icanhazeconomiccrisis?

To be serious for a moment though, we're facing quite possibly the deepest economic crisis the world has seen since the 1930s. Rising inflation (in reality 10-15% this year) and the credit crucnch means that many people are facing the stark choice between paying their fuel bills and buying food. And what's our government got to say by way of a solution - waste less food. Who knows what further pearls of wisdom could come next from the government that, let's be clear, is responsible for the economy being fucked?

In reality of course, there is a straightforward choice. The goverment and its mates in the city are responsible for the economic crisis (and won't do a thing about the obvious price-fixing from the Tescos and Asdas of the world). Someone is going to have to pay for the mess, and the government has made it very clear that it expects that someone to be the poorest people in society.

That's why this week's strike by local government workers is so important, and why it's also important that civil servants are joining the action on Wedneday and Thursday. Because the only to make sure we don't pay the price for Brown's mess is to make sure that our pay keeps up with inflation.