tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597212839826054842.post7859652087294270857..comments2023-04-17T10:09:10.976+01:00Comments on Voices of Colwyn Bay: COMMON PURPOSE (submitted by ANON)John Oddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17633025033009716455noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597212839826054842.post-71832805241016473482009-02-05T00:23:00.000+00:002009-02-05T00:23:00.000+00:00Here is one passage from Wikipedia….[edit] Critici...Here is one passage from Wikipedia….<BR/><BR/>[edit] Criticism<BR/>Common Purpose has been the subject of a series of publications circulated by writer Christopher Story,[9] a former adviser to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher,[10] and Eurosceptic [11] Brian Gerrish who claim that its aim is to control the United Kingdom and ultimately merge it into an EU police state. Gerrish has stated that Common Purpose wants "to kill you".[12] Similar criticism of the organisation has come from the Campaign for an Independent Britain, and the United Kingdom Independence Party, largely on Euro-sceptic ground: however, much of the criticism levied at Common Purpose UK is identical to that made in left-wing commentator George Monbiot's book Captive State, which condemned governmental and public organisations deliberately ignoring people's wishes and either side stepping or subverting the democratic process out of a sense of 'we know better'.<BR/>Common Purpose trustees recently issued a brief response to these criticisms on their website.[13]<BR/>Common Purpose has members in the NHS, BBC, the police, Parliament, the legal profession, many of Britains 7,000 quangos, local councils, the Civil Service, various levels of government, ministries, and many RDAs (Regional Development Agencies).[citation needed] Common Purpose involves networking and achieving the common aims of its members, and so with members in these positions of power.[citation needed]<BR/>Some websites claim that over £100 million of taxpayers money has been spent on Common Purpose courses alone, and say that this has been hidden from the public.[citation needed] Members names are not disclosed.[citation needed] It charges substantial figures for its courses.[citation needed] "Matrix" for example, costs £3,950 plus VAT, and courses for the high flying ‘leader’ can be as much as £5,950 plus VAT.[citation needed]<BR/><BR/>It’s all there for you to come to your own conclusions.John Oddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633025033009716455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597212839826054842.post-8609991418272197532009-02-03T00:47:00.000+00:002009-02-03T00:47:00.000+00:00I changed Anon’s comment into a topic mainly becau...I changed Anon’s comment into a topic mainly because I too have come across Common Purpose, I found them to be a very secretive organisation set up and founded by Labour. A charity that charges senior executives, senior police officers and senior members of Councils, NHS and Public Services to take courses in the benefits of the EU. I say secretive because apart from not donating a penny, which is what charities do, they had not filed any tax or expenditure forms to the Charities Commission. They also keep their list of clients very close to their chest and, after repeated requests, refuse to divulge their goals and ambitions.<BR/>People, who having been on these courses, reported feeling brainwashed and alienated after completing the intensive course. There are a couple of anti- Common Purpose groups who have claimed to have been threatened and intimidated by members of CP.<BR/>An altogether strange set-up, if you would like to try gleam any more information about them do a google search on them, you will not get past the second page of their web-site but just see what others say about them.John Oddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633025033009716455noreply@blogger.com