Plans which are Necessary for the Country's Survival

We have just under 5 more days before the general election when we will see who will run Britain, and not that long before we see the true picture as to what measures will be taken to heal the economic and social conditions blighting millions.

Yet although our future at this time may appear somewhat uncertain, it is clearly the case we have many problems, and one only has to look at other events to see what future lies ahead for Britain after the election.

Ireland for instance made severe cuts to its public spending months ago, in probably what was its first attempt to gain traction on recovery with swingeing cuts to state jobs and reductions to wages across the board which amounted to 8.5% of its budget.

Greece is on the verge of similar if not greater cuts at what is expected to add up to 10% of its budget over 3 years, and which Greek prime minister George Papandreou has described as threatening the very survival of the state without.

Greek prime minister George Papandreou

Announcing a rigorous three-year austerity programme being drawn up by the European Union and International Monetary Fund, Greek prime minister George Papandreou warned the Greek parliament that the austere package which entails massive cuts in state spending, was "necessary for the country's survival", and that "what matters most is the survival of the nation [and] that is a red line that cannot be crossed".

PM Papandreou was defending his socialist government's decision to seek a multi-billion-euro rescue package from EU partners and the IMF against strong opposition from left wing parties and trade unions.

"The economic measures are necessary for our protection and the country's survival... this is our patriotic duty which we will carry out regardless of the cost," Mr Papandreou said.

An opinion poll published earlier this week showed 70 percent of those asked were against the IMF's participation in a rescue programme.

The reform package will include a further increase in value-added tax, a three-year wage freeze for public sector workers, additional cuts in allowances and the immediate opening of "closed-shop" professions from taxi drivers to legal services.

In Britain, David Cameron announced plans for the biggest budgets cuts of all the parties and gave a clear signal that the majority of his cuts if his party is elected, would be in Northern Ireland and North East England.

Again, it seems obvious since most government departments such as H.M. Customs and Excise, DHSS, the Department of Works and Pensions and other govt departments are based primarily in Northern Ireland and North East England, that spending cuts would fall there, and without any major manufacturing base in these areas, then it seems very likely if not certain, that David Cameron's cuts would have most serious consequences as they will undoubtedly make thousands of people unemployed in two of the already highest unemployment areas of the United Kingdom. 

Yet despite it was under his party, most major manufacturing in North East England was closed, it appears he has lost the plot with his Big Society plan to simply impoverish areas of the country which are already impoverished and have remained so throughout modern times and certainly for the last 50 years.

The cuts will undoubtedly come under a Tory Govt but they would be not really that much different to those under Labour or the LibDems as long as they all stick to other plans which include a continuation of our membership of the European Union, uncontrolled immigration from the EU which will clearly include economic migrants from Greece and other places, and an 'unwinnable' war in Afghanistan which has nothing to do with us yet is soaking up big chunks of money we don't possess, and add another £9billion to that of foreign aid to places such as China and India where 'their' economies are rising, then I think they all have their sums muddled as well as their thinking. 

The only sensible plan I've heard which will deal with the dire economic and social needs of our country is from the British National Party which promises cuts upwards of £200billion coupled with job creation schemes, apprenticeships, lower taxes, an end to the war, an end to the mindless EU bureaucracy and associated costs of that, and a stop to immigration which will in effect leave millions here IN work, and earning money, feeling better in themselves, and able to help to grow our economy more quickly by spending.

I wonder what future there is for Britain when we have all the parties conspiring with one another to keep the truth from the British public as to the real state of our economy, and are all failing to tackle to two remaining questions of the EU and job creation.

What we need to know, is not what they think about us, but more the case of what we think about them and it will be an interesting few years yet I think until we actually see the results of their collective stupidity both in terms of our economy, our society and our political system which allowed Britain to go bust without any real alternatives being discussed for fear of being branded 'racist' for wanting to save your country. Or as George Papandreou puts it: Plans which are necessary for the country's survival.