Continuing our
candidates’ responses to specific questions asked by voters or from lobby
groups.
A response to an email from Greenpeace by Steve Colborn
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 Party
Easington
Constituency Candidate.
A response by Steve 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.
He also received the following email
I would like to introduce Engineering Development Trust
(EDT), a registered charity, 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….We would very much like to see prospective party
candidates supporting and encouraging high quality workplace experiences for
young people at school…
Dr Gordon Mizner
Chief Executive
His reply to the email:
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 Party’s
Easington Constituency Candidate.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the country, one of our
Brighton candidates replied to a supporter of WWF with environmental concerns:
Hello Nina,
30 years of discussion about climate change has produced
nothing of any value or impact - because they are not interested. If regulation worked, big companies like
google etc would pay their taxes, oil exploration companies would not pollute
the land and sea, and clothing companies would not continually be found to be
using child labour. Exploitation is in
their DNA - it is hard wired. Power has
to be taken away from them before we get any real movement, and we need a
popular movement to achieve it.
We need a socialist world where we control what happens and
produce what we need with regard to the needs of the future of the planet and
our children's children. Vote socialist at this election to show you utterly
reject this charade of democracy where the fruit machine always shows a jackpot
for the rich. Vote socialist for yourself your future and your planet.
Best wishes
Howard Pilott
THE Socialist Party
candidate Brighton Pavilion
ADDENDUM
Many will be
interested in viewing Howard’s answers when asked to respond to 5 questions on
social justice themes and recorded on videos by the Brighton’s One Church.
These clips can be watched via the church’s website.
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