The Privatisation Of Justice In Rigged Market Capitalism. (510)

To the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary:
For Clarity - Attempt 510
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510) The Privatisation Of Justice In Rigged Market Capitalism.

Dear Mr Clark,

We see that David Cameron has reneged on yet another of his strongly held principles - the one where he vowed to combat capitalist cronyism. Instead he has been handing out gongs like confetti at a fat gypsy wedding. We were mortified to learn that we've been passed over once again. Surely, a painfully long, dogged and bulldog-spirited campaign to highlight; injustice, cronyism, corruption and the dangers that privatised, "civil justice" pose to our fragile democracy, trumps Samantha Cameron's stylist? Apparently not.

Once again the spoils continue to go to the victors (or in David Cameron's case the loser) within The Elite. And in The Golden Age of the Ombudsman, ombudsmen are now knocking loudly and eagerly at its door.

Naomi Creutzfeltd and Chris Gill explain the purpose behind their project;
"From an academic perspective, the project aimed to shed light on a new and rapidly developing phenomenon at a time when ombudsman schemes are taking on an increasingly important role within the justice system and, therefore, coming under more intense scrutiny. As a spotlight is increasingly directed towards ombudsman schemes, it is important to begin to understand and examine those voices that are critical of the system."
(www.law.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxlaw/critics-of-the-ombudsman-system-understanding-and-engaing-online-citizen-activists)

We agree with the two researchers - ombudsman schemes are beginning to dominate the justice system and are  now in urgent need of meaningful scrutiny and control.

In short, ombudsman schemes are effectively colonising the justice system and compliantly serve the interests of badly regulated businesses and not - as they would have us believe - those of, "civil justice."

Unelected and unaccountable, self styled "ombudsmen" are - with the help of RICS in the case of OS:Property - making up the rules up as they go along. There is no meaningful scrutiny of what they do.

In, "Lawless Capitalism: The Sub Prime Crisis and the Case for the Economic Rule of Law" Steven A Ramirez tells us that,
"In the end, if elites hold power to change law in their favour then all others lose by being forced to compete in a rigged market. The sub prime debacle constitutes a preview of the costs of a pervasively rigged economy."

He could have been describing the RICS and its use of Ombudsman Services:Property to mete out what it determines to be, "civil justice." A  civil justice that's brokered behind the scenes and away from any meaningful scrutiny by the people's elected representatives in Parliament.

He could also have describing Livewell South West and the way it arrives at DST (Diagnostic Support Tool) Decisions without bothering to explain to the sick, the elderly and the dying residents of Plymouth just exactly how they arrived at those decisions. Some residents have been waiting years for justice.

He goes on to say,
"Law needs to curb power, and a modern economy needs an economic rule of law ... corporate and financial incumbents subvert the law and entrench their power."
(Steven A Ramirez page 212)

We were told by the company's Independent Assessor that the OS:Property ombudsman's decision was final. There was no right of appeal. They have entrenched their power - totally.

Q. Mr Clark, when maladministrators at Ombudsman Services:Property are left free - with RICS approval - to determine what is or isn't civil justice aren't they cynically subverting the law and entrenching their power?

The Ombudsmans61percent Campaign is seeking;
- answers from Vince Cable, Norman Lamb, Mark Prisk, Francis Maude, Michael Fallon, Dame Julie Mellor, Nick Clegg, Jo Swinson, Sajid Javid and yourself.
- a public inquiry into the workings of Ombudsman Services:Property ( a company formerly trading as the SOS before undergoing re-branding) and the role of the RICS.
- compensation for the victims of its ombudsman's illogical Final Decisions and its executives' maladministration.
- the setting up of a truly, "fair" and "independent" redress scheme free from RICS' influence.

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