Posted on31 October 2022 from Ucadi in Newsletter , Issue 164 - October 2022 ,
Year 2022 .British Prime Minister Liz Truss, underneath herself, throws in the towel,overwhelmed by the disaster caused by the policy of cutting taxes on the rich,incompatible with the resources available to the state budget, after sacrificingher men, she celebrated autodafé by sacrificing herself , winning the shortestterm as prime minister in the history of the Kingdom, but securing for life theprerogative of 135,000 pounds that belongs to all the former. Her tax policy planwas to raise corporate tax to 19%, leaving the previous government's decisionunchanged.to bring it to 25%, triggering market turbulence and plunging the pound tohistoric lows against the US dollar. The response from the markets was so fiercethat the Bank of England had to intervene to prevent pension funds from gettingcaught up in the chaos as the costs of borrowing and mortgages soared. Thereversal of the economic plan, attempted to avoid the disaster, was supposed toreduce the cost of its economic program by about 18 billion pounds (20 billiondollars) per year. The harsh criticism suffered by the International MonetaryFund (IMF) andthe Bank of England, the punishment of the markets, just six weeks after takingoffice, led the government of the British Prime Minister to resign.Jeremy Hunt, formerly opposed to Brexit, was called upon to demolish part of theeconomic plan of Truss in an attempt to stem yet another settling of scoreswithin the Conservative Party which in this phase ended by "crowning" PrimeMinister Rishi Sunak one of Britain's richest parliamentarians - even more sothan King Charles III who is part of a generation of foreign-born politicians andbusinessmen and has repeatedly stressed that identity is "important" to him. Inan interview with the BBC, he stated that he is part of the generation "whose parentswere not born here, but came to this country to build a life".A last attempt to save the Premier had been incredibly implemented during thesummit of the 47 countries of the "European Political Community" in Prague on 7October where in exchange she had come to define the great enemy Macron as a"friend". Once again a hodgepodge of EU politicians, stupid, servile andcowardly, led by a parterre of politiciansunable to defend the interests of the peoples they represent, they had showntheir fragility and weakness in the face of Great Britain, sponsored by theAmerican ally and, subjected to the network of alliances woven by the country insupport of Ukraine, despite continuing to operate against the economic andpolitical interests of the EU, starved by the energy crisis and sanctions thatare hitting Russia's Europe the most. The unstoppable growth of inflation, theenergy crisis, the failure of the policy of privileged economic relations withthe countries of the Commonwealth, have hadcatastrophic effects.British inflation under every prime ministerThis is while relations with Northern Ireland and Scotland are becomingincreasingly difficult, despite the American ally rushing to the rescue throughBiden, the son of Irish immigrants, who led the former Irish premier Varadkar toacknowledges that the rules of the European import-export protocol in NorthernIreland are "a bit too strict". The United States, in the name of strong ties toboth Britain and Ireland, has suggested Downing Street not to be uncompromisingitself.The Scottish questionIf the showdown with Ireland seems to recede due to the EU's subordination to USpolicies. The outcome of the US mid-term elections and the electoral destiny ofBiden who has Irish origins and is at the same time the great protector of thewarmongering policy of Great Britain, his anti-EU agent, weighs on what willhappen. However, the same cannot be said for Scotland, where the problems aregreater and structural.At the time of the independence referendum, North Sea oil and gas productionsupported and partly motivated Scottish demands; then there was a period of lowprices for both crude oil and gas and the covid caused a reduction in demand,with the result that employment in the sector collapsed and revenues weresignificantly reduced. While the active fields were running out, the climatecrisis was growing and therefore the reasons for a greater respect for theenvironment. On the political level, the formation of the government by theseparatists, with the alliance of the greens, blocked projects for newprospecting and concessions, while wind power and energy production grew,exploiting the tides.Today Scotland has less and less common interests converging with England and thedeath of the queen has severed much of the residual sentimental bond that heldthe country together. The economic disaster that is brewing and the shadow of therecession could lead the separatists to break the delay and finally sever thelink that keeps them within the United Kingdom. To this uncertain situation isadded that deriving from the future American elections that will decide on thebalance in the Congress and affect the future presidential candidacies.StrikesThe downsizing of the budget, the unrest of the markets and public opinion forthe controversial package of measures against the energy crisis do not subside,especially in light of the drastic downsizing of aid measures for families andbusinesses against the expensive premier looked melancholy, but did not govern.Within the Tories, a real "plot" has grown to take away the prime minister'strust and find a new tenant for 10 Downing Street.But the government crisis comes from afar and has its roots in the soaringinflation and low wages. Already since June 50 thousand railway workers had goneon strike for three alternating days, to increase the inconvenience. In Augustthey were joined by employees of the post office, the "Red Vests" of the ports,railway workers and bus drivers, even lawyers. Conservatives denounce a nationalstrategy of the opposition and trade unions, but this is not the case becausewhat happens locally and in different categories reflects the fact that peopleacross the country feel the same way. "Everything seems to be organized: becausepeople everywhere feel the same way and come to the same conclusion.!"In early October, thousands of workers went on strike at Euston Station inLondon, disrupting services across much of the country. They have once againcalled for substantial increases to offset inflation and better workingconditions. During the picket, the general secretary of the largest transportunion (RMT) said that the British are tired of such low wages and will continuethe struggle until victory.While the third wave of strikes and the employers respond with layoffs and theuse of temporary workers that cost less, the railway companies record generalizedinterruptions of services for several consecutive days and Mick Lynch, secretarygeneral, of the National Federation of Rail, Maritime and on rubber declares topress: "We went on strike for six days. The companies were planning to make theselayoffs many months ago, so far we have blocked everything, we have receivedbetter offers. We also seem to have awakened the spirit of solidarity amongBritish citizens. We are experiencing great support, people are returning tothink about collective action, strikes and solidarity among workers ". The strikeaims at the renewal of wage agreements and working conditions for the entiresector, the blocking of layoffs and a substantial increase in wages to counterinflation and high bills. This is just the beginning.Sunak is called to save what can be saved; he has repeatedly stated that thecountry needs immigration reform and is part of a generation of foreign originwhose parents were not born in Britain, but came to this country "to build alife". They therefore feel the problem of identity very much and it is"important" for them to accept themselves as hyper-defenders of a country in theprocess of dissolution. A staunch supporter of Brexit will seek to strengthenrelations with Commonwealth countries as an alternative to those with the EU, butthe demand of Labor and other opposition parties such as the Liberal Democrats togo to the polls has become increasingly unavoidable, all the more so since theScottish independence party has been added to these, which expects to go to thepolls when the emotional wave for the death of the queen, much loved and listenedto in Scotland, will be exhausted. As for carrying out the function of glue ofnational unity, the king does not appear to have the necessary charisma tosucceed in an enterprise that is now impossible.Gianni Cimbalohttp://www.ucadi.org/2022/10/31/regno-disunito-la-mano-passa-a-sunak/_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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