Did the earth really move for you last week? No, me neither! Last week was merely the first tremor, the first flicker of the needles measuring the Richter scale, the real 'plate shifter' is yet to come. Alas for poor 'Dave' it will hit Britain at the very beginning of his new 'reign' and it will take the form of those two dread four-letter words - Tory cuts! Brown, in the bunker and sunk in his desperate megalomania, is determined to leave Britain looking like an economic version of Berlin in 1945. There will be only one course open to his successor, whoever he is, and that is to cut, and cut, and cut again. And yes, I know I've said all this before but it is time Cameron and the Tories told it the way it is and then keep repeating it - loudly. The Institute for Fiscal Studies have found the finger prints and the blood stains and the DNA match in the Budget books and it is essential that the Tories keep pointing and jabbing their accusatory fingers at Brown with an accompanying chorus of "Brown's cuts, not Tory cuts". If Cameron smooths and slithers his way into power by deceitfully refusing to frighten the horses and the voters, and is then forced by cold, hard reality into a ferocious slashing of budgets across the whole of government, then I will expect to see a real eruption of so-called 'people power' that might have drastic results far in excess of any seen in the last few days.
It is stating 'the bleedin' obvious' to say that a very large minority of people in Britain are fearful in a way they haven't been for generations. They are frightened for their prosperity and with it their futures, they are frightened of the influx of alien, and to them, hostile immigrants who have swamped their old city centres, they are scared of the feral underclass who roam unchecked, and most of all they are scared because they see no sign of any authority willing or able to do anything about it. With fear comes anger. And with anger comes ... well, who knows?
It is absolutely crucial that that our next prime minister drops all the propaganda bullshit that has grown like ivy all over No. 10. Forget 'narratives' and playing the media. Drop presentation trickery. No more pre-leaking of policy decisions. We need honesty and straight-talking and above all the courage that is required to deliver it.
Or else . . .
I suppose wrecking the economy so much as to leave their successors without any options is all that Gordon Brown can do now.
Posted by: Ross | Tuesday, 09 June 2009 at 01:17
I heard that Ed Balls chap on the telly yesterday, for the first time. He has a rather unmanly voice - somewhat unformed, like an adolescent's, and with the hint of a lisp.
Posted by: dearieme | Tuesday, 09 June 2009 at 06:26
Indeed, Ross, and one can only hope that he's as useless at that as he is in everything else - but sod's law in this he will succeed!
'DM', I have always tried to supress feelings of unreasoning hatred but with the Balls, man and wife, I just let it all come out and enjoy it!
Posted by: David Duff | Tuesday, 09 June 2009 at 13:08
They are also scared of the feral overclass with suck them dry
with their unearned and untaxed expenses and bonuses.
Strange you forgot to mention them. Or perhaps not.
Posted by: BrianB | Wednesday, 10 June 2009 at 14:52
This “feral” underclass with grow ever greater once the Tories start implementing their cuts cuts cuts vision of the future. The people will grow poorer under your vision as the economic benefits of migration disappear; I wonder who you would start blaming then. The blacks again or the Jews again?
But lets face it your vision of a world split into North Koreas will not happen, world trade and a more inter dependent world are here to stay, even the Tories understood that when they got us into Europe in the first place. You are the Morris dancers of the political world.
Posted by: JWhite | Wednesday, 10 June 2009 at 15:10
Nothing strange about me not mentioning the former heads of our Banks who were allowed, inded, encouraged by George Brown to operate the way they did under a totally useless tri-partite oversight regime designed by, er, well, George Brown, actually! Nor did I mention that if that very same George Brown and Ed Balls were company directors they would be up the Old Bailey for operating an Enron-style off the books accountancy scheme for running our national accounts. Do you happen to know, Brian, how much we all owe on PFI schemes and state employee pensions? Thought not. And you next comment is ...?
Posted by: David Duff | Wednesday, 10 June 2009 at 15:19
Mr/Ms White, welcome to D&N.
First they are not "Tory cuts" they are Labour cuts which despite the outright lies of George Brown can be found in the Treasury's own books as the Institute for Fiscal Affairs discovered. It matters not if the Tories, the LibDems or, God help us, the BNP form the next goverment, those cuts will go ahead or the country will go broke and have to call in the IMF.
There are indeed economic benefits to be had from immigrants, but there are also costs involved - all those newcomers use our hospitals, our schools, our social security systems and so on; and in too many numbers they cause a great deal of social angst, as 'The People' have just indicated via the ballot box. Unless"attention is paid" they may resort to methods far removed from the ballot box in the future. No doubt you, and the comrades, will be equally surprised! But then again, if you didn't spend your time indulging in student politics and waving dimwitted slogans at demos, you might be more in touch with the people you pretend to care about so much.
I agree with your implied general point concerning the inter-dependence of the world as it shrinks. A subject for another day, perhaps.
Posted by: David Duff | Wednesday, 10 June 2009 at 15:44
You seem to think that imposing slightly more control on immigration will stop "people" resorting to unspecified methods, all you call them are "far removed from the ballot box". Your Enoch Powellesque scare mongering lies poisons the debate and serves the BNP and the fascists. But then again I can't see the difference between you and the BNP.
The social angst you are so concerned about was far greater under the Tories than New Labour. We had riots, record unemployment and high crime rates.
As for your cuts arggument, it shows me that you know zero about economics and confirms to me that you are an absolute idiot. You must have the most deluded monumental ego to set up a site spilling out this nonsense.
Posted by: JWhite | Wednesday, 10 June 2009 at 16:45
Well, given that handbag-swinging hissy-fit, I assume it must be Ms. White, so 'calm down, dear', it's only a blog!
No time just now to deal with your somewhat confused and confusing argument but I will do my best tomorrow.
Posted by: David Duff | Wednesday, 10 June 2009 at 17:15
You don't "deal" with anything, you just spew out unsubstantiated
crap.
Posted by: JWhite | Wednesday, 10 June 2009 at 19:40
All right, Dear, in that case I won't bother.
Posted by: David Duff | Wednesday, 10 June 2009 at 22:04
If you are correct and the next period will be one of severe cuts,
will this not extend to the immigration service and therefore lead to an increase in the "flood" of immigrants.
So to sum up, on one hand you call for cuts and on the other call for more government action. I am Confused???????
Posted by: BrianB | Thursday, 11 June 2009 at 14:18
Maybe we should tell the Ghurkhas to sod off as part of this
cuts drive or ask rich overpaid celebs like Miss Lumley to pay
more tax.
Posted by: JWhite | Thursday, 11 June 2009 at 14:54
Brian, you appear to have difficulty reading, probably as a result of passing through our 'Edukashun Non-Servis' recently. I didn't "call" for cuts (although they will not all be bad), I was simply repeating what it says in Gordon Brown's own Budget book and if you find little pictures easier to understand then go here and look at a photocopy of the relevant paragraph:
http://www.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/3687378/the-truth-behind-that-10-percent-cut.thtml
The cuts are coming whoever is in government!
Posted by: David Duff | Thursday, 11 June 2009 at 16:50
Dave,
I think you are calling for cuts actually. It is a philosophy of the right to call for cuts in public expenditure. There is currently a debate among bourgeois politicians about this very subject, the centre left call for more public expenditure, the centre right less. You clearly line yourself with the centre right. In that case how will you fund this war on immigrants and the feral underclass? Give the people an answer.
Posted by: BrianB | Friday, 12 June 2009 at 11:36
Well, Brian, in this particular post I did not call for cuts but you are perfectly correct in assuming that I am in favour of them - and anyway they are inevitable. Your question as to how much and where is also a fair one. It has been rumbling round the back of what passes for my mind and if you can wait a bit I think I will post on the subject later today. Given the extraordinary times we live in post the economic tsunami I think it is time for our leaders to take a long, cold, hard, geo-political and grand strategic overview of Britain in the 21st century. I will try and chip in my penny's worth later today.
By the way, my name is David not 'Dave' and I am the Founder, President-for-Life (and so far the sole member) of S.A.D., the Society Against Diminutives!
Posted by: David Duff | Friday, 12 June 2009 at 12:29
David,
Look forward to that.
I always think diminutives are more matey.
Posted by: BrianB | Friday, 12 June 2009 at 14:02