UN observer has shown courage
BRITAIN played a part in setting up the United Nations, which has a duty to assess and report on those backward countries where the behaviour of elected governments is so far below civilized expectations that they stand condemned by the whole world.
And now Professor Alston, of the UN, has had the courage to accuse the British Government of deplorable policies, based upon despicable beliefs, which make the lives of many poor British families so miserable and desperate, for no good, sensible or economic reason whatever, apart from naked malice.
This Conservative Government intends to introduce its flagship welfare policy, designed that the recipient gets no money to live on for the first five weeks. There is no other explanation possible, than the complete absence of moral values in the character of any who voted for this.
Previously, each child born to a family received social benefit from the state, but this Government, which chooses not to tax several billionaires, has deliberately decided to withhold this benefit from third or later babies. Denying food to babies is beneath contempt.
This one good man, Professor Alston, has spoken out against inhumanity in high places, and Britain’s right-wing media display their own evil standards to all the world by pouring abuse upon a fearless champion, which only confirms his judgment.