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Tag Archives: austerity
The pen is mightier than the sword *.
* The saying, “The pen is mightier than the sword” was first written by novelist and playwright Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839, in his historical play Cardinal Richelieu. That saying is certainly true in relation to CaMORON. When what you think is … Continue reading
I’m so dizzy, my head is spinning!
Reposted from an article by Siobhan Fenton Make no mistake – this Tory Government isn’t here to end poverty but to rebrand it. Perhaps never before has this country been ruled by a party so image obsessed and PR driven. … Continue reading
Posted in DWP
Tagged austerity, dwp, Public Relations, Siobhan Fenton, Tommy Roe, workie, workplace pensions
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Welsh = likes rugby and can sing!
Ah stereotypes – doncha just love ’em. I am Welsh. I like rugby. But I can’t sing. I remember many years ago staying in Newcastle with friends and deciding to sample the nightlife. We ended up on the Tuxedo Princess, … Continue reading
I cried today …
I CRIED TODAY! because I am fearful … Fearful of the tory elite. I watch the news as the poor, they beat. Zero hours, tax credit cuts, death, destruction, NHS dismantilisation. tory voices cry … “ONE NATION” But I have … Continue reading
Posted in poetry
Tagged austerity, Camoron, NHS, poetry, social media, Tax credits, Tories, zero-hours contracts
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Why The British Establishment Wants Jeremy Corbyn Buried
Reposted from Truepublica.org.uk The term “the establishment” refers to leading politicians, senior civil servants, senior barristers and judges, aristocrats, Oxbridge academics, senior clergy, the most important financiers and industrialists, governors of the BBC, members of and top aides to the royal … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Democracy, Jeremy Corbyn
Tagged austerity, BBC, Capitalism, Catholic Church, Church of England, David Cameron, democracy, House of Lords, HSBC, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Lord Green
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John McDonnell’s speech to Labour party conference
Reposted from Politics Home Can you imagine Gidiot Osborne making a speech like this … I warn you this is not my usual rant, they get me into trouble and Jeremy has told me to behave myself. Jeremy and I … Continue reading
Posted in John McDonnell
Tagged Ann Pettifor, austerity, benefits, Bob Dylan, David Blanchflower, deaths, economy, George Osborne, homeless, Inheritance Tax, Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell, Joseph Stiglitz, Labour, living wage, Marianna Mazzucato, Michael O Sullivan, pay gap, poverty, Simon Wren Lewis, suicide, Tax, Tax credits, Thomas Piketty
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*Croeso i Corbyn
* Welsh for Welcome to I had the pleasure, along with two work colleagues, of attending the Jeremy Corbyn rally at Holland House Hotel, Newport Road Cardiff yesterday evening. I met up with my colleauges outside the hotel and I have … Continue reading
Posted in Jeremy Corbyn
Tagged austerity, benefits, Cardiff, fracking, Housing Benefit, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, NHS, politics, students, Unison, Unite, Wales
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The election has finally opened Tory eyes to the disaster of the bedroom tax
Reposted from the Guardian on line Some of Cameron’s party faithful are asking whether the bedroom tax costs more socially than it is saves financially. Photograph: WPA Pool/Getty Images When elected to a majority government, David Cameron and his ministers … Continue reading
There’s a storm brewing …
Reposted from the Guardian on line Steve White told the Guardian that more cuts would be devastating: “You get a style of policing where the first options are teargas, rubber bullets and water cannon, which are the last options in … Continue reading
Posted in Police
Tagged austerity, Conservatives, Home Office, Police, Police Federation, Steve White, Theresa May
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Budget shows Osborne far removed from reality
Reposted from Public & Commercial Services (PCS) Union website In the final budget of this parliament George Osborne has reminded the vast majority of voters how far removed he is from their lives. While talking up the prospects for economic … Continue reading
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