You might say, what has started.... all the promises of.....if you vote for us! Well I've lived long enough to know, it doesn't matter who gets into the driving seat of power in Parliament, the policies are guided by one thing and one thing alone, MONEY.
Carl Marx said... the root of everything is money.
If there isn't enough in the coffers, there's no change. Unless they borrow from ??
During lockdown there was the furlough scheme, the money was borrowed and we're still paying it back. It was certainly needed.
When I was training to be a nurse 1960, my very first monthly wage packet held just over £7, that was after board and lodge, tax etc was taken. This in 2024 is approx. £2,300, before stoppages,. This is the lowest band. However, they start off with the bill of their degree fees to repay.
The basic wage of a Dr is approx. £52,000. P.A No one would say they're not worth their wages, and we're all very appreciative of their services when we need it.
As a retired teacher I know how hard teachers work, their starting salary is approx £30,000 P.A
When you look at the figures and like me, you've lived 8 decades, it seems that their salaries are good.. however with the rise in the cost of living they certainly are not.
And what about social workers and all others, who are providing us with their services?
Does anyone in UK remember what you could buy for just a £1? Once upon a time!
I could get.....
A loaf of bread. Half a pound of butter, Pot of jam, Pint of milk and a Packet of biscuits.
Today you can get a loaf for 75p or possibly cheaper if you shop around and the rest? Well, it will all cost more than a pound, of course it will, how ever did we ever think we'd need food banks?
So promises of any Party in Government aren't worth anything.. they are just 'paper' promises.
Our present PM, Rishi Sunak has said he'll uphold the Triple lock, so OAPs will get an annual rise, equal to the rise in the cost of living.
It would be good if he did, but I doubt he knows how Old Age Pensioners live. I remember the scandal of the MP Paul Scully, who didn't know the cost of a pint of milk. Does Rishi know the problem of trying to live, when the money you earn doesn't cover all your living expenses.
One of Dh's daughter works for Christians Against Poverty, a charity to help people who are not managing, because their household bills are more than their salaries, and that doesn't include food.
The majority of our MPs, probably all of them have never been on the 'Breadline' but they give us promises, which they can't keep.
And as the saying goes..'And they walk among us!
Chrisxx
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Hmmm - I am also a cynic when it comes to politics and promises. Time alone will tell. xx
Politics is a mess, but then, so is life.
It's the endless speculation that irritates me. I wish the date for the general election could be announced, but then the pundits will just concentrate even harder on trying to define who will win. It doesn't make any difference - it's the Civil Service that runs the country and for which we pay handsomely.
Our local MP who has been in post for a lot of years, is universally disliked - he's rude and abrupt (he was very rude on TV not long ago to the lovely kind and well-liked presenter interviewing him). He also never answers emails from constituents - he didn't answer one I sent a couple of years back and locals on FB are always complaining about him for the same reason. Beats me why he's still in office - somebody must be voting him in, I guess! He used to be a property developer and is a distant relative of Queen Victoria - which says it all, I think.
It's the same everywhere I think. Here in the US we also hear those promises.
Our province had the highest cost of living in the country and the worst medical care. There are a lot of people depending on food banks and the latest, community kitchens, which provide something every day to those in need, including prepared take-out meals. People are desperate and addictions are rampant. These are sad times!
I don't think they need to do any more campaigning, we all know their promises will be broken. They might as well call the election for next week, and save us the misery of endless waffle of the media frenzy. I can't imagine there are many people still sitting on the fence. They know pretty well where their cross will be going, that's if they bother to vote at all.
Our MP is the sweetest soul. He attends all sorts of events in the area to meet the locals. I wrote him an email about an issue at the start of lockdown and it was sorted, announced on the next Covid briefing, perhaps by coincidence, and I had such a kind reply. He has had one of the local students with him for work experience and he went to the trouble to make it a useful time.
The MP of the next area told a foul, smutty story to the mothers and daughters and the school speech day. It was truly disgusting, like being flashed.
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