The British capitalists, together with their counterparts worldwide, have unleashed a barrage of propaganda - disguised as "irrefutable facts" - to soften up working class people for an unparalleled assault on their living standards. The International Monetary Fund says this will mean "ten years of austerity". Like their previous Tory ideologue, Margaret Thatcher, they wish to create the impression that "there is no alternative".
General secretary of the Socialist Party, Peter Taaffe, comments on the political outlook for 2010 and the likely reaction of trade unionists and working class people in general. Click here to read on...
