simplistic thoughts

What do we mean when we advocate socialism as the best proper functioning of society.  As far as I am concerned it means simply that we govern for the people. That much of what is owned, should be nationalised.  Against of course capitalism, which believes in private ownership, rule from the top, with legislation laid down by the few.  And some would argue with the wealth of the country only in a few hands.  It calls for constant battles, probably to the good but unfortunately the top down Conservatism in this country becomes heavy handed in its rule making.

Bad decisions are made in wealth seeking, the Climate Emergency has only become apparent because of the terrible natural disasters that are happening round the world.  I will not even touch the arid surface of Brexit, which divided the country in two.

The writings on the wall have already begun to emerge Pritti Patel is a force to be reckoned with.  Now will she bring in legislation that stops all shows of protest in the country, all I can say is watch this space......

On Tuesday police came under fire for failing to stop a group of eco-warriors as they ripped up the lawn outside Trinity College in Cambridge. That officers let the protest continue undisrupted without making arrests was described as ‘an affront not only to the law-abiding public but to democracy itself’.

I notice that Cro got uptight about the 'mob rule' of the protesters on a Cambridge lawn digging it up and destroying the turf of one of those revered Cambridge/Oxford institutions of learning, well perhaps they can lay another lawn, not too difficult AND IT GIVES PEOPLE JOBS. See another Pritti declaration, there are 20% of us who could go back to work to fill the spaces of all those poorly paid Europeans who are disallowed from entering the country. Those economically inactive British people  could be out there filling in those low paid jobs apparently. Cue to stop blogging, but I am past the 64 year old age exemption. 

Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee, the two forces that govern our country will not necessarily fight it out it will be the  people themselves, there is a growing sickness about the London egocentric that dictates the terms of our livelihoods.  The elite are starting to bring forces to bear that will rebound on themselves in the future.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/21/priti-patel-hostile-environment

Just to point out that things can be readdressed.  The fracking company at Kirkby Misperton pulled out after protesters made their life difficult.  But this was not the only reason.  Third Energy, the fracking company was backed by Barclay Bank, who pulled in their loan.  Government at the time wanted fracking to continue, so Third Energy cobbled together another York firm, which is owned or affiliated to  an American company.  Eddie Thornton, a protestor, has since taken the case to court for a hearing, with the help of two barristers.  Goodness knows who is funding this, but thank goodness for  independent law in this country.

Legal challenge to Third Energy sale gets go-ahead as emails reveal ministers intervened in deal

“Given that existing legislation places the burden for decommissioning onshore assets onto the taxpayer if the licence holder goes bust, Barclays have dropped this like a hot potato, even giving away money to get rid of Third Energy.

“The government regulator is completely ignoring its duty of care towards our community.

“My legal team believes the Oil and Gas Authority failed to follow the law when it neglected to carry out the requisite thorough financial assessments before waving through this takeover.

“The public could now face a huge bill for decommissioning all the old wells and pipelines across the entire suite of licences in North Yorkshire if this new company goes bust.”