[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Broadbandings

I honestly couldn't care less about what the Tories did when last in power, I care about what their plans are now.

Labour have shown a lack of respect or care for responsibility, both individually and collectively, and have shown a desire to inefficiently centralise everything. The constant politicisation of public services and obsession with targets is also a nightmare.

The attitude of almost encouraging people to not take responsibility for themselves on the grounds that the taxpayer, or perhaps more appropriately the debt markets when there's not enough taxes coming in, will deal with things is just wrong.


NHS hospitals having temporary wards to put A+E patients in so that they can claim to be hitting their targets.

Police wasting their time on paperwork to prove they are hitting their targets.

Schools having to educate purely for exams rather than giving any kind of broader education to ensure they hit their targets.

Of course these targets need people to draw them up, people to administrate the schemes, people to tinker with them, people to assess. Yay more jobs for more pointless civil servants to waste tax payer's money on.

Given the mess that Labour have left the country in financially and socially, as usual, I think though that the best we can hope for is that whoever is in power will be good enough to give the tax payer a reach-around as they take us firmly from behind.

Excellent post