And is it true the National Insurance Fund Investment Account is run by the Commissioners For The Reduction of The National Debt? Isn't this a conflict of interest? It would appear from posts on X by Baron Sikka and Paul Lewis that the answer to the question in the headline is probably "Yes, it has already been 'Looted' or 'Raided'", and it does not bode well for the future: "National Insurance…

Establish a Contributors' Oversight Board for the National Insurance Fund

I’m not surprised that Andy Burnham was blocked from standing as a Labour candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, what does surprise me is the adverse reaction by many socialists. Why …

Coming home from university one day I was asked by a comrade (we were members of the same branch of the Australian Labor Party) what I was studying and I told her Political Philosophy. When she ask…

The Government impact assessment (What's one of those I hear you cry?) on the Spring Statement suggests that pensioners will be largely unaffected. Really?? But do you realise that: On Tax: If you re...

What is this petition from CEDAWinLAW about? A Campaign for Women who have lived the system and know it was never neutral.Justice is not given. It is built.If you are a woman born in the 1950s, you ha...

While I’m thinking of something to write about at greater length I’ve been writing down a few thoughts and observations. This is longer than usual but I’ve edited it for coherence. 18 November 2025…

I don’t know who started the hashtag but I embraced it from the very beginning and, although I have had my doubts about whether it served a useful purpose, I’m still here. I felt it incumbent on me…

An annual ride inspired by a dream Vietnam Veteran Jim Miller had in an attempt to bring healing to the Dakota people.

30 November 2025 I’ve been saying for awhile that I’ld like to collaborate with others, and I’ve just recalled two cases where I actually have! Perhaps I should stop trying and just let it happen 🤔…

The only new year resolution I managed to keep was when I resolved not to make any more new year resolutions. I also don’t have any definite plans for the year, they ‘gang aft agley’ and I can’t al…

Join with all groups in calling for mediation! Listen for yourself to the 3 separate recordings from Salford City Radio @SalfordCRadio broadcast on 5th August 2025, explaining: the legal obligations ...

I gave my initial thoughts on the new socialist party in a recent blog, I will have more to say when I have time to assimilate all the information and misinformation coming my way – I remain …

The title of this blog is inspired by a response to a satirical article about the arrest of a comrade Audrey White @RedRosa91940184. It suggested Geriatric Liberation Front which amused me at first…

I’ve been asked if I would join a party led by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana but I’m approaching the issue with cautious optimism. I’ve been reluctant to join another party since quitting Labour …

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

Judge Jonathan Swift There was an unusual procedure in the courts in the long battle between the Department of Work and Pensions and WASPI last week. The issue was whether WASPI’s legal costs…

From CEDAWinLAW Facebook page 30/05/2025: FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS FOR WASPI LIMITED THAT SEEKS TO  E X C L U D E VOICES OF ALL GROUPS WHEN BY STARK CONTRAST #CEDAWinLAW  I N C L U D E S THE VOICES OF AL...

I’ve recently had to prove to a bot almost daily that I’m human before posting to X, today I’ve been locked out and it might take a week to get back in, by which time I’ll no longer have a blue tic…

I’ve been taking some time lately to do other things, both online and offline, not as much I should. If I take a break from my regular work I have emails piling up that need to be gone through. I s…

Show your support for REAL justice for #50sWomen through CEDAWinLAW: 🔴"I am with #CEDAWinLAW representing 3.5m #50sWomen calling for #Mediation with Secretary of State for Work & Pensions." Copy & Pas...