How is Tony Blair getting such a free ride in the UK or Europe for that matter? The economic implosion in the UK is his implosion as much as it's Gordon Brown's implosion, if not more. It was Blair who like Democrats in the 1990s, thought that if only the left caved to business it would all magically work out. Yeah, not so much in retrospect. All of the positive social program change implemented by Labour is now going to be scrapped and thrown aside. The destruction will be even more extreme than the Thatcher years and that's saying something. The most sickening part of this story is the Blair now shuttles around the world raking in millions from the banksters and speaking about how wonderful he is.
John McDonnell, the Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington, said last night: "These cuts are catastrophic. People are worried by the combination of cuts and asset sales and privatisation. The chancellor announced £16bn in asset sales and the privatisation of British Waterways, the Royal Mint and the Land Registry. On top of that there will be massive cuts in public expenditure.Putting this in the context of the US, why are Democrats still listening to the Republicans who orchestrated this financial fiasco? The GOP crazies are the only people in America who fail to see the severity of the crisis. Voters aren't listening, so ignore them.
"This is more severe than anything Margaret Thatcher did. If you combine the cuts with privatisation this is on a scale that has never been seen before."
A spokesman for Mark Serwotka, the PCS general secretary, said he would be taking a lead in fighting the cuts. "Cutting public services at a time when people will need public services more and more just does not make sense. The government should be investing in public services rather than cutting them. They have admitted that you cannot cut your way out of a recession. But it is becoming evident that there is more to this budget than meets the eye.
