I have already had my say about the Woolwich murder much to the disgust of some. The fact remains our foreign policy does contribute to the radicalisation of young men and women, as Theresa May explains it, whether she likes it or not. Clamping down on our freedoms and liberties with the 'snoopers chart' Communications Data Bill will not solve that I am sure. Theresa May and Co will however slither and connive to convince us that if you have nothing to hide or are doing nothing wrong then you have no reason to worry or oppose it. That is how the Nazi's gained power.
Whatever people think of the events in Woolwich this week, murder is murder and is abhorrent whatever the underlying cause.
Luton has this year witnessed upwards of 18 incidents involving firearms and blades resulting in serious and fatal injuries. Just last night the news reported of the fatal stabbing of a 'man aged 20 years old'.
At 20 he was not a man, he was only just starting out on his journey in life and will leave behind heart broken family who's lives will be forever changed.
A few weeks ago as the shooting incidents in Luton were soaring, I wrote to newly elected Police Crime Commissioner Olly Martins asking what he was doing to assist in dealing with the root causes of crime in society, namely the socio-economic environment in which we live in, but as yet have had no response. In the interim he has said of the escalation in gun crime and murders within Luton that it was "a blip", going to prove once again that we are lead by the least amongst us.
Somehow we have become a society that knows the price of everything and the value of nothing, especially the value of a human life.
NEWS - Health and Welfare
The week started off quite badly with BBC R4 holding a phone in to discuss peoples experiences of A&E and ambulances, what disappointed most was the insistence on people across the NHS pointing the finger of blame at each other, rather than at the government and their banking friends, for the issues they are having. So long as we keep in fighting the power brokers will keep playing their game of monopoly and leave us with nothing but the scraps off of the table.
A woman who suffered a DOUBLE heart and lung transplant died 9 days after her benefits were stopped after ATOS found her fit to work. She was notified of her requirement to return to work as she lay on her hospital bed dying.
This lot are disgusting. People who are quite clearly in need of help and assistance are being thrown over board by this government under the ideology of austerity.
The constructive dismantling of the NHS seems to know no bounds and yet the resistance being offered by the public seems to be few and far between. It is the greatest thing we have ever conceived and yet we are allowing it go out without a fight.
There has been a staggering increase in volunteers for medical research and testing in recent times, which is all the more surprising considering the fact that virtually the entire medicine profession is one big medical trial and we are the guinea pigs.
You will not have seen much of it in the news and we were unable to make it to London on Saturday May 25th but there was a global march against Monsanto. A number of citizen journalists have covered it from across the planet, with the closest to a mainstream input being from Russia Today.
World
Barack Obama laid out the law on drones this week when he addressed the planet about the program but got heckled by someone from project Codepink. During his speech he highlighted the importance of ensuring that partner nations could not deal with the individuals they wanted to target before resorting to drones. What most news agencies failed to capture or show, including the BBC morning news, was his statement that civilian casualties were "hard facts". His words were not comforting. His words have damned him and his administration.
Human Rights/Politics
The Woolwich murder has seen the Communications and Data Bill rise its ugly head again with news reports that the Tory and Labour Ministers will form a pact to get the act passed as the Lib Dems seem to be opposing it, which is perhaps the only decent thing they have done since they took joint office. The evidence is inconclusive as to whether any such act being in force today would have made any difference to the incident last week in Woolwich, but then they will probably say that if you have nothing to hide then you have nothing to fear. This statement is fine of course until it is something that you do care about, that you want to stand up for, and the establishment then labels you an extremist and you are starting down that slippery slope.
It was not helped by Theresa May banging the drums of fear quoting estimates of the number of people who are potential targets for radicalisation in the thousands and then claiming she wants tighter reigns on extremist websites, social media channels and the like.
What the definition of extremism will be is anyones guess.
Rupert Murdoch does not seem best pleased with darling David Cameron as the front page of the sun shows us today. Does this mean he no longer supports Cameron and would rather throw his eggs in Theresa May's basket? We shall wait and see but Tory Minister's are saying today that darling David has 12 months to sort the ship out.
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| Two sides of the terror crises and not one Iraqi or Afghan in sight. |
Technology
Germany are to use drones to combat graffiti. Having been to Berlin I can say first hand that it is home to some of the most amazing urban art. This move to combat it is a surprise to me as it actually would be one reason I would advocate going to Berlin to see some of the art there. More worryingly it is the move by local enforcement agencies to engage in the use of drones increasingly, proving that a drone is not just for the Middle East, but for you and I.
There is no sport.
Entertainment? There is an exhibition at the British Library on Propaganda, check it out here.
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