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Sorry for all the links but now another onehttp://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/yanis-varoufakis-speaks-out-for-first-time-since-resigning-as-greek-finance-minister/Varoufakis Speaks Out
Shame it is an old photo of the frontage.Could someone send a new one of the improvements we made to the BBC and explain it is part of how we spend our money.
Thudjie, welcome to our forum.You will find our real wealth is the richness of the information on our webpages and in our archives. We also have a blog that you might like to follow and place commentshttp://socialismoryourmoneyback.blogspot.com/
I found the ex-Telegraph columnist Peter Oborne to be quite informative on Syria and foreign policy…but he did have to resign in the end because of the owners editorial influence regards the bankers corruption.Worse than the Telegraph is the hypocrisy of the pretend liberals of the other broad-sheets and the worse of them all is the BBC.Speed the day when the Socialist Standard becomes a daily journal and our blog has real journalists and correspondents reporting the news on the hour
http://www.commondreams.org/views/2015/07/13/we-are-all-greeks-nowChris Hedges is in fine fettle, trying to show that the US suffer in the same way from capitalism as in Greece ie from class warfareI don't like his qualification of capitalism as 'corporate" or "unfettered" as if these tendencies are not inherent in other supposed forms of capitalism. He calls for the restoration of a rational economy…but i think Andrew Kliman in his talk asked rhetorically why we assume that the economy is not absurd in its basics.
The unions talk the talk but will they walk the walkhttp://rt.com/uk/273331-unite-union-illegal-strike/
I think Chomsky once defended the so-called respectable press on the grounds that the ruling classes must have a view of reality without the the spin to make its decisions. Seems as the Telegraph has assumed that role in the UK of being rather more accurate in some of its reporting than other papers.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11736779/Greece-is-being-treated-like-a-hostile-occupied-state.html
For all the respect i have for John Pilger's reporting and despite some of accurate observations in the article he made, i think he is over-looking the impossibility of anything more radical than what Syriza offered and achieved.http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/07/13/the-problem-of-greece-is-not-only-a-tragedy-it-is-a-lie/Revolution is not just the overthrow of capitalism but is about a replacement for it. Pilger has never ever really presented an alternative. He cannot offer a political vacuum as a solution. If he supports KKE and exit from the EU and the Euro and a realignment of alliances with Russia or whoever, he should not keep silent about it and if that is what he prefers, it is not a class solution nor a solution to class.
Another bit of info for those interested in the topic http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150712000106&cid=1102China remained the world's largest market for robots in 2014, as it absorbed 56,000 units or 24.9% of total global sales. South Korea came in as the No. 2 robot consumer with 39,000 units in 2014, followed by Japan, the US and Germany, with the top five markets together taking 75% of global robot sales.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/12/harman-labour-not-vote-against-welfare-bill-limit-child-tax-creditsLabour will not vote against the government’s welfare bill and should not oppose limiting child tax credits to two children, the party’s interim leader, Harriet Harman, has said,
The election campaign begins the moment a branch decides to contest an election and the candidates chosen, with letters and press releases to the local media, lit stalls, public meetings, newspaper adverts and contributions to online websites. And as Brian says , it continues after the polling day. Brighton is an example of a follow-up that has now led to a discussion group. Years of open air public meetings in Glasgow and environs led to a vigourous branch (even two branches) with its own premises. It will take the same sustained effort. We would be foolishly optimistic if we expect over-night success.However that sort of effort requires motivation and a need for younger, fitter members. Where do we get such new members? By going in search of them for starters. It may mean poaching them from the usual Leftists. Some of our finest members were once activists in other groups and parties. We are fortunate in Glasgow that there are older members with the experience and knowledge who can act as mentors to wean newcomers from Leninism and reformism.
Gnome is right. Did a quick Google and it seems that you can get leaflets delivered for £290 for 10,000 when delivered with other leaflets while the option of being delivered alone will be more expensive. I know RM usually combine all their leaflets for a weekly drop.And if we can prove they are dumped they offer a refund. http://glasgowleafletdistribution.co.uk/cheapest-door-to-door-price-guaranteed/They will also do the printing and the various rates arehttp://glasgowleafletdistribution.co.uk/leaflet-printing/10,000 double sided A5 £160 but i would guess that will be pretty basic paper quality I'm guessing for Swansea a similar company will be operating at similar low prices for printing and delivery.
Quote:are you the owner of your own country or does the IMF/ECB/World Banksters rule it.?Duncan, that is the point,isn't it …we actually don't own the country…and only by the grace of God (to use a religious turn of phrase) go we.We don't condemn Syriza for capitulating to the demands of the Troika as many are now doing on the left-wing websites…We understood from the outset that they could extract only a certain amount of concessions and we said that was was they were elected to do, not to have a revolution and certainly not to establish socialism. Have they succeeded? It will be for the Greek people to decide. As YMS said in an earlier post, there was not much sign of international solidarity. It does not take too much guts to tell others what sacrifices they should make…and that applies to the Left as well as to the EU mandarins.The Socialist Party does what it always does…tries to explain that there are no solutions to workers' problems within capitalism and offer our sympathy to the Greek working class…We don't make fake promises or hold out false hopes.
If regime change is not on the agenda then i am surprised at the statements of the Troika Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem saying "there were many concerns not only about "the content of the proposals, but also on the even more difficult issue of trust. How can we really expect this government to implement what it's now promising." And the German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was blunt: "We will definitely not be able to rely on promises." They already forced out the Greek finance minister, now it is seems to be the turn of the Prime Minister and the whole Syriza government. To be truthful the last time i heard such diplomatic statements such as those is against Syria's Assad and Saddam Husein and perhaps Putin. Certainy not against another EU leader and to boot Nato ally. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33491776
