Watch The Pity Of War tonight on BBC2, it might enlighten you a bit to Britains own culpability in the darker parts of European history.
I would agree that there are two sides to every coin, but I just cannot countenance supporting a political party who actively try and make life difficult for the poorer sections of society, whichever way I look at it, it just seems wicked.
I'll watch that ... I am quite aware of the part Britain has played in some very dark acts ... Poland after WWII comes to mind immediately !
I don't actively support any political party ... none of them have ever done much for me and they all have flaws. I've made my own way in life and have never had a cent off the state (well I get free presecriptions now as I'm old !).
I see, at present, a government struggling to resolve a situation brought about, in part, by a grossly incompetent previous champagne socialist government who left the country in the most improverished situation since WWII and shouting 'not us .. world situation'.
I accept that there were many other factors that have contrived to put us in a situation where so many people are suffering and the only people who are not suffering are those who were rich enough to weather the storm ... but as well as those who are reliant on benefits I feel for the people who saved for their entire lives to provide for their retirement only to find that their pension funds were raided by the Government and their savings are almost incapapble of generating any sort of investment income.
It's iniquitous that people with modest amounts of money or a property are further penalised by the frugality and prudence earlier in their lives and taxed on money that has already been taxed as earned income.
In the event that people, with very modest assets, require care and assistance with living in later life they are then stripped of their savings and property. Save nothing, remortgage your property to the hilt, burn the candle at both ends or give it all to your children before you have to spend it on a care home that charges £850 a week and more if you need nursing care - seems to be the message being given out. The reality is that if you have nothing ... regardless of how you reached that state ... the cost of keeping you in a care home will be picked up by the rest of us ... or the State if you prefer.
I knew I shouldn't get involved in this thread ... it's a bag of worms and if anything I'm with Redwood ... the whole damn country (and its Governments) is greedy and selfish and perhaps it's time that someone started a campaign that reflected JFK's famous word ... ' Ask not what your country can do for you. but what you can do for your country'.
I'm off now ... going to do something sensible .. install my BeeGym !! (I've seen no more Varroa dropping in the last week since that one mite on Tuesday ...) SO ... watch this space !
