I want to know why this government is lying to us

Now, according to Chris Grayling MP, a minister in Her Maj's government, I'm a member of the SWP. Whilst I would say I'm left wing I take exception to this. I am not, nor have I ever been, a member of any political party. Let alone the SWP, with whom I had many stand up arguments with back in the day. Anyway, this post isn't about that. It's about what the title says. I want to know why these bastards are lying to us, and what's in it for them.

Grayling, named after a freshwater game fish, claimed that his and Iain & Duncan Smiths slavery workfare scheme was voluntary not mandatory, and was aimed at work in the community. The stone cold FACT that they have deleted pages from the DWP website refuting his claims (evidence here) makes him look a proper twat. Now, to me Workfare looks like a modern form of slavery. Most of the corporations involved make billions in profit. Why do they not just employ people on minimum wage? Well, obviously because they can get free labour provided by the state. This is positively Stalinist. Proving this government is actually more left wing than me.

Actually they're not. As Flying Rodent says, this is classic. This is their version of divide and rule. They can convince young people that working will never be worthwhile, that crime is the only thing that can pay. It's pretty fucking depressing when you even begin to believe this could be anywhere near true, yet the actions of this government make me believe he is right. They are cutting help for the disabled, they are on the verge of handing the NHS over to their friends, they have stopped EMA, they are demonising everybody and anybody who disagrees with them.

In 10 years time, when we have the level of poverty they have in the USA, we might start to rise up against these cunts. By then it will probably be too late as they will rig the law so that we can be thrown into jail or shot for showing dissent. We must make a stand, we cannot allow them to win.

We're all in this together. Honest guv.

These austerity measures being inflicted upon us by the nasty Tory party are going to hit the poor and disabled, despite what they're saying. So, could what's happening in Greece also happen here? The following is purely opinion, of course, but I think it's the opinion of many, not just mine.
Under this government, business bankruptcy is up, homelessness is rising, the poor pay more tax in proportion to their earnings, slavery has been legalised and renamed Workfare. This disgraceful practice means working a full time job to get your benefit, rather than for minimum wage. The disabled and poorest amongst us are being made sicker and poorer, and indeed are demonised by the government and in the media. In the link there, Sue Marsh mentions 'spoons', an explanation of the term is here.
So, whilst they are hell bent on making us worse off MPs get more in expenses. Bosses get pay rises of an average 49% whilst workers get an average 1.9%. Inflation, fuel poverty and increased unemployment make a mockery of 'we're in this together'.
Eventually I think we will get to a point where Joe Public will have had enough. Enough of being made homeless, enough of being low paid, enough of having to pay to get medical treatment, enough of bosses being overpaid, and they will rise up and revolt against this divisive and unfair government. I personally can't wait.

Don't read this. It's rubbish.

Recetly I became a granddad, my brothers became great uncles etc. My wonderful daughter gave birth to my beautiful granddaughter in the early hours of 27th Jan. Her mother, my ex wife, phoned me a couple of minutes later, waking me up from my just got to sleep. Obviously no more sleep for me that night, it's far too difficult to sleep when you're grinning from ear to ear with adrenaline coursing through your veins. A couple of days later saw me go up to see her and everybody else, and my, how gorgeous she is. Seeing my daughter hardly able to walk was hard, and helping her climb the stairs was 'fun'. Still, being called a 'baby whisperer' by ex wife was lovely, and holding a newborn felt strange but fantastic. All in all, it was a great weekend, and I can't wait to do it again.