Greek Tragedy in Britain

Large sections of the public sector are on strike today, outraged that the pensions they don't pay for are at risk. Why they ask, shouldn't we expect a pension way above private sector workers? Why should we be expected to fund it ourselves? The public sector now pays its staff more than the private sector, requires much less of it (in far too many cases, at least) and allows far greater amounts of time off sick than would be tolerated elsewhere.

People laughed at Cameron, suggesting that we are all 'in this together', when referring to the need for belt tightening. He is privileged they wailed and wants to keep it that way. Just so the public sector. And the scale of the outrage at what they are being asked clearly shows how entrenched this sense of entitlement has become. The only actual outrageous aspect of the proposed changes to public sector pensions is of course, that the very people who are insisting on it, the MP's have excluded themselves from the pool.

In Greece so in Britain. The people are merely stating that they quite liked living beyond their means and how dare the government take it away? Brown of course foresaw this and was equally insistent that he should keep on borrowing to keep the good times coming. I still cannot get my head around how so many people fell, for so long for such an obvious con trick as that pulled by Blair and Brown. But with the level of 'me, me, me' stupidity on display on the streets today, self delusion obviously runs deep.

Naturally, quite apart from dimwitted teachers let loose to 'educate' our children and all the other challenged individuals hiding in public sector posts, there is the undeniable truth that there are just too many of them. Blair wanted to create a client state, one that was dependent on New Labour for its wellbeing. That is a large part of what the problem is. But joining some with a sense of grievance that the promises on employment are reneged on at leisure (even though they should never have been made), are the anarchists who will use this as a reason to unleash violence and the trade unionists who are seeking political capital. For them, their members are just 'useful idiots', a power bloc to support their communistic leanings. Rich communists of course.