Britons Add to Protests Against Failing World Economy

Greece, then France, and now Britain; workers and students are not accepting the effects of the world economy

Advocates of austerity against those favoring a greater emphasis on economic growth mirrors similar divisions in the United States and in many parts of Europe

NYTIMES Nov 11, 2010 | A day after violent protests against government proposals to cut education spending and steeply increase tuition for university students, the government unveiled proposals on Thursday for welfare reforms that could penalize Britons deemed to be work-shy and stir further resistance.

In one particularly contentious proposal, unemployed people would be stripped of a $100-a-week job-seekers allowance for up to three years…

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