I see all the regular TV Friday shows are being dropped on Friday for continuous coverage of the post election news. If the polls and surveys are correct it looks like the Labour party will have something like 400 MPs.
Chatting to my son we both aired views as to what we think might happen with the labour party in power. One thing we both thought was Council Tax will rise, a tax that everyone in a house owned or rented has to pay for local services.
But what does it actually pay for? It is to support local services, rubbish collection, fire service, police, street lighting, libraries, public toilets, parks, street repairs and so on. But if the money is not spent wisely your town could end up bankrupt, like Birmingham last year.
Here where we live, street lights are left on all night, the new refurbished Eastern Prom had gardened areas, where trees were planted, however they weren't suitable for the salt air and died. They have all been replaced with the same trees at the cost of £1000 each!
New public toilets built by Cosy Corner, are often not working and the main town toilets don't open till 10 and close at 4! The block paved pedestrianised main street is a night mare, with many broken or slipped and stick up ready to trip someone, like many towns our pavements are broken and uneven.
If our council tax is increased, I for one will be busy writing to complain at every opportunity.
And don't get me talking about our £8mill Medical centre.
And Starmer says they will fix things, I'm not holding my breath, what about you?
6 comments:
The promises are always huge and impossible to achieve. Nothing much will change but eventually taxes will rise and the cost of living will continue to go up. I have little optimism and don't have much time for any government, of whatever stripe.
We have an election in the next year or so and people are fed up with the current Liberal government. Chances are they will suffer a huge defeat and we’ll try the Conservatives for a while. I will be interested to see the result of your election.
It's the same in the US. The people who spend the money don't seem to have common sense and maybe don't care because it's not their money. Sad...
I had to laugh (in disbelief and irony) at your comment that trees unsuited to the salty climate died and were then replaced with the same trees! A complete lack of common sense.
I doubt much will change, certainly not for the better, Labour are notorious for making promises that cannot be kept, for sure taxes will increase, things have to be paid somehow. And as for people thinking that the richer should pay more taxes are not thinking about the fact that the country needs their money to keep the country going, all that taxing them and companies more will do is drive them out of the country.
The same people who voted them in today will be the ones complaining in twelve months time.
It will be interesting to see what the outcome is in your country. I know many in the US where I live, including myself, are frustrated, embarrassed, and fed up with the current liberal administration and agenda. I'm looking forward to voting for a change this November.
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