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Political Wars: A New Hope

I'm happy to say that for me, Jeremy Corbyn's victory in his campaign to be the next leader of the Labour Party brings hope when there was little before. The Left-wing socialist is a rarity in this political world in that he is clear on his beliefs and values. Although you may not agree on everything he says, you know what you are getting; an improvement from the usual flip-flopping antics of politicians who are afraid to be too controversial.

This will not; however, be without fight and this is the beginning. The Blairite Labour resignations from the front bench have already begun because it is no longer their Labour party. Like any political party, Labour has a mix of politicians and supporters with differing views. From the middle to the left there is huge contrast in our beliefs and the middle no longer have the talisman leader position which they have held for so long. It is important though to be united in our cause against Right-wing austerity politics and instead push forward our belief in the greater good for the collective, to not crush others in the wake of our individual achievements and to grow as a empathic and compassionate country. Together.

The Conservatives meanwhile, like all those who fear their opposition, have chosen to find any which way possible to devalue Corbyn and all he represents; essentially they're scared. They're scared because everyday working people (who they are not the party for I might add) are finally feeling empowered by an unlikely source who has somehow managed to become the leader of the Labour party. It is a telling sign that the Tories are focusing on their opposition rather than on their own agenda - which is what they should be doing really?

If I was a Tory supporter anyway I would be worried that they are more interested in what Labour are doing than governing the country, especially when they have four and a half years left in power.

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Left & Right: A House Divided is a House Fallen

Some of my Conservative friends and relatives have been posting an article entitled “Stop you whinging: why the Left are such bad losers” on social media.

My view is this… This article and the repeated posting of it by Conservative voters makes me think not why the Left are bad losers but instead that this is why the country is so divided. Are the Left really bad losers or is it just the minority who are protesting? This article is blaming the Left for everything. The Left blame the Right. Surely, the major problem is that the ‘Left’ and the 'Right’ are so busy shouting at each other and calling names that we fail to try to see where the other is coming from, sympathise and decide on a course to move forward towards together; rather than divided.

I added “s because I know it’s not all of the Left and all of the Right doing this. I also know this is an idealistic view but in order to move forward, both sides need to improve their listening skills and have a little human compassion. As Albert Einstein said, "A house divided is a house fallen” so we should focus on similarities rather than continuing to divide the nation.

Original article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11597436/Stop-your-whinging-why-the-Left-are-such-bad-losers.html

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Watch video with caution as content may be triggering. 

This is not something I would usually speak about on this blog, but I have a lot of followers who need to see what has been going on. The Conservatives won with 37% and people are not happy. The next five years are going to be so difficult for Britain, yet people are being denied the right to protest. I don’t agree with everything they’ve done but renaming protestors as rioters in the media is only going to demonise them. Our major news networks are blacking this out as police kettle people on the streets. I am scared for my people and for my country. 

Britain exists, and we need help showing the world what is really happening. 

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There is unrest in the UK at the moment as people protest in London outside the Conservative Headquarters. Similarly to the rise in popularity of the Green Party, these protests have largely suffered from a media blackout.

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Misinformation - Benjamin Studebaker

Benjamin Studebaker has written a follow-up post following the Conservatives winning the election after his initial post pleading with people to stop David Cameron from getting into power. 

If you have the time, it is worth a read: http://benjaminstudebaker.com/2015/05/08/misinformation-how-the-tories-won/

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The shocking truth behind the disparity between rich and poor in the UK. This video is less than 3 minutes long and is truly eye opening so please give it a watch.

It is also worth noting that this video was created back in October 2013 and since then the top bosses wages have nearly doubled in the last year. Meanwhile food banks have seen a meteoric rise from 55 (when Labour were in power) to over 400 now that the Tories are in power.  

Link to the original article: http://www.neweconomics.org/blog/entry/why-inequality-isnt-just-about-fairness

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A Simple View; How Young People are Paying the Price of the Recession

Life is a bit of a gauntlet for young people at the moment. They are told they need a degree so they get one for £9,000 a year which makes no sense because:

1. It benefits the economy for people to be educated

2. If only the 1% had degrees, the economy would not work

3. The jobs you get with a degree are much lower paid than what you would have got 10 years ago because the value of degrees have gone down. 

Once they have a degree, they apply for jobs and are told they need experience (but they were told they needed a degree, not experience).

If they manage to get employment and then decide to buy a house, they realise they can’t afford a house (especially if they’re buying on their own) because the bankers ruined that; saving for a deposit is near impossible on their low wage plus they can now only get a mortgage about 4x their income which is probably not equal to the cost of a house so you have to rent. Renting is extortionate because the market is controlled by rich people so basically they’re screwed. Meanwhile the bankers who freely gave away mortgages at rates which were not affordable, sit comfortable in their houses of upwards £250,000.

Maybe it is just me but I do not want young people have to pay for their parents to have a better life and for them to be worse off because of it. In the same regard, I wouldn’t want my child to pay for me to be better off at the cost of them having a rougher time of it. 

Furthermore, it is also abhorrent that those being born in deprived areas today will live 25 years less than their affluent counterparts; this will only be worsened by the demise of the NHS. 

Worse still, Britain voted for it to be like this so on behalf of the young people out there; thank you for not taking responsibility for your actions.

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Britain: For the Love of God, Please Stop David Cameron

On May 7 (this Thursday), Britain has a general election. I care deeply about British politics--I did my BA over there and will return to do my PhD there this fall. But more importantly, David Came...

Even though the election is over and fearmongering tactics seem to have worked, the facts and figures still remain firmly on Labour’s side. They need to use them and call the Conservatives on their illogical arguments. This article is still worth a read.