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An issue that mirrors Kristall Nacht in the 1930's. First they came for the socialist politicians, then the academics....

Scottish academic David Miller, author of many finely detailed critiques of western propaganda, not least in his fine book ‘A Century of Spin’ is being drummed out of his job at Bristol University by a well orchestrated smear campaign, for daring to criticise Israel and the Zionist lobby. If you’re on twitter and you have appreciated his work, now is the time to stand up for him. Or in any other capacity you have available to you. He’s someone I greatly admire for his fairness and decency, his courage and forthrightness and his skill and clarity as a writer and researcher. Please speak up in his name or be forever silent.

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To all who would like to understand the issues surrounding the Inquiry into the 'Scottish Governments handling of the harassment complaints, please read this from a learned honorary prof. of Scottish law at the university of Glasgow, its explains whats wrong with Scottish law in recent times.

https://www.scottishlegal.com/article/alistair-bonnington-salmond-inquiry-reflects-poorly-on-scotland-s-democratic-traditions

 

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today is the day when you get tomorrows submission to the Inquiry into the Scottish Governments handling of the Alex Salmond affair. No identification of his accusers, as the MSM trotted out in the past, but a bombshell under NS backside. A page turner, despite the long read.

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2021/02/alex-salmond-after-massive-suppression-attempts-testimony-finally-published/

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By now everyone who watched yesterday's newsnight or today's world at one will have realised that this ugly display of Scottish Government politics has now hit the buffers, even if AS has refused to incriminate himself over a complicit Crown court redacted version of his evidence.

Nevertheless, here you will get the real thing, without the spin, and should you know somebody working at the Crown court in Edinburgh, fed up with this corruption of Scotland's democracy, somebody who might or might not have Geoff Aberdein's full statement at hand for a 25K enhancement, I'm sure it would go a fair way to rebuild the polity and democratic standing of Scotland.

Here is Craig's offer, enjoy.

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2021/02/25000-reward-offered-for-copy-of-geoff-aberdein-testimony/

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On 19/02/2021 at 19:57, nevermind, neoliberalism has had it said:

An issue that mirrors Kristall Nacht in the 1930's. First they came for the socialist politicians, then the academics....

Scottish academic David Miller, author of many finely detailed critiques of western propaganda, not least in his fine book ‘A Century of Spin’ is being drummed out of his job at Bristol University by a well orchestrated smear campaign, for daring to criticise Israel and the Zionist lobby. If you’re on twitter and you have appreciated his work, now is the time to stand up for him. Or in any other capacity you have available to you. He’s someone I greatly admire for his fairness and decency, his courage and forthrightness and his skill and clarity as a writer and researcher. Please speak up in his name or be forever silent.

Kritallnacht is not a very good analogy to use to describe a university professor who actually attacked his own Jewish students in a speech. Even the Bristol Student's Union issued their support to the students:

In a statement, Bristol Student Union said: “We are deeply concerned by the points JSoc have raised and stand in solidarity with our Jewish students. We will always support students who call for action against discrimination on our campus. Antisemitism is unacceptable.”

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4 hours ago, nevermind, neoliberalism has had it said:

By now everyone who watched yesterday's newsnight or today's world at one will have realised that this ugly display of Scottish Government politics has now hit the buffers, even if AS has refused to incriminate himself over a complicit Crown court redacted version of his evidence.

Nevertheless, here you will get the real thing, without the spin, and should you know somebody working at the Crown court in Edinburgh, fed up with this corruption of Scotland's democracy, somebody who might or might not have Geoff Aberdein's full statement at hand for a 25K enhancement, I'm sure it would go a fair way to rebuild the polity and democratic standing of Scotland.

Here is Craig's offer, enjoy.

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2021/02/25000-reward-offered-for-copy-of-geoff-aberdein-testimony/

Yes, it was terrible they wouldn't let the full, unredacted statement be published. This is the statement of a guy who has been completely exonerated by the courts.

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How riveting the questioning of AS was yesterday, could hardly get any gardening in. He came over as confident, erudite and very well informed, hardly looking at his notes.

Even after Alex Salmond's appearance before the committee, the Crown court, invited twice before to share the missing evidence by the inquiry team, has not acted and it is to be seen whether they will serve papers on AS's lawyers to produce the missing emails, whats app messages and other information.

The Crown court is clearly compromised and one can only hope that the mistakes made in this handling of the com[plaints will be learned by all.

It is to be seen if NS, who is making busy use of her access to the BBC and the wider media to trounce AS suppositions to the committee, will get the same treatment next wed.

She must not use his past trial, as we heard from Mrs. Fabiani who slapped down Alex for daring to speak of his innocence, axs it is not part of the inquiry. It is to be seen whether the questioning about timing and the closeness to the Crown court and lord wolffe, who is also the Governments legal beagle, will take the same form it has done with AS. Many questions were raised during the 6 hour ( yawn) session and she will have to answer many of them.

See whether there is a need to overrun the allotted time and how the questions are couched. Deference is not what is required next Wed. she must answer, hopefully to all the papers available to the committee by then.

Up to that point, and possibly after, we will be fed by the spin masters of the BBC and wider Tory paper proprietors.

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On 24/02/2021 at 20:00, Rock The Boat said:

Kritallnacht is not a very good analogy to use to describe a university professor who actually attacked his own Jewish students in a speech. Even the Bristol Student's Union issued their support to the students:

In a statement, Bristol Student Union said: “We are deeply concerned by the points JSoc have raised and stand in solidarity with our Jewish students. We will always support students who call for action against discrimination on our campus. Antisemitism is unacceptable.”

I take it that the student union has to say this as apolitical as possible, it would otherwise be a target of more accusations of fostering Antisemitism. The points the JSoc. raised are part and parcel of a campaign to undermine and stop the facts about a toxic Islamophobic Zionist Government being challenged by the global media.

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This article today is a masterclass for budding and established journalists to read up about the current Russophobia, promoted by USUKIS.

It has to do with propaganda and who is involved in it. It shows the FCO's input in various nefarious organisations, all vying for money and accolade, including Reuters, the BBC and fake news specialist Integrity initiative and  Bellingcat.

I very much hope that last weeks revelations by Grayzone are shared with others who might want to find out about taxpayers money  and how it is squandered on Aktis, Ark, ZINC and many others.

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2021/03/mote-in-your-own-eye

Grayzone is written By Max Blumenthal, one of the few blogs specializing in covert propaganda exposure.

https://thegrayzone.com/2021/02/20/reuters-bbc-uk-foreign-office-russian-media/

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the storm is still circling around Nicola, but this lull does not stop the work of the opposition to Independence, not here and not In Europe.

Who would have thought that the EU Parliament would hold a SECRET vote to lift the Immunity of elected MEP's currently in hiding as the Spanish police wants to arrest them for...sedition....

This is the position of the EU since Dec. 2016

" As constant case-law of the ECJ shows, general international law is part of EU law2and, as such, is binding on EU institutions and Member States, especially if itconcernsfundamental human rights(De Burca, 2010). Has thusthe ECJ, throughits 21stDecember 2016 Decision,recognized a right to self-determination within EU law to “all non-self-governing territories and to all peoples who have not yet achieved independence”, including among many others Basques, Bavarians, Catalans, Flemings orScots?

https://ecpr.eu/Filestore/PaperProposal/d0d39dde-15ad-4462-994a-a9e4a2fa24a6.pdf

So what should we think of such unprincipled action, put to elected Parliamentarians by unelected Commissioners and leaders who are more interested in hiding tax avoidance J.C.Junker and or faking their medical exams by plagiarism U. von der Leyen on a big scale.

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2021/03/catalonia-the-eus-secret-shame/

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I can;t believe that the courts will actually want to find Craig guilty for contempt of court, when the media, sky news, Dani Garavelli clearly have identified at least one of the complainers/now perjurers in the Alex Salmond trial, whilst Craig has not.

The judges waited until they realised that Craig is standing in the elections to Holyrood and are now trying to put a spanner in the works with a politically biased judgement. So much for having the lord advocate inside the Government, an unholy alliance that would not be possible elsewhere. Please if you read Craigs blog, try and support his defence fund as he will be appealing to this electoral ploy without substance. Its outrageous what is going on in the ENP as it drags Scotland down and does itself no favours.

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2021/03/the-world-darkens-a-little-more-i-may-have-to-spend-some-time-as-a-political-prisoner/comment-page-3/#comment-983364

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those unnamed women who have perjured themselves have been hung out to dry by the SNP, but at present they seem to get away with it. Maybe perjury will be scrapped in future leaving anonymity for those who have been found wrong by a jury the only obstacle in this wretched game.

The court never ordered Craig to remove any offending names or text from his blog, otherwise he would have complied, they merely contacted him.

As for covering this story of his impending possible judgement, where is the support from all those he supported? Is RT the only channel covering this awful situation, are all those here in the UK, who talk of freedom and the truth, not concerned? or are they silent because they they never been concerned with freedom or truth?

https://www.rt.com/uk/518795-craig-murray-prison-salmond-trial/

 

this is what Tatyana, a regualr on the blog, wrote today. She did not link to RT, but was surprised that they covered it.

 

"It’s surprising that RT reports this, but the Union of Journalists, or Amnesty International, are silent.
Mr. Murray defended the right of **** Riot and Navalny to speak freely, why now does **** Riot not return the courtesy and sing a song in support of Mr. Murray?
Why doesn’t Navalny’s organization say a few words? What stops the Navalny’s Fund from transferring at least a small amount in support?
Where are all these defenders of freedoms from government persecution?
Where are all these honest independent bloggers, vloggers, newspapers and channels?"

 

Indeed, where are they?

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On 28/01/2021 at 13:31, PurpleCanary said:

There is barely one relevant proven and undisputed fact in the affidavit. Loads of supposition, speculation and assumption. The key paragraph seems to be 17 and as far as I can see there is no hard proven evidence to back it up.

I see the independent lawyer who investigated the case has come to the same conclusion, rejecting the allegations against Sturgeon, and clearing her.

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Her preferred independent lawyer from NI who's 'conclusions' do not have a bearing on the committee. Nor will it change the facts, she has misled Parliament. Whether she can blather Scottish voters with another bout of Independence now shouts, when she has done nothing in the past is to be seen. Some lambs will always wander towards the wolf but not all.

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37 minutes ago, nevermind, neoliberalism has had it said:

Her preferred independent lawyer from NI who's 'conclusions' do not have a bearing on the committee. Nor will it change the facts, she has misled Parliament. Whether she can blather Scottish voters with another bout of Independence now shouts, when she has done nothing in the past is to be seen. Some lambs will always wander towards the wolf but not all.

I seriously doubt whether she really wants independence at all. She now has power without the responsibility. Independence would make her accountable whereas now she can deflect. She just has to keep the pretence going. 

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1 hour ago, nevermind, neoliberalism has had it said:

Her preferred independent lawyer from NI who's 'conclusions' do not have a bearing on the committee. Nor will it change the facts, she has misled Parliament. Whether she can blather Scottish voters with another bout of Independence now shouts, when she has done nothing in the past is to be seen. Some lambs will always wander towards the wolf but not all.

The independent lawyer was actually appointed by Salmond, and reappointed by Sturgeon, well before this blew up. Quite why you  call him Sturgeon's preferred lawyer when he was a Salmond appointee is a mystery, as is you putting his conclusions in inverted commas. If he had  decided against Sturgeon you would never have questioned his independence.

And it is the committee's decisions you should be seriously questioning, since they were plainly being arrived on on very much partisan party lines. Whose findings to trust - those of a independent lawyer or those of a group of the defendant"s political opponents? Hmmm. That is a tough one...

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3 hours ago, PurpleCanary said:

The independent lawyer was actually appointed by Salmond, and reappointed by Sturgeon, well before this blew up. Quite why you  call him Sturgeon's preferred lawyer when he was a Salmond appointee is a mystery, as is you putting his conclusions in inverted commas. If he had  decided against Sturgeon you would never have questioned his independence.

And it is the committee's decisions you should be seriously questioning, since they were plainly being arrived on on very much partisan party lines. Whose findings to trust - those of a independent lawyer or those of a group of the defendant"s political opponents? Hmmm. That is a tough one...

you have go your Hamiltons wrong, Sturgeon appointed him.

 

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Craig has taken his blog down until tomorrow when he is expecting a judgement after waiting/ sitting on coals for 10 weeks. He could go to prison for two years and or receive a fine, for not naming the complainants. which the media, Dani Garavelli,  sky news and Kirsty Wark did name.

He had four hearings with three judges, costing him approx, 20 k each time, he  has a 1 month old baby and is standing for the AFI in the forthcoming election, from which ,should he be forced to go to prison, he would be disqualified, which would take him out as well not just Salmon.

As yet, those who have perjured themselves have not been prosecuted. If you are in Government or move within the protected circles, you will not be held to account when you break the law in Scotland. None of the previous links will work now, unless somebody took screen shots.

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/

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1 hour ago, nevermind, neoliberalism has had it said:

you have go your Hamiltons wrong, Sturgeon appointed him.

 

No, I don't have my Hamiltons wrong. Salmond appointed the one in question here, and Sturgeon kept him in place.

'The qualified barrister was first appointed as an independent adviser to the Scottish Government’s Ministerial Code in 2013 by former first minister Alex Salmond and reappointed by Ms Sturgeon in 2015.'

And this is what Salmond said at the time he chose Hamilton: ''This administration introduced independent advisers into the Ministerial Code for the first time in 2008 and their advice over that time has been highly valued. I am delighted to welcome James Hamilton as a new independent adviser, ensuring the continuation of the robust and transparent procedures that we have within Scotland’s system of government.”

Based on that encomium from Salmond it seems reasonable to accept Hamilton's conclusions as fair.

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A former British ambassador has been found in contempt of court after he published information during Alex Salmond’s sexual assault trial which could have identified four of the women complainants. 

Craig Murray, a former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, attended two days of Mr Salmond's trial in March 2020, sitting in the public gallery, and wrote about it on his website.

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Alex Belfield, the former BBC journalist and now Youtuber is being persecuted and intimidated by Nottinghamshire police and the BBC in a long list of events which appear to be aimed to curtail his freedom of speech,  and yesterday his door was demolished by the police who raided his home without a warrant under a spurious accusation that he had made a bomb threat against the BBC.  

I am posting this as I fear for his safety but also that this police and BBC corruption needs to be exposed.

 

 

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OK, I looked him up & he shares the same terrible views about women that Paul has. He was reprimanded and finally left the BBC after making lewd comments about a weather presenter, he used the terms 'hotties' and 'slappers' when describing women in the news.

He's a 24 carat RWNJ.

 

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38 minutes ago, A Load of Squit said:

OK, I looked him up & he shares the same terrible views about women that Paul has. He was reprimanded and finally left the BBC after making lewd comments about a weather presenter, he used the terms 'hotties' and 'slappers' when describing women in the news.

He's a 24 carat RWNJ.

 

So that explains why the BBC would hound him out of a job. 

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43 minutes ago, A Load of Squit said:

OK, I looked him up & he shares the same terrible views about women that Paul has. He was reprimanded and finally left the BBC after making lewd comments about a weather presenter, he used the terms 'hotties' and 'slappers' when describing women in the news.

He's a 24 carat RWNJ.

 

Trolling again eh........  I'm sure that having certain views that are not agreeing with your lefty hand-wringing justifies the police intimidation , spurious lies by BBC cohorts,  unlawful arrests, confiscation of property, potentially driving him to suicide, or even worse, condoning murder by the authorities as probably happened to Dr David Kelly.

Freedom of speech means accepting the right of a person to state his own views and truth.   We are now in a police state and we must resist this persecution and intimidation or we will lose that right. 

If he breaks the law then prosecute him, but this has now gone on for a very long time so they obviously have no reason to prosecute. This is a terrible indictment of our police and authorities who must now be aware of what is going on here.  

 

 

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13 minutes ago, A Load of Squit said:

Or perhaps it was his treatment of women?

 

 

Well if saying something offensive is now a crime there wouldn't be enough prison space for all those right-on comedians, would there?

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2 hours ago, A Load of Squit said:

OK, I looked him up & he shares the same terrible views about women that Paul has. He was reprimanded and finally left the BBC after making lewd comments about a weather presenter, he used the terms 'hotties' and 'slappers' when describing women in the news.

He's a 24 carat RWNJ.

 

The rule of thumb still works. 

Paul Moy's support = complete ****. 

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8 hours ago, Herman said:

The rule of thumb still works. 

Paul Moy's support = complete ****. 

Yes, I thought of all people you would support the police in this matter as you do seem to approve of mafia activities.  

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