Should the British people allow Gordon Brown's Fire Sale Of Public Assets?

postal workers’ struggle vital democracy national event in recent years. campaign against them part of historic shift last vestiges of political democracy in britain corporate world of insecurity , war. if privateers running post office allowed win, regression touches lives bar wealthy quicken pace. third of british children live in low-income or impoverished families. 1 in 5 young people denied hope of decent job or education.

, brown government mount “fire sale” of public assets , services worth £16bn. unmatched since margaret thatcher’s transfer of public wealth new gross elite, sale, or theft, include channel tunnel rail link, bridges, student loan bank, school playing fields, libraries , public housing estates. plunder of national health service , public education under way.
common thread adherence demands of opulent, sub-criminal minority exposed 2008 collapse of wall street , of city of london, rescued hundreds of billions in public money , still unregulated single stringent condition imposed government. goldman sachs, enjoys personal connection prime minister, give employees record average individual pay , bonus packages of £500,000. financial times offers service called how spend it.

none of accountable public, view expressed @ last election in 2005: new labour won support of barely fifth of british adult population. every 5 people voted labour, 8 did not vote @ all. not apathy, media pretend, strike public – postal workers today on strike. issues broadly same: bullying , hypocrisy of contagious, undemocratic power.
since coming office, new labour has done best destroy post office highly productive public institution valued affection british people. not long ago, posted letter anywhere in country , reached destination following morning. there 2 deliveries day, , collections on sundays. best of britain, ordinary life premised on sense of community, found @ local post office, highlands pennines inner cities, pensions, income support, child benefit , incapacity benefit drawn, , elderly, awkward, inarticulate , harried treated humanely.
record clear scargill , miners fighting against wholesale destruction of industry long planned ideological reasons. miners’ enemies included subversive, brutal , sinister forces of british state, aided journalists – lawson’s guardian colleague seumas milne documents in landmark work, enemy within. postal workers deserve support of honest, decent people, reminded may next on list if remain silent.

so, should people do?

the postal workers’ struggle vital democracy national event in recent years. campaign against them part of historic shift last vestiges of political democracy in britain corporate world of insecurity , war. if privateers running post office allowed win, the...

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