Who will speak for Britain?
July 4th, 2010We have now just been told by the Treasury, with typical PR chutzpah, that government departments should prepare cuts, not just of 25% which is itself unprecedented, but of 40% which would be insane. No doubt this is, in the way politicians usually manipulate bad news ahead of the event, to make people think, when the final tally comes out rather less, that the cuts were not really as bad as all that. It’s also of course to open up a broader range of options for cuts – just in case the opportunity offers.
Worst of all, it’s keeping up the propaganda blitz driving us down the track of cuts inevitability. Whilst Blair in 1997 had a once-in-a-century chance of radical reform to change the face of Britain – and blew it – the Tories in 2010 have a once-in-a-century chance of turning Britain back to its conservative past, and are grabbing it with both hands. So who will now stand up for the real Britain? (more…)
