steve colborn
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I suppose if it were up to Maguire, we'd still think the Earth was flat, that the Sun orbited the Earth, and be wiping our arses with Dock leaves! Fucking intellectual Luddite.
Just got a reply from the people organising the husting event at St Johns Church, Seaham. According to her, candidates will be allowed to make a statement, then the panel answering questions.Looking forward to it and hope Comrades can turn out to ask a few "pertinent" questions. See you there. Steve Colborn.
Response to an email from the Join MyMp Programme organisation; Hi Jo, I have read your email and the information included within it. One of the points stated was, For more information on the rationale for the programme see Zac Goldsmith’s RSA Lecture: Transforming Politics in the UK .Forgive me if I appear a bit dense but is not Mr Goldsmith, a member of one of the richest families in the country? It hardly supports your organisations claims to be , making a stronger commitment to democracy, by having a link to this lecture! Zac Goldsmith is a perfect example of why the Society we live in is not, Democratic.His life is one of affluence and privilege, an affluence and privilege that has been provided for, on the backs of the vast majority, whose lives are the polar opposite! Lives of stress, insecurity, poverty and want!The representatives of Goldsmith and his class, are the exact same ones who blame the poor for their poverty and see themselves as some sort of Elite, a cut above.If you really are, concerned with Democracy, then your campaign would do a lot worse than campaigning for direct participatory democracy, and a Society in which it would be implemented, not the sham that is espoused as Democracy today, the oxymoronic "representative" democracy.Myself and The Socialist Party (the only truly Democratic, leaderless Political Party in the Country) are contesting this Election on a platform of replacing the undemocratic, elitist Capitalist system, with the Common Ownership and Democratic Control of a system of Society called Socialism, for want of a better word.If you would like to find out more about democracy, please feel free to contact us. Yours Fraternally, Steve Colborn,The Socialist Party Candidate,Easington Constituency.
Response to an email by The Travellers Movement; Thank you for your email. As a member, and Candidate of/for The Socialist Party, I understand the concerns of the communities you identify. The problem is, these problems take place within a system of society, Capitalism, that is unable/unwilling to address these concerns and issues. This world does not belong to the communities you mention, any more than it does to the vast amounts of other members of the working class. There can never be satisfactory outcomes for any of our problems, no matter the platitudes doled out by the bucket full, by the representatives of the Ruling Class.The only solution is to replace the present way society is organised (Minority ownership of the means of life, production for profit, rich and poor ETC), with a Society based on Democratic Control and Ownership, of the means of producing and distributing the things we need to live. Production for direct human use, no classes just people, cooperating together as free and equal individuals, owning in common the world and the resources within it, for the benefit of "All"!!I would urge you to find out about the alternative put forward by The Socialist Party. The Society we have at present, Capitalism, cannot be reformed. It needs replacing and it is that, that The Socialist Party put before voters at the Election.All good things to you and the communities you represent,Steve Colborn,The Socialist PartyEasington constituency Candidate.__________________________________________________________________________________________
Just got the Party Election leaflet through the door. The wording was excellent, well done to those involved!Just two quibbles.1/The leaflet was a tad small IMHO. Although saying that, TheNorthEastParty leaflet is half our size!!!2/As a member who first joined in 1981, one would think it would not be beyond the wit of man, to spell my name correctly! I was wrong. Its actually COLBORN, not as shown on the leaflet COLBURN.
Here is a statement sent to the Sunderland Echo and various other local papers; The Socialist Party are contesting this election, advocating a Revolution in the way Society is organised! From one where production is for profit, benefitting a tiny section of the worlds population, to one which is based on production for "direct human use", to benefit every man, woman and child.This Revolution will entail a Revolution in the way we, the ordinary folk, see the world we live in and the Social relationships within it.By necessity, it will involve "Real Democracy". Each person having a direct say in decisions that effect them, not the sham we have today, where we vote in "Representatives", who more often than not, do precisely what "they" want, and not what benefits the majority.There will be no Leaders, nor elites, but merely human beings working together, collectively, to organise society in such a way, that "we all share" in the resources of the world, as free and equal people.The other Party's contesting this election, all offer variations on a theme, Capitalism! A system, that by its very existence, leaves the majority in various degrees of poverty, want, and insecurity.The World has the resources to offer us ALL, so much more but only if it belongs to "us all", equally!
DJP, I was not dictating the future but stating a point of view, after much research. Sub surface pressures and shear, even at relatively shallow depths, make it highly unlikely that drill site sheathing would be able to cope. If this is indeed the case, then taking even the slightest risk with possible water table contamination, would be foolhardy at best and criminally culpable at worst.Talking to old miners regarding the stresses down the pit and the way, when one has a rock shift, that twists large girders and pops even the toughest rock like a balloon, makes one realise what these forces are actually capable of!First warning: 1. The general topic of each forum is given by the posted forum description. Do not start a thread in a forum unless it matches the given topic, and do not derail existing threads with off-topic posts.
A response sent to the Just Say Yes campaign, re extreme poverty and preventable disease;Dear Shernyse, Thanks for your email, regarding the Just Say Yes campaign. I/We have highlighted the problems you raise, a number of times over the years. The deaths of men, women and children from starvation or directly related illness/disease, or preventable disease.Campaigns to address these serious problems have, I'm afraid to say, come to virtually nothing, despite the on going efforts of many concerned individuals. The reason, they have/do take place, is within the context of a society, where the things we, as Human Beings need to live, are produced for profit, not use! No profit, no production. Cannot pay, then cannot have!To try and counter the problems you raise, whilst leaving the cause behind, is to put it mildly, futile!The Socialist Party, for whom I am the Parliamentary Candidate for the Easington constituency, will be arguing at the Election, that the only way to solve the problems you highlight and the myriad others caused by Capitalism, is to replace this social system, of production for profit, with another, based on production solely for human use (Socialism).Only when the "profit motive" is replaced by the alternative of "production for direct human use", will the problem of people dying of starvation in a world than can easily feed us all, cease.When houses are produced "only" for human habitation, not to be bought and sold for profit, or rented for the benefit of a landlords income, will homelessness become a thing of the past.Where medicines will be produced to treat/cure people, not for the "profit" of a few Capitalists, who own and control the world and everything in and on it.Only when society is run for the benefit of all and by all, will we be able to put a stop to the problems outlined above and many others.I/We would urge you and your organisation to consider this alternative, as campaigns, petitions and marches have been shown palpably to have failed!We look forward to you contacting The Socialist Party for more information, as to how this Societal Transformation can be achieved. Yours Fraternally,Steve Colborn.The Socialist Party CandidateEasington Parliamentary Constituency.
Did I say "We" oppose fracking comrade? no, not at all. The gist of the response was that environmental degradation of our environment, whether through fracking, or other activities, is a consequence of the Capitalist system. Profit at "all" costs.You have taken precisely 5 words out of a response, without the context of the rest of the words! Nevertheless, I will be mindful of this in future.
A response to an email from Greenpeace;Hi Will, I do indeed oppose fracking as an unnecessary imposition on, not only peoples lives but moreover, on the environment!That being said however, I feel that to sign your "Frack Free Promise" would be nothing more than an empty gesture.The only thing that will call a halt to Fracking, is if it becomes prohibitively expensive for the Capitalist Firms to carry out this extraction.As with the vast majority of campaigns, petitions ETC, the only thing that really works is whether or not profit is affected. This is all, in the final analysis, Capitalists take note of, "the bottom line"!As a Candidate for the only Political Party that, at the forthcoming election, offers an alternative to the present Capitalist System, and by extension, the problems it engenders by its very existence, (The Socialist Party), I/We would invite you and the wider Greenpeace movement, to consider pushing the call for an alternative Social System, to solve the problems Capitalism has caused, Socialism.A Socialist system, based on the common ownership and democratic control, of the means for producing and distributing the things we, as human beings need to live. A system of society which will be worldwide, to replace worldwide Capitalism. In this system the incentive to degrade our environment and the life reliant upon it, would cease to have any meaning.I/We would urge you, in Greenpeace to seriously consider the things I have mentioned.Capitalists will never forsake their need for profit, it is time concerned individuals/organisations made the profit motive superfluous.I await your and your organisations response with interest. Steve Colborn.The Socialist PartyEasington Constituency Candidate.
A reply to an email sent to myself with regard to Our election campaign;Mr Mizner,The Socialist Party want a Revolution in "thought" and Social Relationships. From a society premised on "production for profit", to one based on "production for use"!Within this, we believe that education should be a "journey" that lasts a lifetime. We do not, nor can, support an ethos whereupon "education" as such, is predicated upon its use to the Capitalists, within the way society is presently organised.We are not automata, nor round pegs to be moulded to fit square holes, we are human beings and society, as it exists at present, is incapable of treating people as "human beings".We want an end to a system of "human exploitation" and therefore, cannot support calls to "run" this exploitative system more effectively.It may be of interest to you Dr Mizner, to understand that we do not consider the above, "workplace" experiences but "employment" experiences! Whereas we may not all be "employed", we all, in one way or another "work".Yours Fraternally and for Socialism,Steve Colborn.The Socialist PartyEasington Constituency Candidate.
Here is the original email request;Thank you for supporting the Engineering Development Trust (EDT), a registered charity in England and Scotland.Please enable images for this email or copy this link into your browser if you cannot read this. EDTWeltech Centre, RidgewayWelwynHertfordshireAL7 2AA Tel: 01707 871505Email: info@etrust.org.ukWebsite: www.etrust.org.ukDear Steve, Workplace experience – the crucial link in educationI would like to introduce EDT, the leading charity facilitating business/education links, helping to develop employability skills and inspire young people into science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) careers.As a parliamentary prospective candidate you will be aware that UK industry is forecasting a significant gap in the availability of STEM skills over the next ten or more years. In engineering alone authoritative reports predict that over 83,000 new engineers and technicians will be needed in each of the next ten years. The picture in science and technology is similar.Political parties supporting investment in apprenticeships is a step in the right direction, however evidence suggests it is of equal importance to enable young people to get an insight into STEM careers and to be inspired by professionals in industry, while they are still at school and whilst they are still making decisions about the subjects they want to study. The ability to meet role model engineers and scientists and to undertake realistic hands-on projects in these subjects, mentored by people who have chosen these careers, is very important in encouraging young people to focus on developing the skills that are most needed by British industry.Each year at EDT, we enable over 30,000 young people to gain such insights, however we are aware that so much more is possible and that there is a role for opinion formers such as yourself to encourage employers to build these sorts of links with schools and to be aware of programmes such as the portfolio we offer, consisting of Tasters, Projects and Placements, that cater for 11 to 21 year olds across the UK.EDT also is responsible for the national coordination of ‘Industrial Cadets’ an employer led workplace experience accreditation, inspired by HRH The Prince of Wales and supported by UKCES through the Employer Ownership of Skills pilot programme.At EDT we are passionate about giving young people the opportunity to enjoy inspiring and effective workplace experiences which inspire them into the careers that the UK most needs for its future prosperity. We would very much like to see prospective party candidates supporting and encouraging high quality workplace experiences for young people at school.If you would like to learn more about EDT’s work do please visit our website http://www.etrust.org.uk. Do also contact me if you would like to learn more about our work. Yours sincerely,Dr Gordon MiznerChief ExecutiveSo that is, for members and candidates, "The Socialist Party"! The "The", makes a lot of difference and is something I, personally, never forget.
I've received this invite; Dear SirLocal volunteers from 38 Degrees re hosting an event to present petition signaturesto Mr Grahame Morris regarding Save our NHSWe are all a Easington residents and are passionate to Save the NHS .You are cordially invited to join. Mr Morris, Susan Mc Dowell and Martie Warinwho are all prospective candidates like yourself.The event will be held at Byron PlaceShopping Centre Seaham at 2.30pm. There will be an opportunity for the press to publicisethe day.You may already have received an email via 38 Degrees regarding the Save our NHS . Could you please confirm ASAP to let me know of your attendance please. Yours faithfully Maeve Cuthbertson
Followed by this; Sorry my email was unclear. The date for the event is Saturday 25th April at 2.30pm.The venue is Byron Place Shopping Centre Seaham.Hope this is Ok Regards Maeve Cuthbertson I'll be attending, hopefully with other members of the Branch. Steve.
