INTRODUCTION
If not me, then someone had to write this book because the
future for our children and generations to come is being flushed down the tubes
whilst no one does anything about it. Brits have lost the plot and our national
backbone has gone with it, as proven by the fact that we’re behaving as if
helpless spectators at our own demise rather than fight back and put the brakes
on the decline politicians are content to preside over.
Dare to imagine what those who are babes-in-arms today will
be inheriting when adults and responsible for the nation a generation or two
hence (bearing in mind those most active politically tend to be well into their
middle age). What will be left for them by the middle of the twenty-first
century if we don’t put our house in order now? We’re bankrupt in all but name,
a reality the powers that be would have us believe can be disguised with
fiddled figures, whilst in social terms the fabric of society is being torn to
shreds; yet no plan of action exists or effort is being made to get a grip on
either count. On the contrary, there is only one game in town as far as
politicians can see and sheepishly adhere to it, and that is to persist with
the very same philosophy and economic model Mrs T was happy to put her name to
and that has wreaked havoc since 1979. The rich have got richer whilst the rest
of us have been impoverished, and the country has been run to benefit a
ruthless minority at the expense of the robbed blind majority, which is simply
a statement of fact. With that in mind, does it make any sense to continue with
the very same model responsible for trashing the British way of life; or is it
time to kick the cancerous mindset into touch and pursue some new, fresh and
constructive thinking?
If this is to be a full frontal
assault on monetarism and what it has done to the country, which it is, does
that mean the author must be some sort of a rabid socialist lefty seeking to
wage class warfare on the knobs? Nope, I believe in free enterprise, democracy
and meritocracy. Posh or poor, black or white matters not a jot to my way of
thinking, I simply want yours and my kids to be allowed to grow up in a stable
and progressive land in which they can thrive. I want to see developed an
enterprise based economic model, purposely designed to support the interests of
the majority, one that is skills based at the top end and which as a result of
its earning capability, can support the rewards of a well run economy. As to
what the ‘rewards’ in question are, I’d say high quality public services run
not for profit but in support of a civilised society rate as being both
desirable and achievable.
Why shouldn’t we be able to enjoy
such a radical change of direction for the better? No reason at all as far as I
can see, it’s all down to mindset and what we are willing to either put up with
or strive as a unified and cooperative people to break away from and dump.
In order to make plain what the
author is against and would very much like to see the back of, this pile of
dung is what passes for ‘leadership’ in long suffering Britain and is entirely
responsible for the mess we’re in...
Millionaire public
schoolboys ‘born to lead’ insulated from, and dismissive of, the peasantry...
‘Yes men’ backbenchers
and county councillors who’ll rubber stamp whatever gets put before them,
because they know what side their bread is buttered...
Hoards of bureaucrats
producing nothing of any use whilst binding us all in red tape...
Casino bankers
responsible for losing our nation its shirt and still today carrying on
regardless...
Business leaders that
have pimped their own history and heritage and pocketed the loot without
shame...
Ambulance chasing
lawyers urging all to sue, sue, sue, and a legal trade shamelessly exploiting
crooks and their victims as ‘business assets’...
Enough is enough; it cannot be
beyond our collective wit to build a society purposely designed to serve the
best interests of the majority, which in a nutshell, is what this book is
about.
Only the sensibilities
of the politicians and senior business people responsible for degrading this
once great country have been harmed during the making of this book. They’ve got
it coming and deserve both barrels metaphorically speaking.
