Cameron
to sell Thatcherian old-fashioned "patriotic" neoliberalism
by system
failure
It took
about two years for the ghost of Maggie
(http://failedevolution.blogspot.gr/2013/07/maggies-ghost-what-is-haunting-europe.html)
to finally find its peace back to its homeland. Thanks to her
political descendant Mr. Cameron, who surprisingly marked a clear
victory in recent elections, the spirit of Thatcher will finally find
a "friendly environment" in a recognizable Britain ... for
now.
Cameron gave
voters what they wanted: an illusion of national pride against a
Berlin-guided European empire. He told to the most conservative part
of the British society what they wanted to hear, and he marked a
clear victory. Now, if you think about it again, it was not such a
big surprise, was it?
From a
political perspective, it was a quite smart tactic because Cameron
managed to crush the UKIP far-Right threat, with Nigel Farage losing
the monopoly of extreme patriotic rhetoric. It was something that the
former Greek PM, Antonis Samaras, tried in Greece in order to attract
voters from the far-Right and especially from the Golden Dawn.
But now,
what should the British people expect? Apart from a possible
referendum for "Brexit", what will be the impact of
Cameron's policies to the lives of millions of Britons?
Well, it's
not very difficult one to guess. It will be the total implement of
the neoliberal policies. One of the most serious consequences will be
the total destruction and, subsequently, privatization of the
National Health Service - NHS. Further rise of the tuition fees in
Universities, further privatization of education. Maggie will have a
chance now to finish what she started, through Mr. Cameron.
Among other
things, Britain is about to sacrifice one of its biggest
achievements, one of the best public health systems, on the altar of
the most cruel form of neoliberalism. Isn't that a huge price to pay
for a potential "national pride" referendum, or, an
anti-immigrant policy with controversial results?
Britons
should think twice before they vote, they should look closer on
Greece. They would have seen how five years of the most brutal
neoliberalism literally destroyed the most vital elements of the
social state. At the same time, the middle class has been
systematically impoverished.
Unfortunately,
things can be even worse. The modern perception of neoliberalism is
fed by the dissolution of nation-states, the financial globalization.
The financial elites promote this model because it serves better
their interests. Cameron, even if he wants, it is doubtful whether he
could impose his own patriotic agenda. A kind of Thatcherian
old-fashioned neoliberalism.
He may be
forced to find an excuse not to proceed in the promised referendum,
or, get some help by the mainstream media propaganda, in case that he
will not be able to avoid it. The media will launch the propaganda of
fear - as in the case of the Scottish independence referendum, or, in
the case of Grexit - by circulating Brexit catastrophic scenarios.
And then,
Britons will discover that they sacrificed their social state for
nothing, while Maggie's ghost will be watching the inevitable:
Britain's national pride to be crushed by the global destructive
neoliberal machine.
Does any of this matter?
ReplyDeleteUnintended consequences from 1909.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYVZKpH3pnM
http://www.debtbombshell.com