Prediction

I predict the cuts to both the military and the police will lead to a new growth industry in the UK.

Private security and spying companies.  All bothering peace lovers, council house tenants who don't like Boy George etc.


Hardly original, but then when was the last time a mainstream British politician showed much sign of originality?  We only ever copy the Americans.  It's our love of international, clever people and the belief by political classes that Brits (except themselves of course) are thick!

I'm not being original here, just keeping an eye on world media.

Even worse, the 'privatise everything' mantra that is so popular in Washington has expanded into the military and intelligence-gathering - producing a booming new industry, as documented by investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill, among others.

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2010/10/20101012111034580809.html