My Musings

Keyworkers who worked throughout the pandemic, and who never received furlough payments, should be thanked for their work by being exempt from future tax rises; perhaps even offered payments to allow them to invest in themselves and their families.

Democracy in the UK is dead (or at least dying), as people with money or celebrity have no concerns about expressing their opinions, whereas people who need ‘to please their pay-masters’ feel they should hold their tongues for fear of upsetting the very people who pay them, so they can pay their bills and live.

Surely it makes sense, given that London, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each have their own devolved parliaments/assemblies, that the remaining eight regions of England also have devolved administrations, thereby bringing decision-making and accountability closer to the electorate?

Would it be reasonable to say that the Motability scheme is an abuse on fairness, when those eligible for this scheme have access to brand new vehicles (and now electric vehicles), whereas those who are not eligible for Motability not only have to pay for their own vehicle, insurance, servicing, MOT, and breakdown cover, but often because of a personal finances are only able to afford a much older vehicle?

You can’t really blame politicians of all parties for not expressing their true opinions as the public doesn’t really like honesty and integrity. The public ritually crucifies anyone with an opinion it doesn’t agree with, and because the public is so diverse with so many different subjective opinions itself, politicians can’t win. That’s why democracy in the UK is laughable particularly when, under a first past the post electoral system, the diverse nature of the public cannot be represented through election and representation.