by Lisa Hicks

The conclusion I have come to is that if an issue, however serious, is in the mainstream news then it is probably there for one reason only – not so much to inform but to actually deceive and mislead the British public. The facts reported are usually, but not always, true but by the positioning and prominence on the newspaper’s page, the smirk on the face or the tone of the voice of the newsreader reporting it, combined with what is left out of the report, and what other stories and adverts are placed next to it, various subtle forms of manipulation and deception do take place.

The politician’s expenses revelations that have been mainstream now for weeks – all over the front pages of the press, leading stories on tv and radio, are a smokescreen to hide the many times more serious scandal of EU corruption from the British electorate. A tactic noticed and referred to by Bilderberg Group investigator Tony Gosling in his recent Alex Jones Show interview, and by Farage, Hannan and others on BBC1’s Question Time last week. If only the issue of MPs’ expenses was all Brian Gerrish and the British Constitution Group had to worry about!

Are the British really waking up yet?

No not really. In my opinion, most are just reacting in the usual docile fashion to yet more propaganda spoon-fed to them from mainstream sources. No change there then!

Here’s a thought … Could it be that the Elite, unsettled and irritated by the rise in popularity of the BNP, UKIP and anti-EU Independents – and the money they will have access to if elected, are secretly nurturing new parties in order to steal their thunder and further mislead the British public?

You cannot have failed to notice that there are some interesting new political parties standing in the forthcoming EU election. I watched a party political broadcast for The Jury Team on tv the other night. I have never heard of them before. They pledge to clean up politics. The broadcast reminded me a great deal of the creepy “Stepford Wives” – type PR film on the Common Purpose website. It ended with the slogan: “Vote For Change.”

Sounds familiar? Déjà vu perhaps?

The Conservatives have “Vote For Change,” plastered all over their election leaflets as well. Trouble is, when you actually read the leaflet, they haven’t changed much!

Libertas have also adopted this slogan on their website. One of the candidate/speakers in the Libertas party political broadcast film runs a “leadership training” business! Oh dear! I found this broadcast a bit “Stepford Wives” too. And it too ended with the slogan: “Vote For Change.”

Hmmm! Oh yes, “Vote For Change.” Barak Obama’s recent campaign mantra!

What does it mean though? What kind of change? To what? Will any old change do then ? The problem, obviously, is that change can be for the worse as well as for the better. Most desperately want and need a change from New Labour, but some honesty about some of these political parties’ real intensions would be so much more refreshing.

Vote for change?

“Down with this sort of thing,” as Father Ted would say! “Careful now!”

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