May 9
The obsession with immigration targets. The obsession with including people who are here temporarily. The obsession with high earners. The lack of discussion of the implications of meeting that target for tax take, older people, the care sector, and the health sector. The implications for the economy. The complete lack of any cost-benefit analysis of these targets, let alone of the failure of both Tory and earlier Labour governments to plan for immigration and to use some of the increased tax revenue from migrants to invest in housing, transport, health and education to meet increased demand.
The total failure of the two main parties to address these failures in their manifestos. Instead, at UKIPs behest, they will damage the country.
The failure to engage with the reasons why the quality of employment for many is declining (security, pay, promotion).
There are no Odes to Joy or hints of Spring in May's Britain.
Today is Europe Day. The day celebrating the birth of the European Union and the efforts to replace conflict with conciliation and cooperation between European states after centuries of war, and especially the devastation of the Second World War. It was also intended, in a world of growing superpowers, to help European nations retain their position and place in the face of growing competition. As a Union, European nations would pool a little sovereignty amongst themselves, and so negotiate as equals on the world stage.
The European Union has helped increase wealth across its members, and given each member a greater voice on the world stage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlSR8Wlmpac