Amagama amaningi aphakanyiselwe i-pathology yethu: Thatcherism, Reaganism, austerity, Trussonomics. Kodwa zonke zingamamcondvofana emibono efanayo, imfundiso okungekho muntu empilweni yomphakathi akwazi ukuzibiza ngayo: neoliberalism. Ibuse ekuthathweni kwezinqumo e-UK iminyaka engu-44. Omunye umphumela ukuthi ukuqoqwa kwezimali ezingaphansi kwezinsiza zomphakathi manje sekusondele endaweni yenhlekelele, okungenzeka kusongela ukwehluleka kombuso. Isitatimende sasekwindla sangoLwesithathu ngeke senze lutho ukubhekana naso.
Njalo ngeviki, sibona esinye isikweletu esinganakiwe sivela: amagumbi okufundela abhidlika, izivikelo zezikhukhula eziwohlokayo, ehluleka umbhoshongo amabhlogo, izibhedlela ezithwele kanzima, ukunakekelwa kwezenhlalakahle okuntula abasebenzi, indle ephumayo, izindlu ezibulalayo. Kungabiza malini ukulungisa izwe, ukubuyisela ukuchuma jikelele kanye nombuso osebenzayo?
Lesi sihloko siwumzamo onzima kakhulu nowesikhashana wokugcwalisa okushodayo nokudala i-akhawunti yalokho, eminyakeni engama-20, i-UK engadinga ukuyisebenzisa ukuze kwakhe indawo yomphakathi esebenzayo, ephephile futhi ebandakanya wonke umuntu. Ezinye zalezi zibalo ezilandelayo eze-England kuphela, ezinye zise-UK yonkana, ngakho-ke kusazodingeka omunye umsebenzi ukuzixazulula ngendlela efanele. Ngethemba ukuthi abanye bazoyithuthukisa.
Ezinye izilinganiso zimi kahle. Ukushoda kwezimali kwe-NHS - umehluko okhulayo phakathi kwe 4% ukunyuka konyaka uhlelo lwezempilo lwesimanje ludinga ukubhekana nokuguga kwabantu kanye noshintsho lwezobuchwepheshe, kanye nalokho olukutholile kusukela ngo-2010 - yi-ยฃ200bn. The ukwanda kwamanje konyaka ngu-0.1%. Ukubuyisela emuva ukushoda kwezimali kuzobiza u-ยฃ7bn ngonyaka, kuyilapho ukubhekana nokushoda okungokomlando kuzodinga enye i-ยฃ10bn ngonyaka.
Isilinganiso sikahulumeni sentengo yesistimu yesimanje yokukhuculula indle, eNgilandi kuphela, ingu-ยฃ350-ยฃ600bn. Yiqiniso, ayiphakamisi into enjalo. Njengamanje izinkampani zamanzi ezizimele zisebenzisa nje U-ยฃ1.4bn ngonyaka ukuhlanganisa amashidi abo.
Sidinga futhi ukulungiswa kabusha okukhulu kokuphakelwa kwamanzi. Izinkampani zamanzi zithi zizochitha U-ยฃ96bn usuwonke phakathi kuka-2025 no-2030 (ukholwe uma uyibona), kodwa ngamanani amanje okulungisa, azothatha indawo yamapayipi ethu avuzayo iminyaka eyizi-2,000 nje kuphela. Ambalwa kakhulu amandla amasha edamu asetshenzisiwe kusukela kwenziwa ezizimele. Ukulungisa inethiwekhi yamanzi kungase kubize enye i-ยฃ100bn, kodwa uma zingekho izibalo eziwusizo ezivela embonini, lokhu kungaba ukuqagela kuphela. Ngesilinganiso esiphansi sokushintshwa kwendle, singase sibhekane, phakathi neminyaka engu-20, enye imali engu-ยฃ22bn ekusetshenzisweni kwemali konyaka.
Uhulumeni angonga imali ethile ekulawuleni izikhukhula ngokutshala imali kuyo ukuphathwa kwezikhukhula zemvelo, kodwa akungabazeki ukuthi isabelomali idinga ukuvuka ngokushesha kunolwandle lwethu nemifula ekhuphukayo, kusukela ku-ยฃ5.2bn yamanje eminyakeni eyisithupha. Izikhukhula zingenye yezingozi zesimo sezulu ezingama-34 ezisohlwini lweKomidi likahulumeni lokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu ngokuthi โedinga ukunakwa okuphuthumayoโ. Kodwa ukubhekana nokushoda kwesimo sezulu kungase kungadingi ukunyuswa kwesabelomali sonke, njengoba kumoshwa imali eningi njengamanje. Isibonelo, ukube uhulumeni ubengasebenzisa u-ยฃ8bn okwenza amakhaya angu-3m โโasebenzise amandla kakhudlwana, kungasindisa okuningi kwe- ยฃ 78bn phakathi neminyaka emibili esetshenziselwa ukuxhasa izikweletu zethu zamandla. Kodwa, ngokuhlonipha imboni kaphethiloli, yona uyenqaba ukutshala imali.
Ngo-2019, iShelter yabala ukuthi ukwakha izindlu zomkhandlu eziyi-3.1m ezidingekayo ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nesidingo sezindlu kuzobiza imali eshisiwe. U-ยฃ10.7bn ngonyaka. Njengoba lokhu kuzokonga imali enzuzweni yezindlu futhi kukhiqize intela, izindleko ezilinganiselwe phakathi neminyaka engu-20 zizoba ngu-ยฃ3.8bn ngonyaka.
Ngo-2021, isilinganiso semboni yezokwakha saphakamisa ukuthi izindleko zangempela zokususa izindwangu ezivuthayo kumabhulokhi ezindlu. kungaba ยฃ50bn. Kodwa uhulumeni ubeke isabelomali kuphela u-ยฃ5bn. The ukwehluleka ukulungisa amaphutha esakhiwo ku-575 amabhulokhi wesistimu yamaphaneli amakhulu nawo afinyelele ekhaya nge ukukhishwa kweBarton House eBristol ngemuva kokuthi kuthathwe njengokungaphilile. Umkhandlu wase-Enfield eLondon ulinganisele ukulungisa amabhlogo anjalo amabili izobiza ยฃ53m. Uma lokhu kuyisilinganiso, sibheke ku-ยฃ15bn. Beka eceleni u-ยฃ3bn ngonyaka ukubhekana nalezi zinkinga ezimbili.
Uhlelo lweLabour's Building Schools for the Future, i-Conservatives eyaluchitha ngo-2010, lwafinyelela umvuthwandaba. U-ยฃ8bn ngonyaka. Umthethosivivinywa wokulungisa uwodwa wawulinganiselwa ngo-2021 ku-ยฃ11bn. Lokho kwakungaphambi kokwenyuka kwezindleko zokwakha, i i-aerated ukhonkolo scandal kanye nokutholakala ukuthi bangu-700,000 abafundi abafunda manje ezakhiweni eziwohlokayo. Imali esetshenziswayo manje U-ยฃ1.8bn ngonyaka. Ukubuyisela ifomula endala yoxhaso kanye nokubhekana nokusalela emuva kungase kubize u-ยฃ10bn wonyaka.
Ezinye izakhiwo zomphakathi zisesimweni esifanayo. IPhalamende lilodwa, usebenzisa inketho eshibhile, kungabiza u-ยฃ7-13bn ukulungisa kabusha. Kuwo wonke amafa kahulumeni, singaba nenhlanhla yokubona enye imali yokulungisa nokuthuthukisa engaphansi kuka-ยฃ2bn ngonyaka, mhlawumbe ngaphezulu kakhulu - angitholi zibalo ziphelele.
Imali yomphakathi eningi imoshwa kwezokuthutha kangangokuthi inethiwekhi yesimanjemanje, ephumelelayo ingabiza kancane kakhulu kunenguqulo yethu yakudala, ehlulekayo. Uhulumeni usekwenzile ibibekelwe u-ยฃ27.4bn kuze kube ngu-2025 wokwakhiwa nokuthuthukiswa komgwaqo. Uma kuqhathaniswa, ukufaka ugesi kwikhilomitha ngalinye likaloliwe kuzobiza cishe yonke indawo U-ยฃ15bn usuwonke. Susa ukonga u-ยฃ5bn ngonyaka uma izinhlelo zokwakha imigwaqo sezisuliwe.
Ukushoda kwezokuphepha komphakathi kukhona ecekela phansi ukuphila kwezigidi. I-ยฃ20 yokunyuswa kwekhredithi yendawo yonke kubiza u-ยฃ9bn ezinyangeni eziyi-18. Ukuyibuyisela kuzodinga u-ยฃ6bn ngonyaka. Okwamanje angikabi naso nesisodwa isibalo sezinzuzo eziphelele ezilahleka abantu abakhubazekile, kodwa mancane amathuba okuba kube ngaphansi kuka-ยฃ2bn ngonyaka.
Iziphathimandla zendawo zibhekene ne Ukushoda konyaka kwe-ยฃ3.5 bn. Kuhulumeni omkhulu, kunokusalela emuva okukhulu kokucubungula yonke into kusukela ezicelweni zokukhosela kuye izibonelelo ze-probate. Umsebenzi wamaphoyisa wokukhwabanisa nobunye ubugebengu obenzekile konke kodwa kwahwamuka. Phonsa enye i-ยฃ2bn ngonyaka.
Yize le khathalogi ingaphelele, ilingana no-ยฃ65bn oqinisiwe ngonyaka. Lokhu, cishe, umehluko phakathi kwesiphithiphithi esiqhubekayo, esihlaselayo kanye nezwe elisebenzayo, elibandakanyayo. Lapho izinto ezinjengokushoda kwezibonelelo ze-NHS eziya emaphalamende adlulisiwe sezingeziwe, futhi amanye amagebe namaphutha eselungisiwe, angakhuphuka. Singabheka ku-ยฃ100bn.
Noma iyiphi indlela, yithani lemali, kodwa akunakwenzeka? Cha. Isabelomali samanje ยฃ1.2tn. Ngesikhathi sokukhishwa kwebheyili, uhulumeni wakhipha u-ยฃ124bn imali mboleko kanye nokuthengwa kwamasheya. Isebenzise phakathi kuka-ยฃ310bn no-ยฃ410bn phakathi kweminyaka emibili ngobhubhane. Kwasaphazwa amashumi ezigidigidi ngenxa yezinkontileka ezinenkohlakalo, izicelo zokusekela eziwumgunyathi kanye nokwehluleka okufana nezibhedlela zase-Nightingale nokuhlolwa nokulandelela. Iqiniso lokuthi lokhu kusetshenziswa kwemali akuzange kubangele inkinga yezomnotho (yize ezinye izici bezikhuphuka kakhulu) kuwubufakazi obuncane bokuthi ithiyori yesimanje yemali, ethi uhulumeni akudingeki ahlanganise yonke imali ayisebenzisayo. Futhi u-ยฃ100bn ubiza kancane kakhulu kunokwehluleka kombuso.
Izithiyo akuzona ezezomnotho, kodwa ezombangazwe. Sidinga uhulumeni ofuna ukuthuthukisa izimpilo zethu kunokonga into ebizwa ngokuthi yimali. Kuyo yonke inkathi ye-neoliberal, abantu basebenzise imali. Imali mayisebenzele abantu.
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