Since the birth of the coalition Con-Dem government, I have collapsed into a state of rantlessness. This is largely because everyday there is something in the news which brings on my fury and wrath. It is all too much. The British public has its intelligence insulted every day, and its future jeopardised, but it just lies down like a puppy, and accepts it all.
In October we will see the spending review results and the infrastructure of our society, built on the public service, will be decimated. Those things that we should respect and protect most; health and social care, education, arts and culture, will be starved of resources.
I just heard some guy on the radio saying that the British tax-payer shouldn't be asked to fork out more money. So let's get this right. To avoid taking more tax from those with money, let's make a whole lot of people from the public services unemployed. And then - let's see if we can get volunteers to help keep our public services running. We'll call this the Big Society, and pretend it's for the greater good. Now. Who shall we ask to volunteer? Oh, I know, let's tell the unemployed it will look good on their CVs, if they volunteer to do unpaid work in hospitals, and in libraries.
There was an article in the Guardian a while ago. I can't remember all the details, but it said something like this - if the richest people in the country (who own most of the wealth) were made to pay a one off (very big) tax payment then the budget deficit would be paid off. Full stop. They wouldn't even miss it.
We were warned that it wouldn't do to be poor, sick or otherwise vulnerable if the Tories got into power. What we hadn't anticipated was that it wouldn't do to be female or live in the North, either.
Rant over. Not so rantless as I thought!
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