Capitalism in Crisis - Tony Benn & George Galloway

George Galloway & Tony Benn discuss the crises in Capitalism, banking, housing and jobs, and the effect of the recession in the UK.

This video is Part 1 of 2:

Part 2:
Recession & the Rise of Fascism - Tony Benn & George Galloway:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dtoeqa7rg7A


Recorded live - 24 October 2008 - Talksport radio:
http://www.talksport.net
http://www.georgegalloway.com


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Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• George
• Galloway
• Tony
• Benn
• Recession
• Capitalism
• Crisis
• Banking
• Economy
• Jobs
• Council
• Housing
• Socialism
• Labour
• Bankers
• Debt
• Repossession
• Unemployment
• Workers
• Thatcher
• Unions
• Stock
• Market

[rupertbrooks0]

What drivel. More council houses? So Tony Benn gets to stay in his £4 million house in Holland Park; one of the most expensive neighbourhood on the planet, while all us "workers" have to make do with council estate ghettos.

[oclandestin]

@rupertbrooks0 ... I think you're missing the point. Since the sell-off of council houses under Thatcher's government began in the 1980s, there is now a shortage of council housing for those who need affordable housing, with waiting lists that are years long in some areas. Where Tony Benn or anyone else who can afford to buy a house lives, is nothing to do with it.

[YouriH190]

is it just me or is the audio not working

[oclandestin]

I think it's just you. Maybe it's because you're in a different country?

[TheSpineyOne]

This mystical "free market capitalism" you believe in can't exist. A financial market IS a set of regulations covering trade, it is inevitable that those with economic power will manipulate the market. Real socialism moves the power from the wallet to the ballot, thus limiting the capitalists distortion of the market. Money simply limits the distribution of abundant necessities sich as food by introducing false scarcity in currency. Whether or not you follow the gold standard is irrelevant.

[mikeybrumbrum]

Tony Benn should run for PM, while he's guaranteed to win !

GUARANTEED !

(by me)

[AndyDougs]

@mikeybrumbrum

[Threepwoodist]

@rupertbrooks0 yes you are missing the point.

[hermistressimage]

ruperbrooks0,

I think you are basing your opinion on the council estates of today which bear no resemblance whatever to those of my childhood. What we have today is the left-overs (the 'sink estates') after all the favourable couoncil properties have been bought up.

I lived in a council house as a child and it was the most peaceful and safe childhood I can imagine. With rare exceptions the neighbours were pleasant. There were even council bungalows for the elderly.

[DYSW]

A video with my two favorite men. doesnt get any better. both of these men should have been pm in Britain.

[MrLovethelife]

@YouriH190

Audio seems fine......unlucky you must hear this!

[aranterranting]

Two pathetic losers living in dream land

[rugbyboy198127]

@AtheistHumanist also i am english - here we have mostly protestant or agnostic christianity which by it's nature is very modest, doesn't interefere with science and doesn't push itself upon others - so i have no reason to feel any animosity towards church of england christianity, infact given the evils of catholicism i feel that luthernaism is something to be proud of - the german,british and scandanavian people took a stand against rome - martin luther king continued the high moral tradition!

[rugbyboy198127]

@AtheistHumanist oh cool - at the end of the day i guess we hold fairly similar positions - check out this video with benn and dawkins - interesting stuff! i wasn't raised an atheist as such but raised as non-religous with two academics for parents, if one looks at the central message of all religion i believe the original message is one of forgiveness,tolerance and understanding, just human nature has taken over somewhat, the nature of greed and hate, love thyne enemy is a good message afterall