It’s not utterly corrupt...yet...but it’s very much on the way and fast!
It’s not JUST sabinsky...
It’s...
Bankers being bailed out and allowed to carry on with impunity
It’s the GRA (Tories May be quieter on this but they’re just as ridiculous on their views on the matter)
Housing developers not being held to account for poor quality housing, not providing affordable housing as they’re supposed to
Disability benefits decimated
Universal credit
Emergency services and nhs decimated
Brexit - and ALL the shit that’s stirred up
Decimation of women’s rights
The repeated moves to silence dissent - especially the press with very disturbing actions on that front.
Massive underfunding of the armed forces
Decimation of legal aid
Insidious destruction of the judicial system
It’s funding warmongering nations that increases the instability in the world rather than implementing policies and actions that are peaceful, healing and supportive of those suffering.
@everanewbie - how do you think they’re getting away with doing all of the above? With getting policies passed that only serve the wealthy? It’s certainly not JUST by making good arguments and persuading people!
I have a particular issue with mps having vested interests in businesses and industries that mean they vote against their constituents interests. I’m especially thinking of the large number of mps who are landlords and even property developers and then you look at their voting records and they almost ALWAYS vote against tenants rights, tightening up housing regulations etc
It’s a conflict of interest, which is a corrupt setup and shouldn’t be allowed!
As for the comments about Germany I’ve lived there and still have friends living there (brits, Germans and other nationalities) and they certainly DO address both ww and how fascism was able to rise as it did. Other European countries (where I also have friends/family) who were big colonisers also discuss and acknowledge the effects of that and acknowledge their poor behaviour there. So I don’t know where people are getting the idea that doesn’t happen?
Bribery is NOT the only example/evidence of corruption! People benefitting unscrupulously from unfair policies and by working the system is ALSO corrupt, huge issues with tax avoidance and evasion in this country, lack of enforcement of health and safety and housing and many other regulations.
Just how bad does it have to get before people will even acknowledge things aren’t as they should be and for many years were?
“When Northern Ireland and Scotland go, it'll be complete.
They will go.” As a Scot who voted no to independence before I agree, there’s much more support for independence here now.