Agenda 2019

http://www.eurolabour.org.uk/energy-poverty MEPs back Labour report calling on energy companies to play fair and help the millions living in energy poverty Energy companies have never "played fair" since Thatcher and her government privatised energy. The only motivation for these parasites is the maximisation of profit for their parasitic shareholders.The consumer comes somewhere down the list of priorities. In the field of energy (now predominately owned by "foreign" companies as a direct result of privatisation) the myth of "Privatisation brings down costs, reduces price levels and improves services for the consumer", has been exploded as a hypocritical lie. The prime mover in this shabby exercise in exploitation, was and remains, the conservative dogma of handing to their "friends in the city" whole chunks of publicly owned industries, for private profits (and party donations),. The Labour party should not only be ...

https://www.crowdpac.co.uk/campaigns/23/luke-akehurst Luke Akehurst for Labour NEC says Luke Akehurst Luke Akehurst. Standing for election to NEC Luke Akehutst, firmly clutching his begging bowl, wandering around the pages of social media, (and elsewhere no doubt), seeking donations to support his campaign for a place on the Labour party National Executive. This duplicitous individual should have been expelled from the Labour Party months ago, rather than now seeking election to the NEC. Akehurst you will recall, agitated against Jeremy Corbyn during the leadership election ,with smears and distortions, urging members to vote for anyone except Corbyn, and 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 a return to the Blairite policies of the discredited “New Labour” Not that that in itself is justification for expulsion. The actions of Akehurst and his ...

"Tony Blair has hinted he could reject the findings of the Chilcot inquiry" http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tony-blair-hints-he-could-reject-chilcot-inquiry-findings-and-looks-forward-to-debate-a7054946.html Tony Blair could reject the findings of the Chilcot inquiry if it attempts to dispute his position in the build-up to the 2003 Iraq war "Tony Blair has hinted he could reject the findings of the Chilcot inquiry" As this arrogant individual fails to answer (again) the question put to him by Marr, the image of a man sitting in a chair as the incoming waves lap around his feet, comes to mind. It cannot be too long before this warmongering hypocrite and liar is called to account, regardless of whether he "rejects the findings" or not. As this arrogant individual fails to answer (again) the question put to him by Marr, the image of a man sitting in a chair as the incoming waves lap around his feet, comes to mind. It cannot b...

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/29/andrew-brigden-conservatives-david-cameron-fractured-eu-debate-election Tory MPs escalate party turmoil with open call for Cameron to quit At least this article quotes real people as named sources, rather than being completely reliant on "a senior figure" or sources close to" or any of the other concocted "evidence" which this and other newspapers and television spew out when attacking (or smearing) the Labour party and its leadership. If Cameron were to be deposed and removed from the Premiership, then the country would gain a great benefit from the subsequent brawling within an even more fragmented Conservative party with the numerous factions scrambling for the "top job". It may even lead to the House of Commons, forcing a bill through through Parliament to hold an early general election in accordance with Section 2 of the "Fixed Term Parliaments Act". It certainly a...

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/ohio-zoo-kills-gorilla-to-protect-small-child-in-enclosure/ar-BBtBw4Y?li=BBoPOOl Ohio zoo kills gorilla to "protect small child" in enclosure "Harambe". Western lowland Silver back.shot dead by staff Trigger happy bastards. Tranquillisers would have been the best option if one were needed. A similar incident in the Durrel Wildlife Foundation Trust in 1986. Jambo the Silverback at the time did what gorillas do naturally and protected the 5 year old Levan Merritt from other gorillas until the boy was rescued.In these situations the Silverback is generally more protective than aggressive. Jambo stood protectively over Levan, as he lay unconscious The staff at Cincinnati Zoo have killed a gorilla, an endangered species, with the Ame rican "shoot first" mentality. Like I said, trigger happy bastards

http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2016-05-23/this-food-bank-is-now-giving-out-emergency-credit-to-help-people-with-their-fuel-bills/ This food bank is now giving out emergency credit to help people with their fuel bills users can now also receive emergency credit for energy costs The only thing that seems to be growing in the Cameron/Osborne United Kingdom, is the increasing necessity for Food Banks. It is a criminal outrage that in this country, in the 21st Century, over 1 million people are reliant on these charities to feed their families. Austerity is not an economic necessity. It is a political choice.  Cameron and his wretched fragmented government will pay the price for their betrayal of ordinary people in favour of the rich.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/28/tony-blair-corbyn-government-dangerous-experiment Tony Blair: Corbyn government would be a dangerous experiment Again, Blair crawls out from beneath his stone to be granted publicity from the Guardian. The very rich warmonger, liar and traitor has the audacity to offer yet more "advice" to a party he (along with Mandelson, Campbell and Brown) destroyed. Blair fails to accept that the party he once led, has passed into history and his philosophy is as discredited as he himself is. With the exception of a few duplicitous "Blairite" agitators with the PLP, who yearn for the return of their messiah (or some one in the same mould), Blair has nothing to say to today's party and its leadership.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/may/27/driver-andrew-nay-jailed-crash-paralysed-katrina-karlina-raiba Driver who paralysed sisters in crash is jailed for four and a half years Katrina (L) and Karlina Raiba Only a four year and six months sentence for a horrendous crime. The criminal,  Andrew Nay, will probably be released in two years time to resume a relatively normal life. The two girls involved,  Katrina and Karlina Raiba, now aged eight and six, will endure their injuries every hour of every day for the remainder of their lives. Another example of how there is little justice in many of our courts. If we no room in our prisons to keep such people off our roads, build more prisons. Andrew Nay Andrew Nay should spend the rest of his natural life in custody.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/22/labour-activists-in-2015-were-like-middle-class-ryanair-passengers Labour activists in 2015 'were like middle-class Ryanair passengers' Tristram Julian William Hunt How strange it is, or perhaps not that strange,  that a number of the defeated candidates (or others who stood down before the first and only ballot), from the Labour Leadership elections of last year, are now the "leaders" of the concerted efforts within the PLP to grasp every opportunity to to undermine the democratically elected leadership of the party. Amongst these stands Tristram Julian William Hunt, the son of  Baron Hunt of Chesterton and educated at an exclusive Independent School in London, Trinity College Cambridge, University of Chicago and later at Kings College Cambridge. I have nothing against a good education, nor even a semi aristocratic background, but I have great objection where the individuals concerned assume or worse, sincerel...

https://paper.li/f-1346065353 Good morning everyone. We are now back in the United Kingdom, after a delightful 6 days in Jersey. A bonus on this trip was the discovery of a new (for us) restaurant in St Aubin called the “Sea fish”. Not particularly original for “chips and fish” shop, but the food was sensational. I have posted a review on “Trip Advisor”, if you wish to look. It seems that Condor is considering buying a “new” ship. What is not clear is whether this addition to the ferry operators fleet will be a replacement for the £50 million white elephant “Liberation” or an additional means of transport between the Channel Islands and the mainland. However we should not get too excited. Paul Luxon, who took over as chief executive at the start of this month, said that any purchase of a new vessel would not happen any time soon. The loss of EgyptAir flight MS 804 has dominated the media over the past few days. I have always been concer...

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/21/poor-outlook-toxic-labour-jon-cruddas-report-welfare-immigration ‘Irrelevant and toxic’ Labour losing out to Ukip, inquiry finds Jon Cruddas. MP for  Dagenham and Rainham At least the "Observer" manages to give an identity to the origin of this story rather than use another anonymous source quoted so often in this "newspaper" and in other parts of the media, when seeking to discredit or undermine the leadership of the Labour party. However, Toby Helm has taken the "report" as an opportunity to add another element to the continuing Observer/Guardian crusade against the Labour leadership, by quoting from the Jon Cruddas "inquiry". Unfortunately for both the Observer and Cruddas, the conclusions drawn in the report (as quoted by this newspaper), are wrong and seem, with a few exceptions, to be more critical of the Labour party of pre 2015 and the "Torylite" policies offering essent...

http://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2016/05/20/police-regret-appointing-lenny-harper/ Police ‘regret’ appointing Lenny Harper "Top Cop" Lenny Harper Harper was not prepared to "Toe the official line" during his enquiries in his period in charge of the investigation into the historic child abuse. His enquiries led in many directions and upset ( or frightened) too many people who form the "establishment" in Jersey. A mouthpiece now trots out the absurd line that "Mr Harper had an ‘astonishing attitude’ to dealing with the media, which negatively impacted on the force", as part of the ongoing campaign to smear and undermine  the work Harper did during his time in Jersey. It clearly evidences, that in Jersey, the image of the States Police is of far more importance than establishing what events took place at Haute de la Garrene and other places across the island. Harper is being subjected to the same vilification and denigration that has ...

https://paper.li/f-1346065353# Good Morning everybody. Hello from a location somewhere in Jersey. The crossing from Poole was uneventful probably due to the fact that the windows were covered with heavy rain and outside was, in any case, obscured by very thick mist and fog. We have arrived just a few short days after a period of warm sunshine ended, but at least it has stopped raining now. We have discovered two “new” restaurants so things are looking up. It is official. Summer has now arrived with the arrival of the  first baby swans of the year  at the Abbotsbury Swanery. The event was not without drama as Swanherds at the Swannery sprang into action after strong winds and high tides threatened to swamp the waterside nesting ground at Fleet Lagoon, just as the first of the cygnets began to appear. (Full story from Dorset Echo in New Agenda on Sunday) Laura Kuenssberg T he row over Laura Kuenssberg spilled over from social media onto the fr...

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/13/sadiq-khan-jeremy-corbyn-get-back-habit-winning-elections?CMP=share_btn_fb Sadiq Khan calls on Corbyn to 'get Labour back in the habit of winning elections' If Khan, Cox, Umunna, Cooper, Mann and a few others within the Parliamentary Labour Party really believe that Blair and his philosophy of "New Labour" policies is the only way forward, they should do the honorable thing, resign their Labour party membership and form their own political party in the same way that the "Gang of Four" did in the 1980's.  'New Labour' consigned to the dustbin of history In their own little collection of like minded souls, they can be as conspiratorial, mischievous and hostile towards each other as they choose, in the belief (probably misguided) that the media and press will still follow them around, hanging on every word they may utter, giving them air time and column inches in the vain ...

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/may/12/bbc-bias-labour-sir-michael-lyons?CMP=share_btn_fb#_=_ BBC may have shown bias against Corbyn, says former trust chair Sir Michael Lyons  former chair of the BBC Trust Sir Michael Lyons is right, but uses the word "may have bowed" when everyone knows that the BBC bias against Jeremy Corbyn is rampant. Take the example of the Laura Kuenssberg. Whether the 38 Degrees Petition calling for her to be sacked was "high-jacked" or not, the fact remains that Laura Kuenssberg is a blatantly biased BBC political editor demonstrably hostile to The Labour party generally and Jeremy Corbyn in particular.  Laura Kuenssberg She has no place peddling her own political opinions in television reports where the "news" is usurped by smear, distortion and lies, Whatever may have taken place on Facebook or Twitter, Kuenssberg should still be sacked.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/seven-day-nhs-plan-contains-serious-flaws-and-is-completely-uncosted-a7023526.html Pressure on hospitals to save money is leading to shortfalls on wards All the "reforms", including the "seven day NHS" implemented, proposed (or even imposed) by this wretched government with its procession of inept Secretaries of State for Health, has nothing to do with patient care, improving services or reducing waiting times.  The “reforms” are solely about and have always been about, reducing NHS budgets and saving money. It is dishonest for the government to claim or suggest anything else. We must not allow our NHS to be packaged up for piece meal sale to the private sector under a smoke screen of government deception.