The political leaders North and South have been talking about the 'green shoots of recovery' for a couple of years now but its hard to see which fields these green shoots are appearing in.
Fuel is now £1.50/litre and rising
First class stamp 60p
High unemployment
Water charges about to be introduced with our water system privatised
Health service a mess - focus now on private health insurance
Legal Aid being removed thus restricting access to courts
All the while the Government saw fit to reduce tax rates for high earners, introduce the new NHS bill and continue spending millions on wars in foreign lands.
I can't help but think that if this was in the 1960's or 1970's citizens would be protesting on the streets. Today it seems that so long as Facebook is still online and there is alcohol in the shops the majority of people will just continue to go about their business.
My question is do we really care? Or do we have the representatives we deserve.
Fuel is now £1.50/litre and rising
First class stamp 60p
High unemployment
Water charges about to be introduced with our water system privatised
Health service a mess - focus now on private health insurance
Legal Aid being removed thus restricting access to courts
All the while the Government saw fit to reduce tax rates for high earners, introduce the new NHS bill and continue spending millions on wars in foreign lands.
I can't help but think that if this was in the 1960's or 1970's citizens would be protesting on the streets. Today it seems that so long as Facebook is still online and there is alcohol in the shops the majority of people will just continue to go about their business.
My question is do we really care? Or do we have the representatives we deserve.