Comments (especially Re: UK Cuts)

I’ve had a few people point out that they’d like to comment on some of the things I’ve written about the UK ‘austerity’ cuts and university funding.

 

I remember I disabled all comments on my various blogs because I was getting loads of annoying spam stuff and also some threats of physical violence (I also blog on the touchy subject of Bruce Lee – no, really: you’d be surprised how strongly people feel about Bruce Lee. And about Badiou. For some utterly inexplicable reason. But there you go.).  But I have switched the settings now, so you should be able to comment on posts now.

 

However, you don’t need to tell me: tell your MPs, tell the media, tell your friends and family. Tell them to read this:

 

Professor Greg Philo's recent article in the Guardian in August outlined his proposal to pay off the national debt via a one-off tax on the wealthiest 10% of the population.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/aug/15/deficit-crisis-tax-the-rich

 

And you lot read these:

 

This is the Glasgow Media Group website

http://www.glasgowmediagroup.org/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/

 

Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/edit/?id=120381074685941&sk=basic#!/pages/Glasgow-Media-Group/120381074685941

   

Greg Philo interviewed by George Galloway to discuss his proposal to pay off the national debt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV5Ju18A8Ow

 

Greg Philo discusses his proposal to pay off the national debt on the Jeremy Vine Show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WltJ3MLMJcA

 

Lively debate on BBC2's The Daily Politics with Greg Philo discussing the tax proposal with Grant Shapps MP, Minister of State for Housing and Local Government, and Yvette Cooper MP, former Shadow Secretary of State for the Department for Work and Pensions and for Women and Equalities (now Shadow Foriegn Secretary).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmmf-cLnuq0&feature=related

 

Professor Greg Philo's proposal to pay off the national debt via a one-off tax on the wealthiest 10% of the population which appeared in the Daily Finance on the 11th November 2010. A YouGov poll indicated that 74% of the population would favour this one-off tax.

http://www.dailyfinance.co.uk/2010/11/15/greg-philo-on-his-wealth-tax-proposal/