http://savecatford.org/cblog From Gentrification & Anti-Social Crime Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:58:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en new article from the IWCA setting out the foundations (and the need) for a vision of economic democracy In politics, being competitive in the realm of ideas is a prerequisite to being competitive anywhere else. The following is the first part of an attempt to start mapping out an explicitly pro-working ... http://savecatford.org/cblog/?p=49 article written by a friend for red pepper magazine - does a good job of summarising the common sense position on the BNP ------------------ The election of two BNP MEPs in the European elections has propelled the party onto the national stage and initiated a debate about why they’re achieving historically unprecedented ... http://savecatford.org/cblog/?p=48 Royal Mail - recently announced record profits: to be part privatised Royal Bank of Scotland - recently announced record losses: part nationalised The call to part (for now) privatise royal mail seems to be based entirely on its need to improve efficiency and that privatisation (in part or in whole) is ... http://savecatford.org/cblog/?p=47 Tess of the downham failed to live up to her former glories picking up what in relative terms for the BNP of late must be considered a fairly poor 11% of the vote last night which saw the two liberal democrats candidates, duwayne brooks and Jenni Clutten, winning the two ... http://savecatford.org/cblog/?p=46 2 liberal democrat councillors have been forced to stand down meaning a by-election in the downham ward on the 19th February. It's interesting to note that Tess Culnane will be standing for the BNP in that election Tess was a member of the BNP for many years, standing in that same ward ... http://savecatford.org/cblog/?p=45 Came across this research report on regeneration from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation - it primarily focuses on the role of public spaces in communities, but in doing so touches upon most of the unfortunate by-products (or objectives) of regeneration which further helps to lift the veil on the view that ... http://savecatford.org/cblog/?p=43 Two south london court cases this week in relation to knife assaults:- Exhibit A A Teacher has been sentenced to five years in prison for stabbing his friend with a steak knife Exhibit B A crazed knifeman who believed he was the Messiah and stabbed his best friend to free him from the devil ... http://savecatford.org/cblog/?p=42 Gordon Brown on off balance sheet finance:- I think the problem that we got to a year or two ago was that we had so much off-balance sheet not disclosed that a lot of the major banks and institutions didn't know themselves what their liabilities were. There's no doubt that off-balance ... http://savecatford.org/cblog/?p=40 Number of homicide victims, england & wales - 2006/2007:- 784 Number of occupational deaths at work - 2006/2007 1,400 Rate of homicides per million population - 14 Rate of occupational deaths per million workers - 38 Violent street crime consumes enormous political, media and academic energy. But, as hundreds of thousands of workers and ... http://savecatford.org/cblog/?p=39 Male life expectancy in Rushey Green ward, Lewisham 1999 to 2003 - 72.1 years Male life expectancy in Rushey Green ward, Lewisham 2000 to 2004 - 71.8 years Male life expectancy in Gaza Strip, Palestine (2008 est) - 71.01 years Male life expectancy in Queens Gate ward, Kensington & Chelsea, 2000 to 2004 ... http://savecatford.org/cblog/?p=37