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Why do things have to go from bad to worse before they get better, or rather before anyone thinks they should get better? To get an idea what I am talking about, just think of all those things that went bad some time ago and are now even worse than ever.
For example, you have got global warming, falling education standards, the national health service, wars in the middle east, litter on the street, vandalism and drug grime, our national rail service (and what a service it is!) and rediculously high fares for the privelage of being crammed into sardine tin with a load of other fed up commuters. I could go on and on and provide many more examples like this. All these were bad, but they are now all considerably worse than they ever were and what is even more frightening the cost to put them right has escalated.
scream and shout about the state of the world
What is it with politics and politicians? Do they deliberately let things get out of hand, simply to have a cause to espouse? Are they simply waiting for enough of the rest of us to scream and shout about the state of the world before they act? Perhaps its more the case that Britain (and the World) is simply and inevitably slipping down the greasy pole into mire. It's a sad state of affairs, and don't get me wrong I'm not pointing the finger at this particular government, they're all equally to blame here I think.
The world is in a mess and we're all just as likely as the next man to throw our hands in the air and say "But what can I do?". But retrogression has been the name of the game for quite some time and the politicians and their policies are doing nothing about it.
By: Retrosaurus
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Quite covenient this credit crunch - 1.china's rise as a super power halted, which has also helped with the price of oil. 2. debt dependent businesses going to the wall, paving the way for new investment, new money?. 3. making the euro out to be a sweeter alternative. 4. privatisation of yet another one of the publics assets (royal mail). Our whole country has been sold from under our feet,
along with our rights to free speech, free thought, our democracy, our identities and our quality of life. I feel like chucking in my sole, 'oops' soul.
The premise of weapons of mass destruction on which they were sent was at best fabrication, at worst a lie.
Their presence along with US forces has resulted, both directly and indirectly, in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.
This not only has cost us a vast amount of money but has also severely damaged our international reputation.
It is a shameful irony that the political system we are forcing other countries to adopt (namely democracy) cannot deliver the wishes of a clear majority of individuals in this country (namely troop withdrawal).
PLEASE COPY THE ABOVE & E-MAIL TO YOUR MP.
Why even bother with the campaigns, since most people who are adamant about voting support their political party whether their party-specific candidate is the best one for the job or not? Isn't it a shame those who would like to pick the best candidate - whichever party they represent - have to pick "the lesser of the evils"?
Most politicians have never lifted a spade in their life. Thet would not know how to dig their own grave, when the time comes. Nonetheless, they are satisfied they never ever had to work hard.
Graft is the name of the game - everywhere.
Perhaps this keeps the peace, somehow.
At least we have the right to tell our politicians what we think of their policies and vote against them without fear of arrest
If they had been crushed by Voters , Fine... but they were not, they were crushed by the other parties... thus making a mockery of our political system.
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Proof in itself that power corrupts people, and once the greed sets in, so does the rot.