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"All the politicians attacking the Bristol iconoclasts for removing the slave-owner Colston's statue---Johnson, Patel, Steer Calmer, Labour's Shadow Home (can't remember his name] and others, share one thing in common. Not a single one of them has called for the reinstatement of the statue. Wonder why? Calmer agrees it shouldn't be there, but numerous governments, Labour and Tory never removed it. Calmer and Johnson would rather it was done 'legally'. (Laughter). Worth remembering that Colston too was a believer in legality. Nothing he did was illegal! Slavery was the law of the land, free trade, etc." —Tariq Ali, 09 June 2020

I notice that the Guardian's liberal view of "global development" corresponds with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's view. Lockdown gives asylum seekers reprive and hope Related Agents of their own abuse

The BBC way of reporting 45,000 Uber drivers in London. Not a word on Why there is so many unauthorised drivers, What the working conditions are, How many hours these drivers work Whether they are insured or not What the rate of exploitation of illegal drivers is How much profit the company makes ...

As expected a couple of people will be blamed for the crime. "The murderers will be brought to justice," as Essex police said. Follow the news and you will see that no outcry will be made compared to a violent attack on a London Bridge or in Manchester. Others will also blame the people who allowed themselves to be smuggled/killed. 39 people found dead in lorry container "The possibility of feats of extravagant and unrestrained violence at and beyond the border [have historically] contrasted with the constraints of rational management of violence within the borders of nation-states.’ To put it simply, violence at the border serves a purpose, and so does the shock it provokes. It obscures the violence of the internal social arrangements of modern nations, which fight to preserve the privilege of the few over the many. "The rational management of violence within the nation-state," Caygill continues, "was only possible when potential and actual violen

England: corruption "But the fact is that the cases so far brought by the NCA are probably the tip of an iceberg of suspected corruption. Of the properties owned by overseas companies in England and Wales, two-thirds are registered to firms in the British Virgin Islands, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man - which means it can be difficult to work out who ultimately benefits from the asset  The government is supposedly committed to banning the ownership of British property through shadowy companies - but nothing has been done.  Until there is more clarity on who owns what, already-stretched financial crime investigators will struggle to seize the suspected billions of stolen loot washing around the British property market ."

According to wikipedia , proportionally there are more homeless people in the UK than in China or the U.S England: Birmingham homeless living in "ruthless conditions' Like corruption, huge inequality, exploitation (at home and abroad), arms sales, support of dictators, etc, homelessnes is caused by Brussels and the EU. After Brexit these "un-English values" will disappear.

England "Shandor, 48, became homeless after falling behind on his rent following an accident at work." 48 years old and doesn't own a home! What has he been doing in his life? Why didn't he get a university degree and a good job? Why hasn't worked hard, not taking two jobs, not riding a bike looking for a third one, or, at least, why hasn't he managed to take a mortgage and work for a bank for 20/30 years? What is the difference between him and those refugees who come to our country for our milk and honey and our "generous benefits system", and make it unsustainable, dragging productivity down? He should be banished to Libya or Russia and his boy taken into custody!  England needs three million new social homes, a report says What about the developers, speculators, and the house prices? Three millions homes means a fall in the house prices, and a house after all, is not built to live in, but a place to make profits from, attract oligarchies,

Our values At these universities, the data showed average salaries of: £52,000 for white academics £38,000 for black academics  £37,000 for academics from an Arab background This means that black and Arab academics at the UK's top universities earn an average 26% less than white colleagues. Ethnic minority academics pay These are universities which claim they are defending "equal rights" and "democracy" (even helping others establish democractic institutions and "democratic values").

Social progress in England Health and social care spending cuts since 2010 are linked to nearly 120,000 excess deaths in England, with the over 60s and care home residents most affected, finds new University College London research. Collateral damage?

We are all in it together! Council cuts in England

The world's biggest store of plutonium is in ... and a few years ago the plant was breached by greenpeace activists!

England Why are so many young mums struggling with depression?

Exploitation and robbery "London was the least affordable region in England and Wales, with city-dwellers spending 41.1% of their annual salaries on rent in 2017."

Britain How austerity is hollowing out heart Tory Somerset

English schools: on the footsteps of the French ones? Mr Courtney was referring to a speech in February in which Ms Spielman said: "School leaders must have the right to set school uniform policies in a way that they see fit, in order to promote cohesion." By "cohesion" Ms Spielman means conformity . What we are speaking about hear is the headscarf not the veil. The latter covers the whole face not the first. Banning the headscarf at school is considered

England: UCU strike " It is so stupid , but it happens so often that we know it be a type of structural stupidity." No capitulation

England It is easy to forget that in 2005 Theresa May was a shadow minister going into a general election with a Conservative manifesto promising to scrap all tuition fees, the BBC reminds us. "People always have been the foolish victims of deception and self-deception in politics, and they always will be until they have learnt to seek out the interests of some class or other behind all moral, religious, political and social phrases, declarations and promises." — L.

England Is the rent too damn high?

England " The analysis of Department for Education figures by researchers at Huddersfield and Sheffield universities shows that since 2010, council areas with the highest levels of deprivation and need have faced the biggest cuts." Another proof that "there is a class war, and they are winning it." (The quote is originally Warrent Buffet's) Poorest areas face biggest cuts in children's services

Rough sleepers in England rise for seventh year Who owns London?