it's also very similar in new zealand, altho the privatisation of state
assets began in the mid-1980s under a supposedly left government. we had
a slight reprieve while helen clark was prime minister but since the
2008 election things have got dramatically worse. the current government
got in by promising tax cuts for everyone which when combined with a gst
(vat) increase have made those at the bottom of the pile much worse off
while hugely benefitting the richest (the highest personal tax rate is
33%). latest thing is the government is allowing field-trials of
genetically modified pine trees & letting multinational corporations
prospect for oil in our deep seas. & following the earthquake in
christchurch the government has announced that there will have to be
further cuts in public spending to fund the rebuilding.
sadly, like sweden, there doesn't appear to be a great deal of public
outcry.
h : (
On 27/03/11 1:15 PM, Ana Valdés wrote:
LOL, Simon!! As my online gamers teenagers say I am laughing out
loudly!! You are describing the Swedish government policy since they
grabbed the power in the elections 2006. And they have been relected
now, in the last elections held 2010.
Everything is being privatised here, the schools are being outsourced
to private entrepreneurs making obscene winnings with taxmoney. The
last of the stately owned enterprises was going to be sold out
recently but the opposition stopped the selling at the Parlament with
the vote of an ultra nationalist fascistoid party, newly arrived to
the political scene in Sweden.
But to be honest the selling of the state owned patrimony and the cuts
on pensions and welfare began already with the Socialdemocrats in
power. Their government had a clear newliberal policy, not so
flaggrant as this one but also a betrayal of their voters. That's one
of the reasons they lost the power 2006, the people wanted punish them
and their arrogancy.
Families with children and elderly people are really losers here but
also people over 50 years, unemployed and with a minimun of social
support every month.
The Swedish "Folkhem", the People's House is crumbling very fast. I
come to Sweden as political refugee 32 years ago, at that time I could
not choose, I was in jail in Uruguay and the United Nations offered me
asylum in Norway, the UK or Sweden.
It was Sweden who acted more quickly and I landed here. It was another
society, more open, there was an atmosphere of solidarity and concern,
the workers organizations were strong and the left and the
socialdemocracy had a kind of alliance.
But since Olof Palme was murdered the kind of leaders chosen by the
socialdemocrats turned the party to the right and the cuts and the
feeling of the party becoming a "bourgeois" party was overwhelming.
Today the socialdemocrats has lost their role as the biggest party in
Sweden and they have a severe identity crisis. They chose a new leader
this weekend but he is not going to be able to control the damages.
They should need a younger generation not tainted by the power.
Ana
On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Simon Biggs <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Is the Swedish government making a large proportion of the public
sector
unemployed, withdrawing basic services from the poor, privatising
health and
education whilst transferring wealth to off-shore corporations and
market
speculators?
Best
Simon
On 27/03/2011 10 <tel:27%2F03%2F2011%2010>:47, "Ana Valdés"
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Thanks David, can we import some English people here to Sweden?
In Sweden
> the cuts are on since the newliberal government came into
offiice for many
> years ago but nobody cares. It amazes me the resignation of this
people, the
> heirs of the fierce Vikings. The protests here are signed
petitions and
> drink or buy yourself tp oblivious.
> Ana
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 12:31 PM, marc garrett <
> [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Dave,
>>
>> Great images - nice to see your family marching :-)
>>
>> Also like the banner in the other image as well...
>>
>> marc
>>> I'm not sure if I'm breaking the news rules here, but here's a
photo
>>> of me and my kids at the demo yesterday:
>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/davemiller/5563861588/
>>>
>>> and a banner we came across at Trafalgar Square - saying something
>>> that concerns and angers me:
>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/davemiller/5563271281/
>>>
>>> best wishes to everyone
>>> dave
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