As long as you don't have too many children or you are one of the bankers who helped create the global recession, everyone will feel the pain of the austerity program. Oh, and don't expect any help from the government, you spongers. Is that inspirational or what? It's hard not to get choked up and have a little tear in your eye. The Guardian:
He told the party faithful in Birmingham that "the spirit of the big society" could "blast through" if everyone pulled together in the national interest.
The coalition, he said, was not all about cuts, but "an attempt to create a country based not on Labour's selfish individualism but one based on mutual responsibility". Labour, he said, was now the party of the status quo: "We are the radicals now, breaking apart the old system."
Tackling one of its most common criticisms, he said of his core idea: "The big society is not about creating cover for cuts but an attempt to create a citizenship that is not simply a transaction in which you put your taxes in and get your services out. When we say 'we are all in this together' that is not a cry for help, but a call to arms."
