Quote Fishermanscap="Fishermanscap"What savage cuts?
Yes, there was a period of austerity after the crash that occurred under Labour, thought it would be churlish to blame them for the crash. It was, however, the Labour party who left the office after failing to implement austerity with the message written on a piece of paper that stated quite categorically that there was no money left! How can you deny that? So what choice exactly did the new Government have?
Nobody detests what the bankers got away with more than I but anyone with an ounce of realism knew they had to be saved and sacrifices made, or would you prefer to live how the Greeks do?
Yet despite this, I an average worker on average wages, in fact, slightly less has not seen a drastic drop in my standard of living. No, I'm not as well off as I was in 2010 but I've not tasted poverty and neither have many others, its a socialist myth in the extreme. If it weren't why were the Tories returned in the very areas where these alleged savage cuts took place, oh yeah I forgot we are all stupid and can't read a manifesto.
If Labour and its supporters stopped with the bull and instead of pandering to every minority with a grievance and instead looked after the hard-working, tax-paying, law-abiding citizens whether they be black, white, man or woman, gay or straight ie the very people they claim to represent then the Tories would probably never be in power again. People want stability, not ideology.
The saddest thing of all is that a fat posh Etonian Tory who's never ever lived in the real world spotted that and the so-called socialist/momentum Marxist didn't. It's tragic and it effectively makes the UK a one-party state. No party can be in power unless first and foremost it represents the majority, the core voters,, when that's done it can address those who have fallen through the cracks, which incidentally isn't all those who claim to have done so.'"
I would suggest that the savage cuts are very real indeed but, their effect depends on who you are and the personal circumstances of yourself and those around you.
Cut's to the education budget, leaving kids in larger class sizes or being "taught" by less qualified "teaching assistants".
Cuts to the health service and social care, leaving people waiting longer for appointments or being unable to leave hospital because of an absence of "proper" care when they return "home".
Increased crime, to the point of so much crime no longer being recorded and certainly not being solved.
Increase in food banks
Homelessness on the rise
The list goes on and on and on and if you and yours have escaped all of this, you've probably been quite lucky.
As for the reason that so many people voted Tory, primarily Corbyn and Brexit.
Either of these issues would probably have been enough to return Boris to power but the 2 issues together has turned most of the North Blue.
Again, all of those in the middle, especially those with a mortgage are probably still winning due to the low interest rates but, those in the bottom quarter are probably going to struggle even more.
I'm unfortunate enough to have seen some things over the last few years that I would rather have not, directly due to austerity cuts.
As I say, it's great if you never get dragged into certain situations but, plenty do.
There for the grace of God go all of us and if your out of work or have any kind of severe illness, ouch, just ouch.
