I suggest you leave Common Purpose well alone. I tried to look into it, I put in some freedom of information requests to Hull City Council. Subsequently, I've lost my job in the most spurious of circumstances, my Union refused to deal with the matter point blank despite having what was described as an "iron clad" case by three HR directors of my wife's acquaintance, had problems claiming benefits, had other issues with authority, and so on.

Now I can't prove anything, nor would I make the suggestion that Common Purpose are in any way associated with subsequent event from which my family and I have suffered, but I would point out that prior to my raking over the coals we led a reasonably worry free life, and our concerns where not as they are now.

Leave it alone, walk away. There's nothing you can do. Be a good citizen, pay your tax, keep to the speed limits, never question authority, never question the official line. It's not worth the upset to your life.

I wish they had a formal apology line, some way I could reclaim my life back, to get back our lives back I'd join up and be a good party member.

Yes, I have lost my backbone on this one. I've lost figurative control of my sphincter on this one as well, I am well and truly scared and sorry for having made enquiries into their operations. I don't want to live in a cardboard box on the street, or have to slit my wrists, or worse to satisfy TPTB!

Be warned!

I think Rob and Brian Gerrish are right Common Purpose is a very dangerous organisation with tentacles reaching to Germany, India and America and the top of many political organisations and with a long pedigree of subversion.

People do need to be aware of it, but how you take counter action against such an organisation is very difficult.

Originally posted by multichild

Seriously????????????

Cheers

Yes, very seriously.

I worked for a company, in a recession proof industry, making more money than they could spend, enjoying massive growth, and I was made redundant due to a lack of work, despite having enjoyed a growth in my department from 3 to 8 staff, having achieved a growth in successfully deployed tasks over 200%, having enough work on the books for a team of 16 people, four massive new projects in the planning, and taking over work from other groups due to my hard work and success in driving things forward. Two days before they got rid of me I'd sent over my plans to the head office for the next five years planning, not a comment was made, just good words back on the work that had gone into my proposals.

I was made redundant with zero notice, no discussion, no warning, no appeal, no redundancy, nothing. I was told, escorted to my desk, and thrown out with my stuff there and then. My union refused to get involved, ACAS won't help me, I can't afford legal advice, so I am having to fight the tribunal case myself. I am surrounded by legal texts, and case histories, and despite being "in the right" I have no doubt I'll lose at the tribunal.

They say Beware of Greeks bearing gifts, take it from me, it's not just the Hellenes you need to worry about!

I think it came about because I started to dig and ask questions, not about conspiracy but about accountancy, competitive tender for courses, suitability of applicants, details of business links, and so on. That's where the answers to any genuine conspiracy can generally by unearthed and uncovered.

As a result I needed to be distracted, stopped, and dissuaded from pursuing things further.

Well, it worked. I've lost all interest in the subject matter other than as a reader of matters. What has startled me is the names of some of the people involved, many people say there is little to pick between the political parties, no wonder really given, the civil service is riddled, local government is riddled, the media (especially the BBC) is riddled, and there are links to wider business too.