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The following formal complaint was submitted today to the fullfact.org website. The directors of this pseudo-charity are: Michael Samuel (Chairman), Simon Briscoe, Sir David Lipsey, Baroness Julia Neuberger, Professor Jean Seaton.Dear Sirs, formal complaint After a short phone conversation this afternoon, I would like to take issue with the following Your article posted on FullFact website on July 3, 2012 at 15:14. You claim: Full Fact is an independent fact-checking organization. We demystify the facts and context behind claims made by key figures in British political debate and press those who make misleading claims to set the record straight. 1.…

We have learned that Wirral Council, which brought legal action against Roger Hayes for non-payment of council tax, has recently decided to institute a right of hearing for Roger's continued non-payment. Ta.A public hearing was held on Tuesday 26 June 2012, at which Wirral Council said Roger did not appear in court. As a result, a judge issued an arrest warrant and Roger was arrested yesterday morning. Council spokesmen either did not know the judge's name or declined to name him. After his arrest, Roger was taken before a magistrate and sentenced to 21 days in prison. Council spokesmen either…

How can Oxfordshire County Council's Safeguarding Children Committee claim that serious abuse is not occurring at Oxford and Cherwell Valley College?On 25 April 2012, the London Evening Standard reported that a 31-year-old female police officer from Southwark's Sapphire Sexual Crimes Unit had falsified crime reports and fabricated victim testimonies. The IPCC found the officer guilty of gross misconduct and dismissed her from the police force. The investigation uncovered a series of allegations that Southwark officers had breached rules around rape cases and dismissed allegations as “non-criminal”. On 28 April 2012, The Daily Telegraph reported a similar case in which Detective…

Although stock markets initially rose, they inevitably fell again just as quickly as Spain's borrowing costs began to spike again. Hell's Gate The UK column has been warning for years that unless very concrete steps are taken, the thoroughly corrupt financial cartel that rules this planet will lead us into a hyperinflationary hell. And now we have arrived at its gates. And it is not heaven. All this is unnecessary. Financial and economic problems could be solved so easily if it weren’t for the sheer cowardice of our elected representatives to stand up against the few who run the country…

Our new government has a special historical responsibility to rebuild trust in our political system. After recent scandals, people have lost trust in politics and politicians. It is our duty to restore their trust (…) We must be different – be careful with public funds. We are transparent about what we do and how we do it. We resolve to ignore undue influence and act in the national interest. (Ministerial Code, May 2010, Foreword by David Cameron) Recently, we carried out an independent inquiry into the conduct of Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, in relation…

There is one question that establishment politicians and economists seem to run away from: Why can't the British Government, through the Treasury, print trillions of dollars of interest-free money, based on the common wealth and integrity of the country?Why do our politicians turn directly to private bankers who create money out of nothing… just numbers on a computer screen… and then, once this “money”, or more accurately this “nothing”, is received by the Government, we, the taxpayers, begin paying exorbitant interest rates that cost the British people at least £125 million a day, and over £44 billion a year, in…

Matt Zames, 41, is co-head of fixed income at JPMorgan Investment Bank and head of capital markets at the mortgage bank. As the new chief investment officer, he will continue to manage mortgages, but he will also be in charge of $70 trillion worth of derivative contracts. Prior to joining JPMorgan, Mr. Zams worked at Credit Suisse and before that was a trader at Long-Term Asset Management, the hedge fund that collapsed in 1998 with losses of $4.8 billion. Matt Zames profited handsomely from JP Morgan's emergency purchase of Bear Stearns after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Whether it was…

The effects of the global real economy collapse are being felt in China, but the country continues to invest in science and infrastructure, two essential components of future growth.There's no doubt that China is feeling the effects of the global economic downturn. Electricity generation plummeted in April and is up just 0.7% over the past 12 months. Chinese shipyards have received few orders this year. Home sales have collapsed and manufacturing output is slumping. These are all indicators that the Chinese economy is stagnating, and of course the inevitable words from global financiers to the Chinese government are: “We need…

The effects of the global real economy collapse are being felt in China, but the country continues to invest in science and infrastructure, two essential components of future growth.There's no doubt that China is feeling the effects of the global economic downturn. Electricity generation plummeted in April and is up just 0.7% over the past 12 months. Chinese shipyards have received few orders this year. Home sales have collapsed and manufacturing output is slumping. These are all indicators that the Chinese economy is stagnating, and of course the inevitable words from global financiers to the Chinese government are: “We need…

For the first time, civil servants' jobs may be at risk as a result of their “performance.”The initiative, led by Frances Maude's Cabinet Office, will see a review of the Whitehall civil service announced next month. Francis Maud said that civil servants themselves were “frustrated and concerned” that no action was taken against the “worst performers” and that those who worked hardest were not given the recognition they deserved. “I do,” he claims. However, this statement appears to be at odds with Whitehall's performance-related bonus culture. At Whitehall, bonuses of up to £187,500 were given out on top of annual…