Author: Podcast News
The government has again refused to publish an official assessment of the risks associated with its NHS reforms, contrary to the law.Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said in a statement: This is not a step I took lightly. I am a strong believer in increased transparency, and this Government and this department have done much more than its predecessors in publishing information about the performance and outcomes of its policies. But we also need a safe space where officials can give full and candid advice to ministers in developing policies and programmes. This government is increasingly becoming a secretive state, where…
Today, the Queen addressed both Houses of Commons and set out the Union's future plans for the year ahead. As expected, reform of the House of Lords was on the list.The bill has been hailed as a “power to the people” type of bill, as it would allow the Speakers of both chambers to select civilian committees to “select” parts of the House. Nothing could be further from the truth. Lord's.Like the House of Commons, the majority is elected by popular vote, resulting in party politics in both chambers. The apparent intent is to remove obstacles to the passage of…
Last Friday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused the European Union and the IMF of imposing political conditionalities on badly needed EU and IMF loans.Last Friday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused the European Union and the IMF of imposing political conditionalities on badly needed EU and IMF loans. Hungary applied for a 15-20 billion loan last November, before it knew what was happening, but was warned that financial assistance would depend on demonstrating a commitment to democratic principles. The government of Viktor Orbán has come under fire from the banking and political establishments since it enacted a series of…
The euro crisis continues to unfold as Europe's debt bubble becomes more fragile. While media attention has been focused on Greece, Spain is shaping up to be the next big country to collapse.Borrowing costs from the market have been fluctuating around 6% as so-called market sentiment gauges Spain's prospects. The market seems to have become more convinced that Spain is a better investment destination than it was before, as Spanish government bond interest rates fell to 5.89% yesterday. Spain was expected to raise 3 billion euros in a bond auction, but managed to raise 3.2 billion euros, more than expected.…
Judge Andrew Vickers imposed a secret court and issued a “gag order” against the Oxford Mail and Oxford Times.Concerned Oxford residents have told British Column that Operation Bulfinch, the police investigation into Oxford's pedophile ring, has succeeded in getting district judge Andrew Vickers to shut down two local newspapers. The Oxford Mail was reporting on a man's case appearing in a separate court at the same time as the appearance of six men accused of being part of a major child sex ring. In addition to the gag order, the Mail reporter was asked to leave the court hearing itself.…
Littlejohn commented: The relentless march of political interference and the institutionalized insanity of elf safety have made firefighters objects of ridicule and ridicule. Unfortunately, for ordinary people, the truth is much more sinister. Common sense, rational judgment, and risk-taking are not “disappearing” but are being attacked and destroyed by evil government-sponsored applied behavior change psychology. This is not a myth. This is a fact-based scheme that the Government has already invested millions of pounds into. To understand how dangerous this program is, let's do a little analysis of how Littlejohn views the Seagull debacle and its causes. The first reaction…
Oxford University and Cherwell Valley College reveal further complaints have been received in recent weeks after UK Column exposed shocking sexual, racist and physical abuse of students at OCVC You can. Rather than prompting a major investigation into child abuse by Oxfordshire Child Protection Board, recent complaints are being referred back to the very system that failed to take appropriate action in the first place. Is this to protect the past mistakes of those involved?Other new victims who have come forward have also been accused of a series of complaints, including foul and offensive language, threats and actual physical violence,…
Moritz Kraemer, head of sovereign ratings at Standard & Poor's, believes Greece will be forced to restructure its debt again, but the ECB is pushing for further changes.Speaking at an event at the London School of Economics last night, Kramer said he believes Greece will need to enlist the help of bailout partners such as the International Monetary Fund this time. On the possibility of further restructuring, he said:: I'm not making a prediction today when that will be….When that time comes, the official creditors will probably have to jump in the boat. Perhaps he was alluding to the Titanic.…
Prime Minister David Cameron's mission to privatize everything we once owned continues with Bernard Gray's secret plans to privatize the Ministry of Defence.I don't think there are many people who cannot understand that handing over our national defense to a company with foreign interests is national suicide. That is, unless you are Bernard Gray, director of defense materiel in the department's defense equipment support division. While serving as an adviser to the Ministry of Defense in 2009, Gray presided over a defense procurement review that strongly recommended the privatization of the defense equipment and support sector through the creation of…
Many sources, both mainstream and alternative, are reporting that a series of events is converging in March that signals a major turning point in the ongoing financial collapse.On the surface, “all is well in Dodge City,” as the usual strait-laced suited actors stalk the cattle, traipsing from summit to summit, never bothering to water their horses or oil their saddles, as they pull their bounty-hunting financial scams on the cattle. But the harsh reality is that the cattle are growing seriously unsettled, to the point of running wild at the hands of the steel-capped, riding-booted vanguard of the “Financial Compact.”…