Dunno - of course anybody but a damn fool would already know that in the UK, they're many times better off than the poor of the 3rd world, but I don't think being reminded that they're still far better off than landless Bihari peasants is going to be that relevant to people going through tough times in Britain.
Why no protests or demos over the food prices?
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Dunno - of course anybody but a damn fool would already know that in the UK, they're many times better off than the poor of the 3rd world, but I don't think being reminded that they're still far better off than landless Bihari peasants is going to be that relevant to people going through tough times in Britain.
What do we want?
Cheaper food.
When do we want it?
well I'm feeling a bit peckish right now mate.
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Cheaper food.
When do we want it?
well I'm feeling a bit peckish right now mate.
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Well poster342002 I have to agree with you. This is a very important issue and I honestly believe the far right will be all over this like a fucking rash. Its there christmans present for the year. And it will chime a genuine chord with the poor whites they seek to win votes from.
But I dont think it is food prices you should be protesting over, but food poverty. Actualy food, fuel and general poverty. I dont know who the normaly orginises protests in this country but if the left dont get there arses into gear then they will have handed over the touchstone issue for the UKs poor to the far right.
Protests do not have to offer complex and comprahensive solution, but can also simply be a chance for people to let there voices be heard about something that is hurting them.
of course. but to just focus on Food in the UK is missing the point a bit by Posternumbers
Attack the CPI which is used to underpin so many many decisions that affect peoples incomes, especially the low waged/on benefits.
Blagsta
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Straight question - where are the left's demos, placards and protests on this one? There's probably millions out there finding it nearly imopossible to manage now. Combined with other price rises, the abolition of the low-tax rate for the lowest paid and the never-ending wage freezes WE ARE FUCKING GOING UNDER! WE'RE ALL GOING SLOWLY BANKRUPT!
Is that clear enough? Could the "left" please, pretty please take five minutes off from tossing on about the middle east and maybe turn a bit of attention to this?
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Peak Oil is starting to bite.
We really missed the boat on dealing with it, so now we're sitting at the dinner table and getting ready to eat the fucking shit sandwich that we ordered.
E2A: Myopia of the government doesn't help one iota of course. According to Labour it's not a problem....
Follow the logic of that argument and we'd never protest against anything that the self-appointed wise men of leftwing porotests gave holy permission for the masses to protest about. Oh, hang on, isn't that what already happens?
Seriously: the argument that we should never have mass protests against hardship in case the rigth co-opted it is patently absurd. It's effectively an argument for ensuring that protests remain small, elitest and ineffectual "for the greater good".
FWIW, the right is more likely to make merry hell with this issue UNLESS the left can get it's arse in order for once and launch protests over something that acually matters (in a big way) to vast numbers of people.
I'm not saying that workers shouldn't protest if they want to, just that if it happens then it happens - there's no point in leftists organising it.
8ball
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No, we ate them.
Not a good answer, Blagsta, a big successful protest these days needs the backing, resources or at least publicity, of the left, the unions, etc. I well remember the desultorily turnout for the demo against the Welfare Reform Act self-organised by grass roots groups the day after the big anti-war demo in Manchester, which had no support or involvement of the left. Now, one hears there is to be another big anti-war protest at this years LP Conference, again obscuring any other issue. The left has turned its back on the poor in the country, away from class issues to anti-imperialism, identity politics and race.
no it doesnt it needs to be an idea which people are prepared to come out on the streets for and to have a few committed people prepared to organise it
Fullyplumped
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Rather than organise a protest against increased food prices, which are a consequence of more people in the world being able to buy food thus increasing world prices - a good thing, surely - people would do better to campaign for more land being used for food production in this country, and maybe even to campaign for more land in towns to be made available for allotments.
And if people want to have a demo, as Treelover says, they should campaign for welfare benefits to be increased to cover specific increases in the cost of food and fuel. Only trouble would be the apparent perverse incentive that keeps fit people on benefits rather than work in agriculture, so that farmers have to recruit people from abroad to work in the fields.
And if people want to have a demo, as Treelover says, they should campaign for welfare benefits to be increased to cover specific increases in the cost of food and fuel. Only trouble would be the apparent perverse incentive that keeps fit people on benefits rather than work in agriculture, so that farmers have to recruit people from abroad to work in the fields.
I know lol. It's one thing blockading petrol distributers over the discontent regarding fuel prices but disrupting the food supply?
Should we have a mass hunger strike? And how do we deal with the glutonous scabs as they claw their way into McDonalds to get their monosodium glutomate fix?
Blagsta
Minimum cage, maximum cage
Bollocks. Me and a few mates organised the Birmingham CJB campaign with fuck all. The whole point of libertarian left politics is to do stuff yourself not wait for some self appointed elite to do it for you. Poster64655 needs stop whining and put his money where his mouth is.
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I think we should kill all fat people. There is no other way. If Ken was still in power maybe we could get him to instigate a special Ingestion Charge for tubbies. Sadly he is not.
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