Cameron sorry???

Cheap attempt at political point scoring by the inept boy, trying to force Brown into making an apology here.

Sorry my arse!! This party started the deregulated anarchy that eventually became the credit crunch. What Cameron should be doing is offering what the Tories would do to sort it out. Tumbleweed blows through the desert at that suggestion, I'm afraid, meaning if the boy Cameron gets in with his gang of upper class spivs , we can expect at best more of the same as now or alternatively a total economic collapse as the free enterprise backwoodsmen that contaminate the Tory Party appear to force their utopian economics on the working population of this country.

Will Cameron still be sorry then?

I think not.

The blame though for letting this bunch in will fall on Brown and the New Labour Idea for continuing in some ways a diluted form and in other ways more blatent,monetarist policies, in other words the legacy of Thatchers bankrupt rule.

(BBC's take on Thatcher's economic legacy with a picture of one of the 'backwoodsmen' I mentioned earlier from the nutty Adam Smith society!!)

Blacklist Part 2

I'm really annoyed about this issue. What the f*ck gives employers the right to organise against employees in the form of blacklists? This is a political issue and the companies involved in this should be held up and targetted in the same way unions are held up and targetted by the Tories , today and in the last 30 years, as to interfering with the political process.
The link here provides detail of the culprits. This practice is absolutely outrageous and I find it astounding that Labour promised to deal with the blacklisting scandal pre 1997 election but have done f*ck all about it.

Construction Blacklist

I have posted about this before. From an email list I belong to

FIRMS FACE LEGAL ACTION OVER 'BLACK LISTS'

An investigation by the Information Commissioner' s Office (ICO) has uncovered a database containing details on 3,213 construction workers, which was used by over 40 construction companies to vet individuals for employment.

Information Commissioner' s Office

The information commissioner, Richard Thomas, has published a list of the companies he believes may have broken data protection laws, after an investigation by his office that was sparked by fears that many workers were being unfairly "blacklisted" .The information includes sensitive personal information such as construction workers' personal relationships, trade union activity, as well as people's employment history.The information has been seized by the ICO during a raid in Droitwich, West Midlands.

Ian Kerr, the owner of a firm known as the Consulting Association, appears to have run the database for over 15 years.The ICO has uncovered evidence at Kerr's premises that named construction firms subscribed to Kerr's system for a £3,000 annual fee. Companies could add information to the system and pay £2.20 for details held on individuals. Invoices to construction firms for up to £7,500 were seized during the raid.

The ICO has served an Enforcement Notice ordering Mr Kerr to stop using the system. Mr Kerr is to cease trading by the end of this week and he now faces prosecution by the ICO for breaching the Data Protection Act.Deputy Information Commissioner, David Smith, said: "This is a serious breach of the Data Protection Act. Not only was personal information held on individuals without their knowledge or consent, but the very existence of the database was repeatedly denied."The covert system enabled Mr Kerr to unlawfully trade personal information on workers for many years helping the construction industry to vet prospective employees."Trading people's personal details in this way is unlawful and we are determined to stamp out this type of activity."He added: "The Data Protection Act clearly states that organisations must be open about how they process personal information, and in most cases those processing personal information must register with the ICO - Mr Kerr did not comply with the law on either count."We will prosecute Mr Kerr and we are also considering what regulatory action to take against construction firms who have been using the system."www.ico.gov. uk

These people need to be made an example of.

Jail 'em!!

Its that bloody Karl Marx again!!

"Owners of capital will stimulate the working class to buy more and more of expensive goods, houses and technology, pushing them to take more and more expensive credits until their debt becomes unbearable.
"The unpaid debt will lead to bankruptcy of banks, which will have to be nationalised and the state will have to take the road which will eventually lead to communism."


Karl Marx Das Kapital 1867 (Spoof quote!!!)


The 1980s and 1990s were a period when the ideas of Marxism were fought, defeated and allegedly laid to rest. The 2000s saw a so called new labour government that peddled a 'third way' idea that came crashing down with the credit crunch further poo-poo the ideas of Marxism with their support for neo-liberal ideaology.

Now with the world recession caught tobogganing towards a deep depression caused by the economic policies evangelised by Reagan and Thatcher we see the appearance of capitalists rediscovering Marx.

Here is the view of Stephen King, the chief economist of HSBC.

Tax Havens. How the Rich are NOT pulling their weight during this recession

Good, informative article on the TUC site.

I dont really think that the Capitalist Class care two hoots about how the rest of the UK population cope with the recession they have caused. It shows by the figures that while workers struggle with redundancies, short time working and cuts in pay the Capitalists can rest easy that their significant investments are safe.

The loop holes need to be blocked.