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No visa for Netanyahu

http://myinforms.com/en/a/15059785-netanyahu-to-meet-with-uk8217s-cameron-in-september-8212-report/ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit London in early September-reports Persona Non Grata. This murderous, thieving, racist hypocrite is, by me at least, not welcome in this country. Any visa application should be ripped up and thrown into the bin. We have barred many other loathsome politicians from coming here on the grounds of civil rights abuses, war crimes, human rights violations and other reprehensible activities. Netanyahu has all these charges against him and should be stopped from entering the United Kingdom.

Support for Jeremy Corbyn grows by the day

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-steams-ahead-in-labour-leadership-race-as-another-trade-union-pledges-support-10428348.html Corbyn steams ahead in Labour leadership race as another trade union pledges support Jeremy Corbyn Two more Trade Unions and another batch of Constituency party organisations, endorse Jeremy Corbyn for the Labour Party leadership. We are told however, that "critics" still claim that he is not electable. It is worth noting that these "critics" are predominately the media and television who have their own agenda for supporting their particular choice from the other candidates and Blair with his camp followers. It is the "Tory light" version of the Labour party that would ensure the continuation of a Conservative government into the foreseeable future. A Jeremy Corbyn led Labour party offers a clear and distinct alternative to the "status quo" of the tired old Labour polici

Killing badgers for no apparent reason.

  http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/13504514.REVEALED__Dorset_in_firing_line_for_badger_cull/ Dorset in firing line for badger cull   The unproven, untested and barbaric practice of killing badgers for no other reason than some "expert" thinks that it may be a good idea, comes to Dorset. The vast majority of scientific evidence and research, tell us that culling has very little or no effect on the spread of bovine TB. In fact the evidence says that inoculation would be an effective method of control if such a link could be establish and would in any case not require Badgers to be killed.  The only reason that inoculation is dismissed in because it is more expensive than a bullet and the "authorities" responsible for the culling process have to monitor costs and save money. Bloody outrageous.

Cooper, Burnham and Kendall offer only more of the same.

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/yvette-cooper-our-choice-is-years-of-tory-rule-under-jeremy-corbyn-or-a-return-to-a-labour-government-10422279.html Yvette Cooper: Labour members have “a choice of two futures”, if Jeremy Corbyn wins the Labour leadership. Yvette Cooper Yvette Cooper would have us believe that only she, or Burnham or Kendall (and obviously she would prefer it to be herself) can provide a return to power for Labour. It is a message that many people in this country may find rather familiar. The message that says only the right or centre right of the Labour party, is capable of securing an election victory to beat the Conservative and form a government. It is the same message which has been trotted out for many years with dwindling impact upon the electorate. The reasons why the Labour party has lost so much of its membership over the past 20 years together with a hemorrhage of voters to the SNP in Scotland and to UKIP in th

The "Independent" has become just a poor facsimile of the other "rags".

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-less-electable-than-under-ed-miliband-and-needs-radical-rethink-to-regain-power-10420140.html   Labour leadership: New poll shows party is now even 'less electable' than under Ed Miliband Which one of these candidates will succeed Ed Miliband? Some time ago, the “Independent” was just that. A newspaper giving an independent view of events and stories from both within the United Kingdom and from around the world. Since the arrival of the “new” editorial regime however, the “Independent” has degenerated into a rather poor facsimile of the other press outlets competing in the media world, for the rather dubious position of being the most biased and deceitful right wing rag on the newsagent racks and the “online” news sites. In this, the “Independent” joins the “Mail” and the “Telegraph” on that fringe of the media spectrum, which provides a compelling case for merging the “Independent” with one or other of t

Giving crdeibility to a scurrilous distraction shows a naive personality.

  http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/28/harriet-harman-we-are-weeding-out-bogus-labour-leadership-voters Harriet Harman: we are weeding out bogus Labour leadership voters Harriet Harman: A very naive personality How far will the present leadership go to appease an hysterical media and television campaign to discredit and undermine the election process? Harman has fallen into the trap engineered by elements on the right and has demonstrated a very naive personality. To even acknowledge the "infiltration" distraction and then to give it credence by defending "the integrity of her party’s leadership election system", evidences the extent to which the Blairites and the right, emboldened by the media and Tory supporters, are prepared to sink in order to achieve the election of their preferred candidate. The electorate will never vote for a party which offers the same policies as the Conservatives, but with a different coloured wrapping. The

Who's side are you on?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/turkey-conflict-with-kurds-was-approving-air-strikes-against-the-pkk-americas-worst-error-in-the-middle-east-since-the-iraq-war-10417381.html The bloody chaos that is the war between the Turks, the Kurds, the Syrians and ISIS, with the Americans wondering who to bomb next. Chaos. Kurds from Turkey and Syria pull down border fences The Kurds are fighting against ISIS and the Turks. Turkey is fighting against ISIS and the Kurds. ISIS is fighting against the Turks and the Kurds. All are fighting against Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian Government.The Americans (closely followed by Cameron) are fighting against ISIS in support of the Syrian government and therefore must be fighting against the Turks and the Kurds. ("My enemy's enemy is my friend" and all that tosh) Is it really possible to have 4 (plus Cameron) different sides in one war all fighting against each other? 

MP John Mann oversteps the mark as he urges Harriet Harman to suspend the Labour leadership election

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2015/07/25/labour-leadership-race-should-be-halted-over-infiltrators-mp-john-mann-says/ Labour leadership race should be halted over 'infiltrators', MP John Mann says John Mann. MP for Bassetlaw John Mann urges Harriet Harman to suspend the Labour Leadership contest, due to "infiltrators" affecting the outcome. What the member for Bassetlaw actually means is that because his preference for the leadership of the party is likely to be beaten in the election, the goalposts should be moved to ensure a more acceptable outcome at some leadership election in the future. In this objective, he joins a group of other MP's who are desperately seeking to prevent Jeremy Corbyn from becoming leader. The other conspirators in this odious plot of innuendo and smear, skulk in the shadows making noises, but who hide behind a cloak of anonymity, too cowardly to reveal their identities and true motives. It is indeed ironic,

Another example of "balanced" reporting from Andrew Grice of the Independent.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andy-burnhams-labour-leadership-prospects-boosted-after-15-election-candidates-in-crucial-seats-show-support-10414482.html Andy Burnham's Labour leadership prospects boosted after 15 election candidates show support.  (But Grice does not mention  the 27 election candidates who state support for Corbyn) Andrew Grice: Not very subtle in his display of bias. A typical piece of "balanced" reporting from the Independent. Fifteen election candidates support Burnham screams Andrew Grice, but he fails to mention the 27 Labour candidates from the 2015 election who have publicly stated support for Jeremy Corbyn.That is almost two to one in favour of supporting Corbyn.The Independent joins the media campaign of smear and distortion in their hysterical efforts to influence Labour party members to vote for anyone except Corbyn. Biased and partisan reporting at its most reprehensible. 

Jeremy Corbyn gaining more support

http://www.jeremyforlabour.com/open_letter_from_2015_labour_candidates Open letter from 2015 Labour candidates Leadership candidates Support for Jeremy Corbyn to be the next leader of the Labour party grows by the hour. The media and television are petrified at this prospect and are indulging in a vitriolic and noxious campaign of smear, innuendo and hysterical scare tactics in an attempt to influence the party members to vote for an alternative candidate. In this nasty negative agitation, they are aided and abetted by some current Labour MP's and former party members such as Blair, David Milliband and Man dellson, who seem determined to vilify the only candidate proposing a real alternative to their tired old policies. The growing number of ordinary people joining or rejoining the Labour party indicates that Jeremy Corbyn has struck a chord with people across the country. This open letter from some of the 2015 candidates adds support and another perspec

David Milliband, Blairite former Foreign Secretary, throws his support behind Liz Kendall

  http://news.sky.com/story/1524306/david-miliband-backs-leader-with-new-ideas The former Foreign Secretary appeals to Labour not to vote for Jeremy Corbyn. Former Foreign Secretary David Miliband Milliband Major emerges from his self inflicted exile in New York as  President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee to reveal to the waiting throng how he believes that the Labour party needs "new ideas" and drops the broadest hint that members should vote for Liz Kendal, the Blairite candidate. Now there is a surprise. Liz Kendall; Trailing in 4th place in the leadership race. Milliband Major's thinly veiled criticism if not hostility towards Jeremy Corbyn should also not surprise anyone, who will remember how this Blair camp follower and sycophantic admirer of the "Blair legacy" was rejected by Labour in favour of his brother Milliband Minor. The elder of the two, never really came to terms with his loss and stalked off

Another SDP style split?

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/23/jeremy-corbyn-win-could-cause-sdp-style-labour-split-says-donor John Mills, one of the Labour party’s biggest benefactors, says wealthy supporters could withdraw backing if Corbyn wins leadership election John Mills, one of Labour’s biggest donors Another pseudo Blairite threatens Labour party members to vote for the proper, (ie his preference, Kendall), candidate or else. No doubt John Mills is also one of those siren voices bleating that "the Unions" have too much influence in the Labour party because of the money they donate to party the organisation. (Mills is another of those hypocrites who conveniently forget that the Labour party was created by the TUC not by a privileged bunch of rich businessmen or women). The "Gang of Four" In 1981, Roy Jenkins,David Owen, William Rodgers and Shirley Williams led a few other MP's and some part voters, off into the sunset to form a &q

A hotbed of intrigue, self interest and hypocrisy.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/22/jeremy-corbyn-could-lose-frontbenchers-if-elected-labour-leader   Kendall, Umunna and Cooper would not serve in Jeremy Corbyn shadow cabinet   The Parliamentary Labour party, (the Labour MP's),is a hotbed of intrigue, self interest and hypocrisy. Only Jeremy Corbyn and it seems 47 other MP's had the consistency and integrity to vote against the recent Conservative Welfare reform and work bill, while the rest cowered behind a mealymouthed amendment and then sat on their hands on the substantive motion, thus ensuring that the bill was passed to the next stage in its progression through Parliament. It is this "rocking the Parliamentary boat", which petrifies the majority of the PLP. For far too long the MP's of the Labour party have pursued policies which they mistakenly consider as being popular with the public, in order to retain their seats. The last general election proved how wrong these misguided

Blair crawls out from woodwork. Again.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyns-leftwing-politics-is-reactionary-says-tony-blair-10406516.html Jeremy Corbyn's supporters are 'reactionary' says Tony Blair  Millionaire and hypocrite   Blair again crawls out from the wood work to offer his "advice and guidance" on the future of the Labour Party. Why anyone should listen to this multi millionaire hypocrite, is anyone's guess. He, along with Mandelson and Campbell destroyed the party of Keir-Hardy, Attlee and Bevan to create a monster where corporate interest and greed became the norm at the expense of ordinary people.  Labour spends too much time focusing on the poor and not enough on the middle class His prodigy Liz Kendall, the right wing Blairite in the leadership election, states that Labour is "spending too much time focusing on the poor and not enough on the middle class". A line which could have been provided by Blair&#

"Landmarks" on the road to the creation of the state of Israel

Atrocities on the road to the state of Israel. King David Hotel; Jerusalem July 22nd 1946.  Bombed by Irgun terrorists Today, 22nd July 1946, Jewish terrorists from the militant Zionist organisation Irgun,planted a bomb in the basement of the main building of the King David hotel in Jerusalem. 91 people of various nationalities predominately British service personnel were killed in the explosion and 46 were injured when the western half of the southern wing of the hotel collapsed. July of 1947, witnessed what became known as "The Sergeants affair", when Sergeant Clifford Martin and Sergeant Mervyn Paice of the British Army Intelligence Corps, were kidnapped by Irgun, and subsequently hanged.   Sergeant Clifford Martin and Sergeant Mervyn Paice; Hanged by Irgun terrorists. It is worth remembering that the present state of Israel, was born out of terrorism and that Irgun, Haganah and terrorists from other Zionist militant organisations, forme

The fear and dismay of media and television at the prospect of Corbyn winning Labour leadership.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-set-to-win-labour-leadership-contest-poll-finds-10406172.html  Jeremy Corbyn set to win Labour leadership contest, poll finds The media and television, are becoming hysterical in their "Stop Corbyn" campaign of bitterness and acrimony. Perhaps this is a sign of the growing support amongst Labour supporters and the thousands of people who have joined or rejoined the party since Jeremy Corbyn announced his candidacy. More of the same   It is not difficult to understand this support when the other three candidate offer the same or broadly similar platforms and more alarmingly, propose the same policies as those of the Conservatives, but with a different colour wrapping paper. The people of this country deserve and demand an alternative political perspective to the current all essentially the same programmes, as those on offer from the present "mainstream" parties in the Westminste

"Sitting on hands" is a spineless insult.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/21/labour-disarray-welfare-48-mps-defy-whips   48 Labour MPs defied the party whip to vote against the bill rather than abstain      Acting Labour leader Harriet Harman had urged her party MP's to abstain       "Sitting on hands" on such an important issue as this, is an insult to all those who turned out to vote and elected these "MP's" last May. At least Jeremy Corbyn and 47 other Labour members had the backbone to oppose a bill which attacks the vulnerable sectors of our society and will increase child poverty. The current Labour leadership in the House of Commons, albeit on a temporary basis, demonstrates all too clearly why ordinary people believe that there is little if any difference between the policies of both Labour and Conservative Parliamentary parties on the majority of the issues affecting this country. The other candidates, Burnham, Cooper and Kendal reveal how the Lab

A history of failed foreign policy.

  http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/what-a-choice-for-egypt--a-megalomaniac-president-or-the-madness-of-isis-10400354.html What a choice for Egypt – a megalomaniac president or the madness of Isis American "foreign policy"  As is invariably the case in the foreign policy options of the United States, particularly in the Middle east, the American have managed to screw up an entire country and crate an infinitely worse and more dangerous situation than that which existed before their infantile meddling. By encouraging and supporting (perhaps even participating in) the overthrow of a democratically elected President and replacing him with a military dictatorship led by a despotic little General, the Americans have ensured that Isis (another failed experiment where an American organised and financed organisation has morphed into a dangerous and brutal "terrorist" group) has spread its influence to yet another country. The evidence after years o

An extra £135 per week for MP's !

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-10-pay-rise-offers-mps-opportunity-to-be-more-charitable-10394801.html David Cameron: 10% pay rise offers MPs opportunity to be more charitable MP's have been awarded a salary increase of more than 10%. This award has been granted by the "independent" pay review body and consequently MP's are unable to do anything about it. They may of course as individuals, refuse to accept the increase or alternatively pay the extra cash into some charity or other deserving organisation. The extra money on their payslips, amounts to somewhere in excess of £7000 per annum, which is in excess of the money many people receive as income. Put another way, this figure amounts to around £135 per week. 10% increase for MPs was confirmed with salary now at £74,000.PA It is then ironic that not too long ago, some Public sector workers, nurses, NHS workers and other essential workers were awarded,

"Senior Party figures" prefer the comfort of the status quo

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-leadership-contest-senior-party-figures-forecast-doom-after-jeremy-corbyn-surge-10395071.html Senior party figures forecast doom after Jeremy Corbyn surge The "Senior party figures" referred to in this article, are the very same people who have driven the Labour party into a rump opposition, where they are likely to remain for the foreseeable future. The reason for their doom and gloom forecast for party fortunes in the event of a Corbyn win are blatantly obvious. The "Senior party figures", predominately from "safe" Labour constituencies, have become too complacent and too comfortable with their positions in the commons, their inflated salaries (soon to increase by another 10%), their bottomless pit of taxpayers money there it seems purely to satisfy their insatiable appetite for the perks of the "expenses claim" scams and the prospect of someone "rocking t

They are terrified that he could actually win and give them some real opposition.

  http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jul/15/daily-telegraph-labour-party-jeremy-corbyn Daily Telegraph urges readers to 'doom' Labour by backing Jeremy Corbyn Islington North MP Jeremy Corbyn The media, press, television and the "Blairite" sections of the Labour party, are petrified at the increasing momentum of the Jeremy Corbyn for Labour Leader campaign. The Guardian, Telegraph,Independent, Mail and others are queuing to smear, rubbish and discredit the man who is striking a chord with vast sections of the public and withing the wider Labour party. When your enemies are so vitriolic, you are doing it right.

This government is declaring war against the people of this country

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jul/16/nhs-consultants-given-ultimatum-on-weekend-working NHS consultants given ultimatum on weekend working    The leader             The fiscal "mastermind"                 Destroying the NHS     Leading the war on welfare Leading the assaults on Trade Unions       Hunt oversimplifies (as usual), a very complex matter in order to send an ultimatum from his government department to yet another sector of society. With numerous ultimatums and threats over the past week, there seems to be no part of society which this wretched government is not seeking to declare war on. Fighting a war on two fronts is never a good idea (just ask the Germans), but Cameron, Osborne, Javid and now Hunt are instigating hostilities against ordinary people all around the country.        

They have sowed the wind

  http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/15/labour-leadership-candidates-ideologically-driven-union-crackdown         The biggest crackdown on trade union rights for 30 years                Not content with punishing the sick, disabled and welfare claimants with pernicious cuts to expenditure and services, the rabid right of the Conservative government, now declare war on the Trade Union movement. By attacking ordinary working people the government have laid the seeds of discontent and civil conflict in this country. "They have sowed the wind and now they are going to reap the whirlwind"    

The IMF and Europe fall out.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/greece-debt-crisis-leaked-imf-report-heaps-fresh-pressure-on-creditors-to-grant-massive-relief-as-part-of-latest-bailout-deal-10389042.html Leaked IMF report heaps fresh pressure on creditors to grant massive relief ahead of key vote Who will trust Germany after this? Disagreement between the IMF and the other terrorists in Europe is not new. It has been evident for over a week now as Merkel and the other Eurozone cabal members have been heaping humiliation and humbling on the Greek people as some form of punishment for Tsipras and his government, having the courage to stand up against the bullies of Northern Europe. We should not be concerned when gangsters fall out amongst themselves.

Workers face ban on striking .

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/15/trade-unions-conservative-offensive-decades-strikes-labour?CMP=share_btn_fb     Tories launch biggest crackdown on trade unions for 30 years         The Labour party must oppose the continuing assault on ordinary people in this country. Organisation and protests against the excesses of this Conservative government is essential. Should Harriet Harman suggest even partial support for Conservative policies, she is clearly in the wrong party.

The "Interim Labour Leader" is in the wrong party !

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/13/harriet-harman-struggles-to-hold-labour-together-over-welfare-changes Harriet Harman struggles to hold Labour together over welfare changes Harriot Harman. A "leader" in the wrong party   Harriet Harman "struggling to hold the party together on welfare changes urging Labour MPs not to vote against the welfare reform bill" ! Harman has been drifting more to the right for some years and now seems to have finally lost the plot altogether. She is certainly not the same Harriet Harman who I and thousands of other Trade Unionists stood with on the Grunwick picket lines some years ago. It seems that since her election in Peckham (now Camberwell and Peckham) in 1982, she has gone the way of many people, elected to Parliament as Labour MP's who have found Parliamentary life with its associated kudos of office is far more attractive when following the "Party line" and being rewarded with appointmen

Financial terrorism from Brussels. You will capitulate to our demands or we shall crush you.

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jul/13/athens-and-eurozone-agree-bailout-deal-for-greece#comments Greece and eurozone reach agreement in bailout talks How nauseating it is that the media and television, particularly Sky News, should be so triumphant in their reportage of the Brussels "agreement" while basking in the apparent "capitulation of Tsipras and the left wing Greek government". The "conquest" by the Troika, Brussels and the European Central Bank has achieved a deal (which is yet to be ratified by the governments of the signatory governments) only to start negotiations for another bail out of the Greek economy, which includes privatisations, pension reforms, and other austerity measures dictated to the Greek people by Brussels. The bottom line of this "agreement" is of course, that the bullies of Brussels have achieved by threat, blackmail and financial terrorism, the imposition of measures which by any understandin

Pressure group "Labour First" pleads for party members to vote against Jeremy Corbyn.

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33490959  Labour pressure group urges vote against Jeremy Corbyn     Jeremy Corbyn         Labour First Group secretary Luke Akehurst Luke Akehurst is a typical example of the rotten rump within the Labour Party who, despite all the evidence to the contrary, clings to the delusion that Labour should seek the mythical so called "centre ground" in order to achieve electoral success. The fallacy of this belief is amply demonstrated in the decline in membership of the Labour Party over recent years, and perhaps more importantly, in the way that the electorate have chosen to vote for other parties at elections. It is glaringly obvious, that when the traditional parties, Labour, Conservative and even Liberal Democrats are offering essentially the same policy options but in different wrapping paper, people will vote, if they vote at all, for that party which they consider to be the most credible option to de

Osborne's budget makes 13 million families worse off and Duncan-Smith celebrates..

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/think-tank-whose-work-george-osborne-based-new-living-wage-on-accuse-him-of-pushing-low-income-families-further-into-poverty-10379015.html   George Osborne pushing low income families further into poverty Chancellor George Osborne   What a difference a day makes. Yesterday morning, the television news and the media generally, were full of reports with headlines such as "Hooray! Its pay rises all round", "From welfare to work", "The well, fair state" and other equally meaningless nonsense, trying to convince the public what a great guy George Osborne was in producing a winning budget. Now, less than 24 hours later,Osborne's sleight of hand, has been exposed as nothing but an exercise in the use of smoke and mirrors to conceal the fact that this budget has made millions of people worse off, particularly those at the lower end of the income structure. No wonder that Iain Duncan-Smith