From The Telegraph:
"Economic recession has the power to do one of two things to a society:
It can either drive people apart, with an increase in distrust between individuals, more naked competition for jobs, a fracturing of community spirit - we witnessed this in the Eighties and early Nineties, and at its most extreme, it culminated in cars and building burning on the streets of Brixton, Birmingham and Liverpool..."
So that's a nasty Tory recession in a nutshell. Whereas a Labour recession tends to be a rather cuddly and wholesome affair:
...[or] the recession could bring neighbours closer and lead "citizens to discover new reserves of courage and kindness... Which end of the spectrum we tilt towards will depend on a decisive factor: the role of the government in valuing volunteering in creating space for local action, and in promoting innovation and experimentation."
*Jesus wept*
Which government doesn't "value volunteering"? (Clue here). How does a government "create space for local action"? Either the space is there or it isn't - if it's occupied by a business or a home then how would turning it into "space" help matters? But presumably she's blathering on about some metaphysical space anyway. How can a government "promote innovation and experimentation"? All it can do is "not discourage innovation and experimentation".
*/Jesus wept*
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PS, this is all in stark contrast to what The Home Office expect:
Ministers are bracing themselves for a rise in violent crime and burglaries and a shift to far-right extremism as the effects of the economic downturn take their toll, a leaked Home Office report to the Prime Minister says.
Which makes this one look a lot like a typical nasty Tory recession, eh?
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MW - Hazel is the name of a nut, so what do you expect. Rumour has it she is the kernel i/c of the Dept of Local Govt and Communities.
Isn't she in charge of the "turning empty shops into useful things"* project? In which case, she probably means real, as opposed to metaphysical spaces.
*Which, of course won't be useful but just a subsidy by the poor to the left-wing middle-class.**
** But the left-wing middle-class will, in their screwed up way find a way to make the economics work as long as they do something like this with their calculations:- http://www.webamused.com/blogosophy/archives/miraclel.jpg
Ministers are bracing themselves for a rise in violent crime and burglaries and a shift to far-right extremism as the effects of the economic downturn take their toll, a leaked Home Office report to the Prime Minister says.Spin, bollocks and bullshit from the police trying to stampede the Home Office yet again. And it works every time.
"and a shift to far-right extremism"
Ah, yes the dreaded 'far - right' which is to say anyone who disagrees with the government, but especially, the BNP which curiously seems to be taking a lot of votes from Labour*, that other far - right party.
Labour specialize in 'Alice in Wonderland' use of words, which mean just exactly what they want them to mean at the time, but something completely different at another time.
The hallmark of a fascist party if you ask me.
"at its most extreme, it culminated in cars and building burning on the streets of Brixton, Birmingham and Liverpool..."
Well that has happened plenty enough times during the last 15 years of economic prosperity!
I've lived through several recessions including ones where the "community spirit" was strong and others where it was weak. It was at it's strongest in the early 1970's under Heath - not because he was a Tory leader, but because communities were considerably stronger then. At each successive recession things were worse because at each successive recession the communities were weaker - weakened by the march of progressive liberalism, multiculturalism and centralisation.
Not to worry; if Brixton happens again we'll have lots of old Gurkhas to wave a kukri at the bastards.
or years PC politicians (including Tories) hace been telling us how dreadfukl economic growth is & how, for the sake pf gaia, we have to enjoy having less. I guess that is what a left wing recession is about.
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