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Could have the current crisis been averted?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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So is this situation of our own making?
Which event do you think made this unavoidable. Who do you blame?
And what do you think the best way to resolve it? |
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By *ackal1Couple
over a year ago
Manchester |
I blame the U.K. education system.
The electorate are not interested in politics, so just read the headline they like the most.
We have elected governments who bring disaster after disaster for the working families of this country while the rich get richer and it’s lapped up as progress.
The fact that programmes like Love island or married at first sight are popular tell you something about how far we’ve dumbed down. Celebrity and looks over brains and substance.
Abolish two thirds of the lords and no MPs allowed to be lords. All lords sacked at age 75. No one allowed to vote after age 75 as the futures not theirs. Light blue touch paper..  . No tax on pension income below a set limit to compensate. 25% property inheritance tax on property for all. No business opt outs.
Local councillors to be full time so serious about it rather than part time wage top up. They also have to pass a general test of knowledge before being allowed to be elected. Some are as thick as fuck!
But to start with,,,,
Line up todays MPs and shoot every 10th one. Tell the rest to work together to sort out the tax gaps, the NHS over spending and social services along with the MOD. After a year if no serious progress then line them up again and shoot another 1 in 10 . I’m sure they will get it sorted very quickly. Then sort out parliament as a true representation of the U.K. electorate with no expenses abuse or cosy jobs lined up. Oh and any lies or misleading results in being shot too!
I think anyone who puts themselves forward to be an MP will really want the job after this!
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"So is this situation of our own making?
Which event do you think made this unavoidable. Who do you blame?
And what do you think the best way to resolve it?"
Not entirely - but largely of our own making. How so?
Well, even though a lot of events are beyond any government's control, you can make plans for how you're going to mitigate adverse conditions - and, more importantly, you can invest in infrastructure and training for things that are vital to the running of the country.
We haven't had that in the UK for at least 25 years; successive Tory-lite and Tory governments have lurched from one crisis to another and learned absolutely fuck all from any of them.
It's only 3 years since we last had a CO2 shortage; and here we are - even worse than last time - having learned nothing. That's piss-poor, even by the slow learning standards of the Tories.
Brexit and Covid are not to blame - they have merely thrown the UK's pitiful lack of preparedness into sharp relief.
All that 'Blitz spirit', 'Keep calm and carry on', 'It'll work out ok, don't worry' attitude - which will do absolutely nothing to solve our current problems - is the preserve of the rich (who won't be affected by any crisis) and utter fucking morons.
Right now, we have a PM who is an utter stranger to the reality of the lives of the majority of UK citizens and the consequences they endure due to inept politicians; so it's unsurprising that he doesn't really understand what's going on and he's unable to cope.
That said, he's only been in power for a short time - most of the lack of investment in the things we needed to alleviate the worst of what we've been through since he became PM are not his fault.
Although the 120,000+ UK Covid deaths are. He's even accepted full responsibility for them - on more than one occasion.
As for the best way to resolve it. Who knows? Though a start might be to declare lorry driving a skilled occupation (which it definitely is), try and persuade as many foreign drivers as we can to come here and do the job (a bit like we've been doing for decades with NHS staff) and make their pay and conditions better. |
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By *oo hotCouple
over a year ago
North West |
"So is this situation of our own making?
Which event do you think made this unavoidable. Who do you blame?
And what do you think the best way to resolve it?"
Yes it is.
As a nation we somehow seem to value personality over competence and until that changes we will never really be a serious country again.
Take this weeks hero worshipping of Angela Rayner in some sections of the media (and on social media) for making Raab look like an idiot. Firstly, making Raab look like an idiot is not that hard, but even ignoring that - her heartfelt delivery was full of emotion and passion - but does that mean she would be a competent Cabinet Member or even Leader should Labour get elected?… The answer is no.
Angela Merkel is unarguably the greatest post-war Leader that Germany ever had and no-one in Germany voted for her did so because of her sparkling personality, her wit, and her ability to cut down an opponent. She just came across as sincere, competent and capable. |
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"So is this situation of our own making?
Which event do you think made this unavoidable. Who do you blame?
And what do you think the best way to resolve it?
Yes it is.
As a nation we somehow seem to value personality over competence and until that changes we will never really be a serious country again.
Take this weeks hero worshipping of Angela Rayner in some sections of the media (and on social media) for making Raab look like an idiot. Firstly, making Raab look like an idiot is not that hard, but even ignoring that - her heartfelt delivery was full of emotion and passion - but does that mean she would be a competent Cabinet Member or even Leader should Labour get elected?… The answer is no.
Angela Merkel is unarguably the greatest post-war Leader that Germany ever had and no-one in Germany voted for her did so because of her sparkling personality, her wit, and her ability to cut down an opponent. She just came across as sincere, competent and capable."
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Which crisis is this thread about? You might have to narrow it down.
Lol take your pick mate, plenty to choose from unfortunately
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crises all round! It's like Xmas, only disastrous. |
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