Whilst Clegg and Cameron are busy slashing £6bn form public services I wonder why we meekly accept the sacrifices we’re going to make. John Pilger provides a compelling answer – propaganda.

In Britain, such has been the 30-year propaganda of an extreme economic theory known first as monetarism, then as neoliberalism, that the new Prime Minister can, like his predecessor, describe his demands that ordinary people pay the debts of crooks as “fiscally responsible.” John Pilger.

There’s been absolutely no discussion of an alternative in the main stream media and precious little elsewhere – the solution proposed has become an un-questioned fact – it’s just a matter of timing – and start now won the general election.