tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post8573140077946025903..comments2024-03-26T07:51:43.186+00:00Comments on Mabinogogiblog: Stop the Cuts with a General Tea BreakDocRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08903964792092284406noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-78321547015499415312010-09-17T10:24:27.577+01:002010-09-17T10:24:27.577+01:00Frugal
Yes, we do have a problem, but Osborne'...Frugal<br />Yes, we do have a problem, but Osborne's depressive, (see here )<br />reaction will make things worse - drive us deeper into recession, reduce the tax take, deepen the deficit, vicious spiral.<br /><br />Greece's spending was much worse than ours. They used false acounting, and tx avoidance is a national pastime. Despite what Osborne says, Britain is about seventh in line to be attacked by the market sharks - behind such luminaries as Japan and the USA.<br /><br />By the time they get to us, the world economy will be in ruins anyway.<br /><br />In which case we will have to rebuild. That is another blogpost - How To Rebuild a Collapsed Economy. <br /><br />Regards<br />RichardDocRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08903964792092284406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-22037634904191745922010-09-16T17:57:40.657+01:002010-09-16T17:57:40.657+01:00Am I being thick? where is the money to pay for pu...Am I being thick? where is the money to pay for public service of any kind with the national debt being in the state it is in? should we just spend and take the same journey as Greece?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10555001676886354389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-47770835464532195202010-09-16T15:45:59.781+01:002010-09-16T15:45:59.781+01:00Hello Teresa
Thanks for the info, i have added it...Hello Teresa<br /><br />Thanks for the info, i have added it to the post.<br /><br />Yes, I was a bit hasty with the young man, due to adrenaline (a few minutes afterwards, the virus which I had been suppressing with vit c broke free into my blood stream, causing fever, an interesting observation which I would put down to adrenocortical activity arising from the workshop. All the people going down with #gpconf fever can blame me. My bad.)<br /><br />Yes, they can argue passionately for green politics, but the meeting was about forming an alliance against the cuts. Let's hope we can do something to stop Gideon in his tracks.DocRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08903964792092284406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192922.post-39958106041705831792010-09-16T13:22:33.809+01:002010-09-16T13:22:33.809+01:00I chaired the meeting. The speaker = Rob Johnson, ...I chaired the meeting. The speaker = Rob Johnson, a West Midlands UNISON Organiser, and a Labour PPC and supporter. I and others spoke with him after the meeting and he agreed it had been really good. Labour's record and current attempts to reclaim the left did get some serious stick, and not just by GL members. Politically, is that not pretty mainstream in the party? Similarly, it is possible for someone to argue vociferously for a position and not be in GL, like the young man in the workshop for C12 whom you asked if he was GL (he isn't)! It is possible to work in solidarity against cuts and also argue passionately for Green politics - something all members should work to do within and without the party. I'm looking forward to putting the ideas of the very positive meeting into practice with any and all who wish to be involved.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345793132134286708noreply@blogger.com