Wealden Progressive Movement

Trade unionists in Maidstone are to protest tomorrow (14th February) against the closure of the town’s DVLA offices. The protest is at Coronet House, 11 Queen Anne Road, ME14 1XB. 32 staff face redundancy, more victims of Osborne’s class war. If anybody is in the town tomorrow it would be worth going and supporting.

This link contains more information from the PCS website.

This picture of former Prime Minster Tony Blair should serve as his political epitaph. One sticker says CashConverters – appropriate for a man who invented a strange alchemy that turned first the unmet desire for a better world of the majority of the British people in 1997, and then the blood of thousands of people in the War on Terror, into millions of pounds, euros and dollars in his own bank account (though in truth it is also the name of the shop). The other notice, – caution, falling prices – seems to illustrate his increasing willingness to get into bed with any oil-rich dictator for a few hundred thousand quid.

(P.S. is that a UKIP sign very slightly to his right, suggesting his correct place on the political spectrum?)

It has been suggested that a march through the town takes place on the —- (It has now been confirmed that the 24th of March would be the required date) to show that there is significant local opposition to the policies of our current government right here in Tunbridge Wells.

The regime being rolled out by our psychopathic puppet leaders affects a very large number of the local population, whether that be people who rely on Public Transport to get to where they are going, or people who are at risk of having their pensions cut, or people who are being penalized by cutbacks to disability benefits, and all persons who tend to make up the most powerless in society being the hardest hit by this rapacious bunch of globalist corporatist nutjobs we have been unlucky enough to end up having in power in this country.

As an afterword it is also worth mentioning that the drums of war are being ratcheted up at an ever increasing volume, and I am sure many Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells, Southborough or High Brooms residents are extremely concerned as to the consequences of us entering into another strategic conflict in the middle east.

If you are deeply concerned by the actions of this government, please consider taking direct action by taking part in a small act of civil unrest by marching through Tunbridge Wells, bring horns whistles banners and placards and most importantly your friends and family.

 

LET US SHOW THEM WE ARE NOT HAPPY!!

The best, being the briefest, explanation of quantitative easing that I have read is that of Simon English in yesterday’s Independent. Chiefly that “no money is actually printed, merely credited to the accounts of the big banks and pension firms in the hope that their balance sheets will open, that enterprise will flow”.

Those uninitiated into the ways of the City may need to read this several times before understanding it and the consequences that flow from it. Remember that socialists and trade unionists have always been ridiculed by their enemies for allegedly believing that they will ‘print money’ to boost services. Under neoliberalism giving a vast gift to those that trashed the economy is seen as the only way to save it.

I would contend that the blurring of the state and the financial sector – always to the advantage of the latter, and shown by the rapid turnover between leading politicians and financiers – is absolutely indefensible. It is clear that only the state should be creating money, that this should be done the traditional way using a printing press, and that high finance is a natural monopoply that threatens every aspect of our society and should be nationalised, with compensation on the basis of proven social need only, immediately.

Once done, financiers will no longer have to complain about public opposition to their bonuses. As civil servants, investment bankers will be graded as executive officers or administrative officers, on up to £25,000 a year (with London Living Allowance) and nobody would begrudge them their £30 reward and recognition bonus at Christmas if they do a decent job.

We are at an important moment, with the continuing class war being waged around the world by the ruling classes it is imperative that those of us opposing the attacks work together more than ever.

The ruling class have always worked together for their class interests, and have put aside personal disagreements or ideological differences and we must do the same.

Personal disagreements are a part of life, and in particualr politics, but there is so much more that unites us than seperates us, and just like those we oppose it is vital that can put aside personal differences to enable us to fight together against our common enemy.

I urge all those who are involved in the resistance to the class war being raged against us to unite, and fight our enemies not each other.
Frank Owen

 

This week’s incredible news that the bosses of the Student Loan Company, Railtrack and other public sector firms got agreement from the Treasury to minimise their taxes follows equally incredible stories about this year’s bonus season. You can add to the mix evidence that London’s landlords are evicting tenants to make a quick buck and also the seemingly inexorable rise of corporate profits.

This shameless theft from working families and the most vulnerable (and I have been told that 50 severely disabled people in Tunbridge Wells are facing eviction following the cuts) shows capitalism, which its defenders consider amoral, to be a system that is deeply immoral, at least in its present, and terminal, phase.

Workers of the world unite, you have nothing to lose but your chains!

Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a US radio personality who dispenses advice to people who call in to her radio show. She has said that homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned under any circumstance.

The following is an open letter to Dr. Laura penned by a US resident, which was posted on the Internet. It’s funny, as well as informative:

Dear Dr. Laura,

Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God’s Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can.

When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination…. End of debate.

I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the other specific laws and how to follow them.

1. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odour for the Lord – Leviticus 1:9. The problem is my neighbours. They claim the odour is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?

2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?

3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual cleanliness – Leviticus 15:19-24. The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offence.

4. Leviticus 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighbouring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can’t I own Canadians?

5. I have a neighbour who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?

6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination – Leviticus 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don’t agree. Can you settle this?

7. Leviticus 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?

8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Leviticus 19:27. How should they die?

9. I know from Leviticus 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?

10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Leviticus 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? -Leviticus 24:10-16. Couldn’t we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Leviticus 20:14)

I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God’s word is eternal and unchanging.

Your devoted disciple and adoring fan,
Jim