So as the critics of public sector reforms are instructed to 'grow up' by the prime minister (as if to be critical about the destruction of a public sector is childish) the dismantling of a shared legacy begins.
Following in Blair's footsteps, Cameron claims to be rushing through the reforms that Blair regretted not pushing through quickly enough... but as long as we (the critics) 'grow up' it should be ok. We must remember, he tells us 'that the public are concerned by the standard of a public service rather than whether it is delivered by a charity, private company or a public sector worker.' Yet while he persists in letting us know that he has studied the mistakes of previous governments "The right were guilty of focusing too much on markets and the left were guilty of focusing too much on the state. Both forgot the space in between society." he also reminds us that his idea of 'public' and 'private' is clearly different from ours. Last time that we checked (here at Silently Revolting) 'public' meant a collection of individuals, a number of people with a shared interest, a community of stakeholders with a say in that common goal. Well where does the public benefit firstly from being dismissed and told to 'grow up' rather than have their voices heard and secondly from having no say in the decisions that affect the future of our shared services.
