http://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/oct/26/tax-credit-cuts-halted-as-lords-vote-to-protect-low-income-earners Tax credits vote: PM accuses Lords of breaking constitutional convention Exposed as liars Osborne states that "the government was elected to deliver welfare cuts" Elected, yes that is true, but to extrapolate from that simple fact that the government somehow has a mandate to "deliver cuts" stretches the limits of credibility. The House of Lords exposed Cameron's pre election statements as predominately lies particularly in respect of welfare cuts and specifically in the cuts to Working tax credits. When only 24 people in every 100 eligible voters actually support and vote for the Conservative party, the resultant government do not have a "mandate from the people" to implement a programme of cuts. particularly when the pre election promises made by Cameron, Osborne and the rest are revealed to be deliberate fabrications t...
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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 ...
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, ...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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 th...
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/apr/25/election-2015-parties-under-pressure-to-reveal-detail-of-cuts#comment-51043634 Voters want straight answers on where the welfare axe will fall Tories refuse to say exactly what they will cut Why should the British people trust any politician asking for a "blank cheque"? From the evidence of their actions over previous years, the lies, the deceit, the duplicity of their broken promises, the mutual support to force through divisive and punitive measures in the name of austerity, they have demonstrated contempt for the electorate. Trust? They could not be trusted to run a coconut stall at the local village fete.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/end-disability-benefits-fiasco-ministers-told-9550115.html End disability benefits ‘fiasco’, ministers told Another of Iain Duncan-Smith's "reforms", this time the personal independence payment (PIP), causing distress to vulnerable people. An ill conceived scheme being managed by an inept DWP, resulting in delays and chaos. Iain Duncan-Smith. DWP Minister It is a disgrace and scandal for which IDS and his dogmatic obsession with "welfare reform" is completely responsible. The ATOS connection: The committee also accused Atos, one of the companies carrying out the assessments, of supplying “incorrect and potentially misleading” information when bidding for the work. In a tender document in 2012 it stated it had “contractual agreements” with 56 NHS hospitals, 25 private hospitals and more than 650 physiotherapy centres – a claim which turned out “not to be true”, the committee s...
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lord-hanningfield-claims-fiddle-expenses-3489778 Lord Hanningfield claims he had to fiddle expenses to look after his CHICKENS Chicken enthusiast: Lord Hanningfield Hanningfield, a former Tory frontbencher, was sentenced to nine months’ jail in 2011 over the last expenses scandal after being found guilty of falsely claiming for overnight stays in London. But he was out in less than three months and returned to the Lords the following year after repaying £30,000. "kicked out of Parliament for a year and forced to repay the money " If we actually put these thieves in prison for a while, it may deter other MP's and Peers stealing money from the taxpayers of this country.
The “Huffington Post censors (or “moderators”, I am never sure which is the correct title), are a strange crowd, where consistency has little if any meaning in the decision to publish or not to publish,. For example, yesterday (Sunday 15th December 2013) a story appeared in the press, including the Huffington Post, concerning a rather nasty little man, who currently is Conservative MP for Stratford-on-Avon. The story appeared under the headline of “Tory MP Nadhim Zahawi Calls For 'Two Child Limit' On Benefits”. Having written about Mr Zahawi on previous occasions, particularly about his unsavoury MP's expenses claims for heating costs and other business activities, I put together another posting under the heading of, “Nadhim Zahawi: Competing to be the nastiest of the nasties.” for publication on this blog and in the comments sections of other publications. In the Huffington Post, comments are restricted in terms of the number of words allowable...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/12/15/two-child-limit-benefits_n_4446773.html?utm_hp_ref=uk Tory MP Nadhim Zahawi would limit child benefit and tax credits to families' first two children. Tory MP Nadhim Zahawi Tory MP Nadhim Zahawi would limit child benefit and tax credits to a families first two children. Another of the "Nasty party's" nasties to crawl out of the woodwork with proposals to save money for the tax payer. Zahawi, a member of David Cameron's policy board, rationalises his proposition with the notion that, "Capping welfare by family size would save billions and help the next generation think more carefully about their relationship with the welfare state". Politicians are renowned for their ability to have selective memory lapses when it comes to their own acts or omissions, but Zahawi takes first prize for patronising contempt, when he adds that "they can no longer assume the taxpayer has a bottomless purse...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/02/mps-energy-expenses_n_4206018.html?utm_hp_ref=uk 340 MPs get their energy bills paid on expenses Nadhim Zahawi with David Cameron Since October of 2012, I have been posting comments on this Blog critical of MP's and their outrageous expenses claims, under headings such as "Mp's expenses. They are still at it." (18th October 2012) "MPs complain dinner expenses are not generous enough" (4th April 2013) "MP's have little or no shame" (8th May 2013) and various other postings of a similar nature. It is now clearly evident, that the public outrage and criticism of our elected representatives, initially brought about by the expenses scandal revelations of 2009, has had little effect in curbing the activities of these avaricious individuals who seem to have little, if any integrity. In these times when many people are facing stark choices in respect of heating or eating, when almost one ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/07/mps-demand-cheaper-alcoho_n_3228805.html?utm_hp_ref=uk MPs Demand Cheaper Alcohol In Commons Bars Hard on the heels of, "MP's complain dinner expenses are not enough" (as reported on 4th April 2013), comes this latest example of what has become an outrageous and patronising insult to the people of this country. By calling for cheaper alcohol prices in the Commons' bars and restaurants (already subsidised by £5.8 million of taxpayer's money), these "Honorable members" demonstrate a complete lack of empathy with a society where austerity rules and almost one million people rely on foodbanks to feed their families. Not satisfied with fiddling expenses to augment their already extortionate salaries, they seek to inflate their daily food allowance and now pay even less for their wines, beer and spirit...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9970282/MPs-complain-dinner-expenses-rules-not-generous-enough.html These people are the "Vile product of Greed ridden UK politics" In a week which witnessed the introduction of the governments latest round of austerity measures attacking the ordinary people of this country with cuts and "reforms" in welfare, justice, health and tax, the week where Iain Duncan Smith after defending the "Bedroom tax", boasted that he could live on £53 per week "If he had to", the week where the Daily Mail attacked people on welfare by suggesting that all benefit claimants are of the same inclination as the evil child killer Mick Philpott, the "Vile product of Welfare UK", we now have MP's pleading food poverty. Not satisfied with fiddling their expenses to augment their already extortionate salaries, they now seek to inflate their daily food allowance currently set at £15. That ...
The Daily Mail exceeds all limits of decency and responsible news coverage. The "vile" Daily Mail. This front page, taken from today's Daily Mail, rates amongst the most despicable and reprehensible excesses of British newspaper "reporting", standing alongside and arguably exceeding the Hillsborough coverage by the Sun. For any "Newspaper" to suggest that a criminal act of such evil motivation and tragic outcome, is a consequence of a welfare state established to protect the health and well-being of its citizens, especially those in financial or social need, is an insult to to the ideal of the system and every single person reliant on it. True there are those people, such as Mick Philpott who abuse the system, but that does not excuse or justify the warped logic of the Daily Mail to imply that all benefit claimants are of the same inclination. The Daily Mail abuses its position to make snide political points, as their contribution to the o...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/01/iain-duncan-smith-petition-signed-by-13000_n_2992370.html?utm_hp_ref=uk Living rent free in £2million country home with at least FOUR spare bedrooms Iain Duncan Smith has little understanding of the real world. Is this loathsome person preparing for a bid to regain the position of leader of the Tory party? Iain Duncan Smith could live on £53 per week "if he had to". Another crass comment from one of the most reprehensible members of the government. In the current political climate, a potential leader of the Tory party has to demonstrate that he or she is infinitely more "nasty" than any other candidate. The Work and Pensions Secretary: Iain Duncan Smith The following text appeared in the Mirror News. "Iain Duncan Smith lives rent free in £2million country home with at least FOUR spare bedrooms Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Secretary, is a tenant of...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/mar/31/liberal-conservative-coalition-conservatives Coalition cuts and reforms take effect commencing today. David Cameron leaves No 10 A new world heaves into view this week with sweeping changes in the fields of welfare, justice, health and tax. Monday 1 April Bedroom tax introduced Thousands lose access to legal aid Council tax benefit passes into local control NHS commissioning changes for ever Regulation of financial industry changes Monday 8 April Benefit uprating begins Monday 15 April Welfare benefit cap 28 April Universal credit introduced The latest list of measures which vividly expose the determination of this government to drive people into submission and acceptance of “one way austerity”. The objectives of these latest controls are twofold. Firstly, to provide that the divisions within society betw...