Yesterday's protest against 'government cuts' was as predictable as the daily sunrise. It was a gesture of utter futility; it was backed by the trade union left; it pretended that Labour was not the root cause of the problems we all face; sure as eggs is eggs - it was hijacked by anarchist and extreme leftwing extremists; violence ensued. Did Labour not spend us into this crisis? Did not Gordon Brown himself foolishly let the bankers off the leash? Are we really able to take soft and easy measures to dig ourselves out of this crisis? Yet even today, we do have the solution. With our billions now earmarked to bail out Portugal AND the euro why are we not thinking 'the very thinkable'? Why was the march yesterday not demanding withdrawal to associate membership of the European Union? - So many negatives could be cured in a single fell swoop and with the loss of so few positives. But then - it is 'a non-negotiable ideal' of which I speak! Too many politicians of too many parties sold out to their 'Masters in Brussels'. What is truly sad about yesterday is the fact that the march represented so many ordinary, decent people whose lives are going to be wrecked because of nothing that they have done wrong!
