Friday 27 April 2012

VOTE LABOUR next week, and I'll tell you why

I see the tory meanies have thought up another way to claw back some of their ill begrudged taxes from the undeserving poor.  They think deducting their benefits will solve the problem of these layabouts not getting their kids to school.  The kids are probably not going because the parents have spent all that surplus cash on white cider and fags.  If you make them a bit poorer it would solve the problem.  I am just curious about the logic behind it, is all.

If someone is already living in poverty and desperate, wouldn't depriving them of money, increase that desperation and possibly lead to addiction and crime?  This coalition government is ignoring the blatantly obvious, and putting wealth creation (their own) above compelling arguments based on sound empirical evidence.  Worse, they are smiting the future of our children and future generations.  In less than two years, they have taken away the fantastic EMA of £30 a week, and the opportunity for further education for so many young, working class kids.  That £30 made all the difference.  The reality is, even in this century, many families struggle to support their kids through higher education, and many kids are itching to earn their own cash as soon as they reach the legal age to work.  Sadly, the jobs are not out there, nor are they likely to be.  We have now reached the stage of over 1 million unemployed youths with NO job prospects. 

They took away SureStart, another desperately needed service that was laying down the foundations for our childrens' futures.  We all know that parenting skills are being lost, and new families are becoming increasingly more isolated, such is evolution.  Parenting is not easy, and it makes sound common sense to provide assistance and guidance.  It will ease the burden of future feral children roaming the streets and spending the rest of their lives in and out of prison.  I think it might have been Freud who said 'all the damage is done before the age of 5'.  I once had a neighbour who thought that picking her two year old up by the head and battering him would get him out of nappies quickly.  I had a terrible row in the street with her because she told me 'how lucky' I was to have such well mannered, likeable kids (its my blog, I'm allowed to brag) - I was incensed!  I couldn't stand the bitch, so was looking for an excuse.  It had nothing to do with LUCK, I screetched like an old fishwife, they had good manners, because that was the way I raised them!  The row drew quite a crowd, I felt a bit like Elsie Tanner.

With the elections coming up next Thursday, I plead with you all to vote Labour.  Our NHS is about to be carved up between billionaires at £250,000 luncheons and the profits from that sale will be shipped to offshore islands, before the next General Election.  

I don't know the ins, outs and machinations in each of your individual areas, but just remember that a select few are investing in their childrens' futures by selling out the future of ours.  If you care about the vital services in your area vote Labour, even if you think he/she is a waste of space or an automaton, like Nick Clegg.   I would even plead with those who traditionally vote tory or liberal to switch to labour, it won't change the government, but it might influence the vote on the sale of the NHS.  Examine your conscience (yes, I will even sink to a catholic plea) - the NHS was/is a shining example of civilisation to the rest of the world (now appealing to Nationalists), and it has transformed our society for the good.   It is a Humanist issue, which I hope will cover the religious and the cynical.  I am old enough to remember walking through passport control, and feeling an odd tingle of pride when I saw aisles labelled 'British' and 'Others' - it was a bit like going down the red carpet at an oscar ceremony in diamonds (just daydreaming) or paying the extra fiver for gallery seats at the pictures.  Its great being led past the riff raff, to the posh floor above.  Totally worth the extra fiver. 

This isn't a party matter, this is a vote for one of the things that make this country great.  We are in a double dip recession, and the  tories are scratching cash back from those who have the least to spare.  Not just those at the very bottom.  Fortunes can change in an instant.  Secure jobs can be lost, demands from debtors can close in, those services we don't need now, may be services we will need in the future. 

Those cruel cuts will effect all of us, and pretty soon it will be compulsory to keep your incontinent blood relatives in your spare room.  I jest, a bad one to be sure, but the Care Industry will, or already has, become the biggest employer in the UK.  My best friend Lynn became a 24/7 carer, through love, duty, necessity.  Never married, never had children, simply cared for her invalid mother.  She is far from alone in my generation, and it was a tough life.  She was never, ever, off duty.  

That burden should not be placed on any one person.  Our society has changed, we no longer earn our dosch in factories and domestic service (though it may not be too far off), and paid employment feeds money back into the economy, its not that much of a conundrum. 

Don't be in a conundrum (fav word at the mo) next week.  Vote Labour and save the NHS.   













18 comments:

  1. Bloody well said Bell!!! I think even people who don't usually vote Labour, should do so this time, otherwise we WILL lose our NHS!!!

    I honestly do think, that anyone who can even contemplate voting Tory, must have no social conscience whatsoever!

    Jo xxx

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    1. Thank you Jo.

      Unfortunately, Labour breeds tories. That is, those who have a few comfortable years under a labour government, think they have moved up a few notches on the social scale - 'the working class can kiss my arse, I've got the foreman's job at last', mentality.

      Sadly for them, their position will always be precarious under a tory government, and after a few hard knocks, they will probably find themselves voting labour again. Of course, by then the damage will be done, and they will be queuing up for operations and food stamps with the rest of the population.

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  2. There in lies the problem the Tories have NO conscience whatsoever! The audience you want to be targetting is the ones who have worked all their days and now in retirement have a few pounds to spare and think of themselves as middle class! Yes i sneer at the very thought of that, if they had been middle class they would have retired long before retirement age and a few pounds in their pockets doesn't make them middle class!
    These same ones don't mind paying for doctors/hospital treatment (using up their savings) makes them feel superior to those that can't afford it!
    I have been saying since the Tories/libs came into power that our NHS was in danger, of course die hard tory fans have poo poo'd it but it was blatantly obvious, every decision they make no matter what it's for it all leads to the demise of the NHS if you look at the bigger picture!

    Always been a Labour voter and not about to stop now, infact if i was in better health i'd take to the streets and lobby these B*stards!! It's time us Brits grew a backbone and fought back instead of lying down and taking it!

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    1. Well the memory of thosse £250,000 lunches should be fresh in people's minds. Billionaires are queuing up to buy a slice of what could potentially be the largest industry in the country. It will be the sale of the century!

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  3. Gordon Brown warned people exactly what the Tories would do if they were elected. He was accused of 'scaremongering'!! Everything he predicted, has - and is coming to pass!

    I agree with the above poster - it IS time people stopped simply accepting what this government are doing - people power got rid of Thatcher - and now it is time to get rid of this hooray henry government!!!

    Jo xx

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    1. I have always voted Labour from Denise

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    2. Gordon Brown is a very intelligent man Jo, and I imagine it is heartbreaking for him to see all his good work undone.

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  4. Great Post Bell. I see sallysnot has a blog lol. I just had to laugh at opening quote on the NHS that she got totally wrong lol.

    The most important value of the NHS was that it was "Free at the point of NEED" not at the point of DELIVERY as the tories have it.

    If she would only think about this for a minute she would realise that this an oh so subtle change that means many, many charges can be placed on the patient, ie. Diagnostic visits, xrays, scans, consultations, etc, etc before the DELIVERY of the treatment.

    This is a vital change to the wording of the NHS core principles.

    Sneaky, sneaky Tories once again.

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    1. Its seems our mutual friend has BUPA, so she posting from an 'I'm alright Jack' perspective.

      Unfortunately many of those who support the Bullingdon mob selling off the NHS, are blinkered by their fear and hatred of anyone who might be getting something for nothing, foreigners especially. I actually find the idea of denying someone treatment based on their nationality abhorrent, as I am sure do many.

      The extreme right, rarely understand the mechanics and politics of the causes they support, their views are based on spite. I once spent a bizarre evening explaining the history of the National Front to one of its leading candidates. His ignorance was astonishing.

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  5. Brilliant Bell.. I will be voting Labour for definate next week.. and so agree with you on the making those on benifits poorer.. they need to look after their children.. feed and cloth them.. what this goverment is doing is going to effect so many children.. parents will be at their wits end trying to make ends meet on an already very basic income.. I detest these toffe nosed tories that care nothing for the NHS.. for the vunerable.. for those that need medical care.. if the NHS looses the being free to all then I dont know what my mam and dad suffered for in the days when people fought for this.. Cameron and his pathetic side kick have no empathy for the people of this country.. they have no plan for the future.. all they want to do is cut things and still 80% to come.. what else over the next 4 years can they cut.. it doesnt bear thinking about.. another 80% of cuts still to come..!!

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    1. It really is the politics of spite Sue, all those who moan about their taxes going to chavs, are rubbing their hands in glee. They think punishing the undeserving poor will teach them a lesson, when their true motive is payback, greed and gloating. They want a divided society with themselves being the good guys, maybe with regular awards ceremonies for best kept lawns and longevity in one job. I usually like to remind them of that religious little gem, 'there but for the grace of God, go I'. Fortunes can change in an instant.

      That 80% to come is terrifying Sue! So many vulnerable people having their support cut, and now this threat to medical care. We should remember it was after the tories privatised the hospital cleaning contracts, that superbugs started to appear. And also lets not forget, that when they privatised British Steel, they ran it to the ground and threw thousands out of work.

      I fear for the NHS, if they want to run it for profit. Look at the hospital car parks..... their charges are daylight robbery. I think they keep you waiting in A&E just so your parking bill costs more. A few 8 hour waits and they are coining it in.

      I fear for the future with this heartless coalition. The memory of that recent Panorama 'Poor America' programe is still fresh in my mind. Seeing queues and queues of homeless families waiting to see a volunteer doctor was heartbreaking. Tent cities were springing up on the outskirts of all the major cities. This, in the 21st century.

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    2. Bell its the feeling of totaly being at the mercy of this pigheaded and ignorant goverment.. that makes me feel totaly helpless.. as a family we can maybe hold on but their are some that are in the system.. out of work.. with no hope for the future.. and Bell once changes are made more times than not things dont go back.. once they are gone thats it.. the NHS will never be the same again.. my mam and dad lived in a time where doctors had to be paid.. I remember her telling me how hard it was then and how wonderful it was when the NHS came in.. I saw on the news a few days ago also that there are more and more people having to go to food banks.. people that have lost jobs and have been brought to there knees and no real help and no chance of a job.. I do feel for those that are struggling that bad.. so far we are ok.. but as you say it can change in a blink.. I shudder.. I am hoping that enough people are seeing the light and will vote Labour next week.. xx

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    3. Hi Sue, thank you for highlighting the way things were before the NHS. I expect your parents would be horrified that this wonderful institution is now going to be dismantled by the evil progeny of thatcher.

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    4. They would Bell.. my dad was a great union man and was at the front of the fight for rights.. my mam supported him as it wansnt easy in the days of no help when the man went on strike.. no wage meant robbing Peter to pay Paul.. thats what mam used say.. when the milk man came she was out.. lol many did a moon light flit in those days so mam said.. the NHS my dad was chuffed I grew up being told to look after yer teeth pet and look after your eyes.. mam and dad didnt have the luxery of haveing their eyes or teeth cared for.. people died young.. its okay for those that can manage to pay but for those that cant what will happen to them.. will they be given a second class treatment.. the more I think about it the more annoyed I get.. xx

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  6. As shown by the comments above, unquestioning loyalty to a political party can blind us to the potholes in its strategy for running the nation. Although it is impossible to ignore the bad taste left by the foul tasting 2012 budget imposed on the nation's underclass by an wonderfully privileged toff chancellor as capable of handling the duties of his office as a field mouse is of mounting a credible fight-to-the-death challenge against a pride of hungry lions, I am not convinced that Labour's suggestion that spending our way out of recession is more than an ideological blank (just as it is testament to the unholy, unhelpful and consensus-shy nature of the adversarial politics practised by the Westminster trough snufflers). That partisan tory leaders always display naked self-interest at its starkest come budget time is a given and, this year, it is evidenced by Osborne's unforgiveable tax bung for the supremely rich and overly well paid who least need it, whilst giving OAPs and those slaving for a £6.00 an hour minimum wage a slap in the face. Indifferent as inbred David is to the social injustice he perpetuates, and unfit as the wretch is for public office, it is my belief that taking austerity measures is a more effective tool for dealing with this crisis than throwing at it money the nation simply does not have.
    I have no time for Cameron's gang of blue bozos, but I see little in today's Labour Party to cheer me up, and I acknowledge that, ungracious and not entirely logical though it be, the nation is unwilling to credit the tax threshold concessions the LibDems wrested from the Tories - though credit is what the LibDems deserve - preoccupied, as the nation still is, with the tuition fee betrayal of which the LibDems stand accused. However, compared to all that has happened since, the tuition fee tiff is small potatoes, and the LibDems have atoned for their sins on countless occcasions, reining in moat-owning bellicose Tory grandees on the fiddle (and proud of it) and doing far more for the nation's underprivileged than the Labour Party pledged itself to.
    Contradictory though this may seem, I believe in democracy but am not persuaded by the wisdom of the voter. Winston Churchill phrased his misgivings thus: "The best argument against democracy
    is a five minute conversation with the average voter."
    C'est la vie.
    Hitch4557

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    1. Hitch good post... I think we need change.. but at the moment Labour is the best vote to get Cameron out.. I quite fancy the UKIP but the vote will be wasted.. for me the priority is to get Cameron and his pathetic side kick out.. I know we have to wait to do that.. but today is such victory.. and I hope Cameron is loosing sleep tonight knowing that he is probably the most disliked person in the UK.. he wants to protect the elite.. and attack the vunerable.. I dont agree with that.. so today has made me very happy.. I have a friend who is a concervitive counciler.. she was very dissapointed today.. not her fault she is a lovely lady.. just suporting a craz head of goverment.. all I can say is.. if there is a God.. Cameron will be down and out in a few years time.. he is shite.. xx

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    2. Hi Hitch, Agree with your first paragraph up to a point. We should be creating wealth and new jobs and adapting to the society we now live in. I have real faith in Roosevelt's New Deal, it proved the only way to get out of the 30's Depression, and as we know, the US then went on to a greater period of growth. If the people have no money to spend, it has a knock on effect on every other industry. My nearest high street, has tumbleweed blowing through it.

      There was much I liked about the lib dems before the last election, but am sickened by their betrayal of their core principles and what proved to be downright lying. On the tuition fees, I could happily sock the deputy primeminster on the jaw! His face tonight is a picture of 'caught with his hand in the cookie jar' - his actions might well signal the end of the libs.

      As for Ed, I would have preferred his brother, but I think Ed is an honest fella, and still seems to have that sweet innocence and decency about him. Blair had it once, but that was many moons ago.

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    3. Greetings Cristobell and Rainbow
      Don't the Miliband brothers - Dave and Ed - remind you of the minor mainstream tv entertainers Mike and Bernie Winters, with Mike (like Dave) being the moderately handsome and slicker but duller brother and bucktoothed Bernie being the bumbling Bugs Bunny lookalike people laughed at.
      I'll shed no tears when Cameron and Clegg eventually get the boot, Rainbow, and I do agree with you that a vote for UKIP is wasted. I would add that UKIP is not to be taken seriously, as it does what all minor parties do, shooting its mouth off by offering you heaven on earth in the full knowledge that it will never be in a position to default on its promises, as it will never be placed into a position of power. The LibDems are paying a heavy price for making (tuition fee) promises the party believed it would never be called upon to keep. At present, the LibDems are almost unelectable because of this one broken promise. George Galloway is another populist blowhard whose honour and credibility will never be put to the test, as neither he nor the other Respect wretches will ever enjoy the experience of being in government.
      Our political system is fundamentally flawed in that it does a terrible job representing the people or dealing with their needs - regardless of which party is in power, though Labour seems to have marginally larger compassion reserves than the relentlessly greedy and selfserving tories. However, all of them dissemble, obfuscate and lie with a vengeance.

      Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied (Otto von Bismark)

      Have a good weekend.
      Hitch4557

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