Latest Moan From You and Me 2024

Whilst I definitely disagree with rioting. looting and any sort of violence whether it be aimed at police or civilians, peaceful protesting is beginning to be a rather fine line thanks to the Idiots amongst us.
To make a protest ( other than writing to your MP ) will often entail disruption of one sort or another otherwise it fails to have any real impact and will just be sidelined.
Not much different from the strikes by various NHS staff , Train Drivers, etc. which has an impact on patients, travellers, etc.
Remains to be seen whether or not this govt. can deal with the many concerns prevalent in this country today without making the situation worse.
I don't envy them.

 

I hear that Labour state they will reverse the illegal migration within six months. What will Yvette Cooper do? Make all migration legal - thus increasing the number of people coming to the UK?

 

Probably. The Labour solution to most things seems to be to give in.

 

Except to pensioners. And I'm not hopeful about an agreement with the WASPIs.

 

My dog is insured and at the moment is under the care of the vet. So far, blood test £200.00, Ultra sound, £200.00, I am not yet privy to the cost of a liver biopsy and anesthetic, He needs another blood test. He was prescribed a months supply of a food supplement, Milk thistle and Vits. £90.00. plus liquid Paracetemol. I reckon it is going to be close to £1,000.00, possibly more. I almost cancelled his insurance this year, relieved I didn't, bet the premium rockets next year.

 

As they've taken the Winter Fuel Allowance which is a comparatively minimal cost, they ain't gonna pay out to the WASPI's. Unless, that is, they all join one of the rail unions.

 

Indeed. We are only a couple of months in and I'm pretty dismayed so far. If you want to benefit the vast majority, narrowing the gap between richest and poorest is the way. That doesn't seem to be on the radar though.

 

I wrote to (grudgingly) congratulate our new Labour MP on her success (crawler...) and mentioned in passing the things that have so far disappointed me (WFP) and listed my hopes for the future (Waspi comp).
NO REPLY RECEIVED YET .....

 

They certainly don't appear to have made a start that suggests they are out to make life better for the lower paid.

They have always been in the pockets of the unions, so the union which shouts loudest will come out of it always on top.

I think we have been here before, and it didn't end good.

 

The end point will be huge swathes of the population just above benefits level but below an income you can actually live on. Bills will carry on going up until the tipping point is reached where so many can't pay that more is lost in defaults than gained by increases.

I think in terms of standard of living we will move back decades, with unheated homes and inadequate nutrition, longer hrs and less pay, etc. As the population ages, more and more people will be in poverty, care services will be unable to cope, and life expectancy will fall. And that's before you add in the cost of wars, climate change, increased migration from areas suffering food and water shortages, and so forth.

It does not have to be like this. What we are headed for is a direct result of allowing a few to control almost all the resources. That imbalance could be addressed ... but I've not seen any politicians anywhere in the world who even have it on their radar.