To wonder why Brits aren't protesting in the streets?

[ponderingpaula]

I used to live in the U.K. and I can't for the life of me work out why the British people aren't protesting the government, given how utterly shafted you have all been by them, and how things have been getting worse and worse over the last few years.

Working people needing food banks and "warm houses" because the costs of living is so outrageous, the nhs is utterly broken unless it's an emergency and even then people have to wait hours for an ambulance, social care virtually doesn't exist now, transport is crap and constantly striking, there have been so many lies it's impossible to count, multiple leaders over a short time, u turn after u turn, prioritising the ultra rich, I mean this is just off the top of my head...

In any other country on earth people would take to the streets to protest or even riot... why don't Brits?

Speaking from experience, the most dangerous person, is the person left with nothing else to lose. So far the world, including the UK isn’t there yet. When you can’t feed your children nor keep them warm. When they get sick, crying and cold and you can’t get them better. When you can’t afford to run your car nor heat your house…. When you have lost everything and the only thing to gain is to protest and scream/shout and fight and burn down everything to be heard - all you have left is your voice and your fists….. we aren’t there yet. But it’s coming.

@WahineToa 12 years of Tory corruption, incompetence and arrogance has destroyed our economy. Your Baaa Baaa Baaaaht Layyyburrr did something years ago🙄 is both tedious and pointless.

The point people on this thread are making is that the situation the UK is in now is not just a Tory problem.

Where would the UK be now if Tony Blair had listened to the people protesting and not joined war in Iraq.

What if the Lib Dems did not form a coalition government and trebled student loans overnight despite large protests.

What if the media had not pushed the UK into lockdown.

The UK public has tried protesting. It has not got us very far. We have changed leadership and it has not made much difference. It is no surprise that voter apathy is at its highest. We need a party with determination to actually make difficult changes but this will not happen as this will not benefit the ruling elite.

Why protest lose pay and risk gaining a criminal record for no real change. Ask the people who took part in the riots that swept across England in 2011, if they are better off.

@TooBigForMyBoots you are completely clueless about the economy and pensions in particular if you don’t know why Brown is a factor in the pensions fiasco. I mean wtf!!!

I live in the North. Most people I know see protesting as something jobless posh kids with too much time on thier hands do. I don't think people want to be seen to be like the milk pourers in Fortnum and Mason or the road blockers who delay ambulances. People who work/raise children etc don't have enough time to protest or can afford to travel to London to protest near to those who make the decisions.

*can't afford to travel

I also live in the north.

l don’t know anyone who sees protests for ‘posh’ kids. Plenty of my friends and colleagues are actively protesting. As did l as a student. And l wasn’t a ‘posh’ kid.

lots of people saying about time off ect yet these fools are causing chaos protesting about oil.

@WahineToa, this Tory government knew the situation wrt pensions. They still announced their insane policies. Doubled down when people pointed out the problems and destroyed what little we had left in terms of credit and goodwill.

I'm not responsible for this clusterfuck. Nor is Gordon Brown, or Labour, or the BoE or poor people/ disabled people, or the IMF or EU or even Putin. The Tory government and the voters who put them there are responsible.

Because protesting is for the likes of Carrie Johnson.

I'm literally not posh enough to protest

Maybe the posh protests are regional? I'm in Exeter and protestors tend to have rich daddies

@TooBigForMyBoots you are completely ignorant.

This.

🤣🤣🤣 thanks for the laugh @TooBigForMyBoots . Your vast knowledge on British politics is hilarious.

I worked for the NHS during the Blair years when he started to rip it to bits and aim to bring along its downfall. Yeah, labour are the only ones who can get us out of this mess his legacy left 🙄

because we have a stiff upper lip

who protests?

generally protesters dont worry about these issues

my dd <<student>>
enjoyed a few protests since leaving home
i dont know if these issues are on her radar

Where did I say Labour are the only ones...?

And you are blind to what is happening. Are you in the UK?

Because most are doing ok and the rest can’t be arsed. 🤷🏼‍♀️

students have just gone back
it is not the summer

This is probably the most accurate!

depends on the issue

we need Greta or someone to stir up

Shame. Quite a few very important historical protests were started and fuelled by students.

Protesting over transport workers also protesting would be an odd dynamic.