Yet the plot underlying Golem, Nakedcapitalism and even libertarian Zerohedge (three from hundreds) makes fiction look tame and even propaganda at the level of old Soviet contempt for the whodunit. One could follow a plot from polite, liberal university fund raisers through a hedge fund in Mayfair to the killing fields and bestial brutality of mines in the Congo – and indeed through much more (microfinance as land grabbing etc). I suspect the model for such fiction is JB Priestly’s ‘An Inspector Calls’ written on the global scale.

The issue becomes where the truth can ever out. Even teaching Critical Theory one gets the feeling of being in the middle of a therapy club. I can barely remember any cop fiction in which the first thing in the investigator’s mind reflects real practice – ‘how much is this going to cost?’ is the main first consideration. The SIO is a devolved budget manager. SFO investigations are now rigged as they must beg the Treasury for money for new investigations.

It is clear we have no legal system that can cope with money laundering, but the situation is much worse than this. When one looks at the results of the crimes (famines, genocides, lack of opportunity for decent business and the development of a modern society) one is confronted immediately with hopelessness, powerlessness and shame. The “sensible” view is not to look in fear one’s own living will be taken away. One can think of old stories about small countries far away. Soon, I suspect we will hear the first story of a UK university, privatised and looted …

The immediate answer is obvious, but I have moved house twice in the last 10 years. On each occasion I had to have an identity check (to prevent money laundering!!). I have no doubt whatsoever that estate agents and solicitors charge for this. This is a complete farce and demonstrates exactly what you say.

This additional cost to the ordinary home owner in no way prevents money laundering. The only ‘laundering’ I do is done with a washing machine and detergent!

Go on exposing the dirty underbelly of this system, more power to your pen!

this is not just the thin edge of the wedge these jeckylls are already sat happily at high table with our corrupt politicians and bankers time to chuck their rotten tomatoes back at them!
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Our vegetables and fruit are about to be patented to grow Monsanto’s profits, making food more expensive and strangling the farmers we rely on everyday. But we can pressure European countries to step in and stop the corporate food attack. We have no time to lose — up to 800 patents are in the pipeline waiting to be approved!

Join me in this campaign here:http://www.avaaz.org/en/monsanto_vs_mother_earth_loc/?kemqUcb

to repeat, again and again.

this is not just the thin edge of the wedge these jeckylls are already sat happily at high table with our corrupt politicians and bankers time to chuck their rotten tomatoes back at them!

time to chuck their rotten tomatoes back at them!

http://www.tomatocasual.com/2008/02/07/the-history-of-throwing-rotten-tomatoes/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPQCH1b_LgE