Protectionism is the new black.
British jobs for British workers says Brown. America first said Obama, before having to withdraw the statement under pressure - laughably hypocritical pressure - from the EU.
British Labour, led by Gordon Brown, is deeply complicit in all this. The anti-foreigner strikes here make plain their cause: you said British jobs for British workers Mr Brown the placards read, let's see them.
But thankfully, some rump elements of British - more accurately English - Labour, refuse still to sign upto the neo-liberal divide and rule agenda.
Dagenham MP Jon Cruddas realises the danger of Brown's imbecilic soundbites - his constituency already has a strong BNP presence. But as a real Labour MP, he knows these strikes are not about racism per se, but are actually a reaction to the economic ultra-liberalism that has allowed unfettered movements of workers and crucially, capital.
It's worth a read
The real danger on the far right comes not from the security services penetrated and controlled BNP, but from a movement and vitally - charismatic - leader we don't know about yet. This depression will be long and hard. There is plenty of time for such a creature to evolve yet. The question is how ugly and savage it will be.
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