Tag Archives: Rupert Murdoch

BBC must allow the truth a voice: social mobility can only come from greater equality

BBC fails to invite relevant experts to discuss low social mobility I was pleased to hear the UK’s low social mobility discussed on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning, but annoyed that the people involved did not include either … Continue reading

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I am a citizen, not a consumer.

If you are a market survey person and you have been referred to this page by someone you were surveying please go to the Credo.  Read it, think about it, tell your employers about it, try to find a more … Continue reading

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Real story behind latest cash-for-access scandal? Murdoch strikes back.

So major donors to the governing political party are promised access to the PM?  Yawn, what’s new?  Anyone who believed that the UK is a democracy and not a plutocracy must have rotted his/her brains on “reality” TV. The real … Continue reading

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Not a question of public sector vs private sector. Support the strike and stop a race to the bottom.

I just sent this message to my Occupy Edinburgh comrades regarding points to make on the 30 November strike: Dear All Sorry I’m not going to make it this evening. Of course the authorities are trying to spin this as … Continue reading

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Should Occupy Edinburgh make specific demands of a multinational?

Please read my suggestions and give your opinion by taking the quick poll at the bottom of this blog post. I have been thinking about the Occupy Edinburgh movement (and its global allies) and how we could become more effective. … Continue reading

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