PJC Journal

Sarkozy, the current EU chairman, tries to set up a police state in France

IanPJ — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:40:00 +0100

Using the drowsiness of summer, without any public debate nor legislative discussion, the French government is adopting the use of a police database aiming at a retrieving information on all kinds of activists involved in politics, unions, NGOs, religious groups, ... since the age of 13 (!) and without any limitations in the range of information collected, nor any time limit in keeping the datas. This is what is happening next to the celebration of the French Revolution, in Sarkozy's France. Even the infamous Patriot Act in the USA does not go that far!

So no-one has actually died from passive smoking....

IanPJ — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:40:00 +0100

More than '79 000 adults' die in the EU per annum from the effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). This claim is the driver behind the proposals by the Commission to bring in a binding directive later this year to enforce smoking bans in workplaces. Given that the impact of such a directive will be considerable, both economically and socially, could the Commission please name three or four people who have died from ETS within the European Union in the last two years?

Nudge = We choose for you but you pretend that you have

IanPJ — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:37:00 +0100

Every day, we make decisions on topics ranging from personal investments to schools for our children to the meals we eat to the causes we champion. Unfortunately, we often choose poorly, so the state must do it for us.

The Police State Road Map - Online Book

IanPJ — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:12:00 +0100

An online book. The Police State Road Map

CONFLICT OF INTEREST !! Contracts for ID cards

IanPJ — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:22:00 +0100

De La Rue, a company extensively involved in printing overseas nations banknotes has now turned its corporate attention to a new business opportunity. The firm is lobbying for profitable ID card contracts and has again utilised people with links to the highest echelons of government.

When is impartial not impartial ?

IanPJ — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0100

OFCOM has ruled that Channel 4 failed in its duty to be impartial and reflect a range of views when it broadcast the Great Global Warming Swindle, a documentary that set out to expose the lies around man made global warming. But, strangely, Al Gore’s climate change propaganda, An Inconvenient Truth, can be shown in schools as long as the teacher tells the children that it doesn’t represent an alternative viewpoint.

The politics of the EU - Communitarianism

IanPJ — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:13:00 +0100

Known to political insiders as Communitarianism; in public they mostly call it bipartisan support, or the Third Way: The Language of NuLabour, the language of the progressive Tory Party, the language of the neutered LibDems and most definitely the language of the all powerful elite of the unelected EU. Governments and politicians all across Europe talk of Liberty and Democracy but like a conveyor belt continue to enact Authoritarian legislation.

Describe the EU, describe the politics

IanPJ — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:34:00 +0100

I know that so many have been at a loss to describe exactly what it is the EU is building for itself and it has been the subject of so many articles, comments, journals and investigations. We look at the way the EU has grown up, the history is readily available from the first mooting of the EEC, the EC to the present day EU. The trouble is that so many have found it difficult to label, and because of that it has been almost impossible to counter. As a super state entity (post Lisbon EU) is has variously been called Communist, Nazi or Corporist. It is none of these things in their true sense. It is not Communist (although very heavily influenced, especially in the institutions), it is not Nazi (although many of the methods employed by the Nazis to gain power (especially the politics of fear) have been used by national governments), nor is it truly corporist in nature, although big business is a major political driver. It appears to be a rag bag of them all, mixed up and very difficult to counter because it has no name, no form.

Guido Fawkes: Sith Buster

IanPJ — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:04:00 +0100

Yesterday, the Charities Commission published its long awaited report on the investigation of the Smith Institute, Gordon Brown's pet charity, following a complaint by Guido Fawkes back in January.

TREASON: BROWN MAKES QUEEN SIGN AWAY OUR SOVEREIGNTY

IanPJ — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:47:00 +0100

GORDON Brown was last night accused of betraying Britain with a “grubby”surrender to Brussels. Under a cloak of secrecy, the Government finally ratified the Lisbon Treaty earlier this week and committed the country to a new deluge of European meddling. In a sign of the Prime Minister’s personal embarrassment over the betrayal, the historic step was only made public yesterday – 24 hours after the covert ceremony had taken place.

Government wont be happy until everyone is on a criminal database

IanPJ — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:56:00 +0100

If we had suggested, ten years ago, that one day soon, the government would draw up a list of prescribed occupations: that they would build a database of millions of people who would need to register for those occupations; and that a committee of Public Safety would be set up with power of absolute veto over every individual on the database; it is just possible that you would have decided that even El Reg had taken leave of its oh-so-cynical senses.

Council becomes first to ditch speed cameras

IanPJ — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:31:00 +0100

Swindon Borough Council is to become the first in the country to scrap its speed camera network after describing them as "a blatant tax on the motorist".

Nine out of 10 not eating five fruit a day

IanPJ — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:22:00 +0100

Experts found that despite the government's multimillion pound five-a-day campaign, only 12 per cent of people are meeting the target.

Witanagemot Club annual blog awards

IanPJ — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:02:00 +0100

The Witanagemot Club has launched its annual blog awards.

Click HERE to vote.

Mortgage Giants’ Collapse Could Herald 1930’s Style Depression

IanPJ — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:21:00 +0100

Veteran London Times journalist William Rees-Mogg predicts that the collapse of U.S. mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could herald a downturn into a 1930’s style depression that threatens to sweep away democratic governments.

Curfew: Slowly we march ever closer to the dictatorship.

IanPJ — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:57:00 +0100

Operation Goodnight in Redruth, Cornwall, will see officers given the power to remove any youth under 16 seen on the streets after 9pm and any child under 10 after 8pm. What next will Curfew be used for. Drinkers to be home before 11pm, Restaurants to be closed before 10. Only Russia and East Germany had curfews.

Challenge to The Legality of Speed Cameras

IanPJ — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:01:00 +0100

The issue concerns the process by which speed measuring devices that have come into use since July 1992 have been authorised. Since that date, the Secretary of State has no longer been empowered to approve the devices without laying a Statutory Instrument (SI) before both Houses of Parliament in each individual case. This has not been done, meaning that the evidence from these devices is not admissible in law.

Do as I say, Not as I do....

IanPJ — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:50:00 +0100

On the anniversary of the smoking ban, I popped into the Strangers bar of the House of Commons and took this little video...

The 646 people who are responsible for all Britain's woes

IanPJ — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:13:00 +0100

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered why, if both the Conservative and Labour parties are against national debt, we have a national debt? Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, we have inflation and high taxes?

Frustrated by FOI, then try the Audit Commission Act

IanPJ — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:25:00 +0100

Martin Rosenbaum tells us that if you want to get really detailed financial documents from your local council, there is a much more powerful tool than the Freedom of Information Act - but blink and you may miss the chance to use it. It's the Audit Commission Act in England, which gives you the right to see the accounts and all the accompanying financial documents for the council's audit. In Scotland it's the Local Authority Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 1985; in Wales the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004; and in Northern Ireland the Local Government (Accounts and Audits) Regulations (NI) 2006.

Geldorf speech in support of Liberty and David Davis

IanPJ — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:29:00 +0100

On Friday 4th July, Bob Geldorf made a powerful speech in support of David Davis's Liberty campaign to an audience in Hull Guildhall. The Press have unilaterally ignored it, apart from a few who have acknowledged that Geldorf was there, not one publisher has printed his speech (not that I can find), possibly the most powerful in many years. In order to redress that in some small way, I want to give this the widest possible audience and so you can read it here, and of course on the David Davis campaign website.

UK now a Banana Republic

IanPJ — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:44:00 +0100

Reposted from the LPUK blog

I've been casting my eye over the latest quarterly economic data from the Office of National Statistics. Here are a few selected highlights:

Unemployment up to 5.3%

Average earnings down 8.44%

Total government debt up to £606.2 billion

Total international reserves $60.6 billion (~£30.44 billion; gold, foreign currency etc.)

Gross international debt £6.2 trillion

Yes, you read that last figure right. Six point two trillion pounds.

All Hail the Great Leader, for Tractor production is up for the 10th year.....

Had enough yet? We have.

The Liberty Bell is ringing, politicians will ignore it at their peril.

There is no left or right in UK politics any more. This battle is about one thing, Authoritarianism versus Liberty.

The Only home of Libertarianism in the UK

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NY Times: US and Europe Near Agreement on Data Sharing

IanPJ — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:15:00 +0100

The New York Times has obtained a report showing that US and European negotiators are nearing an agreement on international sharing of private data.

Downing St demo - agents provocateur identified

IanPJ — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:49:00 +0100

As an update to Dan's post on the LPUK website earlier about the possibility that a demonstrator attending the recent StWC rally was actually a police agent provocateur, the Socialist Unity website is reporting that 'Gorgeous' George Galloway has today written to the Home Secretary, both identifying the officer in question, and questioning the events on the day:

The Lisbon Treaty Campaign .,.. an Irish Anarchist View

IanPJ — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:05:00 +0100

Anyone familiar with Europe has some idea about the Lisbon treaty. This is a typical piece of welfare state protectionism through state enlargement or "federalism". From what I understand the twenty-seven countries (at last count) within the EU are to ratify (bureaucratic speak for forcing unto "their" populations) a treaty which will streamline the integration of police and other forms of interference with everyday life.