"Summer of Rage"

sockpuppeteer

Police are preparing for a "summer of rage" as victims of the economic downturn take to the streets to demonstrate against financial institutions.

Mass protests in London against the G-20 summit, and calls for a General strike have been planned starting in March.

The political action will start on 7th March by the London Coalition Against Poverty, Disabled People’s Direct Action Network and Feminist Fightback with a “week of action against the Welfare Reform Bill, renamed by us as the Welfare Abolition Bill.”

“The bill proposes a number of Draconian changes including:

Phasing out income support for single parents and cutting incapacity benefits for disabled people

Introducing a compulsory work for benefits system in a US-style workfare scheme

Privatising more of the JobCentre Plus to companies which will be paid more the less benefits they award.

Increased punishments for claimants

Cuts on carers’ allowance

Forced 2-parent registration on birth certificates, including for survivors on violence

Sharing our information with the police”

On 28th March the TUC will march through London “as part of a global campaign to challenge the G20, ahead of their 2nd April summit on the global financial crisis.” which Ian Bone predicts will be "bigger that the poll rax riot!

Mass demonstrations are due to take place on April the first and continuing to the following day, including the groups Camp for Climate Action, Stop The War Coalition, and the newly formed G20 Meltdown.

Demonstrations planned include a camp outside the European Climate Exchange,calls for a general strike, 4 separate Marches through London and a protest outside the G20.

The G20 Meltdown group say they're going to reclaim the City, 'thrusting into the very belly of the beast', with a four pronged assault on the Bank of England at noon on 1st April.

As part of a series of actions leading up to the COP15 climate summit in Copenhagen, the Camp for Climate Action aim to expose how the discredited market mechanisms are being sold as a solution to climate change and are planning a climate camp in the city close the the Carbon Trading Exchange.

The Stop The War coalition Say “The first week of April could be a week of protests the world leaders will never forget.”

donaldtramp

Whatever...

“The bill proposes a number of Draconian changes including:

The bill proposes a number of sensible changes incuding

Phasing out income support for single parents and cutting incapacity benefits for disabled people

The "rights" of single parents to receive money for nothing has helped the break up of families to the extent that it is worthwhile divorcing to get more cash. Incapacity benifits are WIDELY abused in this country.

Introducing a compulsory work for benefits system in a US-style workfare scheme

Fantastic, brilliant idea. Why should I pay for the clothes on their back and the roof above their heads? They should do some community work. Where is the problem with that?

Privatising more of the JobCentre Plus to companies which will be paid more the less benefits they award.

Efficiency I think you'll find. They have to work hard to see throughg all the dodges thrown at them by claimants.

Increased punishments for claimants

I'm Sooo behind this one!

Forced 2-parent registration on birth certificates, including for survivors on violence

parent registration is a great idea. It will help stop all the dodgers claim allowances of the state.

On 28th March the TUC will march through London “as part of a global campaign to challenge the G20, ahead of their 2nd April summit on the global financial crisis.” which Ian Bone predicts will be "bigger that the poll rax riot!

It simply won't be bigger than the Poll tax riots. You'll get a few people with tied died hair turning up and throwing eggs.
I find it amusing that the Trade Union Congresss (who are supposed to stand up for workers) are standing up for people who leach the system of money.
Who is Ian Bone? And who cares?

Mass demonstrations are due to take place on April the first and continuing to the following day, including the groups Camp for Climate Action, Stop The War Coalition, and the newly formed G20 Meltdown.

The G20 isn't going to meltdown because of a few unemployed, tied died protestors.

Demonstrations planned include a camp outside the European Climate Exchange,calls for a general strike, 4 separate Marches through London and a protest outside the G20.

A general strike! What a great idea! That's just what Britain needs just now isn't it? Fools.

The G20 Meltdown group say they're going to reclaim the City, 'thrusting into the very belly of the beast', with a four pronged assault on the Bank of England at noon on 1st April.

Reclaim the city my a8$e!

The Stop The War coalition Say “The first week of April could be a week of protests the world leaders will never forget.”

Stop the war coalition? Eh what war is this? Sounds like they have just got to go on about something. I'll wager that world leaders will soon forget it.

bendix

I'm glad I wasnt the only one who thought all those proposals were perfectly sensible ideas.

I dont suppose I'm the only one also to spot the irony that this usual bunch of motley 'rent a cause' professional protesters are likely the ONLY people in society not affected by the recession, on the basis that they don't work, have no assets, no financial discipline and no economic stake in society accept for the walk they make to the Post Office to cash their giro . . . . .

Ohhhhh . . . . . NOW I get it!

lynzpower

Great just what we need more poverty, in a world of people getting poorer.

Thanks, Ill be there.

donaldtramp

Great just what we need more poverty, in a world of people getting poorer.

People need to realise that the money to pay benefits etc has to be EARNED. As one of those earners I object to feeding and clothing professional benefit scroungers.
Trust me if people like me didn't turn up to work every day. Britain would be a far far poorer place.
Who would feed, clothe and house the poor then?

Generali

donaldtramp wrote: »

Who is Ian Bone? And who cares?

There are two 'famous' Ian Bones: an Aussie author and a West Country Anarchist.

I think I met the British one many years ago through a mate who was into hunt sabbing and all that stuff.

lynzpower

donaldtramp wrote: »

People need to realise that the money to pay benefits etc has to be EARNED. As one of those earners I object to feeding and clothing professional benefit scroungers.
Trust me if people like me didn't turn up to work every day. Britain would be a far far poorer place.
Who would feed, clothe and house the poor then?

Do you not think carers "earn " thier money?

heres some monety savers talking about carers allowance http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1536965

donaldtramp

Do you not think carers "earn " thier money?

And where does this magical money come from? Who creates it?

1echidna

donaldtramp wrote: »

People need to realise that the money to pay benefits etc has to be EARNED. As one of those earners I object to feeding and clothing professional benefit scroungers.
Trust me if people like me didn't turn up to work every day. Britain would be a far far poorer place.
Who would feed, clothe and house the poor then?

OK we get the picture, you don't like paying taxes and certainly are not shy about loudly proclaiming your own worth as a wealth creator. Just don't get sick, old or unemployed, and don't let anyone close to you suffer that fate.

bendix

1echidna wrote: »

OK we get the picture, you don't like paying taxes and certainly are not shy about loudly proclaiming your own worth as a wealth creator. Just don't get sick, old or unemployed, and don't let anyone close to you suffer that fate.

If I get old or sick or unemployed, one of several things will happen:

1) I will pay for my old age by the money I saved during my working life (after paying heaps of taxes).

2) I will pay for my medical treatment by the health insurance paid for by myself (after paying heaps of taxes)

3) I will pay for any time I have off through unemployment with money I saved while I was working and which I didnt spend on holidays I didnt need and nonsense objects I dont need (after, of course, paying heaps of taxes)

(are you starting to spot a trend here?)

Oh . .and one more thing will happen. I will be paying much less taxes to pay for everyone else's old age, illness and unemployment.

Let's hope that doesnt happen, huh?

1echidna

bendix wrote: »

If I get old or sick or unemployed, one of several things will happen:

1) I will pay for my old age by the money I saved during my working life (after paying heaps of taxes).

2) I will pay for my medical treatment by the health insurance paid for by myself (after paying heaps of taxes)

3) I will pay for any time I have off through unemployment with money I saved while I was working and which I didnt spend on holidays I didnt need and nonsense objects I dont need (after, of course, paying heaps of taxes)

(are you starting to spot a trend here?)

Oh . .and one more thing will happen. I will be paying much less taxes to pay for everyone else's old age, illness and unemployment.

Let's hope that doesnt happen, huh?

Thanks very much for paying all your taxes to help those less fortunate than yourself. Do you think you deserve a medal? And I wouldn't tempt fate by proclaiming that you are as fireproof as you claim to be.