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Yes, quite. I think this was a test to see who has a sense of humour or who takes themselves too seriously... > C'mon, surely this is a joke? Supporting statements made by Cameron & > asserting that all property is theft in the same statement???? And the bit > about estate agents? Hilarious. Thanks for the laugh on a wet Friday > morning. > > -----Original Message----- > From: The UK Community Psychology Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Annie Mitchell > Sent: 05 September 2008 07:51 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: urgent CPUK press release > > Hi Paul, I agree with the concerns raised by Wendy and others. I couldnt > support this statement going out in my name, though I appreciate and > support the concerns behind it. > > I support the process though - ie a grroup meeting, proposing a statement > then checking with the rest of us before issuing it. > > I would support issuing a collective statement calling on the government > to take urgent action to tackle the (economically induced) increasing > inequalities in access to secure housing and safe communities. > > Certainly would not want such a statement explicitly supporting the > conservatives; nor referring to people as " the poor" or " criminally > minded". > > Thanks, > > Annie > > > > > ________________________________________ > From: The UK Community Psychology Discussion List > [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul@home > [[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 04 September 2008 21:31 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: urgent CPUK press release > > Dear CPUK list > Some established CPUK list members and I met recently to discuss what > action the network needs to take in relation to the crisis in the housing > market. Though our views were divergent, our meeting was amicable and we > were able to reach consensus through including all of our views on the > subject in the following statement which we intend to issue as a statement > to the press tomorrow: > "We, as a network of community psychologists, support the criticism made > by the leader of the Conservative Party, David Cameron, of the Chancellor > of the Exchequer's suspension of the Stamp Duty for properties under > £150,000. We believe the poor should not be encouraged to buy properties > at a time of such economic uncertainty and should instead be encouraged to > rent property from housing associations. Further, we believe all property > is theft and that the Chancellor's decision to stimulate the property > market makes him an accessory to a social crime and makes estate agents > entrepreneurial pimps (though we in no way condone the recent job cuts in > the sector). As a network of community psychologists, community activists > and users of psychological services we encourage the government to make > greater use of public-private enterprise initiatives in the housing sector > to ensure the poor have increased opportunities for housing as such > opportunities will provide the poor with pathways to full citizenship > through legitimate economic activity in their respective communities and > this will help regenerate those areas where the underprivileged and > criminally minded live." (Press statement released on > behalf of the UK Community Psychology Network, Sept 3rd 2008)" > Given the urgency of the issue, we intend to release the statement to the > press tomorrow morning unless a significant number of list members raise > substantial enough objections to us doing so.We are sending this statement > because we wish to show stoicism in the face of the current economic > crisis and hope that this will maintain our focus at the CPUK conference > in Edinburgh on issues of import. > ___________________________________ COMMUNITYPSYCHUK - The discussion list > for community psychology in the UK. 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