Turning Worms

Are we finally fed up with this increasingly inept government?

This article would suggest that we are.

It is brief. At around 170 words it is extremely brief considering the gravity of the situation.

This is pretty much the long and short of it:

"Only 18% regard the coalition as in touch with the concerns of ordinary people, the Angus Reid survey for The Sunday Express found. Some 82% feel that it is not."

If I could offer a few words of advice I would say this: when populating a Cabinet, extreme care must be taken NOT to fill most of the positions with millionaires. Particularly during a global financial downturn.

This is not envy. I care not a jot how much money anyone else has. It's really none of my business. To my mind, it must be almost impossible for Cameron, or Clegg, or Little George to even begin to understand how hard life is for people struggling to pay their bills every month.

Nadine Dorries is a wombat. I have very little time for her, especially since she told us (during the expenses scandal) that dozens of MPs were suicidal. And not one of them offed themselves. Very disappointing. But on this occasion she is right. Pinky and Perky really do not have a clue. Neither of them has ever known financial hardship so they cannot empathise. Of course, this is politics, so both of them will make a half-arsed attempt to show the great unwashed that they really, really do care. And maybe they do, but they cannot express it.

So we have 82% of a limited survey saying "We've had it with these two". But what will they do about it? If those asked were traditional Brits, they will either write a stern letter to their local rag or collectively, the national alert level will be raised to "Slightly miffed".

The reaction from Hinge and Bracket? "We must try harder to understand the little people". But they will fail at that. It's axiomatic. Politicians, pretty much all of them, do not care. They live inside a tightly controlled environment where the only thing they do care about is scoring points for whichever political party they are members of. Why should these temporary wardens care? They have a temporary job where temporary solutions are what drive them. Sticking plasters for major wounds is what they specialise in and it will remain that way for as long as government is politicised. They are in it for themselves, let's never, ever forget that.

Ban ALL political parties and test prospective MPs for giveashitness. If they don't score highly enough, they don't get to stand for election. Those standing absolutely must put country first. Every time.

Then, and only then, will we start back on the long road to recovery.

CR.