Ideology

The local council election results are demonstrating the electorate's expansive punishment of the Labour government. This is based on perceptions of corrupted, secretive systems of departmental governance, or precisely expenses fiddles. The global crunch, is a systems issue, again, we are seeing polarised social mobility and disaffection with the tax system. Everyone could do with a bit more money. However, it is a lack of information on details relating to the precise origins of the present crisis, that deludes the majority. Sure, major parties have bought into the lending economy, but ideologically, human error is written into conservatism. The idea of 'original sin', as seen in exploitative capitalist systems is based on conservative ideas that the boss has a responsibility for the workers and the low wages are based on the ability of the business to thrive and remain in existence. Sure, this makes perfect sense, but the surplus is kept from the worker, and channelled elsewhere. Therefore, if you are satisfied with this entirely, and you are a conservative worker, then I assume you agree with the foundations of conservatism, and that you are living in the hope that you can change your role in relation to the means of production. Either that, or you are a discontented lefty, who would like to see a little more in your wage packet by attaching yourself to the ideology of the unions, or more syndicalised forms of progress through wage increases.
The voter projection cannot be laying the blame for the crunch entirely at the door of the government. The conditions leading up to the explosion of the bubble are new, in so much sustained growth as we have witnessed can only result in a large bust. The conservative worker sees the profit motive as a phased process of progression, that they work their way into different positions. From this, we might gather that the majority are looking for a quick fix using neo-conservative spend-thrift principles, to reestablish the economy as it was, through tax cuts, to restore confidence and mobility. Where this will leave us in terms of ideology is perplexing, because a difficult crisis is likely to be mended through a harsh regime of cuts and a shrinkage in the public sector as well as a minor shrinkage in service sector expertise.
The work of Professor Shiller (http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/markets/article6346115.ece) on the potential of a second wave of recession may prove all the more alarming as the government's core pillars disintegrate. Let us not forget, Labour have delivered on economic growth offering dramatic expansion of the finance sector from which we have all benefited. It was in 2005, when the shoots of Tory revival became apparent, based notionally on an increase in affluence through the housing bubble and a desire to reduce taxes even further. A careful consideration of ideological thrust, must account for Cameron's alliance with radical/ far right parties in Europe. Is this really what modern Britain needs now?
I think we can all agree that the economy would benefit from personal household debt being reduced considerably, and that national debt can afford to be reduced in stages. The time for change has arrived, clealry, as the indicators have afforded - but the ideological battle has been suspended concurrently by economic concerns. Why do the Liberal Democrats perform poorly when conservative ideology has led to reckless lack of accountability and secrecy? Why do we seem to believe that a move to the next centre-right party is going to restore our fortunes, when the existing one has followed their example? I feel that a visit to the 'iron law of oligarchy' in this case is appropriate. There is always the chance, however that the Conservatives will surprise us with a radical programme of reform. Only time will tell.