It’s like when I rarely read/listen to a media report. There’s me thinking we’re moving a step forward and all I hear is how the country is going further back. Come on here, exactly the same.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not the forever optimist, but I do see this country in a far better shape than it has been for years. Industrial planning, tackling the social framework of the country, better relations with our neighbours and deals done that were being held up, for whatever reason. On the financial side, markets seem happy with the way the Chancellor is going about her business, interest rates are coming down steadily, and we will soon see how their house building targets are doing once the various bills are passed.
And, again, I can see exactly where they’ve fucked up. Although we need reform of the welfare bill, theirs wasn’t the way to do it. Shooting themselves in the foot seems to be a prerequisite of this government and having a strategy that everybody was aware of would go some way so that people could understand them.
That’s how I see it and I’m fairly relaxed about this government at the moment, yet others seem to be screaming from the rooftops about all the fires burning through the country. I can only assume that it’s not about policies from some, and more of a hate on Labour, Starmer, Reeves, Rayner, etc, or anybody not associated with the Tories/RW/rich people of the country, and therefore foam at the mouth every time Labour, Starmer, etc, are mentioned.
It’s either that or people are expecting an immediate turnaround for the country after many years of ineptitude and neglect. Surely it can’t be that, can it?