Cyprus today, you tomorrow

Some people may think that I am too harsh on the people who run this country and who propagandise its dominant neoliberal ideology. If you do I want you to contemplate the neoliberal solution for the economic crisis in Cyprus. This solution is the result of discussions between the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Commission. In these financial geniuses minds, the people who are to be held responsible for bailing Cyprus out of it predicament are not the banks, nor the politicians who put them in this position, nor the financial sector of the Cypriot economy, but the ordinary savers who put their money into the bank for safekeeping and security. A levy of at least 6.75% is to be deducted from the savings accounts of the poorest, going up to 10% to help stabilise the economy. So, if you have 1000 euros in your bank account for a rainy day, 67 euros is going to be deducted to help the bank get on its feet. Thus, the people who have been criminally incompetent, unbelievably greedy and completely irresponsible will get off scot free, and the people who have been careful, responsible and cautious are to be punished. Now, regardless of the outcome of this situation, even if it changes, it is the fact that our neoliberal elites can even contemplate such measures that you must focus on. It is this that reveals their mindset. They have a complete loathing of, and contempt for, ordinary people. Thankfully, at this time, the Cypriot parliament has had the sense to reject it.

One of the persistent claims of our neoliberal government who are as equally incompetent as our bankers, is that since the last election the private sector of our economy has created 1 million new jobs. This is a barefaced lie. Of those 1 million jobs, the government created 200,000 of them by simply reclassifying further education and sixth form college lecturers by moving them out of the public sector into the private. Thus, by a simple accountacy trick, they claim that the public sector has lost 200,000 jobs and the private sector has created the same amount. The vast bulk of the rest of these jobs are part-time and temporary offering minimum terms and conditions and no security, so, in effect, no real permanent jobs have in fact been created. This is why 60% of people who are on benefits are in employment.

Our government, indeed, all three major political parties, have neither shame nor dignity, they have no self-respect, either individually or collectively. I hesitate to call them whores, because whores sell their services in an honest exchange with their customers, whereas our politicians sell their soul and their respect for power and do not even begin to understand the concept of honesty. If the dominant neoliberal dominance is not stopped, the UK will cease to operate as a civilised society and then UK will cease to be united, not only with the seperation of the Scots through independence, but through class and racial conflict. I trust you will remember who warned you when it happens because I will not hesitate to tell you that I told you so!

Your Servant
Doktor Kommirat