Agenda 2019

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2013/may/26/payday-lenders-break-reform-pledges?guni=Keyword:news-grid%20main-1%20Main%20trailblock:Editable%20trailblock%20-%20news:Position4  Tory donor's bid to curb job security    Adrian Beecroft Chair of  Dawn Capital, whose portfolio includes Wonga.com   Payday loan boss donates £530K to the Tory party. Cameron asks him to examine how employment law could be overhauled and Mr Beecroft has recommended ditching unfair dismissal rules.              Payday loans   This news comes at the same time as Citizens Advice report that "Payday lenders" have broken 12 of the 14 industry pledges in the industry charter which was launched 6 months ago. The problem with so called "self regulation" of this (or of any industry) is that it just doesn't work. Unless the "guidelines", "charters", "pledges" or any of the other promises made by the membe...

  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/budget/9936333/Helicopter-rescue-poised-for-privatisation.html Britain’s search and rescue operation is currently run by the Royal Navy, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency and the RAF. "The contract is expected to be awarded to Bristow, a US listed company. If Bristow is selected, the news will come as a bitter blow to UK rival, Bond Aviation, which is owned by private equity firm KKR." £3bn privatisation project for helicopter rescue across the UK. The privatisation obsession reaches new insanity. The "friends" of the Tory party must be rubbing their hands in anticipation of huge profits for such a small "investment".