British democracy in terminal decline, warns report

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British democracy in terminal decline, warns report

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The Guardian - 06/07/12

Corporate power, unrepresentative politicians and apathetic voters leave UK 'increasingly unstable', says study.

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Almost 200 years ago, Thomas Jefferson wrote:
"The country is headed toward a single and splendid government of an aristocracy founded on banking institutions and moneyed incorporations and if this tendency continues it will be the end of freedom and democracy, the few will be ruling...I hope we shall...crush in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations which dare already to challenge our government to trial and bid defiance to the laws of our country.

I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies."
Haven't we learnt anything? :(
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I think we just weren't listening.
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we havent had democracy since we became part of the EU monster!
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Hagrid wrote:we havent had democracy since we became part of the EU monster!
Haven't we? I remember voting for my MEP a while back... I think people often forget about the representation the UK has in the EU - it's not a one way street.
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clv101 wrote:
Hagrid wrote:we havent had democracy since we became part of the EU monster!
Haven't we? I remember voting for my MEP a while back... I think people often forget about the representation the UK has in the EU - it's not a one way street.
it is where laws are concerned.
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I voted in favour of joining the Common Market and would vote to keep in the EU today.
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i voted to join the common market(emphasis on the market), i DID NOT vote to join a "United States of Europe"(isnt that why we fought ww2?) i would NOT vote to stay in, if i ran a company where the auditors would not sign off the accounts for 17 years IN A ROW i would be sacked for incompetence.
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Hagrid wrote: if i ran a company where the auditors would not sign off the accounts for 17 years IN A ROW i would be sacked for incompetence.
not if you were making shit loads of money for the shareholders.
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extractorfan wrote:
Hagrid wrote: if i ran a company where the auditors would not sign off the accounts for 17 years IN A ROW i would be sacked for incompetence.
not if you were making shit loads of money for the shareholders.
you mean the Germans? they seem to be the ones running the show! WW3 without firing a shot!
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Hagrid wrote:
not if you were making shit loads of money for the shareholders.
you mean the Germans? they seem to be the ones running the show! WW3 without firing a shot!
I actually meant the politicians. The only reason I want out of Europe, and I used to be staunchly pro, is that we need to localise because of resource constraints in almost every aspect, economically, politically, socially.

The germans are powerful because of their incredibly strong economic productivity, but the euro crisis shows how impotent all these nations are in the face of, now what's that term again? Negative growth :roll: , I prefer the term shrinkage.
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i prefer the term"lets get the f### OUT!" politicians both domestic and foreign have ruined this once great nation and are only in politics for what (wealth and power) they can get out of it.
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Hagrid wrote: i DID NOT vote to join a "United States of Europe"(isnt that why we fought ww2?)
No, the main point of the Common Market (though that was not made too explicit at the time) was to make another European war less likely. This is just as important today and the reason we need to integrate the eastern European states.
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biffvernon wrote:
Hagrid wrote: i DID NOT vote to join a "United States of Europe"(isnt that why we fought ww2?)
No, the main point of the Common Market (though that was not made too explicit at the time) was to make another European war less likely. This is just as important today and the reason we need to integrate the eastern European states.
#Borrocks!# the EU never stopped any wars, thats what the UN if for!
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Hagrid wrote: the EU never stopped any wars, thats what the UN if for!
Not very successful then is it?
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extractorfan wrote:
Hagrid wrote: the EU never stopped any wars, thats what the UN if for!
Not very successful then is it?
neither is the EU.
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