Op-ed: As the Tory Party conference gets going the number of personal attacks against Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and his supporters highlight many things. When parliament resumes after this party conference indulgent recess, taken so soon after their long summer vacation, it will be business as usual - that is Corbyn bashing remains the Tory Party's main method of staying in power.
Mr Corbyn will not reapond in kind. He does not do personal attacks. Monday George Osborne's replacement Philip Hammond has announced Mrs May's unelected government is set to ditch its 2015 election promise to balance the UK economy any time soon. As expected Hammond is blaming that still unfulfilled British BRexit from the European Union. But it is not. It is the "Jeremy Corbyn Effect." And it is the incompetence of the Tory government running the country since 2010. At the weekend the Tories announced a change to disability assessments. The Independent reported "Medical tests for chronically ill benefits claimants to be scrapped." And about time we say. But there is still a long way to go. At least the government has recognised that such re-testing especially of people with life-long conditions is a waste of money and time but adds an extra level of stress and sometimes financial hardship onto people with disabilities. The Conservative Party pledged to "fix the roof while the sun was shining" in its 2015 election manifesto but that is just another broken promise. In July Hammond announced austerity measures would be scaled back. Translated that means our attack on the poor, vulnerable and middle classes will be less severe. Since 2010 the Tory Party has waged class war and has put young against old, working people against non-working people and helped created a very divided country. Social security benefits and public services have been slashed in the name of austerity while the Tories have handed out financial perks to people who do not need them. So Britain's roof will be left leaking then or will it? The UK remains a very wealthy country with a dozen or so very wealthy people owning huge areas of the UK. One reason people see migrants as 'swamping' cities and towns is huge areas of the country are not "open for all." Add to this the Tories underfunding of local councils, especially in traditional Labour heartlands, and it is easy to see why services are stretched. Monday Mr Hammond's cunning plan is "a £5 billion package to fund the construction of up to 225,000 homes." Although Hammond will declare the Government is still committed to bringing down the deficit so don't expect too many positive changes. Theresa May and her government have no mandate to govern the UK. David Cameron was elected Prime Minister in 2010 but he fled with his tail between his legs following the BRexit vote. Theresa May was shuffled into the role of Prime Minister perhaps for the long haul or to fill a gap temporarily. The Tory Party are all smiles for the camera but a political party with deep divisions especially when it comes to BRexit. As for the UK's leaky roof it will have to wait. ____________________________________________ The Conservative Party conference began Sunday October 2, 2016, in Birmingham and its ticket prices show it is not a party of or for the poor. Sunday people gathered outside to stage an anti austerity protest. Thanks to Alan Mason for images from the protest shown below. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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