Julian Cope presents Head Heritage

Here in Ireland we're getting even more draconian cuts in public services than the UK, thanks to the spectacular mess made by private businesses (specifically banks and property developers). In both countries the decision to bail out these failed businesses is nothing less than a massive expropriation of public funds by the private sector. It's robbery, plain and simple, and it staggers me that the public is accepting it with so little opposition.

Over here, the government have openly stated that the bulk of the "correction" will be achieved through "cuts not taxes". Given that the poorest in society depend upon the public sector to a far greater degree than anyone else; the implication seems to be that it's somehow right that the poorest should suffer for the greed and stupidity of private business.

I'm not saying that the country can continue to support the public sector in its current form now that the economy has been torpedoed by business, but the apparent unwillingness to make the business community shoulder a fair share of the burden created, in large part, by themselves is beyond shameful.