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To despair at this government??

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IllTakeACheapSeatPlease · 11/06/2026 20:43

This shambolic government - its utter chaos, the Tories were bad but Christ this lot are on another level.
Im really worried about where we’re heading, riots breaking out everywhere, the armed forces imploding, the police untrustworthy, we’re a laughing stock on the international stage.
Id say to call an early GE but I’m not a fan or reform either. At this point - I’d take the Tories back.
WTF is going on? I’m approaching 50 and I’ve never known the country in such a state.

AIBU to think we’re literally on the edge now? And what can actually be done to save it??

I am prone to anxiety so feel free to tell me on catastrophising

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BIossomtoes · 18/06/2026 20:04

Yellowshirt · 18/06/2026 19:48

I think Margaret Thatcher helping people onto the housing ladder was a fantastic idea.
It helped alot of people including my parents.
We just don't have anyone in government who is forward thinking and able to make tough decisions.

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Shame Thatcher wasn’t a bit more forward thinking. We wouldn’t have such a crippling housing crisis now if she hadn’t sold all the social housing stock off and not allowed it to be replaced.

PropertyD · 18/06/2026 22:29

Chiwvun · 18/06/2026 13:40

I’m old enough to have voted many times for New Labour and they were excellent. Thry helped those struggling in poverty with sure start etc, helped people get to uni, people felt like they had a future and were optimistic. I felt that Blair wanted to run the country well. The Iraqi invasion was a mistake but you cannot just point to that and say everything he did was bad.

We are going to get a close succession of PMs because nobody is grown up enough to tell the public what they don’t want to hear. The country’s skint. PIP should only go to people with major illnesses like MND, had a bad stroke etc. the triple lock needs to go. 2p needs to go on every tax band, we need to get rid of the marginal rates by giving everyone a personal allowance / childcare hours / child benefit, we need to charge £10 for GP appointments, we need to add NICs into income tax, if you were born outwith the UK you should only get benefits if you’ve worked full time for 10 years, deport any person who’s asylum bid fails without appeals, make sure housing locals comes first and WASPI women can take a running jump.

The money we’re wasting on ‘be kind’ childish stupidity is costing us a fortune. The tax paying public are sick of it. We need to all be working or studying full time until retirement age.

Yep.

Yellowshirt · 18/06/2026 22:41

Chiwvun · 18/06/2026 13:40

I’m old enough to have voted many times for New Labour and they were excellent. Thry helped those struggling in poverty with sure start etc, helped people get to uni, people felt like they had a future and were optimistic. I felt that Blair wanted to run the country well. The Iraqi invasion was a mistake but you cannot just point to that and say everything he did was bad.

We are going to get a close succession of PMs because nobody is grown up enough to tell the public what they don’t want to hear. The country’s skint. PIP should only go to people with major illnesses like MND, had a bad stroke etc. the triple lock needs to go. 2p needs to go on every tax band, we need to get rid of the marginal rates by giving everyone a personal allowance / childcare hours / child benefit, we need to charge £10 for GP appointments, we need to add NICs into income tax, if you were born outwith the UK you should only get benefits if you’ve worked full time for 10 years, deport any person who’s asylum bid fails without appeals, make sure housing locals comes first and WASPI women can take a running jump.

The money we’re wasting on ‘be kind’ childish stupidity is costing us a fortune. The tax paying public are sick of it. We need to all be working or studying full time until retirement age.

At least you have a plan. But people are not willing to except change. And change doesn't win votes .

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