Cameron’s words about the need for “responsible” capitalism smack of political positioning rather than a genuine commitment to changing the way our economy works.
The Tories are actively encouraging people to be enterprising and set up their own businesses, while knowing full well the system is tilted away from them and firmly towards big business and corporations. Encouraging people who have recently lost their jobs to set up in business may result in disappointment in a situation where market power is so unfairly shared. The role of government is to challenge the dominance of corporate business rather than simplifying the co-operative legislation.
This is another example of the Conservatives trying to have their cake and eat it, as we have seen in the numerous examples of Conservative politicians condemning the closure of hospitals in their constituencies, while voting for measures nationally that will make this inevitable. Similarly the Localisation Bill suggests allowing local people a greater say in how their high streets are redeveloped, yet on the other hand failing to give them power of funding.
The Green Party’s policy of banding corporation tax so that larger companies pay more than small ones would shift the balance of power towards the small businesses that are most effective at creating jobs. Our plans for community banks would make available the finance that has virtually disappeared since the advent of the credit crisis. And a Green Chancellor would actively encourage cooperatives by setting up a cooperative development fund. Cameron should reassess the current state of the economy before he brands their idea of capitalism ‘moral’. The Conservatives are kidding no-one. As Green Party policies demonstrate, finding the solutions to the problem of irresponsible capitalism is not difficult, unless you have to keep your friends in the city and the corporate boardrooms happy.
Daily Archives: January 22, 2012
Picked up our latest Riso today
Great work by our Chairman on the price, spoiled only by the fact my friends satnav bit the dust and we where late picking up the unit,who said maps are finished
Is John Merrys Orchestra an Urban Myth? does it really exist,could the millions spent have been put into things like day centres for the elderly?
John will never answer to engrossed with throwing mud at the Mayoral alliance,so the question is do you have a view.
Unbelievable but true remember crimes down,or the real fact is it’s going on under the old bills nose.
Cannabis farm found yards from Manchester police station Bootle Street Police Station is on the opposite side of the road to the warehouse
A cannabis farm has been discovered under the noses of police in Manchester.
Plants with a value of about £100,000 were found in a disused warehouse 40 yards (36m) from Greater Manchester Police’s Bootle Street station.
David Miliband is favoured over Ed the red, the missing man is the one for Labour, we say in the Greens keep Ed in post for as long as you wish.
“He has been the invisible man for the past 18 months, yet is still seen as a more credible leader than his brother.”
The findings come after a turbulent week for Labour when it admitted it could not promise to reverse any Tory spending cuts.
Oh my god just look at this the bloody Tories in Government are as BAD as Salford Labour when it comes to using consultants
£2m a month! Ken Clarke’s justice department blows more than £40m on private consultants since election
Costly: Ken Clarke has spent £43million on advice, despite claiming we have to reduce the prison population to save cash
Ken Clarke’s Ministry of Justice is blowing more than £2million a month on outside consultants !
The mans a Cretin.
And we lost our court no bloody wonder!!!
One thing about this mayoral referendum
You have actually seen Labour Councillors get of there backsides and go in to the street. It amazes me in one sense when a threat to there pockets comes around even as crazy as this one it spurs them in to action. Here in Swinton south you would be hard pushed to name your Labour Councillor.
