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Comment on What if Jim Callaghan had won the 1979 election? – education and society in multi-ethnic Britain, an essay in subjunctive history by What If…? – an essay in subjunctive history | Insted Consultancy News

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:36:27 +0000

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Comment on Stories, schools and statues – the Tory view of history by Schools, statues and Mary Seacole « Insted Consultancy News

Schools, statues and Mary Seacole « Insted Consultancy News — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:56:25 +0000

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Comment on Robert Kee: History of Ireland` – No Surrender` (Episode 2) by Charles Patrick O'Brien

Charles Patrick O'Brien — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:53:30 +0000

Who pays the price of colonialism,only those not yet born will pay the full price.Ireland a warning of dividing a nation.

Comment on Pensions for all and solidarity forever… by Peter

Peter — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:46:37 +0000

Trotsky is said to have questioned the viability of socialism in one country. Now the question seems to be. Can social democracy survive Neo Liberal trading rules?.

Comment on Social Democracy is dead but not for the Golden Generation… by Robin Turner

Robin Turner — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:24:30 +0000

I suspect that I am a little older than the head teacher having been born during the last few weeks of the Spanish Civil War. She/he is right of course and reading it I did not get the impression at all that it was a bragging even though I was not present to pick up clues.

It is a worrying that Legal Eagle should even think that it was bragging or that it needed clarification. Liberals (which include some Labour Party members) just do not understand that they are just as much the victims of ongoing class war as the working class is.

The 19th century and early 20th century saw the bogus spread of democracy to the masses. But as soon as they started to use the power that they thought they had the process of removing it started. The botched nationalisation of municipal utilities which led to them eventually being privatised, a comparable process with hospitals and medical practices which we are seeing happen now – but liberals do not believe it!

I say bogus spread of democracy because it was simply representative democracy, That is qualified democracy and never intended to be democracy itself.

We have a very dangerous government and we should be struggling to change it. Cameron is simply building on what Thatcher did and the process now is actually dismantlement of the state.

Sadly the piety not stop the process.

Abraham Lincoln said, in a moment of vision which he indeed did not have often, that the best way to defeat your enemies was to turn them into your friends – not an easy thing to do of course. If liberals became socialists then we would have progress.

Comment on Lib Dem conference 2010: an example of collective cognitive dissonance by Onun

Onun — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:43:55 +0000

I am sure those households will feel mgithily reassured that the Lib Dems are on the case. Here’s the full quote, as you seem to have missed the ending: “It is important that every family feeling the pinch right now knows that we have a practical solution in place to help them. Some people are saying this is a radical shift, but I think this is a logical progression of what we have been working on for the last five years. It is about helping those on the lowest incomes pay their bills.”

Comment on Will we see Clegg’s new economic tone? Expect more of the same by Janeth

Janeth — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:24:36 +0000

Could the Lib Dems win my a landslide? I keep crunnhicg the numbers, working out proportional swings, guessing at the tactical effect. I never ever thought I’d see the results I’m getting.Yes, yes they could. Get above 38%ish in the polls, and assuming there’s some tactical voting in their favour, they (we) win a massive majority.And under Gordon’s AV plan, it’d be even bigger.I mean, I preicted we’d break the hundred seat barrier this time; I was told I was being overly optimistic. I said the debates and media attention would make a difference. I really should have put that fiver down a few months back.

Comment on Are you with U.S or against US? by Luz

Luz — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:29:16 +0000

Not only a defense shcool would be in the defense interests of central America, but also military cooperation and intelligence between United Central Americans for counter defense and sharing of information on mutual cooperation for a better future of Indigenous people of UNASUR.Mexico,

Comment on A dream of quality, without equality by Agnieszka

Agnieszka — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:54:11 +0000

This report is pearhps the most important document of the whole policy process because if we get this wrong, there is not going to be a way to fix our planet.As an industrialised, rich country, we have a duty to lead the way on issues such as climate change, energy security and overall quality of life. Complaining that whatever we do is meaningless against the actions of rapidly industrialising countries is pointless and defeatist, and entirely goes against the fact that we believe we’re all in this together’.We should and must take the lead, show what can be done, and encourage others to join us in recognising that our planet is the only one we have, and we must do everything we can to preserve it. It’s right that true carbon and environmental costs should be borne by the polluters. Moving taxes from goods (ie work) onto bads (ie pollution) is a classic Tory way to recognise the impact that our actions have on our society.The authors recognise that returning to the Stone Age is simply not an option; they have instead proposed a set of policies which are people-led, to incentivise us to work towards a greener, cleaner, healthier environment.

Comment on The issues that shall really determine Scottish independence by Carmen

Carmen — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:48:13 +0000

I’ve heard Scottish people joke about how they don’t like the English, but it’s never like we don’t like them bescaue bla bla bla. It’s really all in good fun, and in honesty Scottish people are just as indifferent to an English person as they would be to a Scottish one.