I'm not a great user of Twitter/X but I dip in every now and again to test the political waters. Today, I came across this quote: Much of the UK looks and feels like a poor country. We visit from NL, and it's shocking at times. Everything's tatty. Dysfunctional, high streets boarded up, trains and buses no shows, broken machines, signs of decay and poverty everywhere. It doesn't have to be like that.
I agree - it doesn't have to be like this. It shouldn't be like this. But is it any surprise in a country without a plan and a government that has run out of ideas. Mr Sunak once appeared to offer, at best, the prospect of managed decline, but, as the country crumbles around him, even this is a forlorn hope. He seems to have neither the will nor the ability to lead competently. The question facing Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is whether it will fare any better – and end this age of private affluence and public squalor.
And it's one hell of a mountain they've got to climb. Just take a look at all the issues that need attention. Add your own to the list. What a s**tshow.
Sewers
Water
Sewage in water
Energy security
De-carbonising said energy
Raac in schools
Raac in prison
Raac in hospitals
Raac in courts
Raac in flats
NHS waiting times
NHS recruitment
NHS funding
NHS fraud
Military funding
Military recruitment
Military retention
Military skills gap
Poverty
Child poverty
Mental health crisis
Child mental health crisis
Suicide figures
Declining birth rate
Poor housing
Lack of housing
Lack of house building
Lack of affordable housing
North-South divide
Transportation
Trains
Potholes
Electric car infrastructure
Industrial strategy
Investment strategy
Funding for local government
Social services within local government
Old age care
Supported accommodation
Support for learning disabilities
Education funding
Books
School libraries
Extracurricular activities
Pre-school support
Paternity leave
Statutory maternity leave
Statutory sick pay
In work benefits
National living wage
Northern Ireland
Power-sharing
The DUP
Money laundering
HMRC
Fraud
Computer fraud
The LSE
Social mobility
Institutional racism
Boys
Gender recogniition
Girls
Cyber-bullying
Sports
Public green spaces
Homelessness
Drug addiction
Access to nuclear fuels
Acceptance of UK qualifications abroad
Musician touring
Open skies
Skills shortage
Unskilled labour shortage
Higher education
Further education
Economic inequality
Immigration
The triple pension lock
Adult education
University fees
Access to the arts
Restriction of arts degrees to the wealthy
Museums
Labour relations
Strikes
Press ownership
Freedom of speech
Right to protest
Diminishing freedoms
SLAAP
Brexit
More Brexit
Planning reform
Scotland
Wales
Federalism
House of lords
Quangos
Sparks
The houses of parliament itself
The royal list
Transparency
Digital equality
Republicanism
Disestablishment
Data protection and ownership
Electricity pricing
Water pricing
The whole area of local taxation
Wealth taxes
The Irish problem
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