You all remember that nice Mr Grayling, Leader of the House; a right wing Tory, who is now a leading Brexit campaigner and wants the EHRA to be abolished and a new British Bill of rights put in its place. Jolly reserved, polite sort of fellow isnt he, wanting our independence from Europe so the British people make decisions that affect them and all that jazz. I'm sure you know who I mean. Well cast your mind back about 6 years ago and remember the landlady who threw out two gays (we all know Europe is full of them and more from the Daily Mail lol). Remember that case? "Its fine if someone wants to discriminate against gays and not have them in your BnB" was more or less his words at the time. Well bring yourself forwards to 2016 and the referendum and the British Bill of rights and his mate the 'Pickininy' Prime Minister Johnson. Is that REALLY why you want to BREXIT? Cos thats what you get. Oh you dont care about Gays anyway? Oh you dont believe that Hitler started on all the odd balls before he moved on to mass extermination of the Jews and other malcontents either, do you? Well ask anyone who kept quiet when the German Reich started its programmes of discrimination back in 1932 and see if the " It cant happen here" belief really holds any water!!! You think that everyone is as honest and open as you and you dont believe that these politicians would ever do anything like that, after all they are British. They would if the EU wasnt there to stop them. You mark my words, which are repeated words of parents and uncles and aunties who fought against the Nazi filth and their propagandists: and who at the time of the inception of the Common Market could see that at last what they fought for was being consolidated across the continent. They could see that it was on a par with the UN actually, but our very own just for Europe. They are dead and gone for the most part now, but still there in our memories arent they. The gratitude we hold is still as strong now as it was back there then. Give the likes of Grayling, Johnson and Farage the chance and not only will we be totally enslaved to Global corporations, and our economy all but shot, our NHS, as we know it, will have all but disappeared, and as for the rights of minorities? Well you really know the outcome there dont you? Thanks to Steve Howard for his opinion on one issue of the EU referendum More at the Guardian 2010 here - Chris Grayling reveals the real Tories
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Digital campaigners the Open Rights Group are calling on MPs to vote against the Investigatory Powers Bill if proposals for bulk powers remain in the controversial new surveillance law.
Executive Director, Jim Killock said: “The Government is intent on pressing ahead with the IP Bill even though it will give the UK an extreme surveillance law unsuited to a democracy. The IP Bill’s powers are too broad and permit the surveillance of citizens whether or not they are suspected of wrongdoing. Surveillance should be targeted at those who are suspected of a crime.” It is expected that a majority of MPs will vote in favour of the Bill tonight. It will then transfer to the House of Lords. The Bill includes powers that will allow the Security Services to easily access any public or private database. The Government has admitted that the vast majority of such data will relate to people who are not suspected of any crimes. The intelligence services and the police will also be able to hack the electronic devices of third parties who are not direct suspects. Internet Service Providers will be forced to record their customers’ web browsing history and app use. Earlier this week, ORG launched a film featuring a public toilet to highlight how dehumanising a lack of privacy can be. For more information, email: press@openrightsgroup.org About Open Rights Group Open Rights Group is the UK’s leading voice defending freedom of expression, privacy, innovation, creativity and consumer rights on the Internet. Founded in 2005, we have over 3000 paying supporters and a movement of 36,000 activists. Winner of the Liberty Human Rights Campaigner of the Year Award 2012 https://www.openrightsgroup.org/about/ A group of scientists pushing for a vote for the UK to stay in the EU have posted a letter on Facebook which they are asking people to sign. It says: Scientific advance and innovation are critically dependent on collaboration. To remain a world-leading science nation, we must be team players. After reading the above letter if you are a scientist add your name at the following link http://scientistsforeu.uk/sign-save-science/then share the link with other scientists. Scientists for EU is a campaign by UK scientists to keep the UK in the EU. Science is vital for the UK's economy and quality of life. Science is also at the heart of global, social challenges that face us all. We believe that we can achieve so much more good for the UK and the world from within the EU. From the Open Rights Group:
As the Investigatory Powers Bill (IPBill) heads into the Commons, ORG has taken to the streets of London with a unique public toilet to give the public a taste of how dehumanising a lack of privacy can be. With the click of a button, the walls of the toilet turned transparent, exposing those inside. The film aims to highlight how the Bill will give the police and security services extensive surveillance powers that could invade everyone’s privacy. Watch the film and find out more at: https://www.snooperscharter.co.uk The Bill, being debated in the House of Commons today, includes powers that will allow the Security Services to easily access any public or private database, with the vast majority of that data linked to people who are not suspected of any crimes – as admitted by the Government. The intelligence services and the police will also be able to hack electronic devices and Internet Service Providers will be forced to record their customers’ web browsing history and app use. MPs are expected to vote on it on the Bill tomorrow (7th June) before it is transferred to the House of Lords. Jim Killock, Executive Director of the Open Rights Group, said: “While many are aware of the Bill and what it means for personal freedom, we felt that there may be some members of the public that aren’t overly concerned with their online privacy. We hoped that by exposing people where they are most vulnerable we could encourage a debate about how much we value privacy and how comfortable we are with others accessing personal information without our consent. Hopefully the video can do this.” While there have been some minor amendments to improve the Bill, if passed as it stands, it will give the UK one of the most extreme and intrusive surveillance laws in any Western democracy. Killock adds: “We at Open Rights Group still find it remarkable that this Bill is heading to the Commons. We would encourage anyone with an interest in personal freedom to read up on the issues and ask how comfortable they feel with every aspect of their life being accessible in a few clicks. “Now is the time to raise your voice and make sure that we don’t sleepwalk into a surveillance state. The stakes really are that high.” Watch the film here. To learn more about the Open Rights Group please visit www.openrightsgroup.org. About Open Rights Group
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/ I ain't really said much on the EUREF, but I feel this needs to be said.
We are not controlled by Brussels, Britain is controlled by a class of people, this class of people are called the "ruling class." If we stay in the EU or leave the EU, the same ruling class which control us now, will still be in charge. You will not have more power if we vote to leave, you will not have less, you will have the same amount of power that you have now, which is none. Inequality, and the structures of power and wealth will be maintained regardless of whether we are in or out come the EUREF, because the EUREF does not challenge the power structures, it does not challenge the inequality of the system. I don't care how you vote, but if you're voting with the thought that voting in or out, is going to impact on these things in anyway shape or form, sorry to break it to you but you're wrong. The wealthy elite in the City of London, will continue to be the wealthy elite long after the EUREF, the greedy bankers who have million pound bonuses, after the EUREF, will still be the same greedy bankers which plunged the world into recession in 2008. The corrupt politicians which take cash for questions, will still be there. Knighthoods and peerages will still be dolled out to the rich because of political donations, and political corruption. The rich multinationals, and the rich business owners, will still be the same ones we have now, and they will continue to get better treatment, and live better lives because of their wealth. This will not change whatever the result of the EUREF, because the EUREF does not seek to challenge the structures and systems which keep us poor, and impact heavily on inequality, and the halls of power. If you want to challenge these things, then after the referendum whatever the result, organise - join a trade union. Get involved in local activism, get involved in having a political voice, do something positive. Rally against the inequality within the system, educate yourself and others about the ruling elite and how they keep themselves in power. These things can be changed, and they have to be challenged, but in or out come the referendum, it will not impact on the ruling class in any meaningful way. So I hope that after this vote, a lot of you take this passion and start using it in a productive way, tackling the problems we face, and trying to change the oppressive structures which keep us in our place. Many thanks to: Stephen Anthony Miller for sharing his thoughts on the upcoming EU referendum. I'd like to tell you a story, if you will permit me. Two things have made me decide to do this:
- the fact that the Miners' Strike was discussed in another thread [on the Facebook group's page] - the ever increasing indications of corrupt electoral practice by the Tories. So...... Many will be aware that miners used to receive part of their pay in the form of an allowance of coal. It was not "free coal;" it was a means of depressing wages. But, as a result, and certainly in South Yorkshire where I was, most miners' homes were heated entirely by coal, with a back boiler to heat the water. Even in midsummer a small fire would burn in the hearth, so as to provide hot water. During the strike, of course, the coal allowance stopped. There was no way to heat your house or provide hot water. The strike lasted a year, including a cold Yorkshire winter ( or Scottish winter etc.) No heating. No hot water. I recall visiting one home and seeing the eleven-year-1old son trying to do his homework while dressed in outdoor coat, scarf, gloves and wrapped in a blanket. At every pit, however, there was one or more huge heaps of, essentially coalish muck, commercially useless, just dumped in mini-mountains. Many will remember how, at Aberfan in South Wales, one such "mountain" collapsed, burying a junior school and many children. However it was possible to go on the heap and collect, from the muck, tiny bits of coal which might provide a brief fire in the hearth. Of course, the miners did this, for their families' sake. They risked their lives in doing so but, then, that was normal in their job anyway. Now, Grimethorpe Methodist Chapel was a pretty ugly building, I have to admit. To prevent vandalism all our windows were protected by metal mesh. One Sunday we discovered the mesh had disappeared, been stolen. Not a single member complained, because we knew why. Miners had removed the mesh because it made an excellent sieve to sift the coal bits from the muck on the heap! Solidarity! But, once the Coal Board realised what was happening, they suddenly declared that these useless piles of muck were Coal Board property. Removing bits of coal was theft! And the next time miners went on the heap, they found the police, waiting for them. A few days later I visited a local primary school to take an assembly. The staff, still distressed, told me how, the day before, their field and playground had been the scene of a running battle between miners (many of them fathers and brothers of the schoolchildren) and baton wielding police! To protect the children from seeing what was happening, they gathered them all in the hall and sang songs! It was not just the miners that the government attacked, but their wives and children. I tell you this partly to remind us all of the realities of prolonged industrial action, but mainly, with our present political situation in mind, to say this: Whatever you do, never underestimate the capacity of the Tories to plumb the depths in their determination to get their own way. There is nowhere so low that they will not go if they deem it necessary. When David Cameron smiles at you, make very sure someone is watching your back. Eric Potts Corbyn 50years + Supporters group |
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