A great piece of writing from Lewis Biggs, Director of the Liverpool Biennial on how the cuts affect those on a low income and the whole bank/gambling issue.
http://blogs.biennial.com/2010/11/02/the-cuts/
I wish more people in positions like his would state their opinions so openly.
Here’s the end of it (it’s a bit too lengthy to quote in full).
“Since there can be no economic stability, and no end to the economic devastation wreaked on the poor by the very rich, until international agreement on financial regulation has been adopted and enforced, all voting citizens should insist that their elected representatives put all other issues to one side until this one issue has been satisfactorily tackled.
Politicians often look for a leadership role on the world stage. At this moment, the only leader we need is one who is prepared to stake his or her career on persuading the G20 countries to agree unanimously, and impose rigorously, regulations that prevent rich people from gambling with the current and future right to quality of life of innocent bystanders.”
