And while the rich aren't that rich, corporations are often that rich, right? Yet we seem to throw away billions because the government dare not lift a finger against the richest corporations, or else they don't even want to.

To this end, even if one is to buy the "we're all in this together" line, the pain being inflicted on the middle and working class through public spending and wellfare cuts stings all the more when there's this huge corporate sector of tax-dodging über-wealth. Maybe fair taxes won't solve every monetary problem, but they'd sure help a lot in balancing the books, and the coalition's not even trying it. Cutting public spending was their first choice because they hate it as a matter of principle; what other explanation can there be?

If this country was sinking and it was all hands on deck, fine. It would hurt everyone but we'd have to take it. But the wealthiest are barely taxed, according to Meachers. In fact their wealth is growing year-over-year, rather than that of the lower classes. The cuts have been deep, but also swift — they were itching to bring down the axe — and that really stings too.

I think there are 5 types of DA notices. But essentially this would explain the 'mysterious' media blackout. It was probably newsworthy of, at the very least, a small story perhaps not on the front page - but it was literally not reported in ANY mainstream media outlet.

This is just like the 1930s Tories..always evil and the enemy of the working man.

I can't get straight in my head what I think, yet, but I think it's pretty obvious that something (or more likely many things) is very wrong here, and people will suffer because of it.

Anyway, like I said to Simplywondered, my post here is my best attempt at an honest and unbiased recollection of events. I wrote it as soon as I got back to my computer and could look at my photos. I think what happened is important, as you say, and in the apparent absence of actual journalists I thought it my responsibility more to document than to commentate.