More populist band aids that will only give an illusion of change to distract us from the fact that the system doesn’t serve the people, and never will - it was designed not to.

More elections in a clearly corrupt system will only ever serve the establishment.

I don’t see why she can’t have a job giving opinions on the cancer risk of eggs or asbestos or whatever.

Because she’ll be well aware of what setting precedent does, and that becoming more strict on other fields and demanding accountability from them risks them becoming more strict on hers, and demanding accountability from her field, too.

The problem with these structures is that they rely on the word of capitalists, whose whole existence and interest is about making profit at any cost, to regulate themselves, so it’s not broken, it’s just had the curtain moved very slightly to reveal the tip of the iceberg of its deliberate inner workings.

Obviously if it isn’t then she needs to be out of there so fast her feet don’t touch the ground.

She needs to fuck off either way, her word, and the words of the people who hired her are entirely worthless.

There is a significant conflict of interests going on (just being a shareholder alone means she’s prone to making sure the industry continues to do well in the market), and even if we believe that she doesn’t mean to (we shouldn’t, she does), her bias is far too deep for it to not be impacting her decision making.

Sure thing, the lengths some people will go to to defend their cognitive dissonance is ridiculous…

Also, those claiming to have no source on Powell being on the team that negotiated Pinochet’s release, only prove they’ve not only not actually gone looking for one, but haven’t even read op article, where the source is linked:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/jan/07/chile.pinochet

And it isn’t the only contemporary source, either:

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2001/08/chil-a30.html

As well as sources that confirms that Powell promoted deals with Saudi Arabia for a company that also paid £1m to Pinochet:

https://caat.org.uk/news/2005-09-27-2/

You can make as many excuses as you want to make yourselves feel better, but it will never magic these people in to being on our side as citizens.

It’s the only look he’s got.

Not going to happen, they aren’t going to risk anything for the sake of the plebs, as long as the money keeps rolling, and we aren’t under direct threat of invasion or other annihilation which we’re unlikely to be (though likely even then…), they will maintain whatever relationships they need to.

My jaw literally just dropped reading that.

I knew Lammy, who I used to think very highly of, was slowly shifting to the right when he first backed Starmer for leader, and I’ve seen some other disappointing things from him in the run up to and since the election, but I hadn’t realised just how far gone he is, jfc.

This is what trying to fix an establishment from within looks like - to get in to positions of power, you must assimilate and serve their interests, or get purged.

Shocking enraging, I think is a better fit.

Looks like they’ve since put it on youtube and it’s also up on dailymotion for now.

If only wearing one actually fostered true anti-war sentiments, eh…

Every single one of them is telling on themselves.

LISTEN

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/romeo-kokriatski-respectability-politics-or-you-gotta-be-nice-to-monsters

Double checks publication.

No, not the onion.

When people tell you who they are (at the very fucking least cordial with literal fascists), believe them.

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/romeo-kokriatski-respectability-politics-or-you-gotta-be-nice-to-monsters

Meanwhile Labour suspends seven rebels who voted to scrap two-child benefit cap

Watch the program:

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-king-the-prince-their-secret-millions

Tories also have a manifesto, it’s just the word used here for, well, a manifesto. Not specific to any political leaning.

a relative who started as a handyman in the working class and kept investing in hoarding rental property so they could exploit others for profit and an opportunity to correct what they believe is their “temporarily embarrassed millionaire” status.

Then how about you stop contributing to the problem by hoarding properties you don’t live in and exploiting those who can’t afford to, for profit?

No?

I didn’t think so…

because I didn’t want to be "part of the problem "

And yet, you’re still a landlord… 🤔

I guess the greed won over, eh?

He’s a self serving neoliberal who doesn’t give two fucks about the working class.

He has made it clear all along that he is nothing but a corporate and establishment shill, and while making this one accidentally accurate statement about landlords, his party is planning to, for example, go ahead with pretty much the exact same cuts and abuses (E: like the government having unlimited access to the bank accounts of all benefits claimants) that the Tories had planned for the poorest in society, along with trying to force as many sick and disabled people in to work as they can (without providing any more support or income to help this happen of course, just more punishment for those who can’t “refuse”). Landlords will not be getting any of the same treatment.

His statement doesn’t reflect any moral leanings, nor a will or intent to change anything for the better.

Broken clock moment.