by Odd Man Out
Pull yourself together, David Cameron! Don’t you know those hot-tempered redheads — Daily Beast called Rebekah Brooks the “flame-haired Murdoch favorite” — are nothing but trouble? I thought you were a stalwart advocate of austerity… or did you merely mean austerity for the poor? More here.
Tag: David Cameron
Austerity measures = medieval bleeding
Millions are protesting in Britain, and it’s no wonder — the government is making an already sick economy even sicker. Paul Krugman provides a good analogy. More here.
London calling… for more firefighters
Fans of the Clash must feel nostalgic watching events in London and other English cities, where economic austerity (starve the poor) as well as rioting are back in style. Not everyone was surprised by these retro trends.