W2E-001 Ulster editorials 1-0.txt
EDITORIAL

The Government's announcement that 31 pits are to be closed illustrates the truly uncaring nature of this unfair administration. Despite Mr. Heseltines umming and erring ('cause he's realised the size of the anti-government feeling) there is no committment to improving the quality of peoples lives and his feeling of "sadness" for the mining community gives crying crocodiles a bad name. Since 1979 the Conservative party has embarked on the campaign of privatisation and has always defended its policies by uttering the old buzz words like 'free market' and 'accountability'. The glorious revolution they unleashed has witnessed a growing polarity between rich and poor (at its greatest level since the late 1800's), a rise in the level of unemployment (Labour isn't working eh?), an effective dismantling of the welfare state and (this bit affects you) a reduction in the standard of living for students. The heyday of voodoo economics has been and gone, our national assets have been sold off (anyone seen Sid recently?) we now stand on the edge of an abyss in which severities are stretched to extremes. In other words we 're all doomed!

However, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Opposition to the government is at an all time high; miners, nuclear power workers, railway workers teachers the unemployed and (hopefully) that humungous sponge they call the student population are uniting to march on parliament. The old system of privatisation has shown itself to be incompetent. Reinvestment is needed, subsidies are called for, education needs expanding, the sick need looking after, industry needs a boost.

Now is the time to extend the hand of comraderie, put those differences behind you and give the Government the big 'V'.
