Austerity, Brexit, Conservatives and Devaluation: The Great Afflictions of The United Kingdom
ABCD of Britain’s terminal decline.
It is no exaggeration to state that the United Kingdom is gravely ill.
Our economy is currently being placed under ‘medical supervision’ and we have no clue as to whether it will make a full recovery.
Contrary to the nonsense being spouted by the experts, our illness is self-inflicted; brought about by several years of poor choices.
Austerity
When Gordon Brown decided to step in to clean the mess made by the bankers during the global financial crisis of 2008, he failed to anticipate the degree to which this act of mercy would be used by the wealthiest to consolidate their position and destroy the poorest among us.
For this was exactly what happened in 2010, when the Conservative led coalition came into power.
No sooner had the Tories stepped in than they began to oversee the destruction of the safety nets which were put in place by the Labour party from 1997–2010.
Tuition fees which were pegged at £3,000 were tripled to £9000. This ensured that children from the poorest backgrounds were put off from going to university and those who chose to go were saddled with nearly…