Stepping into the Abyss

Tomorrow is election day in the UK and the country seems poised to step into the abyss. This is the most dismal prospect that I have faced in my adult life and in my Tory Safe Seat – so safe the others are not even working it, I have no say. Facing retirement, with a small uncertain occupational pension pot, and poor health, I am scared for my future and of probable social unrest. I (in my stupid uncomprehending prejudiced dotage?) believe that sorting out the mess that will be precipitated by the votes of others tomorrow will take decades.

How have we got to this state?

What a way to decide!

I don’t like to say that the “British People” – averaged out – are incapable of making big decisions, but the various Quit/Stay campaigners are making it very difficult and illustrating why referenda are not necessarily a good idea.

Antisceptic re Demonisation of Benefit Claimants

I have not seen a refutation of these points made by Richard Godwin (Evening Standard 3 April 2013 IDS benefits from the lies about welfare) so let’s assume he is on roughly the right lines and apply a little healing balm to the current toxic debate about shirkers and scroungers.

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