Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Not touch the forest!

In the land of British phlegm, is not expected to be bombarded with eggs or harangued by the crowd. And while Conservative MP Mark Harper knew the subject he would discuss with his fellow citizens, that day, was sensitive, he could not imagine for one second face such attacks so few "British". He even thought, mistakenly, to find the words to coax.

And convince them of the merits of the project of David Cameron, the Tory Prime Minister, to relieve the English state forest that still possesses. Social protest in British fashion is a strange thing which is not known accurately predict when one is French anyway, where it will come. A kind of object misidentified which can materialize where we did not expect.

One would have imagined that five years of austerity ahead - made drastic cuts in all budgets, from education to the welfare state through transportation or defense - would give rise to violent reactions. And that the movement initiated by students before Christmas to protest against the tripling of university fees would extend.

Well, no. This is not to lower housing allowances, or announced the elimination of 500,000 jobs in the public sector nor the reduction of future pension officials what the time came for the rebellion. But this story of forests, can testify as Mr. Harper. The elect of the Forest of Dean, one of the oldest in England is not alone in missing arguments against its citizens.

All his colleagues in the House of Commons who have under their responsibility woodlands face the same misunderstanding. Why privatize the national heritage while surgery, according to the admission of the Ministry for Rural Affairs, will not yield to the taxpayer? And risk in contrast to deprive him of one of its pleasures claimed? Over the weeks, the opposition is increasing.

They are already 450,000 have signed a petition demanding the withdrawal of the text. Number of members of the ruling majority have indicated they would vote against. Events are held here and there, scroll to see side by side aristocrats pure juice, ecologists but also families very "middle England" who can not conceive a weekend worthy of the name without a trip to Green.

Even the conservative press is concerned. "The British are very emotional when it comes to their trees," wrote the Times, it is folly to ignore it. " And some commentators compared the movement to that which accompanied the decision to create the Margaret Thatcher poll tax, this tax room flat that cost him Downing Street in 1990.

Especially as the executive must confront the mob on another issue: the announced closure of over 450 public libraries, yet these institutions underpinning the British from all backgrounds. A national day of action was held on February 5 in protest against this violation of tradition. Writers gave readings, groups have occupied the site threatened to live their last days.

And for efficiency, the watchword was given to borrow the maximum possible books, history of empty shelves. A sort-rule to delay as much as possible the closure of libraries. It has been one of Newport on the Isle of Wight, invaded by 500 of his followers who have withdrawn more than 6000 pounds.

Admittedly, the British, whose laws very restrictive flange of the few cravings strike, know to be imaginative. On behalf of the pragmatism that characterizes them, they can be innovative in the social struggle. Take Sat Gaus, a student at University College London, 19, and Sam Carlisle, a computer 23 years.

The two young men come to invent a system to prevent the police during the demonstrations, to deploy its strategy called the ketlle ("Maker") that is to surround the protesters and literally caught in a trap humans. The idea is simple. In their HQ is in London, they receive, via Twitter, SMS, or GPS, information on the evolution of a particular street movement.

Therefore, they update a map of the event that the protest, where they are, can see their smartphone. And send a summary of the situation to those with only a simple laptop. At the scene, the phone does the rest Arab. With reference to the famous nursery rhyme 'Polly put the Kettle (...), we Sukey, take it off again "(" Polly put the kettle on the fire, Sukey, removes it), they Sukey baptized group.

Their technique is not yet fully developed - when the crowds are too large, the networks working well - but it keeps getting better. Scotland Yard knows something, who recently had to give to encircle some 500 people demonstrating outside the embassy in Egypt. MM. Gaus and Carlisle are made by hand.

And hope to be ready for March 26, when the unions called for a giant rally to protest against austerity. skinny @ bbc. Virginia en Malingre Article published in the edition of 15.02.11

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