of health care, about to explode. At this very moment in time, governments should not be running deficits, but running surpluses to fund these future costs. ...politicians are living in a world of fantasy, and the bond markets have recognised this. Both Labour and the Conservatives are just not telling the truth - that there must be real austerity, and that the UK is on the edge of a precipice.'

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The Daily Bell -- How the Internet Dies?

'It seems that numerous people are now aware of the centralizing tendencies of the modern Western sociopoliticial model. ...it will be interesting to see how the powers-that-be in Britain attempt to apply censorship techniques aimed at the Net and justify it. TalkTalk has apparently now announced that it will not follow the more draconian aspects of the law. The chances of British businesses and consumers meekly submitting to what is being planned is unlikely. Censorship rarely works as intended and what is censored by the state usually ends up being in more demand. In the case of Britain, we wonder how much more that previously open society can take before there is a backlash. Between the public cameras, the draconian fines and prison sentences for putting one's garbage in the wrong place or even defending oneself against home invasion, British society seems to us increasingly on the wrong track. Such a journey, history shows us, is not unstoppable, nor is the destination inevitable.'

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The TalkTalk Blog -- Digital Economy Bill – it’s a wash up

'...the ability of big music and film companies to influence government and the absence of any proper debate or scrutiny ...the presumption that [customers] are guilty unless they can prove themselves innocent... TalkTalk will continue to battle against these oppressive proposals – they will require ’secondary legislation’ before they can be implemented. -- ...we stand by our pledges to our customers: #Unless we are served with a court order we will never surrender a customer’s details to rightsholders. We are the only major ISP to have taken this stance and we will maintain it. #If we are instructed to disconnect an account due to alleged copyright infringement we will refuse to do so and tell the rightsholders we’ll see them in court.'

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Guardian -- Videogame tax breaks: does this mean games are acceptable now?

'...the key concept here is pervasiveness. A growing trend in digital design at the moment is gamification—the addition of ludic elements to just about every form of communication. These days, if a charity or NGO really wants to engage people with its cause, it commissions a game. Two weeks ago, for example, the World Bank launched a multiplayer challenge entitled Evoke in which gamers compete to solve key world crises such as disease, conflict and climate change. Think about how tourist attractions could encourage multiple visits by granting a 'Mayorship' to their most frequent repeat visitor - with the Mayor getting benefits and discounts, etc. These services could potentially harness people's competitive nature to powerful effect." This is why videogames can no longer be ostracized from the cultural agenda – because in a lot of ways there are an intrinsic part of that agenda.' -- Tax breaks? Cultural agenda? (When I hear the word culture, I reach for my gun.) New tag: ludocommunism

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YouTube -- RussiaToday: Keiser Report #31: Markets! Finance! Scandal!

'Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert look at the scandals of Tony "No Blood for Oil" Blair lying about selling the UK gold supply on "technical advice of the Bank of England;" a millionaire tramp in Sweden and a casino that refuses to pay in America; and, finally, the Irish 'Bad Bank' and the 'Celtic Chernobyl.''

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The Daily Bell -- UK 5-year-olds Take Compulsory Lessons on Money

DB's draft curriculum introduction: 'Dear British Schoolchildren: "Welcome to your course on learning to handle money. Before we get started with the basics, it is important that you understand the larger frame of reference when it comes to money. What you need to know, dear children, is that Britain is not yours. It belongs for the most part to a few very powerful individuals. These individuals do not care much for Britain even though they lead it and own it. In fact, they are trying to do away with Britain, or at least British power. They wish for Britain to be subordinate to larger powers - specifically the EU. The EU is a creature of the Anglo-American empire and like a vampire, the EU is being positioned to sink its teeth into Britain's neck and drain its commerce, energy and ambition slowly, almost imperceptibly until Britain is no more. Sorry if that image upsets you children. Now we will start to learn about the British pound which is shortly to be replaced by the euro."'

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march 2010 by adamcrowe

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CynicusEconomicus -- The UK as Catalyst for Crisis

'At some point, the factories in Asia supplying goods into the developed world will need to restructure such that they no longer are reliant on servicing the credit fuelled portion of the developed world economy. In the credit fuelled countries, all of the jobs and services that are derived from overseas credit must also disappear. -- The foolishness, the denial of reality and the extreme policy that the denial has generated, has brought the world to the brink of an economic disaster. If the UK should topple, as is looking increasingly likely as the UK election unfolds, it is very likely that it will commence the final stage of the economic crisis. ...the flashpoints for a savage deepening of the crisis are multiplying. The UK is moving closer to the brink, and we now have to wait and see whether those reliant on the state, those bribed by the state, might stand back and make a hard choice. Is the UK electorate mature enough to demand the necessary hardship? I worry that they are not.'

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The Last Ditch -- The end of days?

'The British population is not, on average, stupid or insane. It is however in deep denial. It cannot face an economic truth quite so horrific. Perhaps voting for the agents of economic apocalypse is psychologically the very best way of denying it's happening? God knows. -- Labour hates wealth creation. Its puritanical creed revolves around the chastisement of the men and women who do it. It is not, and it has never been, more than the ideologicalisation of Envy. Perhaps the best way to counter it would be to found a political party based on another of the other Seven Deadly Sins? Lust might give them a run for their money.'

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march 2010 by adamcrowe

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Telegraph -- Explain why you sold Britain's gold, Gordon Brown told

'Following a series of freedom of information requests from The Daily Telegraph over the past four years, the Information Commissioner has ordered the Treasury to release some details. The Treasury must publish the information demanded within 35 calendar days – by the end of April. The sale is expected to be become a major election issue, casting light on Mr Brown's decisions while at the Treasury.'

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The Daily Bell -- Shrinking Freedom in Britain

'All the focus seems to be on politics, now, on the endless British obsession with class structure, various accents and, of course, politically correct egalitarianism. If one reads the British press, it seems like one can never get away from analyses of the policies of the country's former prime minister Tony Blair and now the pitiless Gordon Brown, who has aimed his great, munching jaws at what is left of the genius of British life and culture. The troubles with Britain go beyond the leadership, though, and seem to raise questions about British citizens themselves. The country, especially under New Labour, has tolerated tremendous erosions of freedom seemingly without a murmur. On the whole, the British populace seems content to sink into the morass of socialism and authoritarianism without much of an (visible) outcry. -- ...we believe that the socialist permafrost that has seemingly overlaid British aspirations for freedom will eventually thaw.' -- Four! There are four fingers! Four!

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YouTube -- Fred Harrison: Ricardo's Law ~ The Great Tax Clawback Scam

"All democratic governments maintain a tax system that milks the poor to keep the rich, rich. 'Progressive' taxes are a cover for a cruel hoax on people with low incomes. This is how the scam works..." -- Chart: 'UK Taxation History: The Shift From Land (Rent) To Labour (Wages)' http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamcrowe/4446366350

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Signs of the Times -- Close Your Curtains or Prefer to Pay With Cash? You Are a Terrorist

'The following is a real anti-terrorism advert played during popular UK radio show talksport, which effectively says somebody who likes their privacy and prefers not to be in debt to banks by using cash is a terrorist.' -- Video inside.

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Telegraph -- Europe's banks brace for UK debt crisis

'"I am becoming convinced that Great Britain is the next country that is going to be pummelled by investors," said Kornelius Purps, Unicredit 's fixed income director and a leading analyst in Germany. Mr Purps said the UK had been cushioned at first by low debt levels but the pace of deterioration has been so extreme that the country can no longer count on market tolerance. "Britain's AAA-rating is highly at risk. The budget deficit is huge at 13pc of GDP and investors are not happy. The outgoing government is inactive due to the election. There will have to be absolute cuts in public salaries or pay, but nobody is talking about that." Big global banks are divided over Britain's economic prospects. Goldman Sachs is betting on a turbo-charged recovery as the delayed effects of sterling devaluation kick in. Britain's trump card is an average debt maturity of 14.1 years, nearly three times US maturities and double those of France. This greatly reduces the risk of a "roll-over" crisis.'

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Guardian -- The bankers lied. And Darling, a mere puppet on their string, knows it by Simon Jenkins

'Still no inquiry. Still no answers. A trillion pounds has been devoted over the past 18 months to protect Britain's financial system from alleged Armageddon, with not a murmur of value for money. This stupefying sum is more than has ever been spent on any project by any government in British history. We know where the money came from but we do not know if it was necessary, nor who now has it. We know only that, a year on, Britain is experiencing a worse recession than any comparable country. The lack of accountability, the sheer lack of curiosity from the political community, is amazing. Too big to fail has taken a savage toll on the economy. If it was worth it, I would like to see the account. If not, someone should pay. Yet because the policy was backed by all three main parties, there is no questioning, no inquiry. All is silence.' -- Shhh...

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Telegraph -- Hugh Hendry: We hedge fund managers are on your side

'Hedge funds are not seeking to dictate economic affairs. Rather we are preoccupied by price. A market-based economy requires a pricing mechanism to allocate resources and ensure that we all prosper. [W]e believe that recurring and periodic recessions reveal the economy's winners and losers. And through our endeavours, hedge funds attempt to discover the identity and inadequacies of the poor businesses. Fearing that the huge scale of reckless bets within the banking system threatened another depression, our politicians have used public funds to bail out the economy's losers. [I]n doing so they run the danger of creating a plutocracy: a society ruled by the wealthy. We need to stop this socialisation of risk taking. [T]hose in power would rather use the subterfuge of inflation to hide the enormous public subsidy. But we are intelligent, well-funded and willing to vociferously challenge public decisions. Most importantly, we are on your side.' -- The parasite on my parasite is my friend?

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Telegraph -- Hundreds more town hall staff to get police-style powers

'Almost 1,700 people, also including car park attendants and dog wardens, already have powers to hand out a string of fines and even take photographs of low level offenders under the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme. But the Government has quietly announced it plans to review the scheme with chief police officers to see how it can be expanded further. Under CSAS, a chief constable can give employees of local authorities or ###private companies### limited powers such as the right to hand out on-the-spot fines for offences including disorder, truancy and littering; stopping vehicles for roadside tests and confiscating alcohol. They have their own uniform and badge and can demand names and addresses as well as take photographs of offenders.' -- Under whose authority and under what law?

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The Daily Bell -- Solution to Economic Crisis - Pretty Wallpaper?

'Britain's educational system, health care system, media (state-run BBC) and economic system are dysfunctional to one degree or another. The country, according to its mainstream press, is teetering on the verge of bankruptcy and yet the spending continues. The central bank has screwed rates down as low as they can go, flooding the country with cheap money but the economy remains stubborn moribund... The solution, obviously, is to put false facades on empty commercial real estate in order to create the pretense of prosperity where none exists. -- ...once the "messaging" of the elite is exposed, the ability to leverage social control erodes. The result may then be the implementation of military conflict and other more malevolent mechanisms including domestic repression aimed at harassing and distracting an increasingly resentful and disbelieving populace. But in times of extreme technological and communications advances, these strategies may not work so well...'

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Mail Online -- Desperate families turning to credit cards with 60% interest rates

'One million desperate consumers shunned by High Street banks have turned to a sub-prime credit card - charging rates as high as 60 per cent. Credit firm Provident Financial today revealed it was receiving more than 2,700 applications a day for its Vanquis credit card. This card is aimed at borrowers who have a bad credit history and have been turned down by more well-known firms. Average rates are 39.9 per cent, but the worst off will be charged up to 59.9 per cent for their spending. -- Credit card borrowers in the UK are paying £30 million a day in interest.'

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BBC -- North Tyneside high street 'revived' by fake shop front

'Fake businesses are to be used to lessen the impact of the recession on high streets in North Tyneside. With 140 empty shops in the borough, council bosses think they have come up with a unique way of ensuring shopping areas remain as vibrant as possible. The first empty shop unit to be given a makeover with a "flat pack" shop front is in Whitley Bay. "It's an excellent way of promoting how a unit can be used, perhaps inspiring new businesses to come into the town."' -- Keep Calm And Carry On?

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Reason Magazine -- Weaponizing Mozart

'In recent years Britain has become the Willy Wonka of social control, churning out increasingly creepy, bizarre, and fantastic methods for policing the populace. The weaponization of classical music speaks volumes about the British elite’s authoritarianism and cultural backwardness. They’re so desperate to control youth—but from a distance, without actually having to engage with them—that they will film their every move, fire high-pitched noises in their ears, shine lights in their eyes, and bombard them with Mozart. And they have so little faith in young people’s intellectual abilities, in their capacity and their willingness to engage with humanity’s highest forms of art, that they imagine Beethoven and Mozart and others will be repugnant to young ears. Of course, this becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. The dangerous message being sent to young people is clear: 1) you are scum...'

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february 2010 by adamcrowe

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ASBOrometer - Measure UK anti-social behaviour on iPhone and Android

They all want locking up! ... In gated communities sold by Phil and Kirstie.

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Spiked -- Government ads: made to make your eyes water

'We are disease-ridden, junk-food addicts selfishly condemning future generations to parched-Earth misery. We are bad parents who will end up killing our kids by stuffing them full of snacks. We are potential wife-beaters who don’t know when to stop drinking, how to cross the road, or even why it’s important to vote. Nothing better reveals the contempt in which the New Labour government holds the British public than its advertising campaigns. [T]he days when public information campaigns simply imparted information to the public are long gone. Now the aim is to scare us into submission and make us feel so disgusting and/or guilty that we will change our habits. -- The advertising industry has hailed the government as its ‘lifeblood’ and has rewarded the Central Office of Information (COI) with numerous accolades, including ‘advertiser of the year’ and ‘advertiser of the decade’.' -- So, Communist Purpose has infiltrated the 'Advertising' 'Industry'.

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Mish -- U.K. Follows Keynesian Prescription to the Max. Here are the Results: a Stagnant Economy, Crippling Budget Deficit, Rising Prices

Keynesianism spelt faggotry -- 'The U.K. is the poster child for Keynesian stupidity carried out to extreme levels. In an extremely well written article, Matthew Lynn, a Bloomberg columnist discusses the sorry state of British affairs in Deathbed of Keynesian Economics Will Be in U.K. There is much more to see in the article, including a well deserved swat at Nobel laureates Joseph Stiglitz and Robert Solow who want the U.K. to spend still more. Please check out the article. The only thing Matthew Lynn forgot to do was give Paul Krugman a much needed wakeup slap across the face. Then again, history has proven that Keynesian economists are perpetually in a state of stupor, immune to reality, coffee, and even repeated wakeup slaps, no matter how forcefully administered, even by the economy itself.'

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The Daily Bell -- Buffet's Partner Says America Is Finished

'We would argue that the problems America faces go back a long ways. They have to do in fact with the creation of the Federal Reserve, the graduated income tax, the growth of the federal government, the empowerment of the executive branch, the loss of power of the states and the rise of America's mighty military industrial complex which has supported the generation of nearly 1,000 military bases around the world. -- America is truly an empire, though one can make the argument it is a bifurcated empire that includes Britain as well. One can also make an argument that an intergenerational power elite has worked patiently to hollow out what once was a republic with an eye toward creating a larger, international structure supported by America's military might. It is this perspective that we find lacking in Munger's parable. -- Wall Street is a symptom not a cause... It is mercantilism, the ruinous relationship between banks and government that is the problem, not private enterprise.'

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Pastie -- DEALING WITH THE POLICE (UK)

How to deal with the police.

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The Guardian -- Photographer films his own 'anti-terror' arrest

Did you witness me breach the peace, Officer? I am now reserving my right not to speak to a Police Officer who has not witnessed me breach the peace. Am I free to go? Am I under arrest? What is the nature of the detention? Under what authority and under what law are you acting, please, Officer? I am obliged to remind you, Officer, that failure to differentiate between a statute and a law is gross negligence which is equivalent to fraud. -- Officer, for and on the record, I am a peaceful man. If you're going to arrest me, they'll be no need for force or violence. However, you are obliged to note that I am operating under protest and duress at all times. I reserve all of my rights at all times and waive none of my rights at any time for any cause or any reason. I do not consent to this arrest. I do not consent to the taking of my fingerprints. I do not consent to the taking of my blood. I do not consent to the taking of my DNA. I do not consent to my details being placed on any database.

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