After 800 years, the barons are back in control of Britain | George Monbiot

The Magna Carta forced King John to give away powers. But big business now exerts a chilling grip on the workforce Hounded by police and bailiffs, evicted wherever they stopped, they did not mean to settle here. They had walked out of London to occupy disused farmland on the Queen's estates surrounding Windsor Castle. Perhaps unsurprisingly, that didn't work out very well. But after several days of pursuit, they landed two fields away from the place where ... Full Story »

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by Sirajul Islam - Jul. 17, 2012

Neatly explained an eye-witness account of a current situation in Britain. Most of us are lost in our own world looking after me-me-me cutting off from all around us. It’s simply not normal anymore to feel sympathy for others and to come together to fight back. We didn't plan to become like this but somehow we did. A must read for all even if one disagree.

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