https://nostuff.org/archive/tags/militantmiddle/ Recent content in Militantmiddle on nostuff.org archive | Chris Keene Hugo en-gb Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:55:50 +0000 https://nostuff.org/archive/2011/uk-deficit-and-protest/ Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:55:50 +0000 https://nostuff.org/archive/2011/uk-deficit-and-protest/ <p>The large peaceful protests on Saturday were a success. Clearly Cameron and Osborne (and the little work experience boy standing closely behind them) did not come out and announce an immediate reversal of policy. But the need to think about what these cuts are doing to jobs, living standards and essentially services hopefully will be strong in the mind. Few politicians, no matter how ideological, want to ignore the views of a decent proportion of the public. And while U-turns are unlikely, the knowledge the further cuts announcements will lead to even stronger anger will be hopefully reduced the gun-ho spirit that the Tories have gone about them so far.</p>