…are seldom heard in relation to each other, but you can always rely on the Tories to come up with something unlikely.
The story goes that, Teresa May’s ethereal vision, which she experienced in Snowdonia, prompted her to call an early general election. Little wonder they won’t let her on the telly. Maxine Waters will be looking on and wishing she had thought of that one.
Apparently it had nothing to do with the Tories being ahead in the polls, nor the fact that they were in danger of losing their majority in Parliament as judgement day draws ever closer on the election fraud cases. However, it makes one curious as to just how many Tory policies are based on ethereal visions as opposed to the stark reality which is clearly visible to everyone apart from them.
Their mantra appears to be, if its not making money and isn’t a financial institution needing bailing out, ignore it. This is typical of the Thatcher years, when Mrs Thatcher had convinced herself that her dream of an equal capitalist society had actually been achieved, whilst , in reality, nothing had changed.
It wouldn’t surprise me at all, if someone were to report that the real reason for Mrs May’s visit to Snowdonia was a reconnaissance trip, in order to ascertain the viability of levying a charge on hill walking and on gazing at wonderfully scenic views.
I’m sure the fact that we benefit from clean healthy air and exercise at no cost will not have gone unnoticed. Of course, taxation on this particular freedom would have to be implemented post election, after their campaign manifesto is ripped up and thrown to the winds on election night.
This may sound far fetched, and such a policy would never be a vote grabber. However, if one looks back at how things have evolved over the last 50 years, something along those lines is not outwith the realms of possibility.
People find tales of yesteryear very boring. Some of that may be dependent on who is telling the story, but I can’t help feeling that there is a bit of envy and sometimes disbelief that we were able to enjoy simple pleasures at very little cost.
For example, a family day out might involve us all jumping in the car on a Saturday morning, swimsuits rolled up in a towel and a picnic in the boot of the car.
We would drive to a loch or some river where we would swim, kick a ball around, chat with other people and enjoy the picnic we had brought. When evening came, we returned home, happy and exhausted. The whole day had cost a bit of petrol and food which we would have used at home anyway.
Nowadays, the same kind of day out would involve going to a pool to swim for as long as is permitted for whatever admission fee was paid. Lifeguards watch over proceedings and any adventurous behaviour is frowned upon. Following the swim, its either the expensive pool cafeteria or McDonalds. Whichever, its going to cost. This done, there is still half of the day left and if the kids don’t want to go home to amuse themselves, the onus is on the parents to pay for them to do something else.
Spending money on things we once took for granted is normal behaviour now. No one bats an eyelid ( except me ) when asked to pay for something which was once available to all and sundry.
Creating money out of nothing is today’s banking model and charging for every single detail of our lives is the business model of this Tory government. If the Tories are allowed to form another administration, democracy is irrecoverably dead.
If we don’t allow it , then our kids and grandkids will have a better future. This obsession with money won’t end well.
People who regard themselves as middle class or working poor should be 25 – 30% better off than they actually are under the present system. The government obviously knows this, and since most of their electorate sits within these categories, they give them just enough to keep them sweet. No more, just enough, and as long as these classes are making enough money to service the debt they have been encouraged to get into, all is well. Until the day dawns when the bubble bursts and the banks want it all back. All of it. Now.
It wasn’t widely broadcast in the UK that around 7 million Americans lost their homes due to foreclosure, although around 1 million Brits suffered the same fate, due to banking malpractice.
The banking system has been likened to the largest casino in the world, complete with its winners and losers. The money they gamble with doesn’t exist in the form of gold or silver or anything tangible, just as the money in our bank accounts has no physical shape or form. It’s only figures on a computer’s monitor, dancing on graphs as they traverse the screen and seducing the user into placing his bet.
We have been given this chance, earlier than expected, and before the present government are allowed to sell the last preserves of our national pride to the lowest bidder, to effect a change which will install a government which works for us, as government was always designed to do. We should take it, as another five years will elapse before another opportunity arises, during which time many unpleasantries will be forced upon us with little hope of recourse.
more to come…
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