Category Archives: Politics
The Money Myth Exploded
Great story. It’s a shame the real world system fits it perfectly 🙂 The Money Myth Exploded.
Continue reading →BBC News – Private sector pensions in seismic collapse, says ACA
“There has been a “seismic collapse” private sector pensions, and the gap between private and public pensions is widening, a report warns. The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) says that nine out of 10 private sector defined benefit schemes are … Continue reading →
Scriptonite Daily: Voices from the Occupation: Putting the 1% on Trial
Scriptonite Daily: Voices from the Occupation: Putting the 1% on Trial.
Continue reading →A step in the right direction :-)
From :Â BBC News – Banks and card companies will drop some currency fees “Banks and credit card companies have agreed to scrap some charges they levy on holidaymakers buying foreign currency. The move comes after pressure from the Office of … Continue reading →
Indefinite detention bill passes in Senate — RT
From RT.com “Exactly 220 years to the date after the Bill of Rights was ratified, the US Senate today voted 86 to 13 in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, allowing the indefinite detention and … Continue reading →
Stop the Internet Blacklist! – Demand Progress
Please sign the petition here to Stop the Internet Blacklist! – Demand Progress.
Continue reading →About time too – US flag ceremony marks formal end of Iraq war role
The flag of American forces in Iraq has been lowered in Baghdad, bringing nearly nine years of US military operations in Iraq to a formal end. The US Defence Secretary, Leon Panetta, told troops the mission had been worth the … Continue reading →
Protest camp moves into empty offices – This is Plymouth
From ‘This is Plymouth‘: “ANTI-CAPITALIST protesters camped out in the city centre for weeks have now taken over an empty office building. Occupy Plymouth set up a tented protest site at the Jigsaw Garden near Drake Circus Shopping Centre five … Continue reading →
Back into recession again…
From the BBC Â “UK economy ‘to face bigger downturn’ Standard Chartered expects a recession in the UK in 2012 The UK economy is to contract by more than previously thought, according to a leading forecaster. Economists at Standard Chartered bank … Continue reading →
Sen. Sanders files amendment to end corporate personhood – The Raw Story
Copied from: The Raw StorySen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced a constitutional amendment to the U.S. Senate on Thursday that would overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United ruling. The decision held that corporations have the same First … Continue reading →
Occupy Tunbridge Wells
For various reasons it has been decided to close the Occupy Tunbridge Wells camp for now. The camp will re-start in the New Year. A big thank you to all who took part and supported the camp.
Continue reading →Woodnesborough shale borehole set for approval – BBC News
Councillors are expected to approve plans to explore for gas on farmland in Kent which could lead to controversial shale gas extraction. Coastal Oil and Gas Ltd, based in Mid Glamorgan, wants permission to drill an exploratory borehole at Woodnesborough … Continue reading →
Bill Oddie takes a pot shot at Kate… – Express.co.uk
BILL ODDIE TAKES A POT SHOT AT KATE… Sunday December 4,2011 By Marco Giannangeli and Peter Robertson “BILL Oddie has criticised the Duchess of Cambridge after pictures were published Âshowing her brandishing a shotgun while practising her game shooting. Britain’s … Continue reading →
How derivatives work!
Our derivatives market, flawed banking system and economy Understanding Derivatives Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Detroit … She realizes that virtually all of her customers are unemployed alcoholics and, as such, can no longer afford to patronize … Continue reading →