The 2015 Popularity Contest (aka UK General Election )

[Groucho]

This I didn't know about until I heard it in Roger Phillips earlier this week. An unelected, £5m per year seat in the Commons - The Remembrancer.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_remembrancer

http://www.scriptonitedaily.com/201...our-parliament-to-make-life-easier-for-banks/

The Remembrancer is the only non-MP or civil servant with a seat in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. He sits to the right of the Speaker in every session of parliament. His sole purpose is to scrutinise and influence legislation in the interests of the banks. Nobody elected this representative into our parliament. What kind of democracy allows an unelected lobbyist for a wealthy elite to sit in its parliament to write laws in their own interests?

Who is the Remembrancer?

The current Remembrancer is Paul Double, a former barrister, and he has been in the role since 2003. In that time, he has not provided a single interview to the media. He has a budget of £5.3m, and a £500,000 staff which included six lawyers.

The City of London Website describes his activities and duties as thus:

“The City Remembrancer’s Office is one of the City’s traditional offices and dates from the reign of Elizabeth I. The Office holder is one of the City’s Law Officers as well as being a Parliamentary Agent and its Head of Protocol. The Remembrancer is charged with maintaining and enhancing the City’s status and ensuring that its established rights are safeguarded. As long ago as 1685 an order was made for the Remembrancer “to continue to attend Parliament and the offices of the Secretaries of State daily, and acquaint the Lord Mayor with the public affairs and other business transacted there, relating to the City”. In the contemporary context, this work encompasses day to day contact with officials in Government departments responsible for developing government policy, the drafting and promotion of legislation and responsibility for relations with both Houses of Parliament and their Committees including briefings for debates in which the City Corporation or its associated bodies have an interest. The Office also tracks the work of the GLA Assembly, and the GLA’s associated bodies.”

In short, while having no vote, the Remembrancer is granted direct access to decision makers and legislators in order to lobby for the interests of the City. Nicholas Shaxson, author of the definitive investigation of the City of London ‘Treasure Islands’, refers to his role as the “world’s oldest institutional lobbyist”.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

This I didn't know about until I heard it in Roger Phillips earlier this week. An unelected, £5m per year seat in the Commons - The Remembrancer.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_remembrancer

http://www.scriptonitedaily.com/201...our-parliament-to-make-life-easier-for-banks/

Sadly I suspect he's the tip of the iceberg. A concentration of power is seldom good.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Damn those 'foreign' states for not playing fair.

"The General Assembly, voting nearly-unanimously, adopted its twenty-second consecutive resolution calling for an end to the United States’ decades-long economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba.

By the text, adopted by a recorded vote of 188 in favour to 2 against (United States and Israel) with 3 abstentions (Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau), the Assembly expressed concern about the continued promulgation and application by Member States of laws and regulations, such as the 1996 “Helm-Burton Act”, the extraterritorial effects of which affected the sovereignty of other States, the legitimate interests of entities or persons under their jurisdiction and the freedom of trade and navigation.

Many speakers expressed concerns about the extraterritorial dimension of the blockade. The representative of Lithuania, speaking on behalf of the European Union, said United States’ legislation had extended the effects of the embargo to third countries. The European Union continuously opposed such extraterritorial measures. While appreciating small measures that lifted remittance obstacles, she could not accept unilaterally imposed restrictions that were contrary to international trade rules and impeded the European Union’s economic and commercial relations with Cuba".

From http://www.un.org/press/en/2013/ga11445.doc.htm



From http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/...ion-on-Cuban-sanctions-hits-UK-companies.html



Under the TTIP directives any company will be able to make any element of the public sector to be put out to tender. Whether the government want it or not, they will have no choice. There is no point any of the political parties in Britain, or the rest of Europe saying they will do this or that. Any form of regulation will be brushed aside, as it 'restricts' a particular company. When a health company, for instance, isn't doing as they said they would and there is a major failing, what next? The government will have to buy out their contract and pay them compensation.

TTIP will run roughshod over any government in any European country. Some will go against it but the track record of the political parties in the UK will see them 'take it on the chin' like they have with the way the US government, urged on by Wall Street, are constantly fining the UK financial service sector and attacking the City of London, for 'underhand' methods, that Wall Street also do and therefore 'not playing fair'.

Why vote, when whoever gets in will not have full control of the country. But will be further at the beck and call of those that jump of the publicly funded gravy train, for the benefit of shareholders and not the people of the UK.

I've asked you before, when you copy and paste text from other places can you clearly mark the text you've copied plus its source. Your pre-edited post above made it appear as through your unsubstantiated comments at the end were part of an official UN press release.

I have asked you to do this previously, I won't be asking you to do so again.

 

[Groucho]

Sadly I suspect he's the tip of the iceberg. A concentration of power is seldom good.

Does make one wonder, doesn't it......

 

[hullefc]

I've asked you before, when you copy and paste text from other places can you clearly mark the text you've copied plus its source. Your pre-edited post above made it appear as through your unsubstantiated comments at the end were part of an official UN press release.

I have asked you to do this previously, I won't be asking you to do so again.

To save you getting all hot under the collar, maybe you should look a little bit more carefully.

" indicates that it is from what someone said or a source. When " is seen at the end of something means that it is the end of the quotation or what someone said.

Have a look again and notice that it starts with a " and ends with a ". That is before I write what I think. Simple really.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

To save you getting all hot under the collar, maybe you should look a little bit more carefully.

" indicates that it is from what someone said or a source. When " is seen at the end of something means that it is the end of the quotation or what someone said.

Have a look again and notice that it starts with a " and ends with a ". That is before I write what I think. Simple really.

That's because I edited it to include that together with the source of where you copied the text. I know this isn't an academic discussion, but some standards, please.

 

[L4Everton]

Ass face speaking out earlier suggesting 'football players are role models' - yeah ok Dave, role models to whom?

The same slimy illegitimate is seeking to involve as many 'minor partys' in the tv debates so as to water down the airtime of condemnation he and his abortion of a party are lined up to take.

 

[peteblue]

Look lads just settle down and stop panicking. Red Ed won't get voted in because he's a pillock and his brother will be in charge of Labour after May, Cleggy will be lucky if he survives the election and the SNP and that gruesome fellow from Scotchland will get their comeuppance. Good old Dave and the lads will be in charge and will sort everything out. God Bless Maggie.......

 

[The Esk]

Look lads just settle down and stop panicking. Red Ed won't get voted in because he's a pillock and his brother will be in charge of Labour after May, Cleggy will be lucky if he survives the election and the SNP and that gruesome fellow from Scotchland will get their comeuppance. Good old Dave and the lads will be in charge and will sort everything out. God Bless Maggie.......

lol

 

[peteblue]

lol

I try...........

 

[L4Everton]

I try...........

Oh I agree, and so do my nerves.....

 

[toffee matt]

Look lads just settle down and stop panicking. Red Ed won't get voted in because he's a pillock and his brother will be in charge of Labour after May, Cleggy will be lucky if he survives the election and the SNP and that gruesome fellow from Scotchland will get their comeuppance. Good old Dave and the lads will be in charge and will sort everything out. God Bless Maggie.......

Good night down the pub pete?

 

[peteblue]

Good night down the pub pete?

Pretty good thanks mate, the beer was top notch.......

 

[rascal]

Good closer on QT. Politician's need to get together with medical practitioners to sort out the problems facing the NHS instead of using it as a football. Would think that most of the populace would agree, I'd also take the same approach and apply it to education.

 

[L4Everton]

Pretty good thanks mate, the beer was top notch.......

You were on white wine spritzers, don't even try to lie.