If Labour Were In Power Today

Just suppose we had a general election now and Labour regained power, would Ed Milliband's all new Labour Party be any different from 'New Labour'? The latest YouGov opinion poll put Labour on 42%, Tories on 39% and LibDem's slumped down to 9% as the ConDem cuts became reality for more and more people.

Labour have been able to gain support at the LibDem's expense, enjoying a free ride on the back of Nick Clegg's dwindling popularity over tuition fees. Could Ed Milliband's new New Labour be a winning formula? Have Labour suddenly become the worker's party once again? Not on your nelly!

On numerous occasions Ed Milliband has distanced himself from workers and student struggles, failing to turn up for protests against cuts and condemning union leader's for daring to suggest coordinated strike action against the £81b coalition cuts. Milliband and Labour are no more friends of the working class now than Brown and Blair were. Labour would sooner suck up to the markets and fat cat business leaders than stand up for the workers who vote for them election after election.

If Labour were in power today, they would still be slashing public services and would still leave anti-union laws untouched, ensuring the UK continued to have the worst anti-union laws in Europe. Secretly Labour are hoping the public will turn on the LibDems and Tories, resulting in a Labour government. But the Tories will be able to remind voters that Labour, instead of resisting cuts, actually encouraged cuts on a local level as Labour councils up and down the country wielded the axe on much needed public services.

Ed Milliband is neither red nor representative of real workers, sadly the Labour Party sold workers out back in the early 80's and eventually became more blue than Margaret Thatcher as it encouraged back-door privatisation of our health and education service. Most Labour voters will be hoping Ed Milliband can usher the party back into power, but don't be surprised if the Tories win the next election as Labour fail to offer a real socialist manifesto defending services and workers from the greed of business.

The three major parties are failing the working class with their general centre-right policies, yet more and more people are discovering there is a better way to run society. Socialist principles are beginning to become a viable alternative to the failed capitalist market economy, as highlighted by the Socialist Party. A planned economy based on workers democratic control, producing goods and services for the nation rather than for the fat cat bosses is possible.

Visit: www.socialistparty.org.uk

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!

How Cameron Cost Us The World Cup Bid

David Cameron cost us the 2018 World Cup bid as his austerity World Cup plans were leaked today. Under the coalition government, cuts would have been forced upon the FIFA World Cup if England were to have hosted the massive sporting event. Below are some of the proposals David Cameron would have introduced:

* The number of players per team would have been cut from 11 to 8, with a three year wage freeze imposed on every team except China.

* Instead of using official FIFA referees, as part of Cameron's 'Big Society' he would replace them with charity workers who have an interest in football.

* Worried about the cost of policing and stewarding at the 2018 World Cup games, volunteers from the public would be drafted in under the banner of "we're all in this together!".

* The 5m extra visitors would have to be revised downwards for fears some may actually want to stay in England long term. Strict control at border control would ensure that only Tory supporters would be allowed into the country. Although if the Lib Dems rebel,the ratio would become 70% Tory, 20% Lib Dems and 10% so rich that a blind eye would be turned.

* The £202m spent on beer would bring extra income for the government, especially once VAT hits 20% in January 2011. A quango would be set up with friends of Cameron looking at ways to hike prices to make sure the poorer people couldn't buy a World Cup ticket.

* The unemployed would be forced to work for free in cleaning up stadiums and streets during the World Cup - this will save the coalition paying minimum wages to cleaning contractors.

* Council houses will be used as guest houses in a new Tory partnership with social housing companies. There will be an acceleration of families being turfed out under new benefit changes, making sure large numbers of homes become available by late 2017. Those families affected, will be moved far enough away from stadiums so as not to cause any disruption.

* By 2018, a large number of young people who couldn't afford the debt of tuition fees will become available following the introduction of a  'Conscription Act' c.2015. Those that are conscripted to public duty will be encouraged to sell World Cup programmes at games, man stalls and generally help fat cats profit from the FIFA games.