Britain: Mervyn King addresses the TUC or “Come in to my parlour said the spider to the fly”
The Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, spoke to the delegates gathered for the TUC conference in Manchester last week. But why was he there?
The Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, spoke to the delegates gathered for the TUC conference in Manchester last week. But why was he there?
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government in Britain is made up of and advised by millionaires and billionaires. And while they live a life that millions would dream of, they spend their time investigating how much they can cut spending on social services, healthcare, education and pensions. The contradiction is clear for all to see.
In 1948 all the Tory MPs in the House of Commons dutifully voted against the setting up of the National Health Service. For more than sixty years since, the NHS has been one of our most loved institutions, relied on by millions of people to look after their health. The Tories have publicly regretted their stance and pledged that, “the NHS is safe in our hands.” We now see that was a lie. If new Health Secretary Andrew Lansley’s plans, called ‘Liberating the NHS’, goes through the NHS will be in tatters in five years time.