Comments on: Your money for nothing http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2007/11/13/your-money-for-nothing/ If there wasn't one before, it's time we started it... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:22:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Roger Thornhill http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2007/11/13/your-money-for-nothing/#comment-799 Roger Thornhill Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:00:11 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2007/11/13/your-money-for-nothing/#comment-799 Thanks for the article and update. Almost like selling people into indentured servitude. The State is an awful shopper and this is more proof. Better to have State run services than a monopoly handed to a private enterprise if you ask me. Thanks for the article and update. Almost like selling people into indentured servitude. The State is an awful shopper and this is more proof. Better to have State run services than a monopoly handed to a private enterprise if you ask me.

]]> By: ally http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2007/11/13/your-money-for-nothing/#comment-791 ally Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:34:47 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2007/11/13/your-money-for-nothing/#comment-791 Excellent report, thank you Kate. "Then she tells me that she wants me to send the photos that we take to Dismore. ‘Andrew Dismore, MP,’ she says. She spells out Dismore’s parliament email address at a very fast clip. ‘Andrew Dismore, MP.’ She tells me to send the photos over in the morning." I can't work out whether this is more split-your-sides laughing or shit-your-pants scary. The control freakery of these people is staggering. Excellent report, thank you Kate.

“Then she tells me that she wants me to send the photos that we take to Dismore. ‘Andrew Dismore, MP,’ she says. She spells out Dismore’s parliament email address at a very fast clip. ‘Andrew Dismore, MP.’ She tells me to send the photos over in the morning.”

I can’t work out whether this is more split-your-sides laughing or shit-your-pants scary. The control freakery of these people is staggering.

]]> By: Jennie http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2007/11/13/your-money-for-nothing/#comment-771 Jennie Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:02:29 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2007/11/13/your-money-for-nothing/#comment-771 Reading this makes me feel frustrated, and sad, and impotent. Blargh. Reading this makes me feel frustrated, and sad, and impotent. Blargh.

]]> By: Vino http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2007/11/13/your-money-for-nothing/#comment-769 Vino Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:10:31 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2007/11/13/your-money-for-nothing/#comment-769 A good article. It is interesting to see how even MPs who seem to be sympathetic to the strikers fail to understand how TUPE and contracting-out and other such measures have weakened the position of the poorest workers in society. I agree that the Trade Union Freedom Bill is necessary if we are to create a situation where unions can fight and win against such cost-cutting. The unions have, in my view, also been very bad at using their lobbying power with Labour. The leadership is able to win them over by making only very small, cosmetic concessions. A good article. It is interesting to see how even MPs who seem to be sympathetic to the strikers fail to understand how TUPE and contracting-out and other such measures have weakened the position of the poorest workers in society.

I agree that the Trade Union Freedom Bill is necessary if we are to create a situation where unions can fight and win against such cost-cutting.

The unions have, in my view, also been very bad at using their lobbying power with Labour. The leadership is able to win them over by making only very small, cosmetic concessions.

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