James Murdoch is now bang to rights. The latest evidence just revealed, the letter dated March 2007 from Clive Goodman appealing against his sacking by News International after he admitted phone hacking in court, reinforces the already compelling evidence that there was widespread knowledge at the News of the World over 4 years ago that hacking […]
Posts Tagged ‘Riots’
Bankers and rioters share a common impulse: take what you can and stuff society
Aug 15th, 2011 by Michael Meacher.The Tory mantra is more to the point than many of them realise. Taking advantage, squeezing every last bit out of the system, illegally if necessary and without any regard for the effect on everyone else – because you can – is now endemic at all levels of society. The bankers did it by deliberately […]
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David Starkey champions Enoch Powell
Aug 14th, 2011 by Jon Lansman.This is the video in which David Starkey champions Enoch Powell on Newsnight – a “career-ending moment”, says Owen Jones, who comments on the interview at the Staggers blog. Worth a look!
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The riots are a catastrophe
Aug 14th, 2011 by Owen Jones.The riots are a catastrophe. They are a catastrophe for communities traumatised by looting, arson and petrol bombs – in many cases, such as Tottenham and Hackney, among the poorest areas in Britain. “It’s poor people like who suffer because of these riots,” one young woman told me just off Mare Street – where the […]
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How the Tories dealt with riots in the past
Aug 14th, 2011 by David Osler.If the people are turbulent and riotous, nothing is to be done for them on account of their evil dispositions. If they are obedient and loyal, nothing is to be done for them, because their being quiet and contented is proof that they feel no grievance. (Edmund Burke, 1797) The trouble in Manchester all kicked […]
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PM shows how NOT to respond to riots
Aug 13th, 2011 by Darrell Goodliffe.Prime Minister David Cameron stood-up today and gave us an instructive lesson in how not to respond to the recent scenes we have seen on British streets. Unsurprisingly, his speech was laced with ‘broken society’ rhetoric and a law and order response. He dismissed those who wanted to talk about “resources” and outlined a now pending […]
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Rioting reflects long-held grievances of dispossessed black youths ignored
Aug 10th, 2011 by Michael Meacher.The rioting, destruction and violence cannot be excused, but it still needs to be explained. It was initially triggered by the police killing of Mark Duggan in Tottenham on Thursday night, though there are disputed accounts of the circumstances, and made worse by the delayed and inadequate response of the police to the family – […]
