The Government may have won the vote, but ...........

Now we see in what contempt this ConDem Government holds the people of this country.For the benifit of those people commenting to the fact that it is the fault of the last Government that we are in this mess, I would say that I agree. However, it is also the fault of the Banking and Finance sectors who have made vast sums of money from gambling in the property and exchange rate markets. then when the gamble failed, went cap in hand to a Government for bail out packages. It isalso the fault of the "markets" who speculate against Countries and reap huge profits when the enonomies fail, as in the case of Ireland, Greece, Portugal etc. (Who is next?)
It is not the fault of Students, Lecturers,Pensioners, Working families, Nurses, benifit claimants, taxpayers generally, or beleive it or not, the Police.
Why should ordinary people pay for the excesses of Markets, Financilal institutions, and the gutless acquiecence of Governments, too terrified to take the measures necessary to control the "City".
People may well criticise the events which took place in Parliament Square yesterday.
This is only the begining. When this Government introduces the measures which will effect people personally, cuts in services, reduction of minimum wage, cuts in expenditre, job losses, reductions in benifits, etc. etc.then we shall see demonstrations of public anger which will make the events of yesterday pale into insignificance.When the Police have to implement cuts to their own front line services, expenditure and support personell, will they too demonstrate?
On News 24 last night, Nick Robinson speaking from the lobby of the Palace of Westminster, concluded his report with the phrase "The Government may have won the vote, but they have lost control of the Streets".
A little premature perhaps, but prophetic in context.

All of their own making

The LibDem's are in chaos, and all of their own making. No matter what Clegg, Cable and the others may say in a futile attempt to justify their positions on this issue, the fact remains that they are perceived as people more interested in office and it's trappings, people who have no honour and no conscience. All 57 of them signed a pledge. The argument that adherence to that pledge can be discarded, since the pledge was made for a scenario where they would be in power, is a cynical proclamation from shameless hypocrites. They are in power. They hold 23 ministries. They appear in the media introducing new Government policies. They sit on the right-hand side of the Speakers Chair on the Government benches. That is being in power, no matter what they may argue to the contrary. The vote on Thursday next could be the last chance that any of them may have to redeem themselves from the stigma of being puppets interested only in the position of power, and the limelight of temporary fame.
For the sake of this country, may they take the opportunity to restore a shred of credibility.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/three-lib-dems-threaten-to-quit-posts-over-fees-2153041.html

Chaos in the ranks

Having been put in the position of holding a balance in the House of Commons, Clegg obviously found the prospect of a seat at the table in Number 10, together with the luxury limo more attractive than maintaining any semblance of honour or principle. Cable, Alexander and others followed Clegg’s lead and grasped this opportunity for all the privileges of Ministerial office and convinced the remaining LibDem MP’s to endorse the concept of Coalition. The arguments made by Clegg and others in respect of providing the country with stable Government are nothing more that a smoke screen put forward to camouflage a grubby grasp for power at any price. The honourable thing would have been to remain in opposition and watch the Conservatives Govern in a minority.
The Lib Dem’s are now reaping what they (or perhaps Clegg) have sown. Chaos, alarm and confusion rattle around Westminster as they scrabble for some semblance of justification for their abandonment of principle and betrayal of the all those who voted LibDem at the last election, in the vain belief that British politics could be lifted from the gutter,

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/chaos-in-lib-dem-ranks-as-vote-on-tuition-fees-creates-party-split-2152171.html

mounted police charging London crowd

BBC News, Sky News, Fox News and the rest of the establishment mouth pieces, only ever point their cameras at windows being smashed or some other "out rage" commited by demonstrators. Where are these "Reporters" when the real thugery takes place? Why is it that the only recordings of demonstrators being attacked, like Ian Tomlinson (who was only going home from work anyway), are only caught on mobile phones or digital cameras of the public? It is only demonstrators behaving badly who are filmed. This has always been the case. The excesses of the police are often overlooked.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/nov/26/police-student-protests-horses-charge