No more world?

 

Two pieces in The Sun are racking up nuclear war propaganda. One is titled ‘Operation Apocalypse, secret docs reveal London disaster plan for nuke blitz’ document information from a two hundred page ‘reveal the extent of the nuclear preparations, showing a city braced for its darkest hour. ‘ The other, ‘Putin’s favourite newspaper preparing Russians for Nuclear War in chillingly short time frame, ‘Nowhere we can’t hit.’

Extracts from the piece,The Sun says, ‘But despite repeated threats from tyrants such as Vladimir Putin, it is unlikely the UK will be the victim of a nuclear attack.’ So as Alfred E. Neuman of Mad magazine used to say, What, me worry? Well, yeah, actually you should.

The sun continues, But, ‘It comes as the UK and France signed a joint agreement to co-ordinate nuclear strikes in the event of World War Three as RussiaChina and Iran ramp up threats.’

Further we read, with relief, that the safety of the Royal family, and diplomats, would be prioritised,‘Threats to “strategically significant locations and events” and the security of royals and diplomats would be closely monitored.’

Obviously, surviving a nuclear attack isn’t go to be a positive thing for one’s mental health. So provision to has been planned to deal with the likelihood of the traumatic experience. No problem squire, we’re British, stiff upper lip and all that.

Referrals to mental health support would be made for survivors and front-line workers traumatised by what they have seen.”Human impacts may be both complex and protracted, and the psychological effects on individuals and communities may be severe,” the documents state. “The survivors of a CBRN(e) incident are likely to have been through a traumatic experience.”Those who do not require hospital treatment will need to be directed to a Survivor Reception Centre, where they can be met by the Police and other services for support.”’

It’s good to know that the concern of the planners will not only be for the rich, the well off, and the middle classes (Sociological sense used).

The papers also point out that a nuclear attack could have an even greater impact on poorer areas of London and make existing inequalities worse.

“The unequal risk and impact of incidents have the potential to exacerbate existing health inequalities and cause new disparities across communities in London,” it reads.

The planners appear to believe that an money economic system will be functioning after a nuclear attack Have they not seen The War Game 1966 and Threads 1984?

Funding for emergency response in the wake of an attack is also set out in the papers. The government would consider providing financial support in the event of an “exceptional emergency” but local authorities should be prepared to “bear the costs” .Local councils will also co-ordinate donations from concerned members of the public.

The four documents obtained by The Sun were written by the London Resilience Group, which is funded and governed by the Greater London Authority, London Local Authorities and London Fire Commissioner.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/35753095/plans-london-russian-nuke-attack/

RUSSIAN media is preparing its citizens for a nuclear war with the West in the near future. Several media outlets in Moscow – part of Putin’s propaganda machine – have been actively publishing articles discussing a nuclear armaggedon between Russia and the West.’

Isn’t this precisely what the British media continues to do?

‘Readers are told that Britain and Europe want to engage in a conflict with Russia. ‘ Readers are told that Russia wants to engage in a conflict with Britain and Europe. Same propaganda.

The newspaper argues multiple Western politicians and military figures have threatened war.’ Isn’t that the ongoing reality?

‘And it threatens to launch an attack on the West – claiming “there is no place in Europe [Russia] cannot hit”.

Andrei Klintsevich,  head of the Centre for the Study of Military and Political Conflicts, told the newspaper: “They need a big war to dismember Russia into small independent states and get free access to our resources.”

Lintsevich accused the West of mobilising its military-industrial complex, mining borders, and building defences.’ Get yourself better proof readers Sun.

Of course the capitalists of the USA and of the ‘West’ would like nothing better than to capture the resources of Russia. In the meantime war is extremely good business for the military-industrial complexes.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/35985710/russia-preparing-nuclear-war-west/

Whilst it has to be admitted that the propaganda, and other means, used by the capitalist class to promote nationalism and other divisions amongst the global majority class which continues to run the capitalist system on behalf of a minority is effective, for the time being, it should be obvious that the need for socialism is more pressing than it’s ever been. Workers have no country but need to gain political power in the various nations in which they reside in order to democratically replace capitalism with socialism. How much longer, given the present dangers to the lives of everyone in the world can we allow capitalism to threaten the destruction of us all? In the words of a sixties protest song, there’s no more war because there’s no more world.

NO WAR BUT CLASS WAR

No more world?

 

Two pieces in The Sun are racking up nuclear war propaganda. One is titled ‘Operation Apocalypse, secret docs reveal London disaster plan for nuke blitz’ document information from a two hundred page ‘reveal the extent of the nuclear preparations, showing a city braced for its darkest hour. ‘ The other, ‘Putin’s favourite newspaper preparing Russians for Nuclear War in chillingly short time frame, ‘Nowhere we can’t hit.’

Extracts from the piece,The Sun says, ‘But despite repeated threats from tyrants such as Vladimir Putin, it is unlikely the UK will be the victim of a nuclear attack.’ So as Alfred E. Neuman of Mad magazine used to say, What, me worry? Well, yeah, actually you should.

The sun continues, But, ‘It comes as the UK and France signed a joint agreement to co-ordinate nuclear strikes in the event of World War Three as RussiaChina and Iran ramp up threats.’

Further we read, with relief, that the safety of the Royal family, and diplomats, would be prioritised,‘Threats to “strategically significant locations and events” and the security of royals and diplomats would be closely monitored.’

Obviously, surviving a nuclear attack isn’t go to be a positive thing for one’s mental health. So provision to has been planned to deal with the likelihood of the traumatic experience. No problem squire, we’re British, stiff upper lip and all that.

Referrals to mental health support would be made for survivors and front-line workers traumatised by what they have seen.”Human impacts may be both complex and protracted, and the psychological effects on individuals and communities may be severe,” the documents state. “The survivors of a CBRN(e) incident are likely to have been through a traumatic experience.”Those who do not require hospital treatment will need to be directed to a Survivor Reception Centre, where they can be met by the Police and other services for support.”’

It’s good to know that the concern of the planners will not only be for the rich, the well off, and the middle classes (Sociological sense used).

The papers also point out that a nuclear attack could have an even greater impact on poorer areas of London and make existing inequalities worse.

“The unequal risk and impact of incidents have the potential to exacerbate existing health inequalities and cause new disparities across communities in London,” it reads.

The planners appear to believe that an money economic system will be functioning after a nuclear attack Have they not seen The War Game 1966 and Threads 1984?

Funding for emergency response in the wake of an attack is also set out in the papers. The government would consider providing financial support in the event of an “exceptional emergency” but local authorities should be prepared to “bear the costs” .Local councils will also co-ordinate donations from concerned members of the public.

The four documents obtained by The Sun were written by the London Resilience Group, which is funded and governed by the Greater London Authority, London Local Authorities and London Fire Commissioner.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/35753095/plans-london-russian-nuke-attack/

RUSSIAN media is preparing its citizens for a nuclear war with the West in the near future. Several media outlets in Moscow – part of Putin’s propaganda machine – have been actively publishing articles discussing a nuclear armaggedon between Russia and the West.’

Isn’t this precisely what the British media continues to do?

‘Readers are told that Britain and Europe want to engage in a conflict with Russia. ‘ Readers are told that Russia wants to engage in a conflict with Britain and Europe. Same propaganda.

The newspaper argues multiple Western politicians and military figures have threatened war.’ Isn’t that the ongoing reality?

‘And it threatens to launch an attack on the West – claiming “there is no place in Europe [Russia] cannot hit”.

Andrei Klintsevich,  head of the Centre for the Study of Military and Political Conflicts, told the newspaper: “They need a big war to dismember Russia into small independent states and get free access to our resources.”

Lintsevich accused the West of mobilising its military-industrial complex, mining borders, and building defences.’ Get yourself better proof readers Sun.

Of course the capitalists of the USA and of the ‘West’ would like nothing better than to capture the resources of Russia. In the meantime war is extremely good business for the military-industrial complexes.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/35985710/russia-preparing-nuclear-war-west/

Whilst it has to be admitted that the propaganda, and other means, used by the capitalist class to promote nationalism and other divisions amongst the global majority class which continues to run the capitalist system on behalf of a minority is effective, for the time being, it should be obvious that the need for socialism is more pressing than it’s ever been. Workers have no country but need to gain political power in the various nations in which they reside in order to democratically replace capitalism with socialism. How much longer, given the present dangers to the lives of everyone in the world can we allow capitalism to threaten the destruction of us all? In the words of a sixties protest song, there’s no more war because there’s no more world.

NO WAR BUT CLASS WAR

No more world?

 

Two pieces in The Sun are racking up nuclear war propaganda. One is titled ‘Operation Apocalypse, secret docs reveal London disaster plan for nuke blitz’ document information from a two hundred page ‘reveal the extent of the nuclear preparations, showing a city braced for its darkest hour. ‘ The other, ‘Putin’s favourite newspaper preparing Russians for Nuclear War in chillingly short time frame, ‘Nowhere we can’t hit.’

Extracts from the piece,The Sun says, ‘But despite repeated threats from tyrants such as Vladimir Putin, it is unlikely the UK will be the victim of a nuclear attack.’ So as Alfred E. Neuman of Mad magazine used to say, What, me worry? Well, yeah, actually you should.

The sun continues, But, ‘It comes as the UK and France signed a joint agreement to co-ordinate nuclear strikes in the event of World War Three as RussiaChina and Iran ramp up threats.’

Further we read, with relief, that the safety of the Royal family, and diplomats, would be prioritised,‘Threats to “strategically significant locations and events” and the security of royals and diplomats would be closely monitored.’

Obviously, surviving a nuclear attack isn’t go to be a positive thing for one’s mental health. So provision to has been planned to deal with the likelihood of the traumatic experience. No problem squire, we’re British, stiff upper lip and all that.

Referrals to mental health support would be made for survivors and front-line workers traumatised by what they have seen.”Human impacts may be both complex and protracted, and the psychological effects on individuals and communities may be severe,” the documents state. “The survivors of a CBRN(e) incident are likely to have been through a traumatic experience.”Those who do not require hospital treatment will need to be directed to a Survivor Reception Centre, where they can be met by the Police and other services for support.”’

It’s good to know that the concern of the planners will not only be for the rich, the well off, and the middle classes (Sociological sense used).

The papers also point out that a nuclear attack could have an even greater impact on poorer areas of London and make existing inequalities worse.

“The unequal risk and impact of incidents have the potential to exacerbate existing health inequalities and cause new disparities across communities in London,” it reads.

The planners appear to believe that an money economic system will be functioning after a nuclear attack Have they not seen The War Game 1966 and Threads 1984?

Funding for emergency response in the wake of an attack is also set out in the papers. The government would consider providing financial support in the event of an “exceptional emergency” but local authorities should be prepared to “bear the costs” .Local councils will also co-ordinate donations from concerned members of the public.

The four documents obtained by The Sun were written by the London Resilience Group, which is funded and governed by the Greater London Authority, London Local Authorities and London Fire Commissioner.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/35753095/plans-london-russian-nuke-attack/

RUSSIAN media is preparing its citizens for a nuclear war with the West in the near future. Several media outlets in Moscow – part of Putin’s propaganda machine – have been actively publishing articles discussing a nuclear armaggedon between Russia and the West.’

Isn’t this precisely what the British media continues to do?

‘Readers are told that Britain and Europe want to engage in a conflict with Russia. ‘ Readers are told that Russia wants to engage in a conflict with Britain and Europe. Same propaganda.

The newspaper argues multiple Western politicians and military figures have threatened war.’ Isn’t that the ongoing reality?

‘And it threatens to launch an attack on the West – claiming “there is no place in Europe [Russia] cannot hit”.

Andrei Klintsevich,  head of the Centre for the Study of Military and Political Conflicts, told the newspaper: “They need a big war to dismember Russia into small independent states and get free access to our resources.”

Lintsevich accused the West of mobilising its military-industrial complex, mining borders, and building defences.’ Get yourself better proof readers Sun.

Of course the capitalists of the USA and of the ‘West’ would like nothing better than to capture the resources of Russia. In the meantime war is extremely good business for the military-industrial complexes.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/35985710/russia-preparing-nuclear-war-west/

Whilst it has to be admitted that the propaganda, and other means, used by the capitalist class to promote nationalism and other divisions amongst the global majority class which continues to run the capitalist system on behalf of a minority is effective, for the time being, it should be obvious that the need for socialism is more pressing than it’s ever been. Workers have no country but need to gain political power in the various nations in which they reside in order to democratically replace capitalism with socialism. How much longer, given the present dangers to the lives of everyone in the world can we allow capitalism to threaten the destruction of us all? In the words of a sixties protest song, there’s no more war because there’s no more world.

NO WAR BUT CLASS WAR

No more world?

 

Two pieces in The Sun are racking up nuclear war propaganda. One is titled ‘Operation Apocalypse, secret docs reveal London disaster plan for nuke blitz’ document information from a two hundred page ‘reveal the extent of the nuclear preparations, showing a city braced for its darkest hour. ‘ The other, ‘Putin’s favourite newspaper preparing Russians for Nuclear War in chillingly short time frame, ‘Nowhere we can’t hit.’

Extracts from the piece,The Sun says, ‘But despite repeated threats from tyrants such as Vladimir Putin, it is unlikely the UK will be the victim of a nuclear attack.’ So as Alfred E. Neuman of Mad magazine used to say, What, me worry? Well, yeah, actually you should.

The sun continues, But, ‘It comes as the UK and France signed a joint agreement to co-ordinate nuclear strikes in the event of World War Three as RussiaChina and Iran ramp up threats.’

Further we read, with relief, that the safety of the Royal family, and diplomats, would be prioritised,‘Threats to “strategically significant locations and events” and the security of royals and diplomats would be closely monitored.’

Obviously, surviving a nuclear attack isn’t go to be a positive thing for one’s mental health. So provision to has been planned to deal with the likelihood of the traumatic experience. No problem squire, we’re British, stiff upper lip and all that.

Referrals to mental health support would be made for survivors and front-line workers traumatised by what they have seen.”Human impacts may be both complex and protracted, and the psychological effects on individuals and communities may be severe,” the documents state. “The survivors of a CBRN(e) incident are likely to have been through a traumatic experience.”Those who do not require hospital treatment will need to be directed to a Survivor Reception Centre, where they can be met by the Police and other services for support.”’

It’s good to know that the concern of the planners will not only be for the rich, the well off, and the middle classes (Sociological sense used).

The papers also point out that a nuclear attack could have an even greater impact on poorer areas of London and make existing inequalities worse.

“The unequal risk and impact of incidents have the potential to exacerbate existing health inequalities and cause new disparities across communities in London,” it reads.

The planners appear to believe that an money economic system will be functioning after a nuclear attack Have they not seen The War Game 1966 and Threads 1984?

Funding for emergency response in the wake of an attack is also set out in the papers. The government would consider providing financial support in the event of an “exceptional emergency” but local authorities should be prepared to “bear the costs” .Local councils will also co-ordinate donations from concerned members of the public.

The four documents obtained by The Sun were written by the London Resilience Group, which is funded and governed by the Greater London Authority, London Local Authorities and London Fire Commissioner.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/35753095/plans-london-russian-nuke-attack/

RUSSIAN media is preparing its citizens for a nuclear war with the West in the near future. Several media outlets in Moscow – part of Putin’s propaganda machine – have been actively publishing articles discussing a nuclear armaggedon between Russia and the West.’

Isn’t this precisely what the British media continues to do?

‘Readers are told that Britain and Europe want to engage in a conflict with Russia. ‘ Readers are told that Russia wants to engage in a conflict with Britain and Europe. Same propaganda.

The newspaper argues multiple Western politicians and military figures have threatened war.’ Isn’t that the ongoing reality?

‘And it threatens to launch an attack on the West – claiming “there is no place in Europe [Russia] cannot hit”.

Andrei Klintsevich,  head of the Centre for the Study of Military and Political Conflicts, told the newspaper: “They need a big war to dismember Russia into small independent states and get free access to our resources.”

Lintsevich accused the West of mobilising its military-industrial complex, mining borders, and building defences.’ Get yourself better proof readers Sun.

Of course the capitalists of the USA and of the ‘West’ would like nothing better than to capture the resources of Russia. In the meantime war is extremely good business for the military-industrial complexes.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/35985710/russia-preparing-nuclear-war-west/

Whilst it has to be admitted that the propaganda, and other means, used by the capitalist class to promote nationalism and other divisions amongst the global majority class which continues to run the capitalist system on behalf of a minority is effective, for the time being, it should be obvious that the need for socialism is more pressing than it’s ever been. Workers have no country but need to gain political power in the various nations in which they reside in order to democratically replace capitalism with socialism. How much longer, given the present dangers to the lives of everyone in the world can we allow capitalism to threaten the destruction of us all? In the words of a sixties protest song, there’s no more war because there’s no more world.

NO WAR BUT CLASS WAR

Not just food

 


Most people will be aware of food banks, which provide food to those too impoverished to buy enough for themselves and their family. Nearly three million food parcels were distributed in the UK in the last year by the Trussell Trust alone.

But it’s not just food, for there are also multibanks, which supply other goods as well. One example (ironically, it was founded by the former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown) supplies clothes, bedding, hygiene products, toys and furniture – ‘surplus’ goods that companies cannot sell.

This is capitalism in one of the most developed countries on Earth. Many cannot afford life’s essentials, and have to rely on charities to provide them



https://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/

Airstrip One

 

Britain once again becomes Airstrip One.



For the first time since at least 2008, U.S. nuclear weapons have reportedly returned to British soil, with multiple sources indicating that a number of B61-12 thermonuclear gravity bombs were transferred this week to RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.

The weapons are believed to have been flown from the U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico to a newly constructed secure storage facility at the UK site.

The U.S. Department of Defense has not publicly confirmed the movement, and the Ministry of Defence typically does not comment on the presence or absence of nuclear weapons at specific locations.

The B61-12 is a modernised low-yield tactical nuclear bomb capable of variable explosive power and precision guidance. It is designed to be compatible with a range of delivery platforms, including the F-35A Lightning II. The 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath operates both the 493rd and 495th Fighter Squadrons, which fly the F-35A and are among the first in Europe to do so.

RAF Lakenheath previously hosted U.S. nuclear weapons during the Cold War, but the last known removal took place in 2008 following years of disarmament-related reductions across Europe. The reported return of such weapons would represent a significant shift in the nuclear posture of NATO in the European theatre amid deteriorating relations with Russia and increased emphasis on deterrence.

The re-establishment of nuclear storage capability at Lakenheath was first signalled in 2022 through U.S. budget documents, which listed infrastructure upgrades consistent with nuclear mission readiness.

Neither the U.S. Air Force nor UK officials have issued comment on this week’s reported deployment.’

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/us-nukes-deployed-to-england-for-first-time-in-over-a-decade/


French struggling to fund war

 

A report highlights the budgetary plans of the French Prime Minister to try and ameliorate the dire financial straits the French government finds itself in.

Note that the report says that defence, by which it means war, spending will increase and that workers should give up two of their holidays to increase productivity, i.e. more surplus value for the capitalist class.

‘French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has announced plans for a new tax on the country’s wealthiest citizens as part of a sweeping austerity package designed to rein in public debt and cut the budget deficit.

The measures include a “solidarity contribution” aimed at high earners to help bridge a €43.8 billion ($47.5 billion) budget shortfall. A levy already in place targeting individuals making over €250,000 ($270,000) will now likely be expanded.

“The effort of the nation must be equitable. We must ask little of those who have little, and more of those who can do more,” Bayrou said.

France’s budget deficit hit 5.8% of gross domestic product (GDP) last year, nearly double the official EU limit of 3% of GDP.

Among Bayrou’s more contentious proposals is scrapping two national public holidays — Easter Monday and Victory Day on May 8 — to boost productivity. Right-wing leader Jordan Bardella condemned the proposal as “a direct attack on our history and roots.”

Other cost-cutting measures in Bayrou’s plan include capping healthcare expenditures and freezing pensions and social benefits at their 2025 levels.

Defence spending, however, will increase.

France’s military budget is slated to rise to €64 billion ($69 billion) in 2027, double what the country paid in 2017. President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled an additional €6.5 billion ($7 billion) in defence funding over the next two years, citing heightened threats to European security.

A new defence review has warned of a potential “major war” in Europe by 2030, listing Moscow among the top threats. The Kremlin has dismissed claims that it is planning to attack the West, and has accused the NATO states of using Russia as a pretext for military expansion. ‘

France’s public debt has reached €3.3 trillion ($3.6 trillion), equivalent to around 114% of GDP. The left-wing parties have accused the government of prioritising military spending over social welfare, fearing that essential public needs are being sacrificed under the guise of security. Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of La France Insoumise party, has called for Bayrou’s resignation, saying
“these injustices cannot be tolerated any longer.” 



Bayrou must secure parliamentary backing for his proposals before presenting the full budget plan in October.’


Labour – the problems pile up


What a mess the Labour government is in. The problems just pile up – proposed welfare cuts followed by a humiliating U-turn, a lot of its active supporters hacked off by its outlawing of Palestinian Action, the court system bursting at the seams, the small boats that keep coming, and now doctors threatening to strike over pay. They just can’t do right for doing wrong.

But that’s the fate of all governments of capitalism. True, it’s happening sooner than most for this one. But getting a system riven with contradictions and at the mercy of ‘market forces’ to work in a way that keeps them popular with the electorate is doomed to failure, and usually ends in electoral defeat.



https://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/