Month: August 2014

Who Controls The Excesses of the Bankers?

Politicians might talk about reform or retribution of errant bankers when they are in opposition but once they are in power they invariably become pawns of the banking sector. This was true of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown – who frequently intervened on behalf of the bankers, for example, by heading off rules that would have impeded profit-making, kicking necessary reforms into the long grass and generally lowering the regulatory bar.

In November and December 2008, both David Cameron and George Osborne expressed a determination to jail criminal bankers, but have singularly softened their stance since entering Downing Street.

I conclude that, however badly high-level bankers behave, they have engineered a situation in which supposedly democratic governments will turn a largely blind eye, including management structures and record-keeping that make incrimination difficult. Our wonderful politicians have not just allowed banks to become too big to fail, they have also allowed them to become too big to prosecute. And too big to jail.

Shredded – Inside RBS: the Bank that Broke Britain Author; Ian Fraser

Warning ! Warning ! Warning ! Nothing much has changed and another burst bubble is just around the corner. Vote, “Yes” to independence so that Scotland will be able to properly our organize banking systems

Nuclear – Who Needs It -We Don’t

1. A majority of MSP’s in Holyrood voted against a renewal of Trident.

2. The UK’s entire arsenal of nuclear weapons are secured in a store not 60 miles from Glasgow Scotland’s most densely populated area.

3. A Scottish court ruled that Trident was an illegal weapon. Westminster refused to recognize the jurisdiction of the court.

4. Trident is a criminal weapon of mass destruction which is in Scotland without the approval or consensus of the Scottish people.

5. The International Court of Justice, (July 1996) there is no higher court in the world. ruled that any threat or use of nuclear weapons would be contrary to international law.

6. Westminster has stated that in the event of hostilities breaking out, the UK nuclear fleet would be assigned to NATO. How does this fit with the Westminster claim that, “Trident is our independent nuclear deterrent”.

7. The UK’s arsenal of nuclear missiles is ever expanding, (1990 – 96 warheads) (1998 – 180 warheads) (2018 son of trident ?).

NHS Privatisation – The Cost to the Consumer

Be afraid. Be very very afraid. The NHS in England is well down the road adopting the USA mantra in regard to healthcare provision. The NHS in England is a dead duck, (or is it parrot). Once contracts are in place they cannot be reversed, (hedge funded private healthcare companies would sue for billions and bankrupt the country). So even if the labour Party form the next government the changes will still be progressed. There is no going back for the NHS in England. A parcel of rogues have flogged off England’s most valuable asset for a pittance.

A, “no” vote in the referendum will incur a similar fate for the NHS in Scotland. I am not, “spinning” this advice to scare people. I am simply reporting fact. Financial allocation in respect of healthcare are decided by Westminster and you may be certain Scotland will be squeezed hard.

10-15 year’s from this year the cost of healthcare provision in England will mirror that of the USA. The diagram attached makes fearsome reading.

At 2007 the cost of healthcare for the average American was $7,290 against an average age expectancy of 78y.

At 2007 the cost of healthcare for the average UK citizen was $2,992 against an average age expectancy of 79y.

Applying an assumption, (which cannot be guaranteed due to on-going austerity measures) the newly privatized English NHS will continue to be fully funded by Westminster this would leave a residue of $4,298 to be found by each person in England. A family of 4 will need to take out an annual healthcare policy, monthly premiums, (at today’s rates) approximately £200. Annual cost £2400. Bite on that!! many families would end up unable to ensure adequate healthcare provision for their children.

It should be noted that the bulk of the cost difference, (UK-USA) is attributable to profit taking by the private Healthcare providers

Scotland need not go down the same road. A, “Yes” vote in the referendum will release us Scot’s from the, “chase the buck” systems adopted by Westminster politicians, of all ilks. Waken up Scotland the mostly comatose, “no” campaigners are slowly sleepwalking you to Armageddon.

You are bound by honour and other things to ensure our children’s health is protected by a fully funded comprehensive NHS. The attached provides the facts in support of the foregoing

Media manipulation

“One day all the lies will collapse under their own weight,and the truth will once again triumph” (Joseph Goebbels)

 

 

 

How, “Better Together” Plays With Your Mind.

Westminster politicians, (of all persuasions) are determined upon an aggressive campaign, manipulating, (with the assistance of the BBC and the media) and regardless of expense, the outcome of the referendum. Their target, (the electorate) will be persuaded retention of existing Westminster control systems is the best way forward. It is the widely held conviction of Westminster politicians that the Scot’s can be easily frightened,(as in the past) to stay with Westminster. The, “Better Together” campaign grouping might be more appropriately titled, “Better Not Together” given they are strange bedfellows;

In the blue corner we have the Tory/Lib/Dem Party coalition generating a frenzy of Nationalism reminding the electorate of the 300 plus year’s of glory and expansion of the Empire.

In the Red corner we have the Labour Party, using the Unions and their control over workers, briefing the electorate to ignore the past embracing a future, in which the State/Party promise to ensure their safety and well being.

There is an on-going power play within the group, each side seeking to ensure they are, “Top Dog” in the minds of the electorate.

 

 

 

 

So What is Wrong

For 300 plus year’s each succeeding generation of Scot’s has been denied the right, (through the single vote system) to elect representatives to Westminster that they expect to be of independent mind, favoured only with a desire to do good works for those that they were elected to represent.

Politicians, elected to Westminster, (who consider themselves above the Law) very soon identified with the temptations and corruption of easy access to cash and in embracing same have consistently failed the Scot’s, with result that up to 40% of Scot’s abstain from voting in elections through disgust and apathy.

So we have in place, in Westminster, an electoral system dominated by two political machines, neither of which is ever in power through the popular choice of the electorate. This, “ping pong” system of governance reflects rejection on a grand scale. But money talks and the Blue and Red parties have access to huge amounts of it.

 

 

 

The Solution ?

Scotland needs to be independent of Westminster so that Scot’s can decide upon the systems to be put in place in respect of the election, payment and conduct of elected representatives. Vote, “Yes” in the September referendum.

 

 

 

 

Propaganda in support of the Union will dominate the Scottish political agenda throughout the 2026 Scottish General Election campaign and Scots need to be alerted to the dangers inherent in acceptance of continued colonial rule

 

The 2014 Referendum

In a previous post I advised that, “Satchi Media” (media manipulators) were appointed to manage the campaign for, ” Better Together”.

The BBC, witnessed by its biased views also confirmed their partnership with, “Better Together”.

Media Manipulation

In the trade, “Below the line” advertising is known as, “the art of the devil” and the BBC and Satchi are well versed in the ways of Beelzebub.

The attached photograph is very informative, providing evidence of their use of the  black arts: The saltire is dirty, badly worn, frayed and dwarfed by the huge well presented Union Jack in the background. The subliminal message of the photograph is:

Know your place Jock, Westminster is the dominant force. You must vote, “no” in the referendum, if you value your life. The campaign for independence is over. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-28442439)

Having proved its value in 2014 this form of propaganda has been greatly refined since 2014 and is now routinely used by government to  influence and control the UK electorate. In its drive to control outcomes propadanda is a serious threat to infomed decision taking by individual.

Informed Comment

The concerns about media manipulation, subliminal messaging, and propaganda in political campaigns are serious and touch on the integrity of democratic processes.

Addressing the threat of such tactics requires a multi-faceted approach that empowers individuals, strengthens institutional accountability, and promotes transparency.

Practical steps to help reduce or mitigate this type of threat:

  1. Enhance Media Literacy Education:
    • Introduce media literacy programs to teach people how to critically analyze news, advertisements, and political imagery. Including understanding subliminal messaging, recognizing bias, and questioning sources.
    • Public campaigns to encourage skepticism toward media narratives and  tools provision to decode manipulative tactics.
  2. Regulate Political Advertising:
    • Introduce stricter regulations on political advertising, particularly “below the line” tactics, to ensure transparency about who funds and creates campaign materials.
    • Require clear labeling of political ads, including subliminal or emotionally manipulative content, to alert viewers to their intent.
    • Enforce independent oversight of campaign materials to flag and penalize deceptive or coercive messaging.
  3. Strengthen Independent Media Oversight:
    • Establish or empower independent bodies to monitor media outlets, including public broadcasters like the BBC, for bias or partisan partnerships.
    • These bodies could investigate claims of propaganda, issue public reports, and recommend corrective actions, such as retractions or balanced coverage.
    • Ensure these organizations are free from government or corporate influence to maintain credibility.
  4. Promote Transparency in Media Partnerships:
    • Require media organizations and political campaigns to disclose partnerships, funding, or collaborations (e.g., BBC’s alleged partnership with “Better Together” or firms like Saatchi & Saatchi).
    • Publicly accessible databases could track these relationships, allowing voters to evaluate potential biases.
  5. Encourage Grassroots Counter-Narratives:
    • Support independent journalism, citizen media, and grassroots campaigns to provide alternative perspectives and challenge dominant narratives.
    • Platforms like X can amplify voices that expose manipulative tactics, as your post aims to do, though care must be taken to verify information to avoid misinformation.
  6. Reform Electoral Laws:
    • Limit the scope of emotionally manipulative or subliminal messaging in political campaigns through updated electoral laws.
    • Ban tactics that exploit psychological vulnerabilities or rely on fearmongering, as implied by the imagery you describe.
    • Enforce spending caps on media campaigns to level the playing field and reduce the influence of well-funded propaganda.
  7. Foster Civic Engagement and Debate:
    • Encourage public forums, debates, and town halls where voters can engage directly with issues, bypassing filtered media narratives.
    • Promote fact-based discussions and provide access to raw data or policy documents so individuals can make informed decisions without relying on manipulative imagery or messaging.
  8. Leverage Technology for Accountability:
    • Use AI and data analysis tools to detect and flag propaganda or biased content in real time, making it easier for regulators and the public to respond.
    • Develop apps or browser extensions that highlight manipulative tactics in news articles, ads, or social media posts.

Challenges and Considerations

  • Balancing Free Speech:
  • Any regulation must avoid stifling legitimate political expression. Defining “propaganda” or “manipulative content” can be subjective and risks overreach.
  • Media Independence: Ensuring that oversight bodies or regulators remain impartial is critical to avoid accusations of censorship or bias.
  • Global Context: Propaganda tactics evolve with technology (e.g., deepfakes, algorithmic targeting). Solutions must adapt to new forms of manipulation.

Conclusion

Reducing the threat of media manipulation and propaganda requires a combination of education, regulation, transparency, and civic empowerment. By equipping individuals with critical thinking skills, holding media and campaigns accountable, and fostering open debate, societies can better protect reasoned decision-making.

The 2014 Scottish referendum highlights the need for vigilance—encouraging voters to “ignore the hype” and focus on evidence-based choices is a powerful starting point.

A salutary Tale

A salutary Tale

I was lying in bed one evening and identified raised voices. It was my neighbor Mr Jackson, “That’s it then leave if yee wish, and take them bairns with yee”. (Noise oh a suitcase bein’ thrown tae the grund). “An yer neednae think yer gettin’ back if it disnae work oot”, shouted in an irate voice. He continued, “An efter awe ave done fur yee yee ungrateful bitch. A expect yer pleased tae leave me in the lurch”. A minute of silence then he pleaded, “listen hen a wull up yer money by a tenner a week if you’ll stay”. more silence then Mrs Jackson replied, “I have gien you every chance over the year’s and all yo do is promise jam tomorrow. All a’ got oot oh this one side marriage is a bully that sa’es he loves me and is mah husband then abuses me every other night of the week an’ expects me tae mak’ his tea. Ah’m off an a willnae’ be back. A want a divorce.

I expect the foregoing rings a bell of two. A bully for a partner who threatens an abused spouse who is insistent upon bringing an end to the abuse.

Don’t let the bully that is Westminster browbeat you into submission. Do as Mrs Jackson did. Leave. Vote, “Yes” in the referendum

Flipper Darling – A Disaster

Surprise resignation

Without explanation, Alistair Darling recently stepped down from the body which represents lawyers, (Faculty of Advocates) with whom he had been admitted to practice as an advocate before the Courts of Scotland. Although he had proudly retained his membership of the Faculty long after he gave up practicing law, he may well have believed he had no alternative but to resign when it began an inquiry into his conduct following the The Daily Telegraph’s disclosure that he had “flipped” his second home three times in four years and put his accountant’s fees for tax advice on his office allowance. While entitled to a grace-and-favour flat in Downing Street, Darling had claimed living costs against a flat in London and his family home in Edinburgh at different times

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/6968208/Alistair-Darling-resigns-from-law-body-as-it-investigates-his-conduct.html

Loss of child benefit data

Alistair Darling was yesterday forced to explain to lawmakers how two unencrypted disks containing records of 7.3 million families claiming child-benefit payments had gone missing from the tax authority, which is overseen by the Treasury. The loss, the largest of its kind in U.K. history, lays open the 25 million people named in the data to the risk of fraud and theft.

http://privacy.org/archives/002176.html darling

The Downfall of Michael Fallon Man of Peace – Did Christian Voice Bring His Reign to and End?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Fallon – Man of Peace

He likes a drink. Gatecrashes parties. Chats up young Russian beauties. Makes sexist comments to young female journalists.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2706948/New-defence-secretary-Michael-Fallon-accused-calling-female-author-slut-drunken-bar-clash.html

 

 

 

11 Apr 2017: Concerns over the stability of UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon intensify following his latest hysterical outburst.

As reported by Reuters, he said Russia ‘bore responsibility by proxy’ for ‘every civilian death’ in Syria last week caused by a poison gas attack that Washington says was carried out by the Moscow-backed government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Respected ex-diplomat Alastair Crooke said Fallon must have known he had it exactly wrong: ‘They are suggesting that Russia was in a way responsible for what had happened, when, in fact, it was entirely the opposite.

Russia was the state responsible for actually having these weapons destroyed in the first place never to be ever used by the Syrian government.’

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-britain/defence-secretary-russia-responsible-by-proxy-for-syria-chemical-deaths-idUKKBN17B08U

http://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/syria-tv-images-not-evidence/

 

Admiral Kuznetsov in the channel

 

 

Antagonistic

In February, Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Defence described the Russian aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov as a ‘ship of shame skulking through the Channel’ as it went home after helping the Syrian army liberate Aleppo.

The defeat of the UK’s favoured and financed jihadists had irritated UK politicians. But all the same, it was a gratuitously petulant display of military impotence. The UK does not even have an operational aircraft carrier.

The question is, why does the man holding such a great office of state keep coming out with things which are either demonstrably untrue or antagonistic, or both?

It is not as if he has declared shareholdings in armaments companies. Is he carried away by his own supposed importance? Does he think he is bolstering NATO? Does he believe he is raising the international standing of Her Majesty the Queen? Or does something impair his judgment?

 

US Cruise missile strike at Syrian airbase

 

 

Christian Voice- Letter of Apology to Russian Ambassador for Comments made by Rt Hon Sir Michael Fallon MP

Your Excellency,

I lead a UK-wide prayer and action ministry involving itself in British current affairs.

I was astonished and distressed by comments made by the UK Defence Secretary Rt Hon Sir Michael Fallon MP last Wednesday as the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov steamed through the English Channel en route to Russia.

Sir Michael said the British navy was keeping a ‘close eye on the Admiral Kuznetsov as it skulks back to Russia.’ He described the vessel a ‘ship of shame whose mission has only extended the suffering of the Syrian people.’

I should like to assure Your Excellency that there are those of us in the United Kingdom who recognise Admiral Kuznetsov helped liberate eastern Aleppo from jihadists.

We are thankful that Russian planes supporting the Syrian army allowed Christians there to celebrate Christmas for the first time in five years.

We are aware that peace talks have been taking place between the Syrian government and the armed opposition.

We can see that has only happened because of Russian involvement in a crisis initiated at least partly by the United Kingdom.

For those reasons, Your Excellency, please allow me to apologise for the rudeness shown by Sir Michael and to assure Your Excellency that while these may represent the views of some in the MOD and Foreign Office who cannot adapt their view of the world to the ending of the Cold War, they do not represent the views of ordinary people in the United Kingdom.

Stephen Green, M.A., National Director, Christian Voice

https://www.christianvoice.org.uk/index.php/apology-fallon-ship-shame-remarks/

https://www.christianvoice.org.uk/index.php/text-michael-fallon-apology-letter/

 

Russian model with the longest legs in the business

 

 

Michael Fallon ‘visibly drunk’

In 2013, Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Defence – who witnesses say was visibly drunk – had to be forcibly separated by a government minder from an attractive woman by a government minder at a posh party.

She turned out to be a Russian ‘honey-trap’ spy. (Yes, MI6 tries to work out what the Russians are up to, and they do the same to us.)

In 2010, according to the Independent, Daily Telegraph columnist Bryony Gordon was at a party near Westminster. She wrote she was attending a party for a departing colleague, where ‘people were speed-drinking to keep cool’ in the heat. She was approached by a Tory MP who asked what she was doing in the bar.

Ms Gordon explained why she was attending. She reports, ‘And then he said: ‘If you work at the Telegraph, do you know that slut who writes that Single Girl About Town column at the back of the magazine? What’s her name? Bryony Gordon?’

Bryony Gordon says she had the composure to respond: ‘I know her very well, because that slut is me’. The MP, she says, ‘blushed crimson’ and spent the rest of the evening ‘apologising profusely’. The MP was Michael Fallon.

https://tompride.wordpress.com/2016/12/11/visibly-drunk-michael-fallon-had-to-be-forcibly-separated-from-attractive-russian-spy-by-a-minder/

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bryony-gordon-slut-claims-new-defence-secretary-named-by-paper-9631582.html

 

Bryony Gordon

 

 

 

Banned from driving

A friend said, ‘He referred to them in the wrong way, which went down badly and he apologised for that, but he did not use the word ‘slut’.

He does not go around calling women sluts. Like all these stories, there’s a bit on each side. It was a remark made at 11pm after two parties.’ So that’s OK, then. Michael Fallon was plastered.

In 1983, Mr Fallon was banned from driving for 18 months after admitting a drink driving offence during that year’s General Election campaign.

In 2002-2004, according to The Daily Telegraph, he claimed for mortgage repayments on his Westminster flat in their entirety.

He was Deputy Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee. MPs are only allowed to claim for interest charges. He over claimed £8,300 from the taxpayer, and repaid us only £2,200 of it.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5358001/MPs-expenses-Michael-Fallon-claimed-8300-too-much-in-mortgage-expenses.html

 

Typical Russian model

 

 

Ministry of Provocation

It is astonishing how quickly and how dramatically Michael Fallon has managed to sour relations between London and Moscow.

The Russians must be constantly making allowances for him being either stupid or drunk when he makes these remarks.

In any event, Russia and Iran have now responded with their own ‘red lines’, warning of strikes against American assets if there is any repeat of the airbase strike which killed fourteen people, including civilians and four children.

The office is called the Ministry of Defence, not the ‘Department for Provocation’. It should run by a sober man of peace.

Last September, Sir Michael’s MOD accidentally published a list of all serving officers, described as a gift of a hit-list to IS.

The same month it was revealed British special forces were secretly training ‘New Syrian Army’ (NSA) rebels in Jordan.

https://www.christianvoice.org.uk/index.php/replace-michael-fallon-man-peace/

 

 

 

 

Who Started the Carnage of World War 1 ?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2706589/Find-reason-war-Germany-Shocking-letter-documents-King-George-V-urged-foreign-secretary-justify-conflict-two-days-outbreak-First-World-War.html World War 1