tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post4988040820375899566..comments2024-02-03T03:23:25.871+00:00Comments on the first supper: I might be gone for some time........edgar broughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010798160319281908noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-3481630397836198312011-03-11T19:01:28.126+00:002011-03-11T19:01:28.126+00:00To Paul
I don't think we should wait for our ...To Paul<br /><br />I don't think we should wait for our ideal platform before we protest. There is a lot of not joined up demos and protests. I reckon people like yourself who waiting on the fringes for the time to be right might have their wish after April when the damaging stuff bites.<br />Liverpudlians are getting mobilised see stuff online.<br /><br />Peace<br /><br />DazzaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-55068675612493155692011-03-11T00:36:23.369+00:002011-03-11T00:36:23.369+00:00Many of us feel disenfranchised Paul.
There are ...Many of us feel disenfranchised Paul. <br /><br />There are many diverse protest groups with out affiliation, including disabled and pensioners coalitions and school students from all over the UK who will march. There will be groups such as the Coalition of Resistance and groups against arming despots for profit who will also be marching. <br /><br />There might not be a focal point and or communal voice that you seek but I think that is under development. <br /><br />I don't know what comes after but unless we secure a future for all of those at the very bottom of the pyramid, who are threatened by the cuts, then it won't matter.<br />This should be the aim of every civil society but this has not been the case in the past. If it was on the back burner it is about to be relegated to be of no importance what so ever by the ConDem coalition. <br /><br />I believe that if we do not protest now we will become mere onlookers watching as our personal and civic rights are steadily diminished. I believe our willingness to acquiesce and put up with what ever this government wants to take off us will be put to the test over the coming months. <br /><br />Personally I have no real affiliation with any group but I feel an affinity with all of the people who see how catastrophic and expensive some of these cuts and half-baked policies will prove to be.<br /><br />I am not going anywhere or going to freeze in Battersea. Just trying to use any means I have to connect with folk and fuel a debate that I consider more important than any thing else at this time.<br /><br />"I'll be on the streets when enough of us without affiliation and only our disgust in common communicate via whatever method available and simply arrive".<br /><br />A pipe dream or an achievable aim? Join with us. It won't happen by itself. <br /><br />By the way Joyce did faint at the Live Hits Harder gig but I didn't. Dad was always going to say his piece. Steve's partner and my partner took Joyce to hospital so they all missed the gig.<br /><br />Thank you to all for the fascinating info, comment and critique. We all have to do what we think is right in this. <br /><br />Let your conscience be your guide.<br /><br /><br />Peaceedgar broughtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14010798160319281908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-41296536156239815122011-03-10T20:11:13.926+00:002011-03-10T20:11:13.926+00:00Hello Rob and fellow commenters,
I've been th...Hello Rob and fellow commenters,<br /><br />I've been thinking and reflecting about previous comments. Why don't I feel motivated to travel to London on the 26th March? I know now. I feel truly 'disenfranchised' - is that the word? No doubt Ruth will tell me. The TUC are part of the problem. Have a look at the obscenity of Manchester City Council crowing about their relationship with the unions - thereby offering voluntary redundancies to 2000 workers. Many of them ill advised and with the Unions complicit in the fraud.<br /><br />There is nowhere now, not a political party or union, that I can feel empathy or attachment to. <br /><br />I'll be on the streets when enough of us without affiliation and only our disgust in common communicate via whatever method available and simply arrive.<br /><br />I respect Rob's comments regarding EBB past and (no) future. I played the Rockpalast DVD today and followed it by the 'Live Hits Harder' CD. I think this is the only recording of Rob and Steve's dad making the introduction (due to the unexpected feint of Rob and Steve's mum). I might have all of this wrong - I guess I may have imagined it all.<br /><br />I don't have a point to make. Only a vague observation - there was (and why not again?) a great platform (not Morecambe) for the music to connect with something other than the ears.<br /><br />We just need a focal point, a communal voice.<br /><br />Rob, you may be gone for some time but don't freeze in battersea.<br /><br />Peace and respect,<br /><br />Paul by the Sea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-91270650303869217642011-03-10T14:25:45.754+00:002011-03-10T14:25:45.754+00:00At least we can talk to the cops about their threa...At least we can talk to the cops about their threatened strike over pay and redundancies during the march on the 26th.<br /><br />If you can't be there try to find another way to oppose the cuts. No one will be unaffected by the end of this affair and if you have a concience then please think of those less fortunate than your self.<br /><br />Re No Fly Zone over Libya YES! The sooner the better Bill.<br /><br />Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-6046458188863877822011-03-09T20:45:48.678+00:002011-03-09T20:45:48.678+00:00Well if I ever see a show of solidarity this is. V...Well if I ever see a show of solidarity this is. Very great comments on here.<br /><br />Always there are those who are shooting the messenger. As musician Edgar Broughton is always being solid in his politics. We can rely on it.<br /><br />DieterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-67714968504393812712011-03-09T14:52:34.682+00:002011-03-09T14:52:34.682+00:00The ones who doesn't fight are losers!The ones who doesn't fight are losers!Klazinushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412705834385010178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-67813944029558226052011-03-09T14:31:54.524+00:002011-03-09T14:31:54.524+00:00Hi Jimski
Wise words.
I'll be James from now...Hi Jimski<br /><br />Wise words.<br /><br />I'll be James from now on to avoid Confucious (lol).<br /><br />James ( formerly Jimski)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-10603245881167894362011-03-09T10:21:26.528+00:002011-03-09T10:21:26.528+00:00Hi Edgar (and followers),
Just remember that you&...Hi Edgar (and followers),<br /><br />Just remember that you're not alone. People do listen, it's just that it takes time for inertia to be overcome.<br /><br />A single voice in the darkness is not a movement, but it is the <i>beginning</i> of a movement. People who call to the converted are called 'populist', those who speak out alone and call others in are called 'prophets'. <br /><br />Don't let your voice falter, speak and act according to your own moral code and others will hjoin your call, or you can join theirs.<br /><br />Oh, and you seem to have 2 Jimskis here, me and whoever posted above (points upward).Jimskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475455917713932857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-46311209572163328572011-03-09T09:36:16.747+00:002011-03-09T09:36:16.747+00:00I would prefer a No Wasp Zone. Pesky little blight...I would prefer a No Wasp Zone. Pesky little blighters...no use to man nor beast, I say!<br /><br />Sir Henry Rawlinson (deceased)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-19427211165174566832011-03-08T22:52:33.311+00:002011-03-08T22:52:33.311+00:00Re the other channel is it some thing to do with t...Re the other channel is it some thing to do with the commentators between 18.46 and 19.09 March 4th?<br />Could it be poor old Steve's blog? Could be a general term for the people who take while giving nowt! <br /><br />On a serious note is it time for a No Fly Zone over Libya before Gadaffi toasts the opposition? What do you others think?<br /><br />Keep it coming Edgar.<br /><br />BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-16452696143500217582011-03-08T22:33:54.623+00:002011-03-08T22:33:54.623+00:00Don't worry mate. You have a lot of fans and f...Don't worry mate. You have a lot of fans and friends out here who respect you for who you are and what you do. We have followed this blog for a couple of years and always look forward to what you offer.<br />Even if we get the MILLION on the 26th it will still mean most people don't really care. So we have to work hard to get what we want and of course the doubters and bone idles will try to deconstruct what you say to suit them selves. <br />I agree with Tony H re not having the bottle to put a name to their comments.<br />By the way what do you think was meant by the comment that referred to "THE OTHER CHANNEL"? LOL!<br /><br />By the way Bob is much better and sends his love. He has a new racey wheel chair. Watch out world lol.<br /><br />Mary and Bob<br />xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-23732061634595163172011-03-08T15:24:13.348+00:002011-03-08T15:24:13.348+00:00looks like you have started the debate again at le...looks like you have started the debate again at least. Good on ya.!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-81609501281668992602011-03-08T09:03:40.519+00:002011-03-08T09:03:40.519+00:00I'm only here for the Edgar!I'm only here for the Edgar!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-41072046628315884712011-03-08T08:07:30.904+00:002011-03-08T08:07:30.904+00:00No its not you there are more people in the pictur...No its not you there are more people in the picture. Now that is clever.......<br /><br />JimskiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-53865040940867086292011-03-07T21:56:11.060+00:002011-03-07T21:56:11.060+00:00Is it just me or are there more people in the pict...Is it just me or are there more people in the picture now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-82144907299920538092011-03-07T18:59:37.680+00:002011-03-07T18:59:37.680+00:00Some years ago there was a system of "banding...Some years ago there was a system of "bandings of need" bought in to assist with consistency of provision in social care. This is called "Fair Access to Care Services," (FACS). There are 4 bandings Critical, Substantial, Moderate and Low. As a social care professional I was able to assist anyone who was deemed to be in the first 3 groups.<br /><br />In more recent times the moderate need band became no longer eligible for services and there are clear messages coming from above that the substantial banding is likely to go the same way.<br />So there are people who are no longer going to get the help they need. Some examples are the cutting of respite care for parents and carers of children with disabilities, closing day centres, reducing the assistance disabled people need to go out of their house and engage in the world.<br /><br />A woman has finally decided to leave an abusive partner. This follows years of work with her to support her to make this decision, but there is no longer anywhere for her to go as the only appropriate place that could meet her additional needs has been closed. What happens to her now?<br /><br /> So, providing you are not, and are never expecting to be, in need of support or care don't worry about the rest of us on the 26th. I expect the highlights will be on the telly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-13622059873204875742011-03-06T20:16:22.116+00:002011-03-06T20:16:22.116+00:00My reading of this is that Edgar isn't saying ...My reading of this is that Edgar isn't saying he can "reach the parts others can't" just that those of us who are unhappy about the current plans make sure the decision makers know how we feel.<br /><br />Even if you can't be there on the 26th have a look at what is happening locally to you and see what you can do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-17426262747906616312011-03-06T19:32:31.264+00:002011-03-06T19:32:31.264+00:00I think the guy might be right. So he doesn't ...I think the guy might be right. So he doesn't like the Torys LibDems or New labour, that was. So waht , neither do I. I think his main point is that we have to announce to the coalition that we want better and that starts by letting them know we oppose the cuts that will cause the most damage. athen let us see if we can have our way on other issues. Just moaning cos you might not like his new tunes and don't want to get off your bum is very poor.<br />I can't see any evidence that his disapointment is about the extent of his influence with us. <br />He just seems interested in who is coming to the party and why? Also who is not and why not. There certainly isn't any good argument on here from any one opposed to demonstrating against cuts. Just a bit of oddly motivated whining probably inspired by the other channel lol<br />He has convinced me it is worth the bother. How about you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-80939891812126025642011-03-06T16:26:29.430+00:002011-03-06T16:26:29.430+00:00Came accross this blog and was interested in the i...Came accross this blog and was interested in the information on here about the march and the cuts.<br /><br />I was checking out some detail and came across the following:<br />St George's NHS Trust is intending to axe 500 posts, including nurses and doctors. If you assume each of these posts is for 35 hours per week that’s 17,500 hours. If each of these works an average of 46 weeks per year that means the trust is down 805,000 hours per year. <br /><br />Does that mean that the current post holders have been doing unnecessary work? Is this a real indicator that front line services are safe? I leave you to judge.<br /><br />Gerry (Registered Nurse)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-31177282929091228842011-03-06T13:40:54.234+00:002011-03-06T13:40:54.234+00:00Hi Rob keep your pecker up you sound a bit despond...Hi Rob keep your pecker up you sound a bit despondent id come but its to far for me.Although i support the unions i get put of by union reps like the previous speaker in Parlaiment a top Glasgow union man and he tries to white wash over the expenses claims and then theres the Prescotts and Ken Livingstones who all seem to make a good living out of it.<br />On the music front i can understand you wanting to perhaps try new ideas and create new master peaces to go with the old.Keep on trucking.Davehttp://Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-79933803874976869412011-03-05T21:39:01.006+00:002011-03-05T21:39:01.006+00:00He never said never.
xHe never said never.<br />xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-65817584129794414122011-03-05T20:13:01.040+00:002011-03-05T20:13:01.040+00:00You saying the band will never reform is sad. Whil...You saying the band will never reform is sad. Whilst things are so awful at the moment at least the EBB offered us hope that things really could get better.<br />Mike<br />Albuquerque.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-80156874061963396202011-03-05T19:11:07.922+00:002011-03-05T19:11:07.922+00:00I was at the solo gig in September last year in Sw...I was at the solo gig in September last year in Swansea. Edgar wasn't at all political, in fact he said nothing at all.<br />The songs, however, were fabulous and certainly at least as good as the EBB output of old.<br />Doesn't seem to me that any of the artistic skill has been lost. Let's face it Edgar wrote all the really good EBB songs anyway.<br /><br />Susan JonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-22139769301427792952011-03-05T18:27:37.012+00:002011-03-05T18:27:37.012+00:00So Edgar rattles a few cages..........Isn't th...So Edgar rattles a few cages..........Isn't that what he's here for?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4022998136972946830.post-48341289271681674252011-03-05T18:17:58.211+00:002011-03-05T18:17:58.211+00:00Any one who knows any thing about bands knows that...Any one who knows any thing about bands knows that when you have four or five people of artistic bent they all have ideas about what should be done and how.<br />So when one of them is left to his own devices it frees them up to do things their way. Nothing wrong with that and if you think songs like Shaman calling and Say you love me are inferior to earlier out puts I feel sure many of us out here would beg to differ. <br /><br />With regard to the suggestion that Edgar should "lighten up and reflect some of the good stuff in the world" you must have missed his Christmas song and story which was linked on this blog and is available on the Works in progress page of his site.<br /><br />Finally I understand that he is just as disappointed as any one at the demise of the EBB but no one from the EBB left because of him or his actions.<br />He has also had the dignity not to discuss the detail in public and personally I don't think it takes much effort to work out why.<br /><br />Max<br /><br />peaceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com