How on earth could you extrapolate from my post, that I would want us to go “full Dublin”?I disagree. Look at social media, look at the protests that happen.
We've not gone full Dublin yet though. Maybe that’s what you want?
This government doesn’t care what we think. That’s been obvious for years.How on earth could you extrapolate from my post, that I would want us to go “full Dublin”?
As for protests - bar the recent Israel /Palastine stuff and the Just Stop Oil I’d say we’ve barely seen a murmur from Joe Public. Partly due to the emasculation of unions but I just don’t think, as a nation, we’re ever that arsed - and successive governments have known this.
This government certainly knows it.
Not the 20 somethings with very little work experience who no one has heard of outside their constituency. No one is paying £100k plus to their meals on wheels driver just because they were an MP for 1 term.I doubt many MPs will end up on £30k jobs after life in parliament. Most of them have had a good education to degree level and are intelligent. Added to that the kudos of having been a former MP means I think virtually all of them will step into higher paid jobs, not lower paid ones. MPs pay is pretty crap compared to what they can typically earn in the private sector.
Voter turnoutThis government doesn’t care what we think. That’s been obvious for years.
What metric would you use to suggest whether the public are angry or not?
Not particularly, but the polls are suggesting we are angry with the current government.Voter turnout
Union activism (including but not exclusively strike action)
Campaigns for political/ social change
Rallies
Sit-ins
Boycotts
Civil disobedience
Do you think we’re a politically / socially active nation?
Hopefully that will translate into their absolute evisceration at the next GE.Not particularly, but the polls are suggesting we are angry with the current government.
It probably won’t though because people like the author of this thread will always find a reason to vote for them.Hopefully that will translate into their absolute evisceration at the next GE.
And many won’t bother to vote at all.It probably won’t though because people like the author of this thread will always find a reason to vote for them.
Agreed.Stamp duty is not as abhorrent as Death (inheritance) tax, why the fuck any should have to pay tax for dying is beyond me, all that they bought etc has already had tax paid on it, I don’t care if your rich or poor, no one should pay tax on dying.