Personal Blogs

Andrew Marr revealed  that Rishi Sunak is a fan of the previous Thatcherite government and has a picture of Nigel Lawson  on his office wall. There  is of course nothing wrong with who you chose to idolise, however l thought that snippet of information was telling as to how the party appears to see itself. It appears to me that this government instead of being progressive has one aim which is to continue in the footsteps of the Thatcher government.

Having lived through the era of the  1980's government, not as a child but  as a  teenager my perspective of the government at  the time was one of a lack of societal understanding  . Deprivation came due to the sweeping generalisation that the whole of society's circumstances where the same. For those that do not have tinted glasses and from what social history can show us their is no forward thinking from this government but a resurrection of the old. 

Education; 

 1980's  Huge emphasis put on academic subjects and not on manual  skills thus causing a big gap in the labour market due to the 'dumbing down', of the vital skills sectors such as the caring and  service industries. Privatising school meals  and selling off the playing fields.   

Employment.

  1980's  Youth Opportunity programmes where there to assist  teenagers and young people it is  now called 'boot camp' . Again many had passed through this process to find no job at the end due to business not being able to take on staff due to rising costs. 

 1980's Housing ; selling off council homes  was  great for those that could afford it but  like so many of these schemes, investing in building more houses to accommodate those that could not, fell beside the wayside, thus a housing crisis that has never been resolved. 

Denationalisation.

  The alleviation  of any responsibility for public services by trading it of to the highest bidder in the private sector. Several private companies each with their own policies and structures delivering their own  service for the likes of; transport, immigration, health and social care. Too many cooks? Each  company and organisation vying to make a profit for their companies and organisations . What is the benefit of this to the general public. Are they efficient services ? Have these companies invested in any infrastructure that benefits all and not a few? 

For some of us that have been here before the the schemes and projects are old hat. The derogatory language that is used by the government when referring to people in the caring sector and service industry and those that are on universal credit highlights their  ignorance. There appears to be no understanding of the core issues of  society and  what it needs to thrive. Sanctioning and penalizing many  is not the way to stabilise and promote a healthy nation.

Around in a circle we go, obviously we have not learnt our lesson yet.