I agree with your first paragraph but the last government did nothing to fix it and the problem goes back even further. In my view immigration is an issue because of the open borders of the EU and because of the attraction of the UK welfare state. All of this made worse, as you say, by the Human Rights Act. But why are people leaving their homes. The west must accept responsibility because of all the wars, and as you say the quangocracy - something David Cameron promised to sort out but he did nothing.
I do not see how taxation can be lowered because of the number of people who now depend on state support. As Lady Thatcher pointed out socialists only stop spending when they run out of other people's money. Trying to reverse state dependency is more difficult that reversing the flow of migrants, or the tides.
I think there is a conclusion to be drawn from the number not speaking English. They do not want to integrate and forcing integration cannot be acceptable for them either. The other side is that the British are also being forced to accept this. This effectively amounts to a violation of everyone's rights and freedoms.
Instead of " Britain really is broken, both in little and in big things, and Labour is making it worse", how about "Britain is broken, the government is responsible and our elected MPs do nothing about it".
I think these issue are due to the influence of intellectuals. Firstly, we have to define who they are and the best description I have seen is people who have a powerful influence through the spoken and written word. They have ideas but there is no substance to them. They are also never responsible of implementing any of their ideas. We also now get experts moving into politics and they soon adopt the attitude of being experts in everything and even forget their own expertise. Nothing demonstrated this more than the "government covid experts". It is also natural for us to accept the views of people we regard as experts. The intellectuals will latch onto anything that attracts them without a real understanding. Politicians in turn adopt the views of people they see as intellectuals. This is why on GB News you have idiots promoting climate alarmism and they don't know even basic physics. You never have a genuine scientist who could demolish every view they have. I now wonder what is the point of GB News. The wonderful Mark Steyn who understood the climate issue was soon removed from our screens.
Thank you for your thoughtful response. I think the socialists are about to run out of other people's money, which will precipitate reform, which ought to lead to lower taxation.
But the current Tory party is more Socialist than conservative and went hard on Nut Zero. If you believe it needs to be stopped or applied more sensibly you need to be in Reform
Who is going to deliver the answer to the general poor treatment of the voters. The taxes are being wasted at an alarming rate. Too many people are getting free handouts. I have been disabled since I was eighteen , I have been a director of three companies and still running a Taxi business at eighty two. Too many work shy individuals.
I don't know how it's possible to forget one's native tongue. My stepfather was Polish. His parents were immigrants, and although Polish was spoken at home, his schooling took place entirely in English. He lived to be 96, and at the end of his life, the only language he could use to communicate was - Polish. So I think that Polish criminal is having everyone on, and Starmer and his minions are falling for it as naively as the Left always do.
A good summary and I'm glad to read that the suggested solution is conservative policies with a small 'c'. Although you've highlighted a number of important issues visible to voters, not so visible I fear the problems run much deeper and the solutions more out of reach. I for one am reconciled to the fact that in my 60s, I (and likely my children) will only ever regrettably see a continuing UK decline. Perhaps my grandchildren or great grandchildren will see a recovering UK that I would recognise, but no crystal ball sees that far! In the short term, Professor David Betz, Professor in the Dept of war studies at King's college gives a bleak outlook.
Sorry Sir Jacob, I didn't mean to suggest or imply that your concerns about Great Britain are any less important than my country's trials and tribulations. Rachel Reeves' plans are scary and provide no incentive for anyone to work hard to build a business.
I agree with your first paragraph but the last government did nothing to fix it and the problem goes back even further. In my view immigration is an issue because of the open borders of the EU and because of the attraction of the UK welfare state. All of this made worse, as you say, by the Human Rights Act. But why are people leaving their homes. The west must accept responsibility because of all the wars, and as you say the quangocracy - something David Cameron promised to sort out but he did nothing.
I do not see how taxation can be lowered because of the number of people who now depend on state support. As Lady Thatcher pointed out socialists only stop spending when they run out of other people's money. Trying to reverse state dependency is more difficult that reversing the flow of migrants, or the tides.
I think there is a conclusion to be drawn from the number not speaking English. They do not want to integrate and forcing integration cannot be acceptable for them either. The other side is that the British are also being forced to accept this. This effectively amounts to a violation of everyone's rights and freedoms.
Instead of " Britain really is broken, both in little and in big things, and Labour is making it worse", how about "Britain is broken, the government is responsible and our elected MPs do nothing about it".
I think these issue are due to the influence of intellectuals. Firstly, we have to define who they are and the best description I have seen is people who have a powerful influence through the spoken and written word. They have ideas but there is no substance to them. They are also never responsible of implementing any of their ideas. We also now get experts moving into politics and they soon adopt the attitude of being experts in everything and even forget their own expertise. Nothing demonstrated this more than the "government covid experts". It is also natural for us to accept the views of people we regard as experts. The intellectuals will latch onto anything that attracts them without a real understanding. Politicians in turn adopt the views of people they see as intellectuals. This is why on GB News you have idiots promoting climate alarmism and they don't know even basic physics. You never have a genuine scientist who could demolish every view they have. I now wonder what is the point of GB News. The wonderful Mark Steyn who understood the climate issue was soon removed from our screens.
Thank you for your thoughtful response. I think the socialists are about to run out of other people's money, which will precipitate reform, which ought to lead to lower taxation.
But the current Tory party is more Socialist than conservative and went hard on Nut Zero. If you believe it needs to be stopped or applied more sensibly you need to be in Reform
Who is going to deliver the answer to the general poor treatment of the voters. The taxes are being wasted at an alarming rate. Too many people are getting free handouts. I have been disabled since I was eighteen , I have been a director of three companies and still running a Taxi business at eighty two. Too many work shy individuals.
I don't know how it's possible to forget one's native tongue. My stepfather was Polish. His parents were immigrants, and although Polish was spoken at home, his schooling took place entirely in English. He lived to be 96, and at the end of his life, the only language he could use to communicate was - Polish. So I think that Polish criminal is having everyone on, and Starmer and his minions are falling for it as naively as the Left always do.
I am sure you are right that the Polish criminal is having everyone on.
A good summary and I'm glad to read that the suggested solution is conservative policies with a small 'c'. Although you've highlighted a number of important issues visible to voters, not so visible I fear the problems run much deeper and the solutions more out of reach. I for one am reconciled to the fact that in my 60s, I (and likely my children) will only ever regrettably see a continuing UK decline. Perhaps my grandchildren or great grandchildren will see a recovering UK that I would recognise, but no crystal ball sees that far! In the short term, Professor David Betz, Professor in the Dept of war studies at King's college gives a bleak outlook.
Well said we now need action
Broken Britian. You will be fine. You are not broken.
How about my country, the freak-show bonkers America? I don't know what is coming down the pike. Have you met my President?
Sorry Sir Jacob, I didn't mean to suggest or imply that your concerns about Great Britain are any less important than my country's trials and tribulations. Rachel Reeves' plans are scary and provide no incentive for anyone to work hard to build a business.