What Have Fourteen Years of Conservative Rule Done to Britain?

[SirGalahad]

What Have Fourteen Years of Conservative Rule Done to Britain?

Living standards have fallen. The country is exhausted by constant drama. But the U.K. can’t move on from the Tories without facing up to the damage that has occurred.

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Living standards have fallen. The country is exhausted by constant drama. But the U.K. can’t move on from the Tories without facing up to the damage that has occurred.

Tories have wrecked everythying.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

What Have Fourteen Years of Conservative Rule Done to Britain?

Living standards have fallen. The country is exhausted by constant drama. But the U.K. can’t move on from the Tories without facing up to the damage that has occurred.

www.newyorker.com

Living standards have fallen. The country is exhausted by constant drama. But the U.K. can’t move on from the Tories without facing up to the damage that has occurred.

Tories have wrecked everythying.

It's keeping you awake ️, isn't it.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

I agree the country is in a poor state and ultimately it can only be a weak Tory government to blame.

Strong leadership would not let the lemon left influencing Laws on crime and immigration.

Being in government isn't all about being liked, (Otherwise Corbyn would be PM). It's about being tough. And when they had someone tough, his followers all got a bit wet & melted.

I like Rishi washy, but he's not a leader.

Bring back Boris.

 

[ellal]

Bring back Boris.

It's not even wine o'clock for a certain person, and we've already had the funniest post of the day

 

[Brigadier]

I like Rishi washy, but he's not a leader.

Bring back Boris.

You haven't seen the Covid Inquiry evidence, have you?

 

[Deleted member 294929]

And to add, Boris had the toughest time in government since Winston.

If this country doesn't wake up soon, things will get an awful lot worse.

 

[ajohn]

Strong leadership would not let the lemon left influencing Laws on crime and immigration.

LOL Your really think that is the problem?

 

[Murdochcat]

I hope you are also blaming the LibDems for their 5 years in coalition

 

[blup]

I agree the country is in a poor state and ultimately it can only be a weak Tory government to blame.

Strong leadership would not let the lemon left influencing Laws on crime and immigration.

Being in government isn't all about being liked, (Otherwise Corbyn would be PM). It's about being tough. And when they had someone tough, his followers all got a bit wet & melted.

I like Rishi washy, but he's not a leader.

Bring back Boris.

Strong leadership? , Borris, Truss, Ree Smogg, 30p Lee, Cruella, Pretty, all strong leaders, have shafted the country.

 

[JonathanM]

My feelings. The country is extremely unhappy. Economic growth has been slow. We are more unequal in terms of wealth. There is much less chance of getting on the property ladder. The health service is melting down. Councils have had funding slashed, so local services are falling apart. How to fix it is a different matter!

 

[JonathanM]

This is an interesting graph. I know we are spending a lot more on health since covid, but there was a decade when we fell a long way behind.

 

[Brigadier]

And to add, Boris had the toughest time in government since Winston.

Boris had all of the fortitude of overcooked asparagus.

 

[Brigadier]

My feelings. The country is extremely unhappy. Economic growth has been slow. We are more unequal in terms of wealth. There is much less chance of getting on the property ladder. The health service is melting down. Councils have had funding slashed, so local services are falling apart. How to fix it is a different matter!

It's not hard to know how to fix it.

What's is hard is to get the parties - who are primarily interested only in getting into power, which is on a 5-yr cycle - to commit to the long-term project needed.

 

[Notch7]

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[JonathanM]

It's not hard to know how to fix it.

What's is hard is to get the parties - who are primarily interested only in getting into power, which is on a 5-yr cycle - to commit to the long-term project needed.

If we could set aside the political cycle, what would that long term project be?

My first thoughts are. We need to grow the economy and equalise the regions. But how? We have a very poor record in this country with any sort of planned industrial strategy. Reversing wealth inequality could be achieved, but if done too quickly, the disruption could be monumental. We need to fix the planning system and bring down the cost of infrastructure. Training more key workers so that we don't need to pinch so many workers from abroad might also be a good idea.