They're not in a position to save the banks either but they're moving mountains (of taxpayers' money) to pretend that they can. It's the attitude shown as much as the policies themselves that boils my blood tbh, the scapegoating, victimisation, guilt-tripping and hatemongering inflicted on anyone who isn't a 'hardworking family' (subtext: hardworking family with total job security and a combined income over 40,000 a year) by the rhetoric from Purnell and friends is utterly intolerable. Worst of all is the obvious willingness to vicariously sacrifice people's rights, principles and livelihoods to the whims of the labour market. It's not even just adults who will suffer, if Purnell gets his way there'll be countless children unlucky enough to have a single parent who will be robbed of an upbringing because it's more important for people to do pointless minimum wage jobs than look after their children.
I was wrong when I said 'worst of all' above, the very worst thing is that what should be nothing more than a bit of mean-spirited kite flying is actually accepted by the majority of people. This country seems to genuinely believe that the only reason for unemployment is laziness; discounting disability, lack of education, lack of available jobs or the desire to be around to raise one's kids as pitiful excuses. Purnell wouldn't even dare to go out in public if the British public hadn't already been robbed of their sense of solidarity, fairness and kindness.
