Zenith.UK
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Okay, for my swedish namesake, I'll explain my thinking.
I remember when Labour was last in power at the end of the 1970's.
I specifically remember the "Winter of Discontent", even as a child.
Fast-forward to today.
This doesn't even take into account the RIP Act, Terrorism Act, Human Rights Act, PACE Act, ID Cards, surveillance, political-correctness and an over-zealous State intruding into our everyday lives.
I also like the colour blue.
I remember when Labour was last in power at the end of the 1970's.
- Rubbish was uncollected in the streets.
- There were electricity shortages.
- The Unions had workers on strike frequently.
- The income tax rate was 33%.
- The country's debt was 49.1% of GDP.
I specifically remember the "Winter of Discontent", even as a child.
Fast-forward to today.
- Rubbish is uncollected in the streets in Leeds because the refuse collectors are on strike. Most county councils have implemented 2-weekly refuse collections instead of weekly collections.
- Power stations are being decommissioned without new capacity being built to take up the slack. Wylfa nuclear power station on Anglesey is now shutdown, but generated almost 1000MW (1GW) at peak capacity. We have had 55x2MW wind turbines built locally in the last few years. Thats about 10% of the capacity of the old nuclear power station. There is a distinct probablity of power shortages in years to come because of ineffective direction from government.
- A knock-on effect of the power station shutting down is Anglesey Aluminium have had to shut down as well because they no longer have a cheap supply of electricity. Hundreds of people were put out of work.
- Unions are urging their workers to strike far more often. The Royal Mail are on a 2 day strike as of Thursday this week.
- Ok, the income tax rate is about 20%, but that's because of an ongoing reduction over the last 30 years.
- The UK's current debt is about 47.9% of GDP, the highest it's been since 1978... when Labour were last in power and on their last legs.
This doesn't even take into account the RIP Act, Terrorism Act, Human Rights Act, PACE Act, ID Cards, surveillance, political-correctness and an over-zealous State intruding into our everyday lives.
I also like the colour blue.