According to a recent report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, an organisation committed to tackling social issues in a constructive manner, the wealth gap between rich and poor is at it’s highest level in 40 years. Amongst the findings are the widespread acceptance of the fact that some occupations should be paid at a higher [...]
Archive for the ‘Marxism’ Category
Get back to work! and how dare you try and ‘fight for better conditions’
Posted in Apathy, Capitilism, CWU, Disillusion, Frustration, Labour, Marxism, Political, Postal Strike, Postcomm, Privatisation, rant, Royal Mail, Society, Unionism on October 9, 2007 | 11 Comments »
“What do you think this is? A liberal democracy or something, you posties are forgetting one vital thing, you’re freedom is not an option and you don’t get to choose your own working conditions you should plug away at the job until you retire and don’t get a pension, you do as we say when we say [...]
On preconcieved ideals and unquestioned process
Posted in Capitilism, Freedom, Marxism, Materialism, Philosophy, Political, Property, Society on August 20, 2007 | 5 Comments »
The point of most Philosophy is to return to the very essential questions and premises of reality and then work outwards, a concept which sounds so very simple and yet is more difficult than you’d think. Because of course you have to find out the basic premise in the first place, otherwise you can spend [...]
Media Whitewash
Posted in CWU, Industry, Marxism, Media, Public Services, Royal Mail, Society, Unionism on July 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterdays strike was supported by around 95% of the Royal Mail workforce, those are figures from the CWU, I’d like to get some less vested figures but it would seem that none are available, in fact over the past few days neither the Times nor the Independent has even given it a mention. I have [...]
