It is the privilege of the privileged to dispose of the poor

Philip Hammond recently said to Andrew Marr, “Public sector pay raced ahead of private sector pay after the crash in 2008/9 and taking public sector pay, before pension contributions, that gap is now closed, public and private sector pay on average are round about the same.” This statement by Philip Hammond is a golden nugget, […]

Propaganda, PR and spin, managing public deception

A letter a day to number 10. No 1,290 Saturday 19 December 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, Nice to see that you’ve had to increase the number of your special advisers and spin doctors which cost us £11.1 million last year because if anyone needs them, you do. I am fascinated by the world of PR/spin/propaganda, […]

When middle England wakes up the poor might not be around to help them

A letter a day to number 10. No 1,081 Sunday 10 May 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, Middle England has spoken and you’ve got a slim working majority. If that majority represents anything at all it is the triumph of un-reason. Many consider that the applauding of austerity and the cuts to the poor is down […]