A leaked report by Blairite (read: Thatcherite) think-tank, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), was published today in 'The Guardian' newspaper under the headline 'SECRET REFORM AGENDA REVEALED'. The strapline (that bit in bold print underneath the headline ran: PUSH TO PRIVATISE BIG AREAS OF HEALTH AND EDUCATION.

The IPPR document was drawn up by Martin Taylor - chairman of multinational corporation WH Smiths - who banned left wing publications such as 'The Morning Star' from their shelfs, have never stocked any anarchist / radical publications, and backed down from publishing a book that was slightly critical of Stepehen Byers, after the capitalist muppet made an unenforceable threat of sueing for secondary libel.

The article contains the following, revealing, paragraph:

"Mr Taylor, the brains behind Gordon Brown's first wave of tax and benefit reforms, asserts: 'The secretary of state for health has said he would be astonished if the private sector played a larger part in the NHS. He should be astonished, and soon.'

Scumbag. Do you think he has to use the NHS? No way.

Heads down for another four years of crypto-Tory privatising, neo-liberal policies and gorging by fatcats and multi-nationals? OR a concerted effort to make those who own, sorry run, the country realise that they've sold out the people to profit?

I read a post here a few days ago about picketing the New Labour party conference. We have to do that, but that's in September - shouldn't we do something before then? Or should we just grit our teeth and touch our toes again?