could be the beginning of the end for a proud symbol of all things british. the pint. the uk government revising a law from 1698 set the pint as the main unit of alcohol measure n the country. pubs will soon be allowed to serve beer in a new smaller size, the sooner. pub owners hope that the sooner will attract women dink drinkers who may be reluctant to help the pint and help with a binge drinking problem in a study last year that said hangovers and drink-related illnesses cost the brits $31.1 billion a year, if you have been out drinking, you know the size of the glass matters much less than how many times you toss one back, see how this plays out in the uk. ahead, cut backs in the age of us a tirt, why government fiascos like the new york snow failure may be coming soon to a town year you. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills.
demoting the very people or firing the very people that you then need to rely on in, well, a snowstorm? and will the kinds of strikes we see in france become the new normal here? joining us, sue zack mad crack of crooks and liars.com writing about cutbacks in the age of austerity. susie, what is your perspective we don t know this is not france we don t know what happened here we know where there were the cutbackses in know, know there was snow, it was christmas and there were these accusations where do you go from there? well, dylan, i mean, look, there were let s see 5800 workers in the sanitation department in october and that s opposed to 6500 two years ago them also had had 100 supervise that were then put back on the street right before this storm. i would imagine it is a little bit of a lot of things. the mayor didn t declare a snow emergency. there were there were buses and cars just stranded
he realizes the seriousness of the problems. unions are not going to be happy and special interest groups will not be happy and they will be pain across the board. labor unions who played a role in brown s victory may be smiles today but in comes months, members will face cut backs and lay offs. conservatives and legislators stand poised to fight brown on new taxes and tax extension on sales and income that he plans to put to a special election ballot in the spring even though voters shot them down last fall. the public holds state government in low esteem. that say problem not just for those of us elected but our whole system of self government. without the trust in the people, politics degenerates to a mere spectacle. brown enjoyed victory.
he realizes the seriousness of the problems. unions are not going to be happy and special interest groups will not be happy and they will be pain across the board. labor unions who played a role in brown s victory may be smiles today but in comes months, members will face cut backs and lay offs. conservatives and legislators stand poised to fight brown on new taxes and tax extension on sales and income that he plans to put to a special election ballot in the spring even though voters shot them down last fall. the public holds state government in low esteem. that say problem not just for those of us elected but our whole system of self government. without the trust in the people, politics degenerates to a mere spectacle. brown enjoyed victory.
thanks so much. you re welcome. good morning, everyone. i m rob nelson. it s a stormy end to 2010 for millions of residents in western states. a powerful storm has brought heavy rain, fierce winds and more than two feet of snow. here in new york the mayor now on the defensive over snow removal efforts. t.j. winick is joining us this morning with more. t.j. reporter: good morning, rob and mike. a storm continues to swirl around new york s mayor. can t get out of the block. what s the problem? mayor, what we should do? reporter: while city officials insist they met their goal plowing every street at least once by 7:00 a.m. this morning we found several streets in brooklyn that still appeared untouched. nobody is satisfied. we re accountable, i m accountable. reporter: there are rumors of a protest plot by plow operators, refusing to work after job cuts and cut-backs. the sanitation commissioner denies that was the issue. we manage the storm first, we worry abo