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*Sir Herman Ouseley (Commission for Racial Equality), | *Sir Herman Ouseley (Commission for Racial Equality), | ||
*Janet Paraskeva (National LotteryCharities Board), | *Janet Paraskeva (National LotteryCharities Board), | ||
| − | *Graham Prentice ( | + | *Graham Prentice (Nestle UK Ltd), |
*John Rivers (Rolls-Royce plc), | *John Rivers (Rolls-Royce plc), | ||
*Gerry Robinson (Arts Council of England), | *Gerry Robinson (Arts Council of England), | ||
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government, [[Gillian Ashmore]], her record speaks for itself: | government, [[Gillian Ashmore]], her record speaks for itself: | ||
| − | :"Gillian Ashmore is currently on secondment from the Department of Transport to the British Railways Board working on railway privatisation. She joined the Civil Service in 1971 and has worked variously in the Departments of the Environment, Transport, Employment and Trade and Industry. On the Transport side, she has worked mainly in the public transport field. In the | + | :"Gillian Ashmore is currently on secondment from the Department of Transport to the British Railways Board working on railway privatisation. She joined the Civil Service in 1971 and has worked variously in the Departments of the Environment, Transport, Employment and Trade and Industry. On the Transport side, she has worked mainly in the public transport field. In the latter two Departments she was Deputy Director of the Enterprise and Deregulation Unit. Mrs. Ashmore has also been a non-executive director of [[P & O European Transport]]."{{ref|11}} |
| − | latter two Departments she was Deputy Director of the Enterprise and Deregulation Unit. Mrs. Ashmore has also been a non-executive director of [[P & O European Transport]]."{{ref|11}} | ||
Incredibly with a line up like that the CP constitution has the cheek to say the organisation: | Incredibly with a line up like that the CP constitution has the cheek to say the organisation: | ||
| − | :"is diverse and non-aligned. It draws on the widest possible variety of sectors, areas, and social groups and recognises only peer level and geographical boundaries as common factors to each group. It is always independent, always balanced and owes no historical or other allegiance to any other organisation. Common Purpose works for the benefit of | + | :"is diverse and non-aligned. It draws on the widest possible variety of sectors, areas, and social groups and recognises only peer level and geographical boundaries as common factors to each group. It is always independent, always balanced and owes no historical or other allegiance to any other organisation. Common Purpose works for the benefit of society as a whole..."{{ref|12}} |
| − | society as a whole..."{{ref|12}} | ||
What a pack of lies. CP creates the illusion that it is for ordinary people, but it is not only run by an elite, its projects cater exclusively for an elite: | What a pack of lies. CP creates the illusion that it is for ordinary people, but it is not only run by an elite, its projects cater exclusively for an elite: | ||
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But the legal position of the [[Camelot Group plc]] is that as the operator of the UK National Lottery it is supposed to be "not responsible for the allocation of funds raised". Except when it is. The NMEC was (is?) an extraordinary concoction. According to their press release the 'NMEC is a non-Departmental Public Body and a company, independent from government with one shareholder, Lord Falconer'. This makes it an Anstalt a finacial vehicle more commonly associated with Swiss Bank accounts and money laundering. The 'off-shore account' was pioneered by the Mafia: their Lotteries ('the numbers racket') were deemed illegal because of the evidence that they preyed upon the poor - the National Lottery magically does the reverse. | But the legal position of the [[Camelot Group plc]] is that as the operator of the UK National Lottery it is supposed to be "not responsible for the allocation of funds raised". Except when it is. The NMEC was (is?) an extraordinary concoction. According to their press release the 'NMEC is a non-Departmental Public Body and a company, independent from government with one shareholder, Lord Falconer'. This makes it an Anstalt a finacial vehicle more commonly associated with Swiss Bank accounts and money laundering. The 'off-shore account' was pioneered by the Mafia: their Lotteries ('the numbers racket') were deemed illegal because of the evidence that they preyed upon the poor - the National Lottery magically does the reverse. | ||
| − | NMEC is funded by the National Lottery via the Millennium Commission (who tried to be independent from government but were threatened with a judicial review). NMEC ran the Dome and a National Programme of events across the UK. It is misleading to gather allthis up as the problem with 'the Dome'. For instance, Labour MP Robert Marshall-Andrews tabled a Commons question on numerous secret contracts worth some | + | NMEC is funded by the National Lottery via the Millennium Commission (who tried to be independent from government but were threatened with a judicial review). NMEC ran the Dome and a National Programme of events across the UK. It is misleading to gather allthis up as the problem with 'the Dome'. For instance, Labour MP Robert Marshall-Andrews tabled a Commons question on numerous secret contracts worth some million - awarded by the NMEC, 'a company with no direct lines of information or accountability'. But with millions pouring down the drain (well into a few people's pockets) an attempted diamond heist and daily financial craziness at the Dome, no one really noticed anything unusual when Camelot, whoever runs Common Purpose and Lord Falconer gave million to Common Purpose to run a web site which links to the governments' sites, which is all Citizen's Connection is. |
Amusingly an exactly similar organisation to 'Citizen's Connection' already existed with Lord | Amusingly an exactly similar organisation to 'Citizen's Connection' already existed with Lord | ||