As the 2015 general election approaches, it is
becoming more obvious by the day what the Tory strategy is; there are no new
ideas, policies will continue much as they are now, with the emphasis on
denigrating Labour proposals and the Labour leader. If Labour announces details
to increase income or corporation tax, Tories are ready to pounce.
The Tory propaganda machine has successfully
convinced the more gullible that somehow the spending of the last Labour
government on schools and hospitals caused the 2008 economic crash, and that as
a result, they cannot be trusted to manage the economy. It`s upon this, rather
than their own proposals, that the Tory election programme is based. Tories do
not shout from the rooftops what their aims are: shrinking the state back to
1948 levels, a further reduction in both social mobility and, of course,
immigration, to please defectors to Ukip, and more cuts in government spending.
They will claim their "long-term economic plan" is successful, but will worry
their assertion that more people than ever in Britain are working, with most new
jobs part-time, on zero-hours contracts and very low pay, will be found out. On
their "achievements" like the Bedroom tax, the continued tax gap of at least
£50bn, the unregulated banks complete with bonuses and scams, the austerity
policies which failed to kick start the economy or reduce borrowing, and the
infamous tax reduction for the very rich, there will be silence!
Education, Tories will tell us, has improved
exponentially, but they will ignore the fact that academisation has taken place
because most schools are fearful of financial problems, and has not always
brought examination success, despite heads having more freedom to expel problem
students. Even more worrying, perhaps, is the fact that academies and free
schools do not come under the auspices of the local authority, sometimes with
worrying consequences. Similarly absent from the Tory manifesto will be the
recent figures from the Institute for Fiscal Studies which indicate the largest
cut in public spending on education over a four year period since the 1950s has
taken place since 2011.
With so many other no-go areas, like the NHS
and Royal Mail,, for the Tories to dwell on, the main focus of their strategy
has, and will continue to be, the fabrication of the idea that Miliband is not
prime-ministerial material, because of his "weirdness". Has the Labour leader
changed since becoming leader of the Opposition? No, of course not, but a sudden
awareness of his "strangeness" has recently emerged, just months before the
election; according to Tory propaganda, which is supported to the letter by
Tories` allies in the media, Miliband`s looks, eating methods, speech, teeth,
and geekiness make him out to be more like a cartoon character than a prime
minister-in-waiting. They are so bereft of policies which can attract new votes,
they will attack Miliband with anything they can dig, or make, up.
With humour and self-deprecation, Miliband defended himself well last
week, but that should be it! He is no weirder or more geeky than other
politicians. For goodness sakes, until a few months ago Gove was touted as a
future PM. Yes, Gove!!
Miliband`s "weirdness" is a Tory myth, created to divert voters` attention
from the fairness and validity of Labour policies, and the unfairness of theirs.
Sadly, the few left-wing elements of our media have fallen for this Tory
con-trick, and the articles by Toynbee, Rawnsley and Richards, and such
like, have only added unnecessary gravitas to the issue. It`s time for all
Labour supporters to rally around their leader, and when asked about his
"geekiness" or whatever, to reply with the same response, learned off by heart,
word for word:
"The only difference between Ed Miliband and any other politician is that
he is the leader otf the party with the policies to transform this country, and
create the just and fair society we all want"! Repeat it, if asked again,
robot-like if necessary, and the penny will soon drop!
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