The Day in Politics

SOUTH CHINA SEA China target of Western capitalist aggression is in the spotlight Philippines re:  South China Sea Permanent Court of Arbitration (at The Hague) set to hand down decision joke decision probably more about PR & building public consent to war with China than anything else: Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) "body, based in the neo-Gothic extravagance of the Peace Palace in The Hague, has no enforcement powers" "Winning parties typically pursue their claims in domestic courts - often a fruitless exercise." LOL ... so the ENTIRE EXERCISE is bullsh*t, Philippines. Australia's SBS notes it is the first legal challenge re South China Sea territorial dispute. This is key regional dispute:  WORLD DICTATOR, USA versus China, rising power POLITICAL & MILITARY rivalry intensified, according to SBS   But, really:  it is AMERICAN CAPITALIST & ALLIED CAPITALIST rivalry with rising power China that is at issue http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/07/12/why-philippines-south-china-sea-legal-case-matters IRON LADY Being prime minister must be a puppet position. Looks like it doesn't matter who is the head puppet: Theresa May to become Britain's new PM on Wednesday after Andrea Leadsom ends campaign ABC Australia: Theresa May will become Britain's new prime minister on Wednesday, with the task of steering its withdrawal from the European Union, after her last rival in the bid to succeed David Cameron abruptly abandoned her short-lived campaign. Ms May became the only contender when Andrea Leadsom — who had stirred a storm for suggesting she was more qualified to be the leader because she had children — quit the race on Monday. "I am honoured and humbled to have been chosen by the Conservative Party to become its leader," Ms May told reporters outside Parliament. "Brexit means Brexit and we are going to make a success of it. "We need a strong, new positive vision for the future of our country. A vision of a country that works not for the privileged few, but that works for every one of us."  [comment:  May's lying already.  She's there to secure the interests of the privileged ... LOL ] http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-11/andrea-leadsom-withdraws-from-tory-leadership-contest/7588006 I'm with the 'right-wingers' on women in politics:  they shouldn't even get the vote.  LOL (Half) kidding aside, I get the feeling this is some symbolic PR appointment by the Conservatives, whose last woman PM, Margaret Thatcher, is probably one of the most detested women in British, if not world, politics. Uh-oh, this is no empty symbolic appointment.  The Conservatives are set to give the working class a kick in the nuts, using Brexit and a woman PM as cover for their nasty agenda head.  That's my best guess. 11th February 1975 Tories appoint Margaret Thatcher as leader of Conservatives - BBC: "Mrs Thatcher - a mother of twins married to Denis, an oil executive - put in a brief appearance at a party in Pimlico  ..." BBC Sh*t, that doesn't bode well. LOL  ... they always put a woman in, as a cover for their nasty agenda. Why the hate on Maggie? List below sounds like it's drawn by a Culturally Marxist liberal leftie. LOL ... I've gone to have a proper read of below list, and it's one of those Yeah-NAH-list moves. So ignore fascist Thatcherite that wrote that list. LOL  [ummmm ... I don't know that he actually is; I just said that for effect.] But, yeah, I can see how the Maggie Thatcher led Conservatives were crap when you take a look at the overall charges. Thatcherism the conservative policies, political philosophy, and leadership style of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, characterized especially by monetarism, privatization, and labor union reform. EXTRACT 10 Reasons why Margaret Thatcher is Britain's most hated politician 2013-07-19 destroyed Britain’s manufacturing industry and her policies led to mass unemployment presided over interest rates of 15% [raising VAT from 8% to 15%] voted against the relaxation of divorce laws abolished free milk for School Children precipitated a Social Housing crisis still being felt today Poll Tax [head tax, ancient to 1800s, not on income based] sowed the seeds of NHS Privatisation Section 28 – Thatchers quiet homophobia? The Irish Hunger Strikes SOURCE | more http://josharcher.uk/blog/why-margaret-thatcher-is-hated/ Good Old Days Under Conservative WOMAN PM  [CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE]   [CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE]  [CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE]   [CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE]   [CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE]  [CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE] Conservative Government Scumbags Under-fund Essex Police LINK | post