When Britain's Labour government was elected in 1997, I was delighted. Since then, I have felt that something was wrong, but did not realise how bad it was.
I watched "The Trap. What Happened to Our Dreams of Freedom" on Channel 4 recently, and was struck by the statistics they quoted. In the last 10 years, the poorest 20% of the population have seen falls in their incomes, the middle 60% have seen small rises, but the top 1% are receiving about two and a half times what they were in 1997.
To add to the fun, social mobility has also decreased. Labour government?
In the 1970's it was widely believed that trade unions were out of control, so Margaret Thatcher was elected to sort them out.
We need someone to sort out the rich in the same way, to curb their bonuses, incentives, and pay rises, which are out of proportion to what they actually contribute.
Who this person might be, I have no idea.
And Tony Blair, Labour Government, you should be ashamed of yourselves.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment