In 1924 we had a general strike in this country because of the terrible poverty of the working classes. Those same people had survived the Great War, and the ruling classes capitulated faced with the threat of communism and revolution. 20 years later those same classes fought against the tyranny of facism.They were rewarded with the establishment of the National Health Service and the Welfare State, again to counter the effect of communism. The 70s brought The Winter of Discontent and the 80s street riots.
This country faces worse today. The ruling classes have undermined the gains of a century, the middle classes have turned the other cheek. The workers have been driven down and down. The workers are now paying for the greed of the wealthy. The bailout of the banks alone has cost hundreds of billions of pounds, who pays? Poverty has been shoved under the carpet by ALL of the ruling political parties, fascism and nationalism now rears it's ugly head, as it did in 1930s Germany and Italy. Britain is a nation of ommigrants contrary to popular belief, check your own surname. Immigration is not the devil it's made out to be, it accounts for a fraction of our problems. Illegal immigration should be stopped and it can be if the departments meant to deal with it are given the tools to do so.But it is ultimately a convenient distraction from the real problem, the whipping boy that politicians use for their own survival.
The widening gap between rich and poor is the problem, the distribution of the wealth has tilted violently towards the ruling classes. The middle classes believe their continuing support of Conservatives, the status quo and their disdain of the poor will enrich their lives. They ignore the storm clouds approaching and the hard lessons of history.
The same spirit that fought for workers' rights and the same steel resolve that defeated fascism still burns within the working classes. That anger and that violence which has always been a part of our character has had no real outlet for years except for the blood and piss stained city and town centres on weekend nights.
But that violence is simmering, boiling up, local councils have already begun to plan for mass non payment of increased council tax, and bedroom tax they fully expect the same reation as they had for the Poll Tax.
The middle and ruling classes have forgotten that their way of life is only possible with the permission of the people. If that permission is taken away, anarchy ensues.That point is being reached in this country. We are back to 1924.
If a man or woman work full time and still are unable to provide for their family, there is something very very wrong. When that point is reached, the system has broken. When the system breaks it breaks for everyone not just the poor.
When there are riots later this year, the media will act surprised and shocked, the ruling classes will call for tougher penalties. But this time,I don't think it will just be chavs and scallies rioting, and this time they may not stop.
We are on the brink, only the character of a Churchill, Lloyd George or Atlee will be able to pull us back. Someone with the balls to renationalise all those that have failed the nation.. the banks, the railways, the electricity and gas suppliers, even the buses! Answer this, Which British company is admired more than any other? The BBC. Who owns it? You do!
Someone with the balls to introduce a minimum wage of £15 per hour, and impose an immediate 40% levy on banks' profit and accounts with over a million, and 75% top rate tax rate.
Workers don't want fucking working tax credits or council tax benefits they just want to earn enough to pay their way, and they want the fuckers who made this mess to pay for it.
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