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Tue, 2019-10-29 12:15

JKR

NDPP]</p> <p>[quote=JKR]</p> <p>[quote=NDPP wrote:

"The vast majority of Remainer politicians are rated negatively. It might make them pause before asking the public a second time - on anything."

Why shouldn't the UK public be allowed to accept or reject Boris Johnson's deal with the EU as the UK voters never voted for Boris Johnson's deal with the EU?

NDPP wrote:

Fair enough. So let Labour stop blocking a general election on it.

A general election will not determine whether UK voters support or oppose an unknown future deal between the UK and EU. The only way to determine if UK voters support or oppose a EU-UK deal is to have a referendum on that specific deal after it has been agreed upon.

Tue, 2019-12-17 10:49

#1053

NDPP

'Deeply Damaging': Anger as Boris Johnson Plans 'Anti-BDS' Law

https://t.co/V99nNdKuHz

"His message, posted in a video on the Conservative Friends of Israel lobby group's Twitter feed has stirred concerns. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quick to congratulate Johnson, calling his recent win a 'crushing victory in the fight against anti-Semitism' - apparently a reference to allegations of anti-Jewish racism within the opposition Labour Party..."

Boris pays back Zios for services rendered.

Sun, 2020-07-19 17:29

#1054

NDPP

George Galloway: TMOATS - 7/19/2020 (ep 57, and vid)

https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/1284909841207586816

China, Huawei, 5G, Trump, Bojo, Biden, COVID-19, Richard Wolff and more!

"This is a country that is spinning out of control." 2:22:00 Richard Wolff on USA

Fri, 2020-07-31 07:35

#1055

NDPP

Austria Confirms OPCW Report on Skripal Faking by the British - Vienna Exposes FT Lies and Cover-Up

https://johnhelmer.org/austria-confirms-opcw-report-on-skripal-faking-by...

"Austria officially confirmed this week that the British Government's allegation that NOVICHOK, a Russian chemical warfare agent, was used in England by GRU, the Russian military intelligence services, in March 2018, was a British invention. Investigations in Vienna by four Austrian government ministries, the BVT intelligence agency, and by Austrian prosecutors have revealed that secret OPCW reports on the blood testing of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, copies of which were transferred to the Austrian government, did not reveal a Russian-made nerve agent..."

And remember when the Canadian parliament unanimously supported expelling Russian consular staff without evidence but simply on UK's 'highly likely' accusations? Notice how our msm hasn't even bothered to ask obvious and fundamental questions since, like just where are the Skripals?

Mon, 2020-08-31 21:15

#1056

NDPP

George Galloway - MOATS #63: 'I Predicted A Riot' (and vid)

https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/1300539279366590465

"America is exploding like a supernova, tearing itself apart, buildings on fire, murder in the streets. What's the future...?"

Thu, 2020-09-03 17:28

#1057

epaulo13

Labour opposes rise in corporation tax in Autumn Budget

Keir Starmer’s spokesman has rejected mooted Tory plans for a rise in fuel duty, corporation tax and capital gains tax in the budget.

The Labour leader’s spokesman told lobby journalists this afternoon that it is “absolutely the wrong time to be talking about tax rises”.

The comments come as newspapers report that “Treasury officials are drawing up plans for a £30bn tax raid on the wealthy, businesses, pensions and foreign aid — to plug a hole in the nation’s finances caused by the coronavirus crisis.”

The Times reports that Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, is considering a proposal to increase corporation tax from 19% to 24% in the November budget, a move that would raise £12bn next year, alongside a hike capital gains tax.

Other papers noted that the 10-year freeze on fuel duty – which climate campaigners say is a catastrophe for the environment – could also be finally increasing. But No 10 sources have scrambled to deny the claims. As Politico reported today: “The policy does not appear to have survived 24 hours after appearing on the front page of Tuesday’s Sun“.

Labour backed a rise in corporation tax in its 2019 manifesto. as did Keir Starmer during his leadership campaign. Starmer also backed a Green New Deal in his campaign.

However, speaking to journalists, Starmer’s spokesman said the government should not be “floating ideas for new tax rises” amid an economic crisis.

Fri, 2020-09-04 03:25

#1058

NDPP

Blairites'BoJo attack from the right.

Sun, 2020-09-06 20:27

#1059

NDPP

George Galloway, TMOATS: 9/6/2020 Ep 64 (and vid)

https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/1302666845472788483

Coronavirus, 911, the Royal Family, London Crime, Trump/Biden, Draft Jesse Ventura 2020, Julian Assange, Korea's 'Comfort Women' and MORE...

Sun, 2020-09-13 11:44

#1060

nicky

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/13/left-out-the-inside-story-...

Sat, 2020-09-26 16:48

#1061

nicky

https://www2.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2020/09/26/at-last-for-the-first-time-since-july-2019-a-pollster-has-the-tories-behind/Just underr half (46%) have a more positive opinion of the Labour Party since Keir Starmer became leader. This includes 45% of those in seats the Conservatives gained at the last election. When we asked those who say they have a more positive view of Labour party why that was, common responses included the change in leadership and Starmer being a better, competent and credible leader, and labour’s policies being more realistic.

Sun, 2020-09-27 01:34

(Reply to #1061) #1062

Aristotleded24

epaulo13 wrote:
Labour opposes rise in corporation tax in Autumn Budget

Keir Starmer’s spokesman has rejected mooted Tory plans for a rise in fuel duty, corporation tax and capital gains tax in the budget.

The Labour leader’s spokesman told lobby journalists this afternoon that it is “absolutely the wrong time to be talking about tax rises”.

The comments come as newspapers report that “Treasury officials are drawing up plans for a £30bn tax raid on the wealthy, businesses, pensions and foreign aid — to plug a hole in the nation’s finances caused by the coronavirus crisis.”

The Times reports that Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, is considering a proposal to increase corporation tax from 19% to 24% in the November budget, a move that would raise £12bn next year, alongside a hike capital gains tax.

Other papers noted that the 10-year freeze on fuel duty – which climate campaigners say is a catastrophe for the environment – could also be finally increasing. But No 10 sources have scrambled to deny the claims. As Politico reported today: “The policy does not appear to have survived 24 hours after appearing on the front page of Tuesday’s Sun“.

Labour backed a rise in corporation tax in its 2019 manifesto. as did Keir Starmer during his leadership campaign. Starmer also backed a Green New Deal in his campaign.

However, speaking to journalists, Starmer’s spokesman said the government should not be “floating ideas for new tax rises” amid an economic crisis.

So it sounds like the Tories are proposing some form of wealth taxes with Labour opposed. Am I reading this correctly?

Sun, 2020-09-27 04:01

#1063

Ken Burch

A Labour Party that opposes tax rises can't do anything distinguishable from a Tory government. And the voters never wanted Labour to be a "centre ground" party again.

If Labour runs the next election on a non-left wing platform, nobody would even want it to win-and no one would notice if it did.

Sun, 2020-10-04 19:26

#1064

NDPP

George Galloway: TMOATS, October 4, 2020, Ep. 68 (and vid)

https://youtu.be/f-VZlPqkzgA

Trump-Biden, Nagorno-Karabakh, COVID-19, AND MORE!

Wed, 2020-10-07 14:50

#1065

NDPP

The Secret History of How British Intelligence Created Amnesty International

https://twitter.com/VanessaBeeley/status/1312977600264966145

"Amnesty International - intelligence gathering arm of British Empire...."

Sun, 2020-10-18 19:54

#1066

NDPP

George Galloway: TMOATS - Ep 70 (and vid)

https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/1317887135282679808

Hebdo Murder in France, Biden-Trump, COVID-19 lockdown, Pepe Escobar on China, Europe and Thailand and more!

Mon, 2020-10-26 14:29

#1067

NDPP

TMOATS: George Galloway, Ep 71, 10/25/2020 (and vid)

https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/1320438965078429696

Katy Halper on US election, Biden crime family, Ollie Vargas on Bolivian elections, WHO spokesperson Dr Margaret Harris on COVID-19, Bojo, Sir Keir and MORE...

Mon, 2020-11-09 07:52

#1068

NDPP

TMOATS: George Galloway: 11/8/2020

https://youtu.be/MP-DQHUb3wo

The US election fiasco, the political death of Jeremy Corbyn, Chris Hedges, Rania Khalek, and more!

Fri, 2020-11-27 06:57

#1069

NDPP

Groundbreaking Investigation by Phil Miller here for Declassified UK

https://twitter.com/kennardmatt/status/1331177676091101187

"The first real picture of the UK's sprawling military base network around the world. This is a vital read for anyone wanting to understand Britain's real role in the world."

145 sites in 42 countries.

Fri, 2020-11-27 07:10

#1070

NDPP

Groundbreaking Investigation by Phil Miller here for Declassified UK

https://twitter.com/kennardmatt/status/1331177676091101187

"The first real picture of the UK's sprawling military base network around the world. This is a vital read for anyone wanting to understand Britain's real role in the world."

Wow. 145 sites in 42 countries...

Fri, 2020-11-27 16:41

(Reply to #1070) #1071

Ken Burch

NDPP wrote:

Groundbreaking Investigation by Phil Miller here for Declassified UK

https://twitter.com/kennardmatt/status/1331177676091101187

"The first real picture of the UK's sprawling military base network around the world. This is a vital read for anyone wanting to understand Britain's real role in the world."

145 sites in 42 countries.

"The sun never sets on the British Gunfire".

Sun, 2020-11-29 15:22

#1072

NDPP

George Galloway: TMOATS, Ep 76: 11/29/2020 (and vid)

https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/1333122516282339328

Iran assassination, COVID-19, Julian Assange and more!

Sun, 2020-12-06 21:59

#1073

NDPP

George Galloway: TMOATS Ep 77 (and vid)

https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/1335659233002450945

Boris & Brexit, Trump's 'stolen election', COVID vaccine, the War in Yemen, and more!

Sun, 2020-12-20 22:30

#1074

NDPP

A wide-ranging, must hear interview:

John Pilger on the new Cold War with China, Biden's victory and Coronavirus (and vid)

https://www.rt.com/shows/goingunderground/510181-pilger-war-biden-covid/

"We speak to the legendary journalist and filmmaker John Pilger. He discusses the impact of COVID-19 in the UK, rising poverty and militarism, the Western logic for the new Cold War with China, the victory of Joe Biden over Donald Trump and why not much will change..."

'...We've been living with this ludicrous term 'American exceptionalism', which apparently means that American human beings and their system are better than the rest of us. Well they're not. They can't even hold a proper election.

The idea that we should be constantly comparing ourselves favourably with societies abroad which we are practically tutored to know as little about as possible - and I'm speaking of China, Russia, Latin America or African countries. Do we understand while we take our vaccines for covid, that most of Africa probably will never see a vaccine? Understanding how the world works is the most crucial project of the 21st century. We all must understand it. And if we understand it, then we're able to counter the propaganda that is like a tsunami, almost like a pandemic.

The Democrats or Republicans - I don't have any allegiance to any of them, but the Democrats have been the source of most of America's rapacious activity in the world since 1945. Not the Republicans. So we should be really nervous now that we have a Democrat administration coming in. We're nervous enough having the Trump administration. What we're going to have is another American administration with basically no difference. Trump was a caricature of a system. Biden is probably the embodiment of a system..."

Mon, 2020-12-28 05:01

#1075

NDPP

George Galloway: TMOATS (ep 80)

https://youtu.be/Mcv_NIKNRIY

Bojo's Brexit, Biden-Harris, new vaccine the Oxford rollout, lockdowns, Epstein/Maxwell sex trafficking and more!

Thu, 2020-12-31 16:32

#1076

NDPP

The UK's Brexit Shoddy Deal Surrenders More Than It Receives

https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/12/30/the-uks-brexit-shoddy-deal-surre...

Bojo's Brexit: "Few in the UK will be pleased by this botch of a deal..."

Thu, 2020-12-31 18:07

#1077

NDPP

Former UK MP Galloway discusses his top stories of 2020 (and vid)

https://twitter.com/RTAmerica/status/1344770320973107204

"The year 2020 has been monumental for most people in every country..."

Tue, 2021-01-19 13:44

#1078

josh

Labour hires former Israeli spy to run social media: Assaf Kaplan will work in Starmer’s office. He was Israeli military intel for 5 yrs, an officer in Unit 8200, its cyberwarfare branch which specializes in spying hacking & encryption, & blackmail & surveillance of Palestinians

https://twitter.com/andrewfeinstein/status/1351497285247578113?s=20

Tue, 2021-01-19 14:51

#1079

NDPP

Sir Keir Starmer continues to resolve UK Labour's outstanding differences with the Israel lobby. Nobody can ever call him an antisemite. Mazel Tov!

Tue, 2021-01-19 14:58

#1080

NDPP

Galloway: TMOATS - Ep 83: 1/17/2021

https://youtu.be/PPUuDy2BJHg

"When you need 21,000 soldiers to guard your inauguration, you're probably a president that's starting his term with a bit of a problem.

And in Britain the paramedics are beginning to collapse under the strain. People are dying waiting for an ambulance. A taxi drew up at a British hospital this week with a dead man in the back seat. The coronavirus is killing us. How are we going to get out of this mess?

And there's no crisis capitalism won't take advantage of. Companies in the midst of a pandemic are firing their workers, then re-hiring them on lesser terms, conditions and wages..."

Fri, 2021-01-22 13:16

#1081

NDPP

A group of suspended members just put Keir Starmer on notice

https://twitter.com/MrTopple/status/1352668260559413248

"A group of suspended members just put Keir Starmer on notice. Over 500 suspended members are going to follow a policy of 'non-cooperation' unless Starmer ends the left-wing purge."

All over the world fake left parties always reveal as right in the end.

Fri, 2021-01-22 14:28

(Reply to #1081) #1082

Michael Moriarity

NDPP wrote:

All over the world fake left parties always reveal as right in the end.

In your view is there any possibility that a party which participates in electoral politics and has a chance of winning government would not be fake left? I think such a thing is possible, but you consider me naive and unrealistic in that regard. Is that correct?

Fri, 2021-01-22 14:47

#1083

NDPP

Anything's possible. And many bourgeois liberals who support right positions actually prefer to vote for fake left formations that do the same.

Fri, 2021-01-22 19:26

(Reply to #1083) #1084

kropotkin1951

Michael Moriarity wrote:

NDPP wrote:

All over the world fake left parties always reveal as right in the end.

In your view is there any possibility that a party which participates in electoral politics and has a chance of winning government would not be fake left? I think such a thing is possible, but you consider me naive and unrealistic in that regard. Is that correct?

I think Bolivia and Venezuela have proven to be the exceptions but apparently only electoral parties that have mass movements behind them that are ready to face down the fascists in the streets can actually rule for any length of time. I do not think that a real left wing party will ever win power federally in my country. Our British based constitution and system of government was designed to ensure that very thing will not happen.

Sun, 2021-01-31 20:35

#1085

NDPP

George Galloway: TMOATS - Ep 85: 1/31/2021 (and vid)

https://youtu.be/QVydDxuY6qA

Biden's broken promises, Trump's impeachment, Yemen, Coronavirus, Navalny in Russia and more!

Thu, 2021-02-04 13:35

#1086

NDPP

UK: Captain Sir Tom Moore's death used to boost politics of 'national unity'

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/02/04/capt-f04.html

"Besides the queen, whose spokesperson credited 'the inspiration he provided for the whole nation', Moore received tributes from the White House and NATO..."

Sun, 2021-02-28 17:55

#1087

NDPP

George Galloway: TMOATS, Ep 89 (and vid)

https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/1366099889671729152

Bomber Biden, Kashoggi, SNP, Armenian crisis, UK anti-Russian machinations*, COVID-19, and MORE

Max Blumenthal interviewed on 4th estate/intel agency psyops @ 34:00

Fri, 2021-03-05 07:08

#1088

cco

Starmer 13 points behind Johnson in poll

I'm sure we'll see the chorus of anti-Corbyn voices who claimed all they cared about was Labour's poll numbers calling for Starmer to resign and be replaced by a left-of-centre leader, right?

Fri, 2021-03-05 09:58

(Reply to #1088) #1089

Michael Moriarity

cco wrote:

Starmer 13 points behind Johnson in poll I'm sure we'll see the chorus of anti-Corbyn voices who claimed all they cared about was Labour's poll numbers calling for Starmer to resign and be replaced by a left-of-centre leader, right?

But you missed the really important news. A couple of weeks ago, Starmer announced that Labour will soon be more business-friendly than it was under Blair, perhaps even more so than the Conservative Party. So, those who were pushing to get rid of Corbyn will be more than satisfied with Starmer's performance so far. Polls, after all, are irrelevant to neoliberals, only principles matter.

Fri, 2021-03-05 13:54

#1090

NDPP

UK Labour outlines its agenda for nuclear warfare targeting Russia

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/05/labo-m05.html

"Shadow Secretary of State for Defence John Healey used a Feb 26th speech to Britain's premier military think-tank to reposition the Labour Party as an unwavering advocate for the NATO alliance and nuclear weapons..."

NDPization of UK Labour

Fri, 2021-03-05 13:59

(Reply to #1090) #1091

kropotkin1951

Michael Moriarity wrote:

cco wrote:

Starmer 13 points behind Johnson in poll I'm sure we'll see the chorus of anti-Corbyn voices who claimed all they cared about was Labour's poll numbers calling for Starmer to resign and be replaced by a left-of-centre leader, right?

But you missed the really important news. A couple of weeks ago, Starmer announced that Labour will soon be more business-friendly than it was under Blair, perhaps even more so than the Conservative Party. So, those who were pushing to get rid of Corbyn will be more than satisfied with Starmer's performance so far. Polls, after all, are irrelevant to neoliberals, only principles matter.

In a surprise serendipitous turn it locks in place the same narrow ideological spectrum as in the US. Go ahead pick either side of the duopoly.

Fri, 2021-03-05 19:17

(Reply to #1091) #1092

Ken Burch

NDPP wrote:

Sir Keir Starmer continues to resolve UK Labour's outstanding differences with the Israel lobby. Nobody can ever call him an antisemite. Mazel Tov!

And it's ESPECIALLY never ever antisemitic for Labour disciplinary bodies which are ALWAYS controlled by gentiles to suspend Jewish members of the party for being non-Zionist or even just for acknowledging that Palestinians have legitimate grievances against the Israeli government. Oh no, nothing could ever be antisemitic in gentiles making the rules about what Jews are allowed to say about a state which claims to be Jewish. No sirree Bob, nothing antisemitic in that at all.

Sat, 2021-03-06 15:36

#1093

contrarianna

Til now, Starmer's focus was ridding the party of the left-leaning and any supporters of Palistinians. Now he can get down to work and show he can be to the right of BoJo's bozos:

Why is Starmer to the right of the Tories on corporation tax?- CounterBlast

https://www.counterfire.org/articles/opinion/22124-why-is-starmer-to-the...

Starmer Plan To Oppose Corporation Tax Rise Is ‘Grotesque’, Ex-Labour Chair Says
Exclusive: Ian Lavery slams suggestion that MPs will be whipped to oppose key plank of Labour 2019 manifesto.

“If the rumours are correct and we end up with the grotesque sight of Labour whipped into voting alongside right wing Tory rebels, to defeat a meagre corporation tax rise that would only affect those who’ve done well out of the pandemic, then I fear for the future.”

Lavery added that his own “No Holding Back” group had recently proposed Labour should be going further than a corporation tax rise, and pushing a “Covid profiteering tax” and an “outsourcing tax” to tackle head on those who have exploited the crisis for financial gain...."

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/starmer-ian-lavery-labour-corpora...

Any Opposition to Starmer's move is of course pretty much universally mocked by Brit mainstream corporate news.

The fake progressive Guardian can be relied on to give voice to Blair's warmongers on the topic:

Alan Johnson: Keir Starmer is right to oppose a Tory corporation tax increase
With enterprises struggling, the Conservatives have lost their trust.

Labour can now be the party of business

Alan Johnson is a former home secretary and Labour MP

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/01/keir-starmer-labou...

Sat, 2021-03-06 18:53

#1094

josh

Oh, FFS.

Sun, 2021-03-07 18:05

#1095

NDPP

TMOATS, Ep 90 - with George Galloway (and vid)

https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/1368636528050589698

Megan and Harry, COVID, Russophobia, Ireland, US politics and MORE!

Mon, 2021-03-15 23:50

#1096

NDPP

Adam Curtis Documentary: 'Can't Get You Out of My Head' (2021)

https://youtu.be/MHFrhIAj0ME

Part 1: Bloodshed on Wolf Mountain

Latest from the great documentarian Adam Curtis.

Fri, 2021-04-23 08:35

#1097

josh

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has been an incompetent opposition to Boris Johnson. But he has fulfilled his immediate objective during his first year in charge: waging war on the Labour left, attacking Jeremy Corbyn’s legacy, and pushing his party to the right.

https://jacobinmag.com/2021/04/keir-starmer-labour-party-leader-uk-left

Fri, 2021-04-23 16:43

#1098

NorthReport

You had to know allying with the right-wingers would end up destroying the UK. Now it looks like that is about to come to fruition. I hope the Brexit supporters are happy now with the coming destruction to both the people and the country

Clean sweep for Boris?

https://www.therockymountaingoat.com/2021/04/gwynne-dyer-the-uk-clean-sw...

Fri, 2021-04-23 19:07

(Reply to #1098) #1099

Ken Burch

josh wrote:

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has been an incompetent opposition to Boris Johnson. But he has fulfilled his immediate objective during his first year in charge: waging war on the Labour left, attacking Jeremy Corbyn’s legacy, and pushing his party to the right.

https://jacobinmag.com/2021/04/keir-starmer-labour-party-leader-uk-left

Keir has been incompetent at opposing Johnson- but he appears to be EXTREMELY competent at doing what some of those who supported his election as Labour seem to have wanted done: DESTROYING the Labour Party as a significant electoral force in UK politics.

If they do worse at the May local/Scottish parliament/Senedd Cymru(Welsh Senedd) elections than the party ever did under Corbyn in any equivalent contests, it is very difficult to imagine the party ever winning ANY elections at any level under Starmer's leadership.

The only people who would be happy about that are about the people who want Labour to abolish itself and join a new, merged party with the LibDems- a party, it goes without saying, that would not disagree with the Tories on any significant number of issues.

Fri, 2021-04-23 23:39

(Reply to #1099) #1100

Ken Burch

(Self-delete. Dupe post.)

Sat, 2021-04-24 03:26

#1101

NorthReport

This obsession with attackung the party leadership, whether it be Corbyn or Starmer, has destroyed any chance Labour had of winning an election. Meanwhile this Brexit country is becoming unglued in case anyone is interested.
The only thing that stands out loud and clear presently is that the Brexit promoters and supporters have ripped the guts out of the country, and the UK's future is dismal to say the least, and most probably appears heading for catastrophe.

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