The champagne cops are a national embarrassment
Three cops so full of rich man’s champagne they refused to do their job. And now they want us to praise them for their courageous choices? There is no shame left in the Met.
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Shush, we’re building the Scoundrel Dome
Patriots don’t celebrate democracy; patriots shut up and smile while the world’s great corporations come together for a giant trial of their prowess in pocketing a lot of public money. C’mon the Olympics…
Shush, we’re building the Scoundrel Dome
Patriots don’t celebrate democracy; patriots shut up and smile while the world’s great corporations come together for a giant trial of their prowess in pocketing a lot of public money. C’mon the Olympics…
We’re not losing the class war, but we are losing the battles
The class war rumbles on, but we need to lift up our eyes and remind ourselves that universalism is a crucial element in any victory
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It’s like praising Actimel during the plague
Two stories sitting next to each other today suggest that people still don’t really understand the underlying economic problems we face
The belligerent Major is not alone
Finally, a politician says in public that the military damages people. If only anyone would listen.
It’s a Craig Whyte economy
Suddenly everyone knows that the Rangers owner is a devious parasite. So why don’t they realise that he is the embodiment of British Capitalism and not an aberration?
Coercion – its the way of the right
There has been such endless discussion of the Tory Government ‘workfare’ scheme that if you weren’t paying attention you’d think it was a technical matter and not a right-wing fetish with pushing people about
When your friends make you look like a fool
In the foreground, our earnest Prime Minister telling us to stop being suspicious of businesses. In the background, one of his business pals stuffing her pockets with public money.
Is Cameron a capitalist? Perhaps not
In the trailed extracts of his speech, Cameron doesn’t seem to have understood the very philosophy behind free-market economics. Is he a committed capitalist, or is he just an old-fashioned elitist Tory