People Power Stikes Fear Into Government

The government are in fear of a public backlash, the likes of which have not been seen since the anti Poll Tax revolt in Thatcher's Britain. Intent on rushing through reform and billions of pounds in public sector cuts, the coalition government was hoping the 'shock and awe' tactics would stun the nation into submission.

The Tories knew they had not been elected with a clear mandate and were forced to rub shoulders with the Liberal Democrates. Meanwhile the LibDems were only too pleased at finally having the opportunity for a political voice in the UK. After 13 years of Labour rule, the party was in defeat and busy picking up the pieces.

The working class had been beaten into submission by Thatcher and then failed to be liberated under Labour in 1997. The worker's struggle was contained by weak union leadership that made sure members didn't rock the political boat. But given the large scale of cuts announced in October's Comprehensive Spending Review and the unfair nature being imposed on the poorest in society, the working class have finally woken up and started to fight back.

Students have led the way, much too the shame of some of the unions. They didn't wait six months for a national demonstration, unlike the TUC, who are waiting until March 2011 for a national funeral march! By taking action on the streets, students and workers have begun to show the ruling class that WE have the real power and their attempts to suppress,weaken and destroy us will fail.

The fuss created when Prince Charles and Camilla were surrounded by students (who had chosen not to be kettled in by police and were then free to protest where they wanted), showed the fear of the ruling classes. What if ordinary people were to rise up and say no to the ideological cuts? What if people power should gain momentum?

The reaction of the ConDem government and the police clearly shows they will use as much brutal force as needed to suppress such an uprising - even if it is used against school children. Labour will not be the answer for the working class, as they long sold workers out when they sucked up to the markets and became 'New Labour'. Union leaders have an opportunity to lead the struggle against this government as it seeks to smash up the welfare state our forefathers sacrificed so hard for.

The coming year will either see the working class roll over into submission and accept unfair public sector cuts or 2011 will become the year that those from the very bottom of society fought back and beat the ruling classes by refusing to accept their ideological cuts agenda. It's time to make the rich pay for their greed!