The annual Bilderberg conference takes place in Watford (yes, the real one, north of London) this week.
As the Bilderberg group says on its web site:
Every year, between 120-150 political leaders and experts from industry, finance, academia and the media are invited to take part in the conference. About two thirds of the participants come from Europe and the rest from North America; one third from politics and government and the rest from other fields.
The conference is a forum for informal, off-the-record discussions about megatrends and the major issues facing the world.
Thanks to the private nature of the conference, the participants are not bound by the conventions of office or by pre-agreed positions. As such, they can take time to listen, reflect and gather insights.
There is no detailed agenda, no resolutions are proposed, no votes are taken, and no policy statements are issued.
But as the Guardian points out, that's just the spin. The reality is that this is the ultimate plutocrats think tank; the place where the global elite come to meet in secret and carve out the order the want behind closed doors.
The UK show is, it is thought, funded by BP and Goldman Sachs. Osborne will be present. Ken Clarke oversees the UK show.
This is the threat to global democracy and the people of the world in operation, strictly behind closed doors and without minutes, of course.
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Is Elton John attending?
“This is the threat to global democracy and the people of the world in operation, strictly behind closed doors and without minutes, of course.”
Absolutely, mind you if those carrying out austerity policies “receive advice” that they should cease, then I don’t think the vast majority would complain.
One can only hope……
Another on my wish list is that “advice is given” to resolve the civil war in Syrian before this escalates to another level
Another is to end absolute poverty in the Third World..
Perhaps we the people should draw up an agenda for the Bilderberg Group and present to them….. 😉
This book looks interesting
Affluence and Influence: Economic Inequality and Political Power in America, by Martin Gilens. Princeton University Press, 2012.
But relates to US. Does anybody know of a good analysis thta relates to uk?
Also according to The Telegraph we will be paying millions for security.
The Telegraph have published the full list in order to make it easy to play spot the sociopath. 😉
I can’t fail to notice that Ed Balls is on the guest list along with Eric Schmidt.
On a positive note, Martin Wolf has also been invited..