Pbog 50 days to save the planet 4 oct 2012
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Clive Burgess's document critiques the current state of capitalism and its impact on society, particularly focusing on the transfer of power from the state to the market and private contractors. It argues that the rhetoric of concepts like 'big society' conceals a harmful withdrawal of state responsibilities, leading to increased consumerism and individualism while undermining community and democracy. The document calls for a shift in thinking from market-driven to state-centric approaches to address systemic crises and advocate for greater public accountability and social welfare.
![50 Days to Save the Planet
Swimming Up Stream
The Man with a PLAN → Cameron → Blair → Major → Thatcher
Liberal Democratic Ideology → Neo-Liberalism
Exposing the PLAN
Strategy:
➔ to control key parts of the public infrastructure, transport, energy,
communications, and the [citizen's] welfare state infrastructure, using such
things as Public Private Partnerships (PPP), Social Investment Funds
(SIF), Corporate Social Responsibility or Corporate Citizen and
Sustainable Development.
➔ Emerging social investment market + Green Bank? - the green economy?
➔ Organised mechanism to gain more power and control in the economy
Clive Burgess ©2012 Dexter Whitfield 2012](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/pbog50daystosavetheplanet4oct2012-121006145636-phpapp02/85/Pbog-50-days-to-save-the-planet-4-oct-2012-5-320.jpg)
![50 Days to Save the Planet
Swimming Up Stream
Exposing the PLAN
Aim
➔ To reduce the role of the state
➔ To change public values and expectations of public
services and [citizen's] welfare state
Objectives
To transfer more power
➔ 1 – from the state to capital
➔ 2 – from employee to employer
➔ 3 – from service user to private contractor
Clive Burgess ©2012 Dexter Whitfield 2012](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/pbog50daystosavetheplanet4oct2012-121006145636-phpapp02/85/Pbog-50-days-to-save-the-planet-4-oct-2012-7-320.jpg)
![50 Days to Save the Planet
Swimming Up Stream
Exposing the PLAN ~ Liberal Democratic Ideology ~ The Mask
➔ Community budgets
➔ Participative budgeting
➔ Big society
➔ Voluntary sector contracting
➔ Mutuals
➔ Social enterprises
This will be 'celebrated' but will only be mainstreamed if benefit a
minority. They will be 'tolerated' because, in parallel, capital is gaining
control of a far larger share of public and [citizen's] welfare state
provision. Deregulation is used to weaken unions and community
organisations, and marginalise other civil organisations.
Clive Burgess ©2012 Dexter Whitfield 2012](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/pbog50daystosavetheplanet4oct2012-121006145636-phpapp02/85/Pbog-50-days-to-save-the-planet-4-oct-2012-8-320.jpg)
Pbog 50 days to save the planet 4 oct 2012
- 1. 50 Days to Save the Planet Swimming Up Stream A working hypothesis by Clive Burgess October 2012 My global perspective ➔ One World ~ Many People with different cultures Curious... looking beyond the obvious at the bigger picture Clive Burgess ©2012
- 2. 50 Days to Save the Planet Swimming Up Stream First Premises of Materialist Method Men can be distinguished from animals by consciousness, by religion or anything else you like. They themselves begin to distinguish themselves from animals as soon as they begin to produce their means of subsistence, a step which is conditioned by their physical organisation. By producing their means of subsistence men are indirectly producing their actual material life. Karl Marx. The German Ideology. 1845 Clive Burgess ©Oct 2012
- 3. 50 Days to Save the Planet Swimming Up Stream CONSUMERISM The Smiley face of State/Monopoly Capitalism Evil C C live THE BIG SOCIETY Exposing the PLAN Clive Burgess ©Oct 2012
- 4. 50 Days to Save the Planet Swimming Up Stream Exposing the PLAN PBOG the sociology of organisational life focuses on one aspect of social reality Relationships → Control & Resistance → ← Reproduction & Transformation← Activities CONFLICT & The Class Struggle “This is a systemic crises of a form of capitalism that has broken free of society and democracy. Financialised capital has shaken off responsibility not just to society but the wider economy”. Jon Cruddas & Andrea Nahies – Short pamphlet – Compass & Friedrich Ebert Foundation I think capital now controls most of the economic process Clive Burgess ©Oct 2012
- 5. 50 Days to Save the Planet Swimming Up Stream The Man with a PLAN → Cameron → Blair → Major → Thatcher Liberal Democratic Ideology → Neo-Liberalism Exposing the PLAN Strategy: ➔ to control key parts of the public infrastructure, transport, energy, communications, and the [citizen's] welfare state infrastructure, using such things as Public Private Partnerships (PPP), Social Investment Funds (SIF), Corporate Social Responsibility or Corporate Citizen and Sustainable Development. ➔ Emerging social investment market + Green Bank? - the green economy? ➔ Organised mechanism to gain more power and control in the economy Clive Burgess ©2012 Dexter Whitfield 2012
- 6. 50 Days to Save the Planet Swimming Up Stream Exposing the PLAN Localism - Self-regulation – Empowerment? EDUCATION HEALTH & WELLBEING EMPLOYMENT HOUSING Costs escalating BUILT ENVIRONMENT Includes: Wages dropping Welfare – Social Services COMMUNITIES National Health Service Hubs, Cluster National Care Service Incubators ENERGY Prison Services -Probation Networks Includes: Pensions cut or reduced Fuel Security Prices increased Child Poverty Target Changed TRANSPORT Fuel Poverty Target Changed INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRIONMENT Includes: NATIONAL SECURITY INTERNATIONAL Fresh water Includes: INVESTMENT Flood defence Armed Forces Food production Police, Fire, Ambulance, Forests & Woodlands Coastal Services BUSINESS CAPTURE Coastline ECONOMY of Sustainable Development Funding Cut Double Dip Recession Clive Burgess ©Oct 2012
- 7. 50 Days to Save the Planet Swimming Up Stream Exposing the PLAN Aim ➔ To reduce the role of the state ➔ To change public values and expectations of public services and [citizen's] welfare state Objectives To transfer more power ➔ 1 – from the state to capital ➔ 2 – from employee to employer ➔ 3 – from service user to private contractor Clive Burgess ©2012 Dexter Whitfield 2012
- 8. 50 Days to Save the Planet Swimming Up Stream Exposing the PLAN ~ Liberal Democratic Ideology ~ The Mask ➔ Community budgets ➔ Participative budgeting ➔ Big society ➔ Voluntary sector contracting ➔ Mutuals ➔ Social enterprises This will be 'celebrated' but will only be mainstreamed if benefit a minority. They will be 'tolerated' because, in parallel, capital is gaining control of a far larger share of public and [citizen's] welfare state provision. Deregulation is used to weaken unions and community organisations, and marginalise other civil organisations. Clive Burgess ©2012 Dexter Whitfield 2012
- 9. 50 Days to Save the Planet Swimming Up Stream Exposing the PLAN The Big Society Rhetoric “Big society” rhetoric is all too often heard by many as aspirational waffle designed to conceal a deeply damaging withdrawal of the state from its responsibilities to the most vulnerable' THE BIG SOCIETY Clive Burgess ©Oct 2012 Faith in the Public Square, Rowan Williams Arch Bishop of Canterbury, quoted in The Observer 24 July 2012
- 10. 50 Days to Save the Planet Swimming Up Stream Exposing the PLAN ~ Risk Management ➔ *Transferring risk, cost and responsibilities to individuals. ➔ *Strict regulations on Trades Union activities are designed to maintain managers 'right to manage' ➔ The Hidden Persuaders – double speak ➔ Selling a sense of power – personalisation – individualism “Take control of your life” “Freedom” etc ➔ Selling a sense of unity, community involvement and participation. “We’re all in this together” “social action” etc ➔ Selling the dream! Consumerism the smiley face of State/Monopoly Capitalism Clive Burgess ©2012 *Dexter Whitfield 2012
- 11. 50 Days to Save the Planet Swimming Up Stream Exposing the PLAN ~ The Mutation of Privatisation My Dad is getting me a new book Research Report number 5? July 2012 Dexter Whitfield Slide Share to follow once I have read and digested it. The Deconstructing of Democracy – Slide Share to follow PBOG the sociology of organisational life focuses on one aspect of social reality Activities →Control & Resistance → ← Reproduction & Transformation ← Relationships CONFLICT & The Class Struggle Clive Burgess ©Oct 2012
- 12. 50 Days to Save the Planet Swimming Up Stream Exposing the PLAN *Real engagement and 'empowerment remain a fantasy concept. The Coalition promotes a form of 'social action' in which individuals, volunteers, charities, community groups and voluntary organisations act as 'change agents' to change individual or group behaviour and lobby for local politics. It is far removed from grassroots organising, education and action. Clive Burgess ©2012 *Dexter Whitfield 2012 ^ PBOG the sociology of organisational life ~ focus on one part of a dialectic process of social reality Activities →Reproduction & Transformation ← Relationships
- 13. 50 Days to Save the Planet Swimming Up Stream Exposing the PLAN Clive Burgess ©2012 Activity – 'Social Action' ➔ PLAN- Strategy : individuals, charities etc used as 'Change Agents' ➔ BEHAVIOUR Changing peoples patterns of behaviour by promoting 'social action' ➔ ORGANISATION Look at the patterns of ownership ➔ GUIDELINES ~ Network Multi-Media ~ The Hidden Persuaders “Sticking to the script” “Singing from the same hymn sheet” “Learning you lines to play your Part” Using jokes about “elf and Safety” “The railways always ran late when they were Nationalised” “How many council workers does it take”...etcetera Changing words from Social Security to Welfare Benefit and the like ~ This produces a new common sense if you keep on saying it is common sense. Relationships – Owners, Controllers and Producers
- 14. STANDARD MODEL Information Management CONTROL Risk Management Meetings Supervision Consultation People Management PLAN BEHAVIOUR Self-regulation Business Capture Comply . Participate Teamwork Conform Roles and Financial Responsibilities Management GUIDELINES ORGANISATION Manage Legislative Management Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Benchmarking - Targets Corrective Action PBOG Sanctions Operations Management The sociology of organisational life Clive Burgess ©Oct 2012
- 15. Exposing the PLAN Information Management CONTROL Risk Management Meetings People Supervision Management Consultation What's going on symbolically? PLAN BEHAVIOUR What's going on 'Change Agents' Social Action politically? Self-regulation Business Capture Comply . Participate Teamwork Conform Roles and Financial Responsibilities Management GUIDELINES ORGANISATION Hidden Patterns of Persuaders Ownership What' going on from a What's going on people perspective? Manage structurally? Legislative Management Key Performance Indicators - Benchmarking Corrective Action Operations Management PBOG The sociology of organisational life Sanctions Clive Burgess ©Oct 2012
- 16. Exposing the PLAN Information Management CONTROL Risk Management Meetings Supervision Consultation People Management PLAN BEHAVIOUR Social Political Self-regulation Physiology Science Business Capture Comply . Participate Teamwork Conform Roles and Financial Management GUIDELINES ORGANISATION Responsibilities Behavioural Political Economics History Manage Legislative Management Key Performance Indicators - Benchmarking Corrective Action PBOG Sanctions Operations Management The sociology of organisational life Clive Burgess ©Oct 2012
- 17. PBOG – Organisational Life CONSULTATION Patterns of PLAN BEHAVIOUR COMPLY TEAMWORK CONFORM PARTICIPATE Legal or Other Rational GUIDELINES MANAGE ORGANISATION ASPECTS Clive Burgess Copyright September 2011
- 18. PBOG – Organisational Life MEETINGS Patterns of PLAN BEHAVIOUR ROLES SELF-REGULATION & SANCTIONS SUPERVISION RESPONSIBILITIES Legal or Other Rational GUIDELINES KPI's - TARGETS ORGANISATION SOCIAL CONTROLS Clive Burgess Copyright September 2011
- 19. PBOG – Organisational Life Management of Patterns of PLAN INFORMATION BEHAVIOUR Management of Management of FINANCE PEOPLE Legal or Other Management of Rational GUIDELINES OPERATIONS ORGANISATION Management of Management of LEGISLATION MANAGEMENT RISKS PRACTICES Clive Burgess Copyright September 2011
- 20. PBOG – Organisational Life Patterns of PLAN Implementation of Plan BEHAVIOUR Interpretation of the Direct, Inform, Instruct and Train Guidelines all participants in the organisation Legal or Other Rational GUIDELINES ORGANISATION Rules – Activity Theory Definition of the situation LAW Clive Burgess Copyright September 2011
- 21. PBOG – Organisational Life Evaluate or review Plan Patterns of PLAN BEHAVIOUR Cooperate with others Follow the legal or other Guidelines in relation to the situation (Rules - Law) Rational Organisation Legal or Other Rational GUIDELINES ORGANISATION This is how it's done around here Situation Clive Burgess Copyright September 2011
- 22. PBOG – Organisational Life Patterns of PLAN BEHAVIOUR Participants of the organisation By definition will Focus on the plan and give Rational Organisations feedback about the plan Create Competition between participants Legal or Other Coordination of effort Rational GUIDELINES (division of effort) ORGANISATION We want you to do this with these to produce that 'safely' Clive Burgess Copyright September 2011
- 23. PBOG – Organisational Life This is how it should be done Patterns of PLAN BEHAVIOUR Internalised plans are conditioned Enforce or encourage participants to by the legal or other Guidelines Follow the Guidelines (Rules, Regulation - Law) (Rules - Law) Legal or Other Rational GUIDELINES ORGANISATION An increased level of Competence comes through practice, skills, knowledge and experience, time served, and certification Clive Burgess Copyright September 2011
- 24. 50 Days to Save the Planet Swimming Up Stream NOW is the TIME to STOP THINKING about the MARKET and START THINKING ABOUT THE STATE!!! Clive Burgess ©2012
- 25. Social Interventionist State – Working Together In Place of Austerity Information Management CONTROL Risk Management Meetings Supervision Consultation People Collectivity Management Political & Moral BEHAVIOUR Authority PLAN Political Governance Activism Regulation of the Markets Firms Comply . Participate Teamwork Organisations Conform Roles and Responsibilities GUIDELINES ORGANISATION of the Financial STATE Legislative The Management Powers STATE Democratic Manage Process Legislative Management Human Development Key Performance Indicators - Targets International Standards for Quality, Environment & Social Responsibility Corrective Action PBOG Sanctions Operations Management The sociology of organisational life Clive Burgess ©Oct 2012
- 26. The kaleidoscope turns as another part of the mosaic of life shift its position creating new patterns Reproduction & Transformation PBOG: PLAN 'Activity Theory' Brain directs instructs informs trains within *Rational Organisation gives focus & feedback to your Plan (Brain) *Rational Organisation on an individual level 'I want me to do this with these to produce that' or at a collective level 'We want you to do this with these to produce that'. Quote “We are no longer the post-ideological generation; we are now a generation at the heart of the resistance” 30/11/2010 Clive Burgess ©Oct 2012
- 27. 50 Days to Save the Planet Swimming Up Stream A working hypothesis by Clive Burgess October 2012 My global perspective ➔ One World ~ Many People with different cultures Curious... looking beyond the obvious at the bigger picture ~ Now that was a lot of technical stuff Clive Burgess ©2012 Thank You for your time & Energy – hope you enjoy my stuff