First they came for the students ...

First they came for the students
And i did not speak out because i am not a student

Then they came for those on benefits
And i did not speak out because i was not on benefits

Then they came for the public sector workers
And i did not speak out because i was not a public sector worker

Then they came for the pensioners
And i did not speak out because i was not a pensioner

Then they came for me
And there was no one left to speak out for me

I am no poet, but i think the message comes across very clear, left to their own divisive devises, the politicians will cut each group out one by one, taking things from them one by one. And because, for instance, the stundents lost their grants, they will be less inclined to help others that are being attacked after them. By acting in this mannor the people are kept divided. Marx argued that once the workers of the world realised that capatalism was the source of their misery, and discovered the fraternity they held with the other workers in the world, they could unite against capatalism and impose socialism in its place. However at this moment, its not just the working class that need to unify, it is all those in our society who are under threat who now have a common goal.

The TUC have taken the first step, by attempting to unify the unions of the country into singular strike action against the cuts, as well as publicaly stating that they dont believe that cuts are the only action. However this is likely to fail without a dedicated program on the alternatives to cuts outlining what can be done to repair our economy and a major drive on ensuring that the people unify far and wide in the name of this program. Both of these goals could be tackled through the expansion of an existing party such as the Greens, who could set out a program of not simply fighting the cuts, but actually talking about investing in public services. Take an example of schools, sooner or later schools will need to be built/rebuilt to a high standard, putting this off just defers problems to the future, however by investing now not only can we ensure children remain well educated and that there are no drops in standard. But this would also stimulate the economy by keeping people employed until the economy is into stable growth. However can we expect this from the ideologically crusading, Con-demed coalition? Of course not ...

It strikes me as odd, for example, that David Cameron and now Nick Clegg can compare Britain to Greece. After accusing Gordon Brown, during the telivised debates, of scare mongering, it seems that David Cameron was/is doing the same thing (the only difference being Gordon Brown might well have been correct). Britain is nothing like Greece in the sense that we A) have shares in major financial institutions B) have a great deal of buisness's still residing within our shores and C) have at least some exports to the rest of the world. In one sense i would love for Britain to be very much like Greece. I would love to see the replication of protests with support up and down the country, I want to see people fight back against the government and show they are not willing to just accept what we are given. I want to see people unite and send a message to the government, that the people are soveriegn not the government. I want the people of Britain, whether a pensioner, a student, in the public sector, or on benfits, someone who relies on the Nhs or a true liberal betrayed by their party, i want to see everyone remind the government we dont fear them and that, in fact, it is them who should fear us.