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Thousands demonstrate at the Conservatives’ conference in Manchester
An estimated 35,000 people have turned out in Manchester to demonstrate at the governing Conservative Party's annual conference, which opened on Sunday. The march was organised by the Trades Union Congress, which billed it as a rally for “the alternative - jobs, growth, and justice”. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rules'The Alternative - jobs, growth and justice.'
Oct 03rd, 2011 - 10:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Why does the TUC consider this to be an 'alternative'?
Because they steadfastly refuse to address the other side of the equation.
If a country spends too much and gets into problems, part of the way out is to stop spending as much and to start addressing the deficit.
A Government can do this. Especially one where a high proportion of the spend is by the Government itself.
So, they can reduce the salary and pension commitments into the future.
They can cut Government-funded programmes.
They can reduce the levels of national debt to reduce upward-spiralling interest payments.
As Margaret Thatcher said, on behalf of the nations' housewifes, “We have to start living within our means”.
If this means fewer submarines, aircraft carriers and warplanes, then this must be achieved with an eye primarily to the future defense needs of the UK and the British Protectorates rather than the foreign wars of the last two Labour governments.
Jobs, Growth and Justice: good words, but have the unions shown how their particular brand of society can move the UK countries from Labour-created bancrupcy to Coalition-managed profitability, full employment, and a happy life for all?
Because, if the unions refuse to address the spending-reductions, and have no workable route to return from Labour-bancrupcy, is their street-marching and band-playing any more than the hot air of wishful chanting and the waving of futile banners?
the UK is bankrupt, that's the true reality..
Oct 04th, 2011 - 04:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0Here geoff, you might find this interesting..it's from your silly island that LOVES to act BIG with tools supporting them blindly.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/25/crisis-bigness-leopold-kohr
and this one is the best from bbc, amazing they allowed him a banker / free trader / neo liberal to talk because BBC is known too for censoring anti banker talk.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/25/crisis-bigness-leopold-kohr
Thanks for your predictable comment, Fido.
Oct 04th, 2011 - 12:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I am waiting for comments from people who know something about the UK.
@1 That is the big question they don't want to answer. If they are not prepared to accept any cuts, where should the cuts be made? How are we to balance the books after years of rampant over-spending and borrowing by the last government?
Oct 04th, 2011 - 08:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0They have a right to express their displeasure by protesting but do they really want a repeat of the seventies? That did not end too well for the unions.
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