23 October 2014

Cameron's legacy

Many European countries are experiencing a political shift towards the right wing. Perhaps the most visible sign has been the resurgence of nationalism, and hostility towards rebels, immigrants, and foreign cultures.

Less visible, but no less harmful, has been the steady move towards free market politics, driving a wedge between rich & poor, those who can afford essential services and those who cannot. More and more of the real power is being placed in the hands of corporate businesses. Food, water, health care, armaments, transport industries, all motivated by profit above all other considerations, with less and less accountability to the people on the ground.

The British government seems to be determined to become a world leader in this pimp-fest, using the recent financial crisis as a smokescreen behind which to dismantle much of the social progress of the last 70 years, selling its body parts to the highest bidders. Rule Britannia.

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